Spain retains Euro 2012 title
Spain beat Italy 4-0 in the Euro 2012 final on Sunday, securing the Spaniards’ place in history as the first country to win three successive major finals. David Silva put Spain ahead on 14 minutes with a close-range header from Cesc Fabregas’ cross. Left-back Jordi Alba made it two just four minutes before half time, […]
Mini-capital Sejong City opens
Sejong City, an administrative center designed to house 36 government ministries and agencies, was inaugurated Sunday after a decade of political and social conflict. The city was supposed to induce more balanced regional development, but still draws skepticism over the effectiveness of dividing government functions between Seoul and Sejong. Government officials officially proclaimed the opening […]
Females to outnumber males in 2015
The number of women in Korea is forecast to exceed that of men in 2015. Statistics Korea said Sunday the number of females will reach 25.31 million within three years, surpassing the male population projected at 25.30 million. It will be the first time for females to outnumber males since 1960, when the country began […]
Mainland, HK police destroy online blackmailing companies
BEIJING, July 1 (Xinhua) — The police from the Chinese mainland and Hong Kong have cracked down on a group of hackers blackmailing Hong Kong’s securities companies online, six suspects all arrested, the Ministry of Public Security (MPS) said Sunday. The MPS said in a statement that from February to June, Hong Kong’s police department […]
UN meeting on Syrian crisis starts in Geneva
The talks on a way to resolve the increasingly bloody conflict in Syria started in Geneva hosted by the United Nations at its European headquarters. Representatives of global and regional powers along with legions of diplomats from five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council – Britain, China, France, Russia and the U.S. – and […]
Turkish troops, anti-aircraft guns on Syrian border
A convoy of about 30 military vehicles, including trucks loaded with missile batteries, arrived in Turkey’s coastal town of İskenderun and deployed near the Syrian border 50km (30 miles) away, Turkish agencies said. Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdoğan announced after Syrian air defenses shot down a Turkish warplane last Friday he would step up security […]
Iranian Culture Days celebrated in Ankara
Turkish Culture and Tourism Minister Ertugrul Gunay inaugurated Iranian Culture Days in Ankara together with his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Hoseini on Wednesday. Turkey and Iran had sound ties, Gunay said in his speech at inauguration of the Iranian Culture Days. Iran should be promoted in Turkey and vice versa, he said, adding this would contribute […]
NK Defector claims her repatriation to the North
A North Korean woman said Thursday that she was tricked into defecting six years ago by South Korean agents who offered to arrange a reunion with her father who went to the South during the Korean War. The rare public account that 66-year-old Pak Jong Suk told to local and foreign reporters at a news […]
Macao confirms first case of human infection with streptococcus suis
MACAO, June 28 (Xinhua) — Macao has confirmed one case of human infection with streptococcus suis, the first such case found in Macao so far this year, the spokesman of Macao’s Health Bureau told Xinhua Thursday. According to the spokesman, a 54-year-old Macao man, who has been operating a roasted meat shop and often handles […]
Japan to restart nuclear plants amid criticisms and protests
TOKYO, June 29 (Xinhua) — Amid widespread criticisms and protests, Japan will allow, starting next month, some of its nuclear facilities to resume operation, about 15 months after the nuclear accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. The No. 3 reactor at Oi plant in western Japan’s Fukui Prefecture is expected to reach full […]
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