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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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Culture
An Exhibition about the History of Iranian Media
From March 8, the Hoo Art Gallery of Tehran presents Watching the History of Iranian Media, an exhibition that celebrates the 5th edition of the book titled The Donkey Party Newspaper. Hosted by Pune Neda, vice president of Asia Journalist Association, publisher of Shukran, and head of the Iran branch of…
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Education
Philippines Style Kindergartens
There are about 11.5 million Filipino children aged 0-4 years. This number represents 10.7% of the total Philippine population. It means there are both a great challenge and opportunity for the Philippine educational system, as that age range represents the pre-school stage. The pre-school stage is very important, as…
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East Asia
S. Korea: market share of eco-friendly cars jumped to 8.2 pct last year
The share of environment-friendly vehicles jumped to 8.2 percent of South Korea’s passenger car market last year on government subsidies and changing consumer appetite, a car industry association said Sunday. In 2018, the number of environment-friendly vehicles, such as hybrid electric, all-electric and hydrogen fuel-cell electric models, reached 124,979 units,…
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East Asia
Samsung launches Galaxy S10 in 70 countries
Samsung Electronics Co. said Friday it released its new flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S10, in about 70 nations and is poised to expand into 50 others later this month. The South Korean tech giant launched the regular Galaxy S10, the S10+ with a bigger screen and the S10e, a budget…
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East Asia
S. Korea: Gender minister vows legal efforts to ban sexism on Int’l Women’s Day
As South Korea joined in celebrating International Women’s Day on Friday, the gender minister pledged efforts to enact laws to ban discrimination based on one’s sex and to secure education on gender equality. “Gender equality is a key step toward building a solid democracy. … I will join hands…
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East Asia
S. Korea: President Moon names 7 new ministers in Cabinet reshuffle
President Moon Jae-in on Friday named seven new ministers in a move to set his administration up for the second half of his term that will also replace the country’s point man on North Korea. Kim Yeon-chul, currently the head of the Korea Institute for National Unification, has been…
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East Asia
South Korea: income affects senior households’ spending more than assets
Income has a greater impact than assets on consumption by South Korean households comprised of seniors, a parliamentary report said Tuesday. A 1 percent increase in elderly households’ earned income made their consumption expenditure go up 0.09 percent between 2006-2016, according to the report by the National Assembly Budget Office.…
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East Asia
Seoul seeks to widen cooperation with Beijing to fight fine dust pollution
South Korea’s government said Thursday it will push to team up with China to take emergency measures on reducing fine dust. Environment Minister Cho Myung-rae, announcing the government’s special measures to fight fine dust pollution, said Seoul will ask Beijing to conduct a joint artificial rain experiment over the sea…
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East Asia
N. Korean media airs documentary film on Trump-Kim summit
North Korea aired a documentary film on leader Kim Jong-un’s summit with U.S. President Donald Trump, reaffirming its willingness to continue negotiations despite the talks’ breakdown without a deal. The 75-minute feature, aired on Korean Central TV on Wednesday, said the two countries can write a new history and future…
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