Taiwan acts to mitigate climate change
Mitigating climate change has a direct bearing on humankind’s survival and therefore poses a pressing challenge that the global community must face together. Consequently, despite Taiwan’s special status in international politics and its exclusion from the United Nations Framework C onvention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the government has still endeavored to join the global movement […]
Security Council carousel
UNITED NATIONS ― It’s the annual diplomatic ritual when the 193-member U.N. General Assembly elects five of its members to serve for two-year stints on the powerful Security Council. As can be imagined, the competition is intense to gain real political power and the global limelight on the 15-member Council. The new members are selected […]
‘Sending letter to NK violates security law’
The Supreme Court on Wednesday overturned a lower court’s ruling that acquitted a South Korean man of violating the National Security Law for sending a birthday greeting in 2007 to the then leader of North Korea, Kim Jong-il. The man, surnamed Kim, sent the letter in January of that year using the email address of […]
Debunking late Kim Jong-il golf myth
That the late Kim Jong-il scored 11 holes-in-one in a round of golf has become the classic illustration of the lengths the North Korean regime will go to exalt its leaders. But outside media that have told the story may want to take a mulligan and try again. From obituaries following Kim’s death last year to lists […]
Park outpaces 2 rivals on foreign policy
In 2-way race, Ahn, Moon lead: survey Rep. Park Geun-hye, the presidential candidate of the ruling Saenuri Party was the strongest among the three main contenders for the presidency with regard to support for inter-Korean and foreign policy management ability, a survey by The Korea Times and Hankook Research showed Wednesday. The survey, conducted on […]
A Street Built In Historical Architectural Style Comes Into Being In Harbin, China
Visitors walk on a street built in historical architectural style in Harbin, capital of northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province, Oct. 31, 2012. Workers operate a traditional facility to make soya-bean milk at a tofu shop on a street built in historical architectural style in Harbin, capital of northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province, Oct. 31, 2012. <Xinhua=Wang Kai>
Moulin Rouge Troupe Of Paris Performs In Mumbai In Celebration Of “World Of Accor”
Moulin Rouge entertainment troupe from Paris performs as part of the “World of Accor” celebrations in Mumbai, India, on Oct. 31, 2012. <Xinhua=Stringer>
Chinese Researchers Watch New-Born Panda Cubs Attentively At Panda Base In Chengdu
In this Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012 photo, a researcher stands near seven panda cubs, all born in 2012, at the Chengdu Panda Base in Chengdu, in southwestern China’s Sichuan province. In this Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012 photo, visitors take photos of seven panda cub, all born in 2012, through a window at the Chengdu Panda […]
Group Shot Of Microsoft’s Early Founders In Display At Room Where Some 2,000 Developers Are Set To Hold Conference
The now-famous group shot of some of the early founders of Microsoft Corp., including Bill Gates, lower left, and Paul Allen, lower right, is displayed, Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012, in a room showcasing the latest devices to run the Windows 8 operating system, in Redmond, Wash. More than 2,000 app developers and other tech-industry workers […]
Indonesian President Visiting Britain Invited By Queen Elizabeth To Buckingham Palace
Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, right, and his wife Ani Bambang Yudhoyono , second left, pose for a photograph with Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II, centre right and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, left, in the Music Room at Buckingham Palace, in London, Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012, ahead of a state banquet in their honour. The […]
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