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East Asia
New Zealand signs Free Trade Agreement with Taiwan in low-key ceremony
New Zealand on Wednesday signed a free trade agreement with Taiwan in a deliberately low-key ceremony designed to demonstrate the South Pacific nation’s fealty to its formal relations with mainland China. The location of the signing ceremony at a university and the absence of senior officials from either side underscored…
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S. Korean vehicles return after inspecting Kaesong Industrial Complex
Talks between the rival Koreas aimed at restarting a stalled inter-Korean factory park ended Wednesday with no breakthrough, but both sides agreed to meet again next week to discuss restoring what was once a rare symbol of cooperation between the archrivals. They also agreed to a separate set of talks…
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Vietnamese, Lao PM attend ceremony for completion of border mark planting
Prime Ministers of Vietnam and Laos on Tuesday hailed the completion of the border marker project, saying it is of great significance in traditional friendship between the two countries. The appreciation was made at the grand ceremony to celebrate the completion of border mark planting held at border gate separating…
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A Hong Kong designer presents shoe and apparels made of candies
Lilian Kan, a Hong Kong designer, presents a candy shoe at Citygate Outlets in south China’s Hong Kong, July 8, 2013. Kan showed her self-designed shoes and apparels made of candies here on Monday. <Xinhua/NEWSis/Li Peng> A model presents a headwear made of candies designed by Hong Kong designer Lilian…
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14630 river lanterns float on Songhua River for Guinness World Record
River lanterns float on the Songhua River in Jilin City, northeast China’s Jilin Province, July 7, 2013. Some 300 local residents floated a total of 14,630 river lanterns on the Songhua River here on Sunday in the hope of hitting the Guinness World Record for the largest number of river…
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China and Russia start joint drill off coast of Russia’s Far East
Chinese and Russian warships for the “Joint Sea-2013” drill practiced troop deployment and anchorage defense here on Monday. Naval vessels participating in the drill started departing the dock at 3 p.m. local time (0400 GMT) and sailed to designated sea areas. By 9 p.m. (1000 GMT), troop deployment was completed.…
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Indonesian students vow to empower national pride with collaboration
The 6th Conference of Indonesian Students Association in Korea (CISAK) is an event where Indonesian scholars gather and exchange ideas based on their respective backgrounds and fields in the effort of cultivating and empowering the nation. Daejon, July 7th, 2013: Indonesian scholars from various countries around the globe, including Indonesia,…
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Heaviest rainstorm in five years hit central China’s Hubei Province
Two elders walk across a flooded road in Wuhan, capital of central China’s Hubei Province, July 7, 2013. Wuhan was hit by the heaviest rainstorm in five years from Saturday to Sunday. The local meteorologic center has issued red alert for rainstorm for many times in sequence. <Xinhua/NEWSis/Cheng Min>
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S. Korean airplane crashs while landing at San Francisco Int’l Airport, 2 dead
A federal safety official said Sunday the cockpit voice recorder from Asiana Flight 214 showed the jetliner received a warning that it could stall because it was flying too slowly and tried to increase its speed before it crashed. National Transportation Safety Board chief Deborah Hersman said at a news…
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N. Korea’s 2002 reforms have lasting consequences
Half-forgotten N. Korean economic reforms not to be overlooked One of the important peculiarities of North Korea is its stubborn unwillingness to take the reform path trodden thus far by Vietnam and China. Due to a number of political and social reasons, for decades the North Korean government has worked…
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