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Obama photoshop published by South Korean news agency
Park Geun-hye shook hands with UN secretary-general Ban Ki-moon.(Photo:Agencies) It seems to be what a South Korean news agency has done with an image of the President of South Korea meeting with the President of the United States that was published this week. Yonhap News published a photo claiming to show the pair's meeting at the White House, which actually happened, with the caption: ...
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Indian bus plunges into river kills 38
Rescuers haul up a bus that plunged into the Beas River near Kullu, India, Wednesday, May 8, 2013.(Photo:Agencies) An official says a crowded bus plunged into a river and killed at least 38 people in a mountainous region in northern India on Wednesday. Sharab Negi, a district administrator, says 23 injured people, two of them in serious condition, have been rescued and taken to hospital. The ...
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U.S. envoy on DPRK to visit ROK China Japan
The Obama administration is sending its special representative on Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) policy to the Republic of Korea (ROK), China and Japan next week, the State Department said Thursday. In his one-week visit to the three Asian countries starting Sunday, Glyn Davies will meet with senior government officials including his counterparts in the three governments, the ...
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Philippine Coast Guard admits killing Taiwanese fisherman
The Philippine Coast Guard on Friday admitted responsibility for the death of a Taiwanese fisherman the day before, but said its personnel acted in self-defense when the foreign fishing vessel attempted to ram one of its ships. A report by Radio Station DZMM said PCG commandant Admiral Rodolfo Isorena has ordered a thorough investigation of the incident in which Taiwanese fisherman as Hung ...
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China welcomes Canadian courts rule on Chinese fugitive
China on Friday welcomed the Canadian Federal Court's decision to uphold the deportation of Lai Changxing, one of China's most wanted fugitives.Foreign Ministry spokesman Ma Zhaoxu made the remark in a statement posted on the ministry's website.Ma said Lai is the prime suspect in a smuggling case in the city of Xiamen and has been sought by law enforcement for several ...
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China to make joint effort with Vietnam to advance bilateral relations FM
Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi (2nd R) meets with Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Gia Khiem (2nd L) in Bali, Indonesia, July 21, 2011. (Xinhua/Chen Duo)Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi said in Bali Thursday that China hopes to make joint effort with Vietnam to advance the bilateral relations on the right track. China and Vietnam have established a ...
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China releases two more captive-bred giant pandas into the wild
Researchers at a giant panda breeding base in southwest China's Sichuan Province released two pregnant giant pandas into a semi-wild environment near the base on Thursday, as part of the base's efforts to help more captive-bred pandas adapt to the wild.The pandas, nicknamed "Ying Ying" and "Su Lin," were the second and third captive-bred pregnant pandas to be ...
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China seeks shared development pragmatic cooperation with ASEAN FM
China strives for shared development and pragmatic cooperation with ASEAN countries to promote peace, stability and prosperity in East Asia, said Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi at the ASEAN Plus China Foreign Ministers' Meeting held in Bali, Indonesia Thursday.Yang said this year marks the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the China-ASEAN dialogue relationship and in the past ...
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China to use part of land sale revenues to boost education
China said on Tuesday that local governments should use 10 percent of their funds raised through land transfer fees to boost education spending.The Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Education said in a joint circular that local governments ranging from the provincial level to the county level must implement the new rule starting from Jan. 1.The money will be used to improve rural schools and ...
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China Focus Students speech against education system causes sensation
NANJING, April 15 (Xinhua) -- After making an impassioned speech attacking China's exam-oriented education system, a teenager from east China's Jiangsu province has found himself in the national spotlight.The speech, which has fuelled debate across the country last week, took place on April 9, when students and teachers at Qidong city's Huilong High School had gathered for a ...
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Fishermen mark open season of Songhua River in NE China
Performers and fishermen attend a festival to celebrate the open season of the Songhua River in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, April 15, 2012. As the open season of the Songhua River starts, some fishermen wore traditional clothes and joined in the celebrations in Harbin. The traditional celebrations of the open season date back to more than 1000 years ago. ...
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Strong thunderstorm hits central China province
CHANGSHA, April 15 (Xinhua) -- A strong thunderstorm hit central China's Hunan Province on Sunday morning, grounding dozens of flights at the Huanghua International Airport in the provincial capital of Changsha.The provincial meteorological bureau issued an "orange" rainstorm alert Sunday morning, warning that cities of Changsha, Zhuzhou and Changde would see precipitation up to ...
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Chinas Communist Party requires officials to be loyal clean
The Communist Party of China (CPC) needs "loyal" and "clean" Party officials to serve at leading posts in prefecture-level cities in order to ensure good governance through the training of high-calibre leaders, according to a CPC order.Loyalty to the Party, capability to promote social harmony and abundant working experience at grass-roots communities should be the qualities ...
