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East Asia
Panda “father” for 30 years
4 pm is dinner time in the panda enclosure. Ma Tao puts the dinner he has prepared at the door of the panda house – eggs, porridge, steamed corn bread, and bamboo shoots. The 20-year-old giant panda, Gugu, will eat them with a good appetite. Ma Tao’s daily tasks…
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Koreas to showcase joint taekwondo performance in Switzerland in April
Taekwondo practitioners from South and North Korea will stage a joint performance next month in Switzerland to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Korean traditional martial art becoming an Olympic sport, officials here said Wednesday. World Taekwondo (WT) said that, with support from the International Olympic Committee (IOC), there will…
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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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S. Korean childbirths down 6.2 pct in January
The number of newborns in South Korea fell 6.2 percent in January from a year earlier, government data showed Wednesday, a continuing sign of the low birthrate that has plagued Asia’s fourth-largest economy for more than a decade. The data compiled by Statistics Korea showed that 30,300 babies were born…
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China to build 5G demonstration hospital in Guangdong
A 5G hospital will soon be built in south China’s Guangdong Province, according to a cooperation document signed by Chinese tech firm Huawei, Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital and Guangdong Mobile on Mar. 9. The three will establish a smart medical service system under the Internet Plus framework compatible with the…
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NPC deputy vows to push rural revitalization after poverty alleviation
China has made remarkable achievements in its poverty alleviation. However, Luo Aying, a deputy to the National People’s Congress (NPC), is aiming farther and making efforts to advance rural revitalization. At present, Luo is attending the ongoing second session of the 13th NPC in Beijing. She carries a notebook wherever…
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East Asia
NPC deputies reveal secrets to China’s achievements in poverty alleviation
China has made remarkable achievements in poverty alleviation, lifting over 80 million people out of poverty in just 6 years. It is getting closer and closer to its target of poverty eradication in 2020. Rural deputies to the second session of the 13th National People’s Congress (NPC) shared their stories…
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China’s Xi’an builds modernity while preserving historical legacy
The city of Xi’an, capital of northwest China’s Shaanxi Province, which enjoys a long history and served as the capital for 13 dynasties, has made effective exploration in building modernity while preserving historical legacy. A recent piece of news announced by Shaanxi’s cultural relic authority triggered nationwide attention, that a…
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China vows to win battle against pollution
China has reaffirmed its determination to win the tough battle against pollution and pledged that boosting the economy will not come at the price of a degraded environment. Speaking to reporters at a press conference on the sidelines of the annual legislative session on March 11, China’s Ecology and Environment…
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China ushers in a new era of mass tourism
Last year, Chinese made more than 5.5 billion domestic trips, with an average of four trips per person, which suggests that China has entered the era of mass tourism, said the country’s minister of tourism and culture Luo Shugang. Luo made the remarks during a passage interview on the sidelines…
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