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East Asia
China tightens supervision of online catering services
By Huang Fahong from People’s Daily China’s top food safety watchdog said at a press conference on 27th February that it will tighten the supervision of the booming online catering services to prevent and control food risks. Only licensed restaurants can accept online orders and they have to ensure a…
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East Asia
Globalisation, Nationalism and the Future
The Trump era is raising many questions worldwide. It is also becoming increasingly evident that people are looking more within that without their own nation—claiming the need to return to a so-called “nationalism”. Based on this trend, a “clash of civilizations” seems imminent. Few continue to be interested in the…
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East Asia
The Political Egyptian-Korean Swing of the Presidential Case
Sometimes, it feels like political news comes as an immediate response to the political situation of another country. One clear example is the same corruption found in many Egyptian governmental establishments that actually got the Korean President, Park Geun-hye, impeached by the Korean parliament. Despite the chaos it is causing…
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East Asia
Anti-corruption uprising: Korea and Pakistan on same path
Pakistan is perhaps one of the few countries where the media – print as well as electronic, allocate much space to the developments taking place around the world – be it US presidential elections, American policies, ongoing wars in the Middle East, mass migration of people, natural disasters, tug of…
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East Asia
Xi’s years of battle against poverty
By Liu Junguo from People’s Daily The battle against poverty has been high on the agenda of Xi Jinping, President of the world’s most populous nation. Always harboring a sentiment towards the impoverished people, Xi has devoted much efforts to the poverty alleviation undertakings in his career. “It is the…
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East Asia
China presents brilliant anti-graft record to the world
By Lin Xuedan from People’s Daily Since Xi Jinping was elected as General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee at the 18th CPC National Congress in November 2012, China’s anti-graft campaign has not only drawn wide attention from its own people, but also become the spotlight…
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East Asia
Joint venture in Uzbekistan: A beneficial way of Korean investments
The relationship between Uzbekistan and South Korea, has resulted in a wide range of bilateral political and economic cooperation. Based on mutual interests, Korean investments into Uzbekistan’s economy exceeds $7 billion in the sectors of trade, communications, energy, light industry, pharmaceuticals, mining, production of petrochemicals, electronic products, and building materials.…
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East Asia
China’s outbound investment maintains relatively high growth
Zhang Huizhong – People’s Daily China reported a non-financial outbound direct investment (ODI) of 53.27 billion RMB ($7.73 billion) in January this year, reaching 983 overseas enterprises in 108 countries and regions, said the latest data released by the Ministry of Commerce (MOC). Compared with last year, China’s total outbound…
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East Asia
Korean presidential scandal: Dynamics of Corruption
Mahatma Gandhi said, “The world has enough for everyone’s need, but not enough for everyone’s greed.” However, Indian politicians are bent upon proving Gandhi wrong. They continue to vie with each other in amassing wealth by using every tool in the rule book. Throughout human history, the rich and powerful…
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Central Asia
Kazakhstan ups 2017 oil output forecast
Kazakhstan revised up oil output forecast for 2017 to 81 million tons, National Economy Minister Timur Suleimenov said at a meeting on outcomes of 2016 and priorities for 2017, the Economy Ministry said on Feb. 23. Earlier, Kazakhstan forecast the 2017 oil output at 79.5 million tons. In 2016, Kazakhstan’s…
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