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South East Asia
Kindergarten – The Blooms Of Malaysia’s Racial Harmony
Malaysian children go to kindergarten, also referred to as preschool, at the age of 4 to 6. Kindergarten is meant to equip children with some basic knowledge of ABCs and 123s and a window to school life. Kindergarten programme in Malaysia is provided by the Government and several of…
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East Asia
IMF team voices concerns about pace of S. Korea’s minimum wage hikes
A team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday expressed concerns over the pace of minimum wage hikes in South Korea, the Ministry of Economy and Finance said. The delegation led by Tarhan Feyzioglu, Korea mission chief at the IMF, shared the concerns in a meeting with Finance Minister…
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East Asia
S. Korea to seek talks with N. Korea to help stalled nuke negotiations move forward: ministry
South Korea will push for talks with North Korea, including summits, this year to deepen inter-Korean relations and help stalled denuclearization talks move forward between Washington and Pyongyang, the unification ministry said Tuesday. “In close coordination with the U.S., (we) will push for inter-Korean talks to help the U.S. and…
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East Asia
S. Korea to strengthen ties with China in veterinary medicine
South Korea’s state quarantine agency said Tuesday it clinched a memorandum of understanding with its Chinese counterpart to bolster exchanges in the field of veterinary medicine, including the exchange of technologies and sharing of testing techniques. The Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency said the agreement with the China Institute of…
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East Asia
S. Korea: exports of small firms hit record high in 2018
Exports of small and medium-sized South Korean firms hit a record high of US$108.7 billion last year, government data showed Tuesday, due to the robust global manufacturing sector. The figures represent a 2.5 percent increase from 2017, according to the data compiled by the Ministry of SMEs and Startups. It…
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East Asia
China’s actual use of foreign capital hits $135 bln in 2018
Global foreign direct investment (FDI) bottomed out in 2018 to levels last seen during the global financial crisis, said the Global Investment Trends Monitor released by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). However, China still successfully stabilized foreign investment and used foreign capital of $135 billion, hitting…
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East Asia
Beijing Expo 2019 prepares for interior decoration
Organizers of the 2019 Beijing International Horticultural Exhibition, otherwise known as Beijing Expo 2019, has started preparations of the interior decoration as the event’s site construction comes to an end. The main buildings of the Beijing Expo 2019 will be completed shortly, including the China Pavilion, the International Pavilion, the…
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East Asia
Tech business offers way out of massage parlors for millions of visually impaired
Since an accident took away his eyesight at 9 years old, Cai Lei had been told by everyone around him that he could only become a blind masseur when he grew up. But that was not something that appealed to Cai. “Being a blind masseur isn’t the life I wanted.…
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East Asia
How are the boxed meals on China’s high-speed trains produced?
With a complete food safety management system, specific instructions for each dish, and 14 quality control points in the production process, the railway catering center in the Chengdu Passenger Section of China Railway Chengdu Group Co., Ltd. endeavors to ensure strict control over every link of the catering service on…
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East Asia
Forest coverage rate in Tibet rises to 12.14 percent
“When I first went to Lhasa and saw trees there over 20 years ago, I wondered how nice it would be if there were also trees in my hometown,” said Samten Dargye, a 48-year-old herdsman from Nagqu City in northern Tibet. The man hadn’t been out of his hometown nor seen…
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