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East Asia
Chinese third-party mobile payments reached 38 trillion yuan in 2016
Du Yifei – People’s Daily Driven by the explosive growth of Internet finance, China is now witnessing a boom on mobile payment market. Data showed that value of Chinese third-party mobile payments has tripled to 38 trillion yuan ($5.5 trillion) in 2016. With the popularity of mobile payment, the Chinese people…
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Chinese diplomat calls for joint efforts to secure progress in Syria talks
Zhao Cheng – People’s Daily A senior Chinese diplomat called on the Syrian government, the opposition, as well as factions of the opposition to join their efforts to realize national reconciliation by prioritizing the interests of the whole country and its people on Friday, one day after the new round…
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China draws “red line” for ecological conservation
Bai Yang – People’s Daily China will complete a space-earth integrated observation system and a comprehensive eco-safety monitoring system linked with big data and Internet by the end of 2020, said the country’s environmental watchdog ahead of the upcoming annual sessions of National People’s Congress and Chinese People’s Political Consultative…
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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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The AsiaN Passes Screening Process for Daum News Portal
The AsiaN, which provides quality news in Korean, English, and Arabic, has partnered with Daum (Kakao) portal and can now be searched as a news source. The Naver-Kakao News Alliance Evaluation Committee recently assessed The AsiaN’s online articles and announced that it decided to include The AsiaN into its…
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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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Journalists Awarded for Promoting Nation’s Democracy
On February 23, members of the Journalist Association of Korea (JAK) gathered in celebration of the annual Korea Journalist Awards. Founded in 1967, JAK is Korea’s most established network of journalists with the purpose of protecting the nation’s democracy and rights to a free press. This year, a sizeable number…
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Central Asia and Turkey: Playwriting the National Interests
On 17-18 November 2016 Turkish President Recep Erdogan visited Uzbekistan. This visit took place soon after the death of the first President of Uzbekistan, Islam Karimov, on September 2nd, 2016. For a long time, Uzbek-Turkish relations have been a stumbling block in the advancement of Turkey’s overall policy towards a…
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Japan’s military exports to ASEAN hint at new proactive strategy
Japan’s offer to give used military trucks to ASEAN countries indicates its plan to expand arms exports past the levels that have been in place for nearly 70 years, Chinese experts warned. This could lead to unpredictable turbulence and regional animosity. Japanese newspaper Nikkei Asian Review reported on Feb. 19…
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