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East Asia
China pledges support for rise of new transport industries
New modes of transport like ride-hailing services and shared bicycles, which are rising in China, will receive more support and be better regulated, Minister of Transport Li Xiaopeng told a recent press conference. The number of daily average trips made by users of online ride-hailing services and shared bikes has…
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East Asia
China moves to stabilize employment via entrepreneurship
Chinese provinces, municipalities, and autonomous regions have rolled out a package of measures to stabilize employment, which was prioritized as the main task in their recently-released government work reports. Entrepreneurship has created more jobs in recent years. In 2018, the fifth year China implemented its business system reform, the country…
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East Asia
Beijing to launch survey into ‘love birds’ as city improves environment
The Beijing Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Center is to launch a survey this month on Mandarin ducks (Aix Galericulata) for the first time to find out how they adapt to urban life, according to the Beijing Municipal Forestry and Parks Bureau. March 3 is World Wildlife Day. To mark…
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South East Asia
Malaysian children in kindergarten
Malaysian children go to kindergarten, also referred to as preschool, at the age of 4 to 6. Kindergarten is meant to equip children with some basic knowledge of ABCs and 123s and a window to school life. Kindergarten programme in Malaysia is provided by the Government and several of its…
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Education
Kindergartens in Vietnam
Children in Vietnam often go to kindergartens from 2 to 6, although many of them go to daycare centers under 12 months, if their mothers work. Kindergartens are divided into private and public ones. According to the statistics in 2018, there were 15,394 public kindergartens across Vietnam, increasing from…
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East Asia
Pre-school Education in North Korea
Similar to South Koreans, parents in North Korea are dependent on pre-school institutions such as kindergartens for their children. North Korean men usually go to work that is given to them by the regime. They have to work every single day to make money, approximately 3,500~5000 won per month plus…
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East Asia
S. Korea striving to launch world’s first 5G smartphone service
Samsung Electronics Co.’s Galaxy S10 5G model is expected to be available in early April as the tech giant and South Korea’s mobile carriers are beefing up efforts to launch the world’s first 5G smartphone service, industry sources said Tuesday. South Korea had initially set a goal of beginning the…
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East Asia
FAO to open S. Korean office in May
South Korea’s government said Tuesday the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) decided to open an office in the country in May. Agriculture Minister Lee Gae-ho met Jose Graziano da Silva, the head of FAO, during his three-day visit to Italy and signed the agreement to open the South Korean…
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East Asia
Young S. Koreans indifferent to N.K. despite summits, missiles
For Kim Na-yeon, a 26-year-old college student, North Korea’s nuclear weapons program is a timeworn issue that has dragged on for as long as she has been alive, and that she has little interest in. That’s why, when the second summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader…
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East Asia
Gov’t vows thorough investigation into 3 sex-for-favor cases
The South Korean government pledged Tuesday to get to the bottom of three high-profile sex-for-favors scandals that allegedly involve influential men in government, media and show business. Interior and Safety Minister Kim Boo-kyum and Justice Minister Park Sang-ki held a rare joint news conference to announce plans to investigate the…
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