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East Asia
Chinese companies to help Malaysia build deep sea port
Three Chinese companies have been selected to help build a new deep-water port in the Strait of Malacca in Malaysia. The project is part of the Chinese government’s broader “belt and road” initiative. PowerChina International, Shenzhen’s Yantian Port Group and Rizhao Port Group have been selected to help a Malaysian…
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A joint statement between the China Writers Association and the Moroccan Writers Union
As part of an agreement signed between the China Writers Association and the Moroccan Writers Union, a high-level delegation representing the Chinese organisation has paid a cultural visit to Morocco, which falls within the scope of strengthening the ties of friendly relations and cultural cooperation between the two Parties. During…
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Japan trading houses eye resuming Iran oil imports
Japanese traders including Marubeni Corp. and Sumitomo Corp. that stopped buying Iranian oil during western sanctions are looking to resume imports, potentially by year-end, industry sources said, The Japan Times reported. Conservative Japanese firms have so far held off taking Iranian crude due to a lack of internationally acceptable insurance…
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Duterte awaits ‘soft landing’ on first state visit to Beijing
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, who arrives in Beijing on Tuesday for his first state visit to China, said he agrees with Beijing’s call for peaceful settlement of the South China Sea issue. Duterte expects a “soft landing” in the dispute over the issue. He will visit China for four days.…
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BRICS should help lead world economy out of woods in time of uncertainty
At a time when a strong and sustainable global recovery remains elusive, the BRICS nations should come even closer together and help lead the world economy out of the woods, just as they had done in the aftermath of the 2008 global financial crisis. Later this week, leaders of the…
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China’s organ donations increase by 50% in first three quarters of 2016
China has processed 2,950 organ donations in the first nine months of this year, up 50 percent year on year, according to figures unveiled by the health authority on October 16, Xinhua reports. This exceeds the number undertaken in 2015, which stood at 2,766, the National Health and Family Planning…
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Phone revolution
Foreign journalists love to take pictures of people on the streets of Pyongyang (preferably nice looking and smartly dressed women, of course) busily chatting over their mobile phones. Indeed, the penetration of North Korea by mobile technology as attracted much attention worldwide (not the least of which because mobile phones…
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Festival of Miao People in China
People of Miao ethnic group in traditional costumes attend a wedding ceremony during a cultural tourism festival in Zhengda Town of Songtao Miao autonomous county, Southwest China’s Guizhou province, Oct 16, 2016. Local people held various folk activities on the festival on Oct 16, 2016. [Photo/Xinhua]
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Samsung urges 1 million Note 7 holders to stop using them
Samsung Electronics has advised an estimated 1 million Galaxy Note 7 users to stop using the device, citing a recent emergency order from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) that banned all Note 7 smartphones on airline flights there. “We encourage any Note 7 users to be sure to get…
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East Asia
Confusing Romanized surnames
Park Moo-jong – The Korea Times Seri Pak made history yesterday when she left the green after playing the first round of the LPGA KEB Hana Bank Championship in Incheon, with 25 victories and five major championships during the past two decades. Her legendary career reached the climax at the…
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