-
East Asia
Forbidden City closes down ticket windows after 92 years, only to sell tickets online
One of the most tourism sites in China, the Palace Museum, or Forbidden City will close its ticket windows, and all 80,000 tickets will be sold only online from Tuesday. Visitors can log onto the official website of the museum or scan the QR code for a ticket, which means…
Read More » -
World puts bullish bet on Chinese economy
With a strong development momentum, the Chinese economy contributes a lot to the global economic growth, Maurice Obstfeld, chief economist at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) gave his thumbs up to Chinese economy. In its latest World Economic Outlook released Tuesday, the IMF expected the Chinese economy to grow 6.8…
Read More » -
Chinese fever indicates bullish bet on China’s future development
Kensington Wade, the first dual language English-Chinese prep school in Europe, recently opened in London. Epitomizing “Chinese fever” among people around the world, it indicates their bullish bet on China’s future development. The school aroused wide media attention after enrollment of its first 15 pupils from Europe, the US and…
Read More » -
China’s Engel’s coefficient close to UN well-off line
China’s Engel’s coefficient, which measures food expenditure as a proportion of total household spending, has approached the well-off line set by the UN, and such changes have even benefited the European market. China’s Engel’s coefficient in 2016 stood at 30.1%, close to the well-off line of 20 to 30 percent…
Read More » -
East Asia
US President Trump’s “Fire and Fury” Not Enough for Nemesis Kim Jong-eun
Like a long-simmering earthquake, North Korea’s latest nuclear and missile tests have led to a dangerous confrontation between the untested leaders of two enemy states whose feverish sabre-rattling has conjured up the spectre of a new holocaust in the Korean Peninsula. The fallout has escalated tensions between a Stalinist regime…
Read More » -
East Asia
Unstable World Leaders
North Korea young leader Kim Jong-un inspecting the new weapon and showing it being loaded into an intercontinental ballistic missile accompanied the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) report: “North Korea has succeeded in making a more developed nuke.” A photo of Kim Jong-un holding inspected a missile was released by…
Read More » -
East Asia
ANOTHER TEST BY NORTH KOREA – HEADING TOWARDS WORLD WAR III?
One more test…and it will not stop. Kim Jong Un is irreprehensible in his nuclear and intercontinental ballistic missile strategy, action…and dreams. The president of North Korea derives immense pleasure from examining his white and silver warheads…and charting the paths ahead for their test and use. The most recent test…
Read More » -
East Asia
Pakistan condemns nuclear test conducted by North Korea
“Pakistan condemns the reported nuclear test by the DPRK,” read the statement issued by the Foreign Office spokesperson in reaction to North Korea’s announcement that it successfully tested an advanced hydrogen bomb on Sunday September 3rd, 2017. “Pakistan has consistently maintained that the Democratic Peoples’ Republic of Korea (DPRK) should…
Read More » -
East Asia
Malaysia’s 60th Independence Day: challenges to sustain peace, economic progress, and political stability
KUALA LUMPUR – Today, the Malaysians are celebrating their 60th Independence Day. For everybody here, independence means we are far away from imperialism, terrorism, dictatorship. It means the peacefulness that we are enjoying right now. The secret of our peacefulness is the strong unity and high tolerance amongst the people…
Read More » -
South East Asia
2017 Global Leaders Forum Indonesia: “Indonesia is the Land of Opportunity for the Precise and Humble”
“Indonesia is the land of opportunity. But only those who are precise and humble will be able to gain such opportunities.” On the 23rd of August, at 6 pm (Korea time), to kick-off the 2017 Global Leaders Forum Indonesia with Korean member participants, Jung Moo-young (Vice President of Korindo), Indonesian…
Read More »