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East Asia
N.K. leader’s sister appears to take leadership role: Seoul’s spy agency
Kim Yo-jong, sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, appears to have been promoted to a leadership role, South Korea’s spy agency said Tuesday. The status of Kim Yong-chol, who served as a chief negotiator in nuclear talks with the United States, also seems to have fallen, following the no-deal…
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East Asia
Moon to attend G-20 summit in Osaka this week
South Korean President Moon Jae-in will visit Japan later this week for a Group of 20 summit, another opportunity to enhance global understanding of his administration’s peace and innovative growth efforts, Cheong Wa Dae said Tuesday. Moon plans to fly to Osaka on Thursday and hold a dinner meeting with…
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Society
World needs 250 years to fill gender gap in parliaments: IPU President
The world needs 250 years to fill the gender gap in its parliaments if the annual incremental increase persists at one percent, the President of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) has warned. “We are going in the right direction regarding gender issues in parliaments,” Gabriela Cuevas Barron said. “However, we are…
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Politics
NUSOJ condemns arbitrary closure of Two TV stations in Somaliland
Mogadishu, 18, 06, 2019: National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) has strongly condemned the arbitrary closure of two private television stations in Somaliland. ERYAL and HORYAAL 24 TVs were all shut down on Tuesday morning, 18 June, by the government of #Somaliland . The order was made by the Minister…
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East Asia
2 Russian bombers enter S. Korea’s air defense zone
Two Russian military aircraft violated South Korea’s air defense identification zone (KADIZ) on Thursday, prompting the Air Force to scramble fighter jets in response, a military source here said. The Tu-95 bombers entered the KADIZ without prior notice above the East Sea once at around 3:37 a.m. and stayed in…
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East Asia
U.S. names N. Korea worst human trafficking nation for 17th year
The United States on Thursday designated North Korea as one of the worst human trafficking nations for the 17th consecutive year. The State Department’s annual Trafficking in Persons Report placed North Korea among the lowest Tier 3 countries, along with China, Iran, and Russia, among others. U.S. Secretary of State…
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East Asia
N. Korea building monument for 2017 missile launch: U.S. monitor
North Korea appears to be building a monument to mark the first launch of its Hwasong-12 intermediate range ballistic missile in May 2017, a U.S. monitor said Thursday, citing satellite imagery. The Center for Strategic and International Studies said satellite imagery from May 24 shows the probable construction of a…
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East Asia
China, DPRK to pass traditional friendship from generation to generation
The East Pyongyang No. 1 Middle School located in Tongdaewon-guyok of downtown Pyongyang is well-known throughout the DPRK. Inside the brand new teaching building, a billboard calling for students to always be ready for the country is hung in the corridor together with an honor roll. It’s set to encourage…
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East Asia
U.S. attempts to contain China are doomed to fail: Russian Communist Party leader
U.S. attempts to contain China are doomed to fail, said Gennady Zyuganov, Chairman of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation in an interview with People’s Daily. Some U.S. politicians are just used to stifling their competitors, and are trying to sabotage Chinese economy by a…
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East Asia
South Korea: over 700 cases of workplace sexual harassment reported in 1 year
Workplace sexual harassment is still prevalent in Korea despite measures to increase awareness of sexual crimes and the #MeToo movement, with insufficient measures to properly discipline the offenders, according to recent government data. The Ministry of Employment and Labor said Thursday it had received 717 reports of sexual harassment at workplaces…
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