• LG Uplus vows to lead 5G, IoT at new Yongsan office

    LG Uplus’ new headquarters building in Yongsan, central Seoul. LG Uplus said Sunday it will shore up efforts to develop fifth-generation network and Internet of Things (IoT) technologies at its new headquarters in Yongsan. “LG Uplus has changed from the past when it was busy keeping up with other carriers…

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  • NK harder nut to crack than Iran, say experts

    North Korea will prove to be a harder nut to crack than Iran, according to political analysts. This view follows a deal reached between Tehran and a group of world powers led by the United States on the Middle eastern nation’s nuclear program. The U.S. has already hinted at adopting…

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  • S. Korea to propose talks with N. Korea on Kaesong wages this week

    South Korea will propose talks with a North Korean agency in charge of an inter-Korean industrial complex early this week to resolve disputes over wages for the North’s workers, officials said Sunday. In February, Pyongyang announced unilaterally that it will raise the minimum wage for its workers at the Kaesong…

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  • East Asia

    An America that does not know China

    Before China opened its doors to the world, the author has already foreseen the China that we see now, but was left worrying at a trance, thinking that, “China’s transformation to a capitalist system is inevitable. Now, what should we do?” This has been the common concern amongst the elite…

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  • East Asia

    [Survey] Which city captures your heart?

    Tourists of the world are all heading to Asia. About 200 million tourists visit Asia annually and based on the combined statistics of the ASEAN countries, about 100 million tourists visit Southeast Asia. A huge increase of migrants from other countries can be seen as well. Many are attracted by…

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  • Business

    China’s Alibaba Committed to Help Empower Small Businesses in India

    China’s e-commerce giant Alibaba’s executive chairman Jack Ma committed that would help empower small businesses in India, when he met with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday (March 30, 2015) in New Delhi. Modi also noted “Had a very good meeting with Jack Ma”. Modi reportedly is keen to…

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  • Business

    Global Use of the Renminbi is to Fall

    Use of the renminbi in global payments fell in March. The Chinese currency broke into the top5 most used payments currencies last year, overtaking the Canadian and Australian dollars. But in February, renminbi use dropped to 1.8% of global payments from 2.2%, nudging it back down to 7th in the…

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  • Chinese Property Developers Suffer Big Price War

    Chinese property developers are forced to sacrifice profits to boost sales, as the downturn in the housing market saddles. Most of the record were listed steady rise in revenue, but sharp declines in profit for many are a symptom of aggressive price-cutting. Agile Property, increased 8% in 2014, but profits…

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  • Business

    Lenovo and Xiaomi Make New Friendship with Windows Phone

    Microsoft has announced that it will develop smart devices with help of its Chinese friends-smart phone makers Lenovo and Xiaomi. It has been confirmed that Lenovo and Xiaomi had made commitment to run the latest version of Windows operating system. Lenovo is planning to launch Windows-based smartphones this summer according…

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  • Culture

    The Spectacle of WrestleMania 31: pyrotechnics, ladders and Money in the Bank

    All year round, wrestling fans may complain about the quality of wrestling and storylines and wrestlers, but if there is one time of the year, everyone comes together to celebrate, it is WrestleMania. The biggest event of the year, at the Grandest Stage of them all, WrestleMania. Millions of people…

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