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East Asia
China to send Chang’e-5 lunar probe into space in 2017
By Meng Xiangfu and Feng Hua from People’s Daily China is expected to send lunar probe Chang’e-5 to land on the moon and return with lunar samples within this year, according to the latest information from the country’s State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defence. The preparation…
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China opposes all forms of cyber attacks, urges US to stop such actions
By Hu Zexi from People’s Daily China opposes all forms of cyber attacks, and urges the US side to stop eavesdropping, monitoring, spying and launching cyber attacks against China and other countries, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Geng Shuang stressed at a regular press conference on Thursday. Geng made the remarks…
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Multilateralism serves as cornerstone of international system: FM
By Yang Xun from People’s Daily Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Wednesday declared China’s commitment to continue to support multilateralism and a UN-centered international system. Analysts said that China’s stance injects some determinacy into the current “uncertain” world. “The current international system is like a well-designed building with multilateralism…
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China to make a greater contribution to the world: FM
By Huan Xiang from People’s Daily Rather than talking about “leadership”, the world should really be talking about “responsibility”, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Wednesday when asked about whether China is ready to take on global leadership, promising that the country is willing to contribute more to the…
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China has woven a global cooperation network against corruption: FM
By Zhao Cheng from People’s Daily China has concluded extradition treaties and mutual judicial assistance treaties with 70 countries, knitting a web that basically covers the major countries on all continents, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Wednesday. Fugitives should realize that there is no safe haven abroad and they…
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China will continue to be anchor of international stability: FM
By Du Yifei, Wu Lejun from People’s Daily China will continue to be an anchor of international stability, an engine of global growth, a champion of peaceful development and a contributor to global governance, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told the press Wednesday, while highlighting the important breakthroughs China accomplished…
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Online shopping is not a territory outside the law: Chinese official
By Huan Xiang from People’s Daily Online shopping is not an area beyond the law, Zhang Mao, head of China’s State Administration of Industry & Commerce told press on Mar. 5, pledging that China will step up the protection of customer rights, regulate the market order and specify the primary…
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China becomes first nation to acquire world’s deepest seismic profile data
By Liu Junguo from People’s Daily China has become the world’s first country to acquire 10,000-meter-deep marine artificial seismic profile data. The Chinese-made Ocean Bottom Seismometers (OBS) self-developed by Institute of Geology and Geophysics under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (IGGCAS) has been successfully applied for the Challenger Deep, the…
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Evidence of democracy in South Korea
The Constitutional Court of South Korea ruled to oust the country’s President Pak Geun Hye and for the impeachment, all eight judges voted for this. Kyrgyz media followed all process while only highlights the fact of impeachment. And of course, there were different opinions. Many local residents took this fact…
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East Asia
Success of Korean people
I think that the corruption scandal in South Korea, which is a model country in the Asian region, will controversial consequences for the image of the country abroad. First, it shows that how strongly Korean people, national courts, media and opposition parties deal with corruption case despite the highest rank…
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