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East Asia
China’s foreign aid to contribute to building a community with shared future for mankind
China will take new responsibilities and make new accomplishments in its foreign aid in the new era, making contributions to the building of a community with shared future for mankind, said Wang Xiaotao, head of China International Development Cooperation Agency (CIDCA). Wang made the remarks in an interview he received…
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East Asia
NPC deputy to submit motion for online video games legislation
Zhao Wanping, a deputy of the National People’s Congress and vice director of Anhui Academy of Agricultural Sciences in East China, will submit a motion on regulating online games administration and legislation at the two sessions the annual sessions of China’s top legislative and political advisory bodies, this year, news…
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China’s Top Music University Recruits AI PhD Students
China’s top music university is recruiting PhD students majoring in music and artificial intelligence (AI), as the country is moving quickly to embrace AI technology. The Beijing-based Central Conservatory of Music started to recruit students with the combined ability in music and AI on March 1st for a three-year PhD…
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West Asia
Outdoor Classes for Nomads
In Iran, kindergartens have been developed during the past few decades. In fact, thanks to the modernization, Iranian women started working more and more and needed kindergartens for their children. Moreover, even if the number of children per family has decreased, young Iranians changed their lifestyle and need more kindergartens.…
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East Asia
S. Korea: number of marriages falls to lowest level in more than four decades
The number of South Koreans getting married fell to the lowest level in more than 40 years in 2018, government data showed Wednesday, as young people delay marriage amid a prolonged economic slowdown. The number of couples tying the knot came to 257,622 in 2018, compared with 264,455 in 2017,…
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East Asia
S. Korea: President Moon emphasizes need for innovation to create more jobs
President Moon Jae-in renewed his call for innovation and deregulation Wednesday while also calling for efforts to boost the country’s exports to help create more jobs. The call came in a special report by Finance Minister Hong Nam-ki to brief the president on economic conditions. The meeting came one day…
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East Asia
Seoul to build footbridge on Han River
The government of Seoul said Wednesday it will build a new Han River bridge designed solely for pedestrians by 2021. The new footbridge, to be built alongside the existing Hangang Grand Bridge, will link Seoul’s Noryangjin area with Nodeul Island, an uninhabited artificial island in the Han River that…
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East Asia
S. Korea: 017 Pohang earthquake probably caused by geothermal plant
South Korea’s second-most destructive earthquake, which struck the southeastern city of Pohang in 2017, was probably triggered by an experimental geothermal power plant, the government said Wednesday. The government-led teams of experts, from both South Korea and abroad, concluded that a series of earthquakes, reaching a magnitude of 5.4 on…
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East Asia
China’s box office sets new world record in Feb
China’s box office set a single-month record in a single market this February. According to data from China Movie Data Information Network, Chinese mainland’s box office stood at 11 billion yuan ($1.64 billion) last month, up from 10.1 billion yuan a year before. The Chinese mainland has become the first…
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East Asia
China to include more life-saving drugs into medical insurance reimbursement
China will allow inclusion of more medicines for serious diseases in the list of medical insurance reimbursement this year by optimizing the medical insurance catalogs, an official with China’s medical authority said on March 3. The move aims to further expand the public’s access to drugs and ease their financial…
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