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East Asia
‘Ssireum’ listed as UNESCO intangible cultural heritage
“Ssireum,” Korean traditional wrestling, successfully made its way onto the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage list, Monday, through the first-ever joint bid by North and South Korea. The Cultural Heritage Administration (CHA) announced that the two Koreas’ bid to inscribe ssireum on the list was accepted during the 13th session of…
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East Asia
What is the prime power behind China’s development?
Not long ago, I met a young man named Jili Amu at Amador Convention Center in Panama. He is a Yi nationality, one of the China’s ethnic minorities, in Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China’s Sichuan province. Jili was sent on recommendation to a graduate program after receiving his bachelor’s…
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East Asia
Inclusiveness, diversity lead to better world
“We live on the same planet. It is home to more than 200 countries and regions, 2,500-plus ethnic groups and over 7 billion people. Trying to erase their differences will not work,” said Chinese President Xi Jinping at the 2018 APEC CEO Summit. At the event, he also proposed to…
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East Asia
Xi’s books on poverty alleviation released in Argentina
The Spanish versions of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s books “UP and Out of Poverty” and essay collection “Zhijiang Xin Yu” were released in Argentina on Nov. 20 local time. About 150 Chinese and Argentine guests gathered at the Palace of the Argentine National Congress for the debut ceremony and a…
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East Asia
To jointly create a golden age of China-Philippines relations
As neighbors separated by only a strip of water, China and the Philippines enjoy a long history of traditional friendship. With the wise decisions and under the correct leadership of the two countries, China and the Philippines have realized a comprehensive turnaround in bilateral relations, and have continuously consolidated, deepened,…
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China, Philippines jointly draw new blue print for friendly cooperation
The Philippines and China have kept close friendly relationship, Joseph Estrada, former President of the Philippines and current mayor of Manila City, told People’s Daily in an interview, noting that Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to the Philippines will further deepen the pragmatic cooperation between the two countries in various…
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Xi’s visit to lift China-Philippines ties: Duterte
Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to the Philippines is expected to bring China-Philippines relations “a knot higher” and comprehensively deepen bilateral cooperation in each field, said Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte. The Philippine President made the remarks during a recent joint interview with Chinese media in the Philippines. Duterte said that China-Philippines…
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East Asia
“80% of young North Koreans not loyal to Kim Jong-un”
Eighty percent of young North Koreans have no loyalty to the country’s leader, according to a Japanese newspaper. “Inside the North (North Korea), people, and especially the young generation, are indifferent to each other, politics and their leaders, and there is no sense of loyalty,” a Japanese newspaper quoted a…
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Prostrating monks call for truth in Myanmar worker’s death
Several Korean monks displayed a rare religious practice on Monday to demand the government investigate the death of a Myanmar migrant worker two months ago. The pro-immigration activists performed the three-steps-and-one-prostration-bow practice, starting from Jogyesa in Jongno-gu, Seoul ― the headquarters of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism. Each monk…
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East Asia
Good reason for China’s rising popularity in South Pacific
Chinese President Xi Jinping met with leaders of eight Pacific island countries and officials in the Papua New Guinea (PNG) capital on Friday and all agreed to elevate their relations to a comprehensive strategic partnership based on mutual respect and common development. On Friday, Xi also attended the hand-over ceremony…
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