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East Asia
Mobile platform enables online consultation among China’s political advisors
China’s political advisors can make advices and join discussions in real time via a mobile platform during this year’s gathering of the top political advisory body, a spokesperson told the press conference last Saturday. It provides an innovative method for political advisors to discuss on state affairs, added Guo Weimin,…
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China to launch lunar probe Chang’e-5 in 2019, Mars probe in 2020: CPPCC member
China will launch the Chang’e-5 lunar probe at the end of 2019 to complete the collection and return of samples, said Wu Weiren, member of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC). Wu made the remarks in an interview ahead of the opening of the second…
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China pledges support for rise of new transport industries
New modes of transport like ride-hailing services and shared bicycles, which are rising in China, will receive more support and be better regulated, Minister of Transport Li Xiaopeng told a recent press conference. The number of daily average trips made by users of online ride-hailing services and shared bikes has…
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China moves to stabilize employment via entrepreneurship
Chinese provinces, municipalities, and autonomous regions have rolled out a package of measures to stabilize employment, which was prioritized as the main task in their recently-released government work reports. Entrepreneurship has created more jobs in recent years. In 2018, the fifth year China implemented its business system reform, the country…
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Beijing to launch survey into ‘love birds’ as city improves environment
The Beijing Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Center is to launch a survey this month on Mandarin ducks (Aix Galericulata) for the first time to find out how they adapt to urban life, according to the Beijing Municipal Forestry and Parks Bureau. March 3 is World Wildlife Day. To mark…
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Kindergartens in South Korea
Kindergartens in South Korea are for children around the ages of 3-6 before they enter elementary school. There are three kinds of them: national kindergartens managed by the government, public kindergartens managed by the local government, and the private ones run by the civil sector. According to data, in…
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Pre-school Education in North Korea
Similar to South Koreans, parents in North Korea are dependent on pre-school institutions such as kindergartens for their children. North Korean men usually go to work that is given to them by the regime. They have to work every single day to make money, approximately 3,500~5000 won per month plus…
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S. Korea striving to launch world’s first 5G smartphone service
Samsung Electronics Co.’s Galaxy S10 5G model is expected to be available in early April as the tech giant and South Korea’s mobile carriers are beefing up efforts to launch the world’s first 5G smartphone service, industry sources said Tuesday. South Korea had initially set a goal of beginning the…
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FAO to open S. Korean office in May
South Korea’s government said Tuesday the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) decided to open an office in the country in May. Agriculture Minister Lee Gae-ho met Jose Graziano da Silva, the head of FAO, during his three-day visit to Italy and signed the agreement to open the South Korean…
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Young S. Koreans indifferent to N.K. despite summits, missiles
For Kim Na-yeon, a 26-year-old college student, North Korea’s nuclear weapons program is a timeworn issue that has dragged on for as long as she has been alive, and that she has little interest in. That’s why, when the second summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader…
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