• East Asia

    Beijing-Guangzhou High-Speed Railway Put Into Operation

    A stewardess wait to serve passengers in high-speed train G502 at the Changsha South Railway Station in Changsha, capital of central China’s Hunan Province, Dec. 26, 2012. The Changsha South Railway Station is one of the stops of the 2,298-kilometer Beijing-Guangzhou High-speed Railway, the world’s longest, which was put into…

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    Finishing Touches Underway To Open Harbin Ice And Snow World Next Week

    Photo taken on Dec. 23, 2012 shows the night scene of the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, capital of northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province. The 14th Harbin Ice and Snow World will open to the public on Jan. 5, 2013. Photo taken on Dec. 23, 2012 shows the scene…

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    Books about president-elect popular

    Books about President-elect Park Geun-hye have come into the limelight, following her Dec. 19 victory, after being overshadowed by those of her former rivals Moon Jae-in and Ahn Cheol-soo. According to officials from online book store Yes24, her autobiography “Despair Trains Me and Hope Moves Me” saw the biggest increase…

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    Herdsmen In China’s Inner Mongolia Face Difficulties Due To Severe Cold Wave

    Herdsmen carry daily supplies against the cold in the West Ujimqin Banner of north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Dec. 23, 2012. A severe cold wave has been sweeping most parts of Inner Mongolia since Saturday, with temperatures dropping by around 10 degrees Celsius. <Xinhua/Ren Junchuan>

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  • Sejong ready for role as new administrative hub

    The new city of Sejong in central Korea is ready to serve as the country’s new administrative hub, as the first phase of the movement is almost finished, officials said Monday. Sejong City, some 150 kilometers south of Seoul, came officially into being as a “special autonomous city” in July…

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    Li Keqiang Meets With Coal Miners In Datong City, North China

    File photo taken on May 2, 1993 shows Li Keqiang (L) visits representatives of the 13th National Congress of the Communist Youth League. <Xinhua> File photo taken on July 28, 2008 shows Li Keqiang visits coal miners in Datong City, north China’s Shanxi Province. <Xinhua/Fan Rujun> File photo taken on…

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  • UN debate on NK’s rocket launch likely to be delayed

    The U.N. Security Council is unlikely to decide on its response to North Korea’s recent rocket launch by the end of this month because of China’s apparent reluctance to impose new sanctions against the North, Seoul officials said Monday. North Korea’s Dec. 12 rocket launch drew swift condemnation from the…

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    Santa Claus from Finland in town

    If you were one of those who decided to believe Santa Claus didn’t exist after one Christmas Eve when you saw your parents put gifts under the Christmas tree, here is somebody who can restore your childlike innocence. A white-bearded old man from Finland, wearing a symbolic red coat is…

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  • Imports of Japanese sake hit record high

    Korea’s imports of Japanese traditional alcoholic beverage sake jumped to a record high this year amid growing demand for foreign liquors among local consumers, customs data showed Monday. Korea imported a record high of 4.1 million liters of sake during the January-November period, up 70.2 percent from the same period…

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    South Korea Collects Debris Of NK Long-Range Rocket From The Sea

    Picture released by South Korea’s defense ministry on Dec. 23, 2012 shows the debris from a long-range rocket recently launched by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK). After analyzing debris from the first stage of a long-range rocket recently launched by the DPRK, South Korea on Dec. 23, 2012…

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