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East Asia
U.S. commission calls for N. Korea to stay on religious freedom blacklist
An independent U.S. government commission has asked the State Department to keep North Korea on its blacklist of countries that repress freedom of religion, citing Pyongyang’s “systematic” and “egregious” human rights violations. In an annual report recently disclosed on its website, the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) recommended…
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S. Korea to conduct testing of video reunion facilities for 2 weeks
South Korea plans to conduct tests for about two weeks on video conferencing facilities overhauled in preparation for a round of video reunions of families separated by the 1950-53 Korean War, the unification ministry said Tuesday. South Korea is pushing to hold video reunions with North Korea for war-torn families…
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East Asia
Samsung to launch vertical QLED TV next month
Samsung Electronics Co. said Monday it will launch a QLED television in vertical display next month to target tech-savvy youngsters with innovative viewing experiences. The South Korean tech giant said the 43-inch premium television was designed to appeal to those who are familiar with vertical viewing experiences on their smartphones…
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East Asia
Tours to JSA to resume on southern side this week
Tours to the southern side of the truce village of Panmunjom that straddles the inter-Korean border will resume this week, the defense ministry said Monday. The popular tours to the areas south of the Military Demarcation Line inside the Joint Security Area (JSA) have been suspended since October last year,…
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East Asia
Civic group claims 7 N. Korean defectors face repatriation from China
Seven North Korean defectors are facing repatriation to their communist homeland from China, a civic group claimed Monday, calling for the Seoul government to help prevent their return. The defectors include a 9-year-old girl identified by the surname Choe and her 32-year-old uncle, identified only as Kang, Justice for North…
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East Asia
Final preparations for Beijing Expo 2019 completed
All the preparation work for the upcoming 2019 Beijing International Horticultural Exhibition (Beijing Expo 2019) has been completed, according to a press conference held by China’s State Council Information Office on April 24. At the conference, an official from the Organizing Committee of the Beijing Expo 2019 briefed…
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East Asia
China’s ‘artificial sun’ project to harness nuclear fusion energy
China’s “artificial sun” will achieve nuclear fusion by the middle of this century, one of the project leaders said on April 24. HL-2M Tokamak, the modified Chinese-designed “artificial sun” and a device to harness energy from fusion, will be completed this year. It is expected to increase the electricity intensity…
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East Asia
Beijing exhibition explores the ancient Silk Road
The National Museum of China, in conjunction with national museums in 12 other countries, showcases the rich and diverse cultural exchanges between the countries in an exhibition of 234 cultural relics along the Silk Road from different periods and categories nowadays. With the theme “Sharing a Common Future”, this exhibition…
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East Asia
BRI draws a splendid picture of people-to-people bond
The 2nd Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation (BRF) kicked off in Beijing on April 25. Nearly 5,000 participants from more than 150 countries and 90 international organizations gather at the three-day event to cement people-to-people bond and build splendid dreams. In the past 6 years, the Belt and…
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East Asia
BRF gets positive reviews
Since its launch in 2013, the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has delivered results that have injected strong growth impetus in a world that is full of uncertainty, participants at the second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation (BRF) said. Nearly 5,000 delegates from 150 countries and 90 international…
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