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Storms hit Western Australias southwest
Wind gusts have torn roofing from houses, uprooted trees, and brought down power-lines as storms hit the southwest region of Western Australia (WA) overnight, local media reported on Thursday.The southwest town of Waroona in WA has been the worst hit with at least two houses losing large parts of their roofs and downed power-lines causing power cuts, the Australian Associated Press (AAP) ...
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Chinas top political advisor starts official good-will visit to New Zealand
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand, April 15 (Xinhua) -- China's top political advisor Jia Qinglin arrived in Christchurch of southern New Zealand Sunday morning for a 4-day official good-will visit, at the invitation of the government of New Zealand.This year marks the 40th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and New Zealand. The bilateral relations achieved ...
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Surging China demand buoys US pork
US pork exports will jump 23 percent or more this year because of surging demand and prices in China, the world's top consumer, according to Brett Stuart, the co-founder of farm-industry researcher Global AgriTrends. "The tinder is set," Stuart said during a conference call organized by AgStar Financial Services Inc, an industry lender in Mankato, Minnesota. "All we need is a ...
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Chinas CPI growth may fall to 4 pct by year end bank report
China's consumer prices will likely fall in the second half of the year, trimming growth of the consumer price index (CPI) to 4 percent by the year's end, the Bank of Communications said in a report Thursday. The bank forecast the rise of CPI, the main gauge of inflation, would be controlled at around 5.2 percent from a year earlier this year. The report attributed the weakening ...
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U.S. not concerned about Chinas influence in L.America White House official
CARTAGENA, Colombia, April 14 (Xinhua) -- The United States is not concerned about China's growing influence in Latin America, a senior White House official said here Saturday."We're not concerned at all," Ben Rhodes, deputy national security advisor for strategic communications, said at a press briefing on the sidelines of the sixth Summit of the Americas."In fact, if ...
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Heavy rainfalls to persist in south China
BEIJING, April 15 (Xinhua) -- The National Meteorological Center said Sunday that heavy rainfalls will hammer south China over the next three days.Regions south of the Yangtze River and south China will experience heavy rains from Sunday to Tuesday, with some areas seeing rainstorms, the center said in a statement on its website.Meanwhile, a cold front will hit Inner Mongolia autonomous region ...
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China bullish about Canton Fair
China is "prudently optimistic" about the result of this week's 111th Session of the China Import and Export Fair, or the Canton Fair, the Ministry of Commerce said on Saturday, a forecast that augers well for increased foreign trade."We have a prudently optimistic expectation about the export deals during this Canton Fair. We estimate that the value of orders placed by ...
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Four Japanese tourists seriously injured in Australia crash
Four tourists were seriously injured early on Thursday in a crash involving a minibus and a truck in Bundaberg, 220 miles north of Brisbane in Australia's Queensland, the Department of Community said.About 10 tourists, believed to be from Japan, were on the minibus when the crash happened, the Department of Community said."Four were taken to Bundaberg Hospital with serious head and ...
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Six remain trapped in colliery flooding in central China
Rescuers prepare to conduct rescue mission after a coal mine was flooded in Shilong district of Pingdingshan city, central China's Henan province, April 15, 2012. At least five people were killed in the colliery flooding accident which occurred Saturday afternoon, local authorities said. The total number of workers underground is unknown.(Xinhua/Zhu ...
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China allocates 27 bln yuan from land sales for water conservation
BEIJING, April 14 (Xinhua) -- China used 27 billion yuan (4.29 billion U.S. dollars) from land sales to build farmland water conservation projects in 2011, the Ministry of Water Resources said Saturday.Local authorities must set aside 10 percent of their revenues accrued from land sales for farmland water conservation projects, according to the central government's No. 1 document issued at ...
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China to work with U.S. other parties on Syria foreign minister
BEIJING, April 14 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi said Friday that China is willing to cooperate closely with the relevant parties including the United States for an early political solution to the crisis in Syria.In a telephone conversation with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Yang said China is willing to work with the international community and will continue to ...
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China targets irregular staff recruitment arbitrary charges
BEIJING, April 14 (Xinhua) -- China has vowed greater efforts to redress malpractice in staff recruitment by government entities and arbitrary charges imposed upon the supply chain by retail giants.Ma Wen, supervision minister and head of the Office of Redressing Malpractices under the State Council, or the cabinet, made the remarks while announcing major tasks for rectifying irregularities ...
North Korea Digest
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North Korea's navy integral to sea border security
The North Korean Navy is an integral part of the country’s armed forces and the 46,000 men and woman that man it are the part of the defense force most often in international and North Korean news media.
The North Korean Navy is part of the Korean People’s Army Naval Force and makes up the country’s maritime defense capability. Because the navy is primarily concerned with defense, it operates as a ‘green water’ rather than a ‘blue water’ navy, which means it is capable of carrying out missions and activities offshore but not at extended ranges such as the Chinese Navy, which is much larger and includes air craft carriers, battle ships and destroyers. Read more
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