All posts tagged "China"

  • K-pop fans can be found all over the world thanks to Hallyu (Yonhap)
    S. Korea to hold ‘hallyu’ expo in China

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — South Korea will hold an exposition in China to further promote the popularity of its culture there, riding on the recent successes of Korean TV shows in the world’s second-largest economy, the Ministry of...

    • Posted August 25, 2015
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  • South Korean President Park Geun-hye, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping wave during a welcoming ceremony outside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing Thursday, June 27, 2013. (AP Photo/Wang Zhao, Pool)
    President Park to attend China’s celebrations of 70th anniversary of end of WWII

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — President Park Geun-hye will make a three-day visit to China next month to attend its celebrations of the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II, a senior official said Thursday, in the...

    • Posted August 20, 2015
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  • Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe delivers a statement to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II during a press conference at his official residence in Tokyo Friday, Aug. 14, 2015. Abe has expressed "profound grief" for all who perished in World War II in a statement marking the 70th anniversary of the country's surrender. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
    China’s state media takes snipe at Abe’s ‘watered-down’ apology

    BEIJING (Yonhap) — China’s state-run news agency Friday criticized Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe for issuing a “watered-down” apology in his speech marking the 70th anniversary of the country’s surrender in World War II. In a commentary,...

    • Posted August 14, 2015
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  • Damaged cars stand in China's northeast port city of Tianjin on Aug. 12, 2015 after suffering a series of huge explosions. While the exact cause of the explosions was not immediately known, South Korea's top carmaker Hyundai Motor is estimated to have lost 160 billion won (US$136 million) from the incident, which will be covered by its insurance. (Yonhap)
    Hyundai’s damage from Chinese explosion estimated at $136 million

    SEOUL, Aug. 14 (Yonhap) — South Korea’s top carmaker Hyundai Motor is estimated to have lost 160 billion won (US$136 million) from huge explosions in China’s northeast port city of Tianjin, industry watchers said Friday. China Central...

    • Posted August 14, 2015
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  • FILE - In this June 16, 2015, file photo, laborers work on a smoggy day in Beijing. A new study shows that air pollution is killing about 4,000 people in China a day, accounting for 1 in 6 premature deaths in the world’s most populous country. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)
    Air pollution killing 4,000 in China a day, US study finds

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Air pollution is killing about 4,000 people in China a day, accounting for 1 in 6 premature deaths in the world’s most populous country, a new study finds. Physicists at the University of California,...

    • Posted August 13, 2015
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  • A worker stands on a crane near the site of an explosion in northeastern China's Tianjin municipality, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2015. Chinese state media reported huge explosions at the Tianjin port late Wednesday. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
    17 dead, about 400 injured in warehouse blast in Tianjin

    BEIJING, Aug. 13 (Yonhap) — Huge explosions have ripped through an industrial area in China’s northeast port city of Tianjin, killing 17 people and injuring more than 400, state-run media reported Thursday. China Central Television (CCTV) said...

    • Posted August 12, 2015
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    China, Russia to conduct joint military drills in East Sea

    BEIJING, July 31 (Yonhap) — China and Russia will launch joint military drills next month in the East Sea, the water between the Korean Peninsula and Japan, China’s defense ministry said Friday. The joint drills, set for...

    • Posted July 31, 2015
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