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East Asia
Bong Joon-ho’s ‘Parasite’ chosen for competition in Cannes
The Cannes Film Festival on Thursday announced the feature selection for the 2019 competition, which includes South Korean director Bong Joon-ho’s “Parasite.” It is Bong’s second time competing for the Palme d’Or, or Golden Palm, following the selection of his adventure film “Okja” in 2017. The Korean-language film will be…
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East Asia
M4.3 quake strikes off S. Korea’s east coast
A 4.3-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of the eastern city of Donghae on Friday, the Korea Meteorological Administration said. The temblor occurred at 11:16 a.m. in waters 54 kilometers northeast of the city. Residents of the region are believed to have felt the quake, though it resulted in no…
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East Asia
N. Korea calls for replacing Pompeo with ‘more careful and mature’ negotiator
North Korea called Thursday for replacing U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo with a “more careful and mature” negotiator, accusing the top American diplomat of failing to understand Pyongyang’s position and causing the denuclearization talks to become “entangled.” A senior North Korean foreign ministry official made the demand, claiming that…
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East Asia
Moscow says Kim Jong-un to visit Russia in late April: report
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un will visit Russia later this month for talks with President Vladimir Putin, Russian news service RIA Novosti reported Thursday, citing the Kremlin. Kim will make the visit at Putin’s invitation, the news service and other Russian news outlets quoted the Kremlin as announcing in a…
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East Asia
City-run used bookshop offers to keep alive things from bygone days
Lee Ji-yeon gasped with surprise as she grabbed a worn-out book from a row of similar tomes neatly arranged on a stand at a used bookstore on a recent afternoon. “It’s the history textbook from back in my day. Korean History was one of the few classes I actually paid…
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East Asia
S. Korea to share 5G, satellite development know-how with Turkmenistan
South Korea will share its know-how in 5G network technology with Turkmenistan and contribute to the central Asian country’s commercial satellite development plan, as part of its broader effort to make inroads into Central Asia, the government said Thursday. The move to expand cooperation comes as Science and ICT Minister…
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East Asia
Former President Park files for suspension of prison sentence
Former President Park Geun-hye, now serving jail time for abuse of power and corruption, filed for suspension of her sentence on Wednesday, saying her health has badly deteriorated due to the lengthy detention. Park’s petition for disimprisonment was filed with the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office by her lawyer Yoo…
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East Asia
S. Korea climbs again in press-freedom index
South Korea’s press freedom has risen for two years straight to rank 41st in the latest index, a press advocacy group said Thursday. The 2019 World Press Freedom Index compiled by the Paris-based Reporters Without Borders showed that the country climbed two places from the previous year’s list due to…
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East Asia
Intellectual property cooperation assists Belt and Road construction
Intellectual property (IP) has been among China’s priorities when it implements the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), given its importance in the cooperation among en-route countries. According to recent data released by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), China filed 48,882 applications under the WIPO’s Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT), ranking…
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East Asia
AIIB boosts common development of Asia, world
The China-sponsored Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has approved $7.5 billion in loans to support infrastructure projects in 13 countries of six regions, including East Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, Central Asia, West Asia and Africa, driving almost $40 billion of capital into infrastructure projects over the past three years…
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