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East Asia
20th Jeonju Int. Film Festival to feature 262 films from 52 countries
The annual international film festival hosted by the South Korean heritage city of Jeonju will show 262 films from 52 different countries as it rolls out the red carpet early next month, the event’s organizer said Wednesday. The 20th Jeonju International Film Festival (JIFF) will kick off its 10-day run…
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S. Korea: Growing number of women disagree with traditional gender roles
About 7 out 10 married women disagree with the traditional gender roles of breadwinning husbands and homemaker wives, although a majority of the women acknowledge that mothers are better at raising children, a survey said Thursday. A total of 10,630 married women aged 15 to 49 were polled for the…
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Saudi Arabia, S. Korea elevating innovative economic partnership for sustainable growth
Saudi Arabia wishes to bolster ties with Asia’s fourth-largest economy to expand areas of industrial cooperation, the Middle Eastern country’s economy minister said Thursday, stressing both countries have knowledge and experience that can be shared for mutual and sustainable growth. “We want to elevate the relationship between Saudi Arabia and…
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S. Korea, Indonesia to hold foreign ministerial talks next week
South Korea’s top diplomat, Kang Kyung-wha, plans to visit Jakarta next week for talks with her counterpart on ways to beef up cooperation between the two sides, her ministry said Thursday. During the two-day trip there from Sunday, Kang is scheduled to have a joint committee meeting with Indonesian Foreign…
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Xi’s Monaco visit sets trend
Chinese President Xi Jinping’s state visit to Monaco will set an example of friendly relations between countries of different sizes and lead other small-sized nations to cooperate with China, analysts said. Xi attended an official welcome ceremony in Monaco on March 24 and held talks with Prince Albert II, head…
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Villagers shake off poverty by making replica Terracotta Warriors in Shaanxi
Every year, millions of tourists from home and abroad come to marvel at the Terracotta Warriors, the stone soldiers and horses buried to protect China’s first emperor Qinshihuang of the Qin Dynasty (221 BC-206 BC) in the afterlife. In Lintong county, near Xi’an, capital of Shaanxi Province, a parallel trade…
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East Asia
Xi’s visit to Monaco marking historical moment in bilateral friendship: Monaco minister
Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to Monaco would mark a historical moment in the friendship between the two countries, said Jean Castellini, Minister of Finance and Economy of Monaco, in a recent interview with People’s Daily. He believes Xi’s visit is of vital significance for the further development of bilateral…
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S. Korean envoy meets Senegal’s president, discusses bilateral ties
A South Korean special delegation had a meeting with Senegalese President Macky Sall earlier this week on strengthening cooperation between the two sides, traveling to the West African nation, Seoul’s foreign ministry said Wednesday. President Moon Jae-in sent Rep. Kim Jin-pyo of the ruling Democratic Party and his party colleague…
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S. Korea vows to lead hydrogen technology standards
South Korea’s industry ministry said Wednesday it will take active steps to lead the standardization of technologies in hydrogen power generation in line with the new energy vision the government announced in January. Under the plan, South Korea will make efforts to lead standardization of 15 hydrogen-related technologies by 2030,…
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S. Korea: SK Telecom to offer exclusive game content for 5G service
SK Telecom Co. said Wednesday it will offer a wide range of mixed reality game and media content for its 5G customers to take advantage of its new mobile network set to launch later this week. The nation’s top mobile carrier unveiled four types of mobile plans for 5G smartphone…
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