• East Asia

    SCO expected to embrace new members in upcoming Tashkent summit

    By Zhao Cheng from People’s Daily The heads of state from the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) countries are expected to take India and Pakistan to the next stage in a process of attaining full membership at the Tashkent summit to be held in late June. If so, the SCO will…

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    Diplomat hails fruitful China-Serbia cooperation

    By Qiang Wei from People’s Daily As Chinese President Xi Jinping readies to kick off his Central and Eastern European trip on Friday, Chinese Ambassador to Serbia Li Manchang hailed the fruits reaped by the practical cooperation between the two nations in an article published by People’s Daily. Li cited…

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    The New York Times is wrong about the South China Sea

    In an recent article wrote for China-US Focus.com titled “The New York Times is Wrong about the South China Sea”, U.S. Writer and Foreign Policy Analyst Ben Reynolds pointed out that one editorial of the New York Times “echoes a number of mistaken arguments that are popular with American policymakers”,…

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    Poland to benefit from China-Europe freight train service

    By Peng Min from People’s Daily With the official launch of the China-Europe freight train service on June 8, Poland, as an important country along the “Belt and Road” route, will significantly benefit from the freight network thanks to its geographic location and labor costs. During Polish President Andrzej Duda’s…

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    India to join Shanghai Cooperation Organisation within a year

    India is to attain full membership of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) within a year, Secretary General of the six-member political, economic and military alliance led by China and Russia has said, The Indian Express reports. “For almost a year, we held consultations with top representatives from India. To become…

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    Tajik-Chinese industrial zone to be established in Tajik city of Istiklol

    Construction of a large metallurgical plant to produce zinc and lead has begun in the city of Istiklol in the Sughd province in northern Tajikistan. It will be the first production facility of a new Tajik-Chinese industrial zone in the city, The Times of Central Asia reported. The Governor of…

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    China supporting expansion of co-op with Turkmenistan

    The Chinese government attaches great importance to all kinds of cooperation with Turkmenistan, said Song Tao, minister of the International Liaison Department of the Chinese Communist Party, Trend reports. He made the remarks at the meeting with Turkmenistan’s President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov in Ashgabat, the Turkmen Vatan TV channel reported June…

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    Confucian thought as a way of life

    South Korea has character and it shows. A recent visit for the Journalists World Forum for Peace was a great opportunity to see this nation. Battling with nuclear and missile tensions, it yet marches ahead – with beauty and grace. The nation’s civilisational history dates before Christ and the maturity…

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    World peace forum Seven days in magic Korea

    A total of 80 journalists from 60 countries have attended the Journalist Forum for World Peace (JFWP), held in Seoul, South Korea from 17- 23 of April 2016. The forum was hosted by the Journalists Association of Korea (JAK) under the theme, “Denuclearization on the Korean Peninsula and the Role…

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    From Confucius to Gandhi

    What makes the South Korean industry and economy robust? Hard work…sincerity…honesty or simply the righteous character of each and every citizen? The first thing that strikes a visitor is the calm demeanor and smiling face of the host. Aggression of any kind is missing…in the body language of a common…

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