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East Asia
Int’l Red Cross to provide water pumps to N. Korea as emergency aid
The international Red Cross has decided to provide North Korea with water pumps as part of an emergency measure to help the impoverished nation cope with worsening food shortages caused in part by droughts. The emergency “action plan” for North Korea will include a provision of 15 mobile water pumps…
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S. Korean lab develops inexpensive catalyst to make bioplastic
A South Korean chemical research laboratory said Wednesday that it developed a catalyst that can inexpensively make eco-friendly bioplastic products. The catalyst, based on commonly found chitosan biomass, has been shown in testing to effectively produce bioplastic or polyethylene furanoate (PEF), according to state-run Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology…
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S. Korea to review size, format of N. Korea food assistance: Cheong Wa Dae
South Korea’s Moon Jae-in administration will soon begin official procedures associated with its move to resume food aid to North Korea, according to a Cheong Wa Dae official Wednesday. The official, however, said it’s still too early to talk in detail about the issue, as the government has yet to…
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Trump backs S. Korea’s food aid for N. Korea: Cheong Wa Dae
U.S. President Donald Trump expressed support Tuesday for South Korea’s possible humanitarian food assistance for North Korea in phone talks with President Moon Jae-in, Cheong Wa Dae said. During the 35-minute conversation, Moon briefed Trump on his government’s position on North Korea’s launch of “short-range projectiles,” including a tactical guided…
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BRI fuels yuan’s internationalization
The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has fueled the yuan’s internationalization, particularly in the past two to three years as work on related projects accelerated. In Southeast Asia where economic relations with China are closer than in other countries and regions the yuan usage is getting popular, one expert told…
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Belt and Road provides diverse products to the world
Fine products from China have entered households of countries along the Belt and Road, as the initiative has connected these countries with China through various projects, an Australian volunteer has found. Tim, an Australian, who worked as a volunteer in Hangzhou, interviewed foreign students from the Silk Road Research Institute…
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Xi vows open, inclusive and transparent BRI
Chinese President Xi Jinping on April 26 pledged transparency and zero-tolerance of corruption for the implementation of the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), a commitment hailed by the international society as further boosting confidence in cooperation. In his speech at the opening of the Second Belt and Road Forum…
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East Asia
Digital economy a new impetus for Belt and Road construction
As more and more Belt and Road countries are laying importance on the construction of the digital Silk Road, the digital economy has already become a new impetus for the development of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). “Digital Silk Road” remained a buzz word at the first Belt…
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Horticultural expo to boost green living
A grand international horticultural exhibition, scheduled to kick off on Monday, April 29, is widely seen as the best way to demonstrate China’s achievements and commitment to global ecological construction. President Xi Jinping attended the opening ceremony on Sunday evening, calling for the pursuit of harmony between man and nature.…
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Beijing’s first 5G-based video call dialed at Beijing Expo 2019
Beijing’s first high-definition video call via 5G network was made yesterday in the media center of the 2019 International Horticultural Exhibition, or Beijing Expo 2019, Beijing Daily reported on April 28. The video call, lasting 7 minutes, was made using a Huawei Mate 20 X, a foldable 5G smartphone, and…
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