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East Asia
China issues report on BRI progress, contributions and prospects
China published a report on the progress, contributions and prospects of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in Beijing on Apr. 22, ahead of the second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation (BRF) to be held from Apr. 25 to 27. The document was released at a press…
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China has the opportunity to help develop SE Asian countries under BRI: Mahathir
The Silk Road connects China and Europe and is an important trade route between East and West. President Xi Jinping proposed the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) to further expand the con-notation of the Silk Road, Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said. Mahathir is set to visit China for the…
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China’s ‘miracle grass’ contributes to world’s green development: UN meeting
A kind of “miracle grass” introduced from China, known as Juncao, is being held up by UN officials as a powerful tool that contributes to agricultural cooperation under the framework of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), as well as the sustainable development around the world. At a meeting brought…
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Report: China’s health indicators higher than international average
The main health indicators of Chinese people are better than the average level of those in middle- and high-income countries, according to a report submitted by the State Council to the 13th National People’s Congress (NPC) on Sunday. The number of doctors in China has reached 3.607 million, and the…
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Chinese grassroots rise to stardom thanks to video-sharing platforms
False eyelashes, airbrushed fashion feeds, or glittering skylines of metropolises can be what you may frequently see in the pop-up tweets on live-streaming or short video sharing platforms. However, they do not have any merits for a swarthy-cheeked truck driver who has to frequently bear 3-day starvation while driving long…
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S. Korea, India hold seminar on defense industry ties
South Korea and India held a seminar to discuss ways to strengthen defense industry cooperation and help Korean firms expand into the South Asian country, the arms procurement agency here said Wednesday. The one-day seminar was held in the Indian capital of New Delhi as part of measures to follow…
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Environment ministry’s extra budget to tackle major emitters of fine dust
The supplementary budget to be used by the Ministry of Environment this year in its fight against fine dust pollution will be equivalent to removing 3.7 million diesel cars from the roads for one year, officials said Wednesday. The government proposed a 6.7 trillion won (US$5.8 billion) extra budget on…
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N.K. leader Kim set to arrive in Vladivostok for summit with Putin
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is set to arrive in Russia’s Far Eastern city of Vladivostok on Wednesday for his first summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin amid stalled nuclear talks with the United States. After its wee-hour departure from an undisclosed North Korean station and a stopover in the…
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Special night tours of Gyeongbok Palace set for May and June
This year’s night tours at Gyeongbok Palace, one of the royal palaces in Seoul, will take place in May and June, and ticket booking will begin this week, officials said Monday. Special nighttime viewings of the main royal palace of the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910) in the first half of this…
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Samsung postpones release of Galaxy Fold in U.S. market
Samsung Electronics Co. said Tuesday that it has decided to postpone the release of its Galaxy Fold smartphone in the United States due to problems found with the folding screen and related mechanism. The South Korean tech giant, which originally planned to start selling the world’s first foldable smartphone on…
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