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East Asia
Korail under fire after yet another accident
Saturday’s derailment of a Seoul-bound KTX train from Gangneung has brought state-owned railroad operator KORAIL under heavy public scrutiny, as it was the 10th accident on Korail tracks in three weeks. The accident, which left 15 injured, came just three days after Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon paid a special visit…
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Top Huawei executive arrested in Canada at US request
The chief financial officer of Chinese tech giant Huawei has been arrested in Canada. Canada’s Department of Justice said Wednesday (local time) that Meng Wanzhou, 46, who is also the deputy chair of the company’s board and the daughter of its founder Ren Zhengfei, was arrested in Vancouver on Dec.…
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Women-only taxi service to roll out by year-end
New taxi services in Seoul tailored to women will roll out by the end of the year. The service is aimed at transporting women safely and tackling the problem of sexual harassment and assault in taxis. Along with the women-only cab service, call taxis will be offered to prevent taxi drivers…
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Spanish Newspaper Pledges to Become Bridge of Spain-China Friendship
Ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s state visit to Spain, his signed article titled “Joining Hands for New Splendor in the New Era” was published on Nov.27 on Spanish newspaper ABC in two full pages. A day before that, People’s Daily reporters paid a visit to the Spanish newspaper to…
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Xi’s visit a promise of intensified China-Spain ties: Spanish ambassador
Chinese President Xi Jinping’s state visit to Spain is an expression of the close relations both sides have and also a promise that these relations will be intensified in the future, Spanish Ambassador to China Rafael Dezcallar said in an interview with People’s Daily before Xi kicked off his trip.…
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Xi’s trip to push China-Spain mutually beneficial cooperation onto new high: Spanish diplomat
Chinese President Xi Jinping’s state visit to Spain will consolidate the foundation for friendly relations between the two countries, open a new prospect for and inject impetus into bilateral ties, and bring mutually beneficial cooperation onto a new level, Spanish Foreign Minister Josep Borrell said in a recent interview with…
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Chinese teachers brings colorful extracurricular life to Panamanian students
More and more Chinese teachers are brining colorful extracurricular life to Panamanian students as the two countries strengthen people-to-people ties. Lai Xuanzhi, a well-known jump rope coach from Huadu Qixing Elementary School in Guangzhou, south China’s Guangdong province, started teaching in Panama in November, bringing speed jump rope to the…
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To create new chapter of China-Portugal relations in the new era
Chinese President Xi Jinping’s upcoming trip to Portugal, the first state visit to the country by a Chinese leader in eight years, and that by President Xi since he took office as Chinese president, will mark a historical moment of China-Portugal ties, and will surely move the China-Portugal comprehensive strategic…
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EDP: Chinese Companies are Long-Term Trustworthy Cooperation Partners
Energias de Portugal (EDP), an integrated generator, supplier and distributor of electricity in Portugal, has regained vitality after choosing China Three Gorges Corporation as a long-term cooperation partner. Parque Eoloco de Bairro wind farm, the power plant co-operated by EDP and China Three Gorges, is capable of now generating a…
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Spanish Sinologist: Chinese is the Most Beautiful Language
Chinese, which is magnificent yet subtle, is the most beautiful language, said Spanish sinologist Alicia Relinque during an interview with People’s Daily in Madrid, Spain on Wednesday. She believes that Chinese literature carries both wisdom and beauty. The female sinologist’s name was mentioned by Chinese President Xi Jinping in his…
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