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East Asia
Introducing Lisa Witter
Former Magazine N editor and communications manager of the Asia Journalist Association, Lisa Witter, began working at the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games last July as a project director of the NOC/NPC Services communications team. Before receiving an offer from the Tokyo 2020 Organising…
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Turkey lira crisis
On August 13, ‘Turkish Lira’ and ‘Turkey’ were ranked as number one and two respectively in the real-time query of the leading portal in Korea, Naver. Two questions are to be asked in this situation. The first one is why did the Turkish Lira suddenly collapse? The other question is…
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East Asia
Arkansas official calls on China, US to double cherish bilateral cooperation
The trade frictions with China initiated by the US administration will hurt other countries, and ultimately lead to a vicious tariff barrier that undermines global trading system, an official with Arkansas state in southern US warned, calling on both sides to double cherish the hard-won cooperation and properly handle the…
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Shanghai rolls out policy package to facilitate trade with ‘Belt and Road’ countries
Shanghai, China’s largest port of entry under the free trade agreement (FTA), has simplified the cargo clearance process for imports from the Belt and Road countries, and explored ways to serve origins of emerging industries, so as to gradually lower the trade costs of the Belt and Road countries on…
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China’s foreign trade structure further optimized in first seven months
China’s imports and exports went up 8.6 percent year-on-year to 16.72 trillion yuan ($2.45 trillion) in the first seven months of this year, the official with Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) announced Tuesday quoting customs data. Exports grew 5 percent over the same period of last year to 8.89 trillion yuan…
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US arbitrary practices violate international rules: Kazakh expert
The US capricious violation of various reasonable international rules just to “make America great again” would probably bring devastating results to the world economy and that of the US as well, Kazakh expert of international affairs Ruslan Izimov warned. He sent the warning as the US government’s recent stubborn decision…
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Commentary: China’s central SOEs step into high-quality development
China’s central state-owned enterprises (SOEs) are stepping into high-quality development with sustained and fast growth as they secure great performance in revenue and profit. In the first half year, the Chinese central SOEs registered total revenues of 13.7 trillion yuan ($1.99 trillion) and profit of 887.79 billion yuan, up 10.1…
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Koreans concerned over Monsanto’s Roundup weed killer
A growing number of farmers and consumers here are concerned about the health risks of Monsanto’s Roundup weed killer, following a California jury’s recent verdict over the cancer-causing glyphosate-based herbicide, according to civic groups Monday. With the wide use of the controversial herbicide at local farms, people have begun urging…
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South Korea submits letter on banned North Korean coal shipments to UNSC
South Korea has submitted to the U.N. Security Council (UNSC) a letter detailing the results of its recent probe into illegal shipments of North Korean coal, a diplomatic source said Monday. Last Friday, Seoul’s customs office said that three South Korean firms brought in 35,038 tons of North Korean coal…
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Can Trump and Kim Work It Out Despite Past Failures?
It was a riveting moment. Two enemies talking for a change. The Singapore summit between US President Donald Trump and Chairman Kim Jong Un of North Korea raised the prospect not only of a Korean Peninsula free of nuclear weapons but also of a strategic realignment in Northeast Asia. In…
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