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East Asia
Moon, Trump to hold summit on April 11 in Washington
President Moon Jae-in and his U.S. counterpart, Donald Trump, plan to hold a summit on April 11 in Washington D.C. the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae said Friday, amid a stalemate in nuclear talks between the U.S. and North Korea. Moon will arrive in the U.S. on April 10 and…
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East Asia
U.S. vows to keep sanctions on N. Korea until denuclearization
The United States vowed Tuesday to keep sanctions on North Korea short of the complete dismantlement of its nuclear weapons program. The State Department made the affirmation amid questions about President Donald Trump’s commitment to sanctions after his withdrawal of additional punitive measures against North Korea last week. “The…
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East Asia
Trump cancels new sanctions on N. Korea
U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday he has ordered the withdrawal of new sanctions on North Korea, possibly signaling an intention to continue denuclearization negotiations with the regime. Trump was initially thought to be referring to sanctions the U.S. Department of the Treasury imposed Thursday on two Chinese shipping companies…
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East Asia
Moon: Trump-Kim summit to produce ‘specific, substantial’ outcomes
President Moon Jae-in expressed the hope Monday that U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un can build off their first meeting to make “more specific and substantial progress” at their second summit, which he believes could help advance inter-Korean relations. “Beyond bringing a lasting peace with no…
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East Asia
US-China trade war ‘just tip of iceberg’: Jack Ma
The ongoing trade war between China and the United States is just the tip of the iceberg hiding deeper, underlying tensions between the world’s two largest economies and the real problem lies in their fraught bilateral relations, the executive chairman of e-commerce giant Alibaba said on Wednesday. “Even if the…
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World
Populism Invading Societies: the Role of Media
Populism has been known since politics started their misuse of people; using the rhetorical abilities and content of their speeches to move flocks, assuring a full obedience of “citizens” to a single leader, a single system or a single authority. While it is some sort of a fake democracy collecting…
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East Asia
Leading US manufacturers to reach out to Chinese consumers at CIIE
US President Donald Trump said US attaches great importance to economic and trade cooperation with China and is willing to continue expanding exports to the country. The Trump administration is backing US businesses in participating in the first China International Import Expo (CIIE). Nearly 180 America companies from fields such…
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East Asia
Neglected No Longer: Washington Returns to Central Asia
Central Asia is not, and has never been, a United States foreign-policy priority. Neither will it displace the importance of other regions to Washington anytime soon. Moreover, numerous analysts discount it as a promising area for expanded attention. Indeed, they expect US and European presence and influence there to decline…
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An Overview about OBEY
OBEY is a street brand in the U.S founded by a world-renowned street artist Shepard Fairey in 2001. Fairey created OBEY clothing because he thought fashion was the most effective way in which people identify themselves. OBEY is famous for its simple but dynamic images. The brand also well represents…
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Culture
[Book review] Charles Bukowski, the Outsider Genius of the American Literature
Erections, Ejaculations, Exhibitions, and General Tales of Ordinary Madness is a paperback collection of short stories written by Charles Bukowski published in 1972. Each story is based on first-person narration, compiling stories that are personally linked to Bukowski’s own life. At the time he wrote the novel, the author was…
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