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East Asia
Large number of joint projects materialized via cooperation scheme
The cooperation scheme of “six corridors and six channels serving multiple countries and ports” under the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has been formed, and a large number of cooperation projects have materialized, Chinese President Xi Jinping announced on April 28. Analysts believe the cooperation scheme means that the…
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China’s smartest city to lead the nation on faster track of digital economy
“You don’t have to worry about getting abducted. If I were to make a move, if you lose contact with friends and family, the police will find me in no time.” Zhang Daqiang (pseudonym), a taxi driver from Hangzhou, east China’s Zhejiang province, joked to his passengers as his car…
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Xi hails progress achieved in BRI cooperation
Chinese President Xi Jinping reiterated that the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative should focus on high quality and sustainability so that the platform would yield more beneficial results to the world. Xi made the remarks during a press conference at the closing of the Second Belt and Road Forum for…
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Speaker Moon meets with top Chinese party official over N. Korea
National Assembly Speaker Moon Hee-sang has met with a senior Chinese party official to discuss ways to promote peace on the Korean Peninsula, his office said Tuesday. Moon held talks with Yang Jiechi, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, in Beijing on…
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S. Korean military embraces latest tech to train soldiers
Technology plays an integral part in modern warfare, and its role is even more important for countries like South Korea, which faces constant threats from North Korea. In line with changing battlefield dynamics, the South Korean military has been pushing for ways to train soldiers in simulated environments using the…
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S. Korea, U.S. to join hands for lunar lander payload development
South Korea and the United States agreed to work together to develop a mission payload for a lunar lander, the science ministry said Tuesday. The Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute (KASI) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) agreed to form a partnership for prospective space programs and…
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East Asia
Unification minister to visit inter-Korean liaison office this week
Unification Minister Kim Yeon-chul will visit the inter-Korean liaison office in North Korea’s border town of Kaesong this week in his first trip to the North since taking office last month, a ministry official said Tuesday. Kim plans to cross the border via the western land route on Wednesday morning…
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S. Korea: income of farming, fishing households up in 2018
The average annual income of South Korea’s farming and fishing households rose in 2018 from a year earlier, data showed Friday. The income of farming households reached an average of 42 million won (US$36,000) last year, up 10 percent from the previous year, according to the report by Statistics Korea.…
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Colorful lanterns to light up Seoul’s nights
Hundreds of thousands of colorful lanterns will light up streets in Seoul’s city center when an annual festival to celebrate Buddha’s Birthday begins this weekend. Organizers will hold a ceremony on Friday night to turn on the lights of traditional Korean lanterns of various shapes and colors on display along…
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East Asia
S. Korea: 7 in 10 artists earn less than 1 million won a month
Seven in 10 artists in South Korea earn less than 1 million won (US$880) a month, well below the average for all trades, a government report said Thursday. According to the report by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the average annual income of domestic artist households was 42.25…
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