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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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Spending on education, hobbies rise amid 52-hour workweek policy in 2018
South Korean workers’ spending on education and hobbies increased last year, due largely to the implementation of the government’s 52-hour workweek policy, government data showed Sunday. Total household spending on private education came to 42.24 trillion won (US$37.15 billion) last year, up 3.22 percent from a year earlier, according to…
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East Asia
N. Korea holds parliamentary elections
North Korea was set to hold parliamentary elections Sunday, a key political event likely to cement national unity and leader Kim Jong-un’s grip on power amid uncertainty over tough nuclear negotiations with the United States. The communist state will elect new deputies for the Supreme People’s Assembly, its rubber-stamp legislature,…
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East Asia
Leaders of S. Korea, Brunei agree to expand economic cooperation
The leaders of South Korea and Brunei agreed Monday to expand the countries’ energy industry cooperation and expand the partnership to new technology sectors. In a bilateral summit held in the Bruneian capital, President Moon Jae-in and Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah noted the countries have steadily developed their friendly relations in…
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East Asia
S. Korea biz delegation visits Malaysia to promote closer ties
South Korea’s business mission will visit Malaysia on the occasion of President Moon Jae-in’s state visit to the Southeast Asian country this week, to strengthen economic ties, a local corporate lobby said Monday. A total of 250 business leaders who represent 13 conglomerates and 57 small and medium-sized companies will…
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East Asia
China’s foreign trade volume hits new high of 30.5 trillion yuan in 2018
China’s foreign trade performed better than expected in 2018 amid complex global economic conditions. Three figures are especially eye-catching. Last year, China’s total value of imports and exports of goods stood at 30.5 trillion yuan ($4.56 trillion), up 9.7 percent year-on-year. Its imports and exports of services totaled 5.2 trillion…
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East Asia
China vows to invest $45 million in Potala ancient literature protection
China pledges to invest 300 million yuan ($45 million) in the next 10 years to start its largest-scale protection and digitization project of ancient books in historical landmark Potala Palace，a World Heritage site in Southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region. The restoration work involves preventative protection, specific restoration measures, digital preservation…
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East Asia
China to open 400 big data, AI majors in universities for global competition
China will open around 400 majors related to big data, artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics in universities in 2019, China’s Ministry of Education (MOE) announced on Tuesday（February 26th ). Another 612 new engineering research projects will also be implemented in universities. “AI and big data are newly established majors and…
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East Asia
China sets up new center to help ex-servicemen adapt to civilian life
China established the state service center for veterans on Tuesday（February 26th), which aims to support veterans’ employment, improve their welfare and guarantee their rights and interests. The service center for ex-servicemen will mainly help them find jobs or start up their own businesses, and assist them with preferential treatments. …
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East Asia
China contributes most to global greenery expansion
China is the source of a quarter of the global increase in green leaf area between 2000 and 2017, ranking the first in the world regarding the contribution rate, said a recent study by the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). In recent 20 years, China’s forest…
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