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East Asia
China issues 17.46 million flight bans on individuals with bad credit
China has made great progress in building a national social credit system in recent years, having handled millions of cases and issued millions of travel bans on people with bad social credit, official statistics showed. As of the end of 2018, Chinese courts nationwide had issued verdicts on 12.88 million…
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Ban on tourist in core zone of Mt. Qomolangma an effective measure to protect ecology: environmental authority
The recent ban on tourists entering the core zone of Mt.Qomolangma National Nature Reserve is an effective measure to protect the ecology of the world’s highest mountain, as tourism is expanding fast there, said Liu Youbin, spokesperson of China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment on Feb. 28. The ban has…
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East Asia
829 million Chinese have internet access, double the population of the US
The number of Chinese internet users hits 829 million at the end of 2018, more than double the population of the US. According to the report published by the China Internet Network Information Center, 817 million Chinese use smartphones to surf the internet, accounting for 98.6 percent of the total…
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N.K. leader not mentioned among deputies newly elected to parliament
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un was not included in a list of deputies newly elected to the communist state’s rubber-stamp parliament, state media reports showed Tuesday, sparking speculation about what the unprecedented move means. Kim’s name was not mentioned when the Korean Central Broadcasting Station, a state radio network, called…
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S. Korea’s jobless rate rises to 4.7 pct in February
South Korea’s jobless rate rose to 4.7 percent in February despite the increased pace of hiring, government data showed Wednesday, in the latest sign of an economic slowdown in Asia’s fourth-largest economy. The unemployment rate marked the highest level for any February since 2017, when the corresponding figure stood at…
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Mayor unveils plan to transform Seoul into ‘smart’ city
The Seoul Metropolitan Government said Wednesday it will install 50,000 Internet of Things (IoT) smart sensors throughout the capital city by 2022 to collect information on fine dust, traffic and other things related to citizens’ lives. The Seoul government will also introduce chatbots to its 120 Dasan Call Center service,…
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East Asia
S. Korea: Parliament passes bills to fight fine dust
South Korea’s parliament passed eight bills intended to better fight fine dust Wednesday as the country is struggling with its worst-ever particle air pollution. The legislation includes a revision to the disaster and safety management law to include a high density of particulate matter as a “social disaster.” Such a…
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East Asia
Greater Bay Area to drive economy of China, even world
For the first time in history, the economy of Shenzhen surpassed that of Hong Kong, with Shenzhen’s 2018 GDP growth rising 7.6 percent to 2.42 trillion yuan ($362.2 billion) compared with Hong Kong’s HK$2.845 trillion, equivalent to 2.4 trillion yuan based on the annual average exchange rate given by Hong…
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East Asia
China rolls out new incentives to boost auto market
China is making a series of new incentives to stimulate the domestic auto market. Auto sales account for over a quarter of China’s total sales of consumer goods above designated size, playing a vital role in promoting consumption and enhancing the domestic market for China. Recently, 10 government departments…
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East Asia
China develops conceptual model of double-decker high-speed train
The Chinese Academy of Sciences has developed a conceptual model for future Chinese double-decker high-speed trains, which could be able to run at speeds as high as 350 kilometers per hour (kph), official WeChat account of Science and Technology Daily reported on Feb.19. The conceptual model of future double-decker…
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