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East Asia
Hainan to phase out diesel, petrol vehicles
Hainan province in southern China will phase out sales of diesel and petrol vehicles as the province’s new regulations on air pollution come into effect on March 1, becoming the first Chinese province to do so. The province has also stepped up its efforts in promoting new-energy vehicles. The provincial…
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First Du Fu poetry-themed KFC restaurant opens in Chengdu
A themed KFC restaurant featuring the poetry of Du Fu, a famous Chinese poet from the Tang Dynasty, was unveiled on Feb. 27 in Chengdu, capital of southwestern China’s Sichuan Province, scol.com.cn reported on Feb. 27. The new restaurant has opened thanks to cooperation between KFC and the Du Fu…
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Economic issues top agenda at China’s upcoming two sessions New law on foreign investment likely to be adopted: expert
The 13th National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), the country’s top political advisory body, and the 13th National People’s Congress (NPC), the top legislative body, are slated to kick off their annual meetings – collectively known as the two sessions – on Sunday and Tuesday,…
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S. Korea: opposition leader calls for debate on nuclear armament
South Korea’s opposition leader on Thursday raised the need to open a public debate on the nation’s nuclear armament. Hwang Kyo-ahn, chairman of the main opposition Liberty Korea Party (LKP), issued the controversial call, saying South Korea’s own nuclear armament would not be an easy task but that all possibilities…
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S. Korea: number of bipolar disorder patients grows fast
The number of South Koreans treated for bipolar disorder soared more than 20 percent between 2013 and 2017, data showed Thursday. According to the data from the National Health Insurance Service, 86,706 people were treated for bipolar disorder in 2017, up 21 percent from 71,687 four years earlier. The figure…
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China will help farmers to build up modern agriculture
The proportion of professional farmers with a high school education or above should be above 35% by 2022. China has vowed to realize agriculture modernization by 2035 and make “decisive progress” in improving agricultural quality, the latest government guideline showed. According to the guideline issued by seven government bodies,…
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After Living in China for 15 years, Beluga whales will start journey back to Iceland
Two beluga whales gave their final performance at a Shanghai aquarium on Thursday before they are sent to a reserve for whales in Iceland. Having lived in Shanghai for 15 years, “Little White” and “Little Grey,” the two female beluga whales, will be isolated and quarantined before their journey back…
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Tourism in Xinjiang booms thanks to social stability
Social stability in Northwest China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region has brought a tourism boom to the region in the winter, previously considered the low season, and governments at all levels in the region are ramping up efforts to develop the travel industry. The tourism market in Xinjiang skyrocketed in…
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China’s reform of national supervision system ushers in new chapter of anti-corruption work
China has opened a new chapter of anti-corruption thanks to the establishment of its National Supervisory Commission (NSC) and its performance in deepening the reform of the national supervision system over the past year, said People’s Daily, the flagship newspaper of the Communist Party of China (CPC) in an article…
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Chinese technology companies push for smart farming
Chinese companies are applying their technologies into farming in a bid to increase agricultural production and efficiency, realize industry upgrades and reduce costs, Chinanews.com reported on Feb. 28. These efforts, dubbed as smart agriculture, uses mobile devices or computers to control agricultural production. It also includes agricultural e-commerce, anti-counterfeiting traceability…
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