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East Asia
Xi’s Monaco visit sets trend
Chinese President Xi Jinping’s state visit to Monaco will set an example of friendly relations between countries of different sizes and lead other small-sized nations to cooperate with China, analysts said. Xi attended an official welcome ceremony in Monaco on March 24 and held talks with Prince Albert II, head…
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Villagers shake off poverty by making replica Terracotta Warriors in Shaanxi
Every year, millions of tourists from home and abroad come to marvel at the Terracotta Warriors, the stone soldiers and horses buried to protect China’s first emperor Qinshihuang of the Qin Dynasty (221 BC-206 BC) in the afterlife. In Lintong county, near Xi’an, capital of Shaanxi Province, a parallel trade…
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Xi’s visit to Monaco marking historical moment in bilateral friendship: Monaco minister
Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to Monaco would mark a historical moment in the friendship between the two countries, said Jean Castellini, Minister of Finance and Economy of Monaco, in a recent interview with People’s Daily. He believes Xi’s visit is of vital significance for the further development of bilateral…
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S. Korean envoy meets Senegal’s president, discusses bilateral ties
A South Korean special delegation had a meeting with Senegalese President Macky Sall earlier this week on strengthening cooperation between the two sides, traveling to the West African nation, Seoul’s foreign ministry said Wednesday. President Moon Jae-in sent Rep. Kim Jin-pyo of the ruling Democratic Party and his party colleague…
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S. Korea vows to lead hydrogen technology standards
South Korea’s industry ministry said Wednesday it will take active steps to lead the standardization of technologies in hydrogen power generation in line with the new energy vision the government announced in January. Under the plan, South Korea will make efforts to lead standardization of 15 hydrogen-related technologies by 2030,…
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S. Korea: SK Telecom to offer exclusive game content for 5G service
SK Telecom Co. said Wednesday it will offer a wide range of mixed reality game and media content for its 5G customers to take advantage of its new mobile network set to launch later this week. The nation’s top mobile carrier unveiled four types of mobile plans for 5G smartphone…
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S. Korea approves budget to build hiking trails in DMZ North Korea
South Korea on Wednesday approved a budget necessary to build hiking trails inside the demilitarized zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas, a project to turn the Cold War relic into a symbol of peace. The unification ministry’s Inter-Korean Exchange and Cooperation Council, composed of government and civilian experts, approved 4.4…
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VR theme parks emerge as new urban entertainment trend
If you think virtual reality (VR) games are only for tech geeks who like cool gadgets and are attracted to giving free rein to their imaginations inside head-mounted displays (HMD), that’s not the case anymore. VR games have been in the spotlight as one of the hottest entertainment trends in…
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S. Korea sets 5-year technology development goal
South Korea’s government on Tuesday announced the blueprint for the country’s research and development (R&D) project that will run through 2023. The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy said it has picked 100 key development projects that reflect the latest social and technological trends that will mainly focus on convenient…
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Moon calls for efforts to attract foreign tourists amid chronic deficit
President Moon Jae-in called for efforts to attract more foreign tourists to his country Tuesday to help offset the country’s chronic deficit in tourism. In a special meeting held in Songdo near Incheon International Airport, the president stressed a need to develop new appealing reasons for tourists to visit the…
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