All posts tagged "China"

  • North Korean leader Kim Jong-un presides over a meeting of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the ruling Workers’ Party of Korea in Pyongyang Tuesday. / Yonhap
    China sent no delegation to birthday event of Kim Jong-il

    BEIJING (Yonhap) — China sent no delegation to the birthday event of North Korea’s late leader, Kim Jong-il, China’s foreign ministry said Tuesday. North Korea commemorated the birthday of Kim, father of current leader Kim Jong-un, on...

    • Posted February 17, 2015
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    China urges Japan to honor apology over WWII aggression

    BEIJING (Yonhap) — China on Friday called for Japan to honor its past apology over wartime aggression, saying Tokyo could not genuinely warm ties with its neighbors unless it faces up to history “with honesty.” China’s foreign...

    • Posted February 13, 2015
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  • The border between China, Russia and North Korea (Courtesy of Google Maps)
    China province to develop tourism at border with N. Korea, Russia

    BEIJING (Yonhap) — A northeastern Chinese province bordering both North Korea and Russia has been pushing to build what it calls an international tourism destination in one of its border towns, China’s state media reported Friday, citing...

    • Posted February 13, 2015
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    China’s Great Wall against women

    According to Article 33 of the Chinese Constitution, every citizen of people should be treated equally. Even more specifically in Article 48, it states that women should enjoy equality right in the economy, politics, education, etc. But,...

    • Posted February 9, 2015
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  • South Korean President Park Geun-hye, right, shakes hands with Chinese Defense Minister Chang Wanquan during a meeting at the presidential house in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015. Chang arrived in Seoul on Tuesday for talks with South Korean officials on North Korea's nuclear program and ways to boost bilateral military ties. (AP Photo/Yonhap, Lee Jung-hoon)
    S. Korean president calls for Chinese cooperation for unification of two Koreas

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — South Korean President Park Geun-hye called Wednesday for Chinese cooperation in laying the groundwork for unification between the two Koreas as she met with the Chinese defense chief. The Korean Peninsula was divided into...

    • Posted February 6, 2015
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  • An advertisement of Samsung Electronics' micro SD cards is seen at a Samsung Electronics shop in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Jan. 29, 2015. Samsung Electronics Co. said lost the battle of the big phones last quarter as Apple's copycat large iPhone lured buyers in the crucial Chinese market. The South Korean company said Thursday its profit sank last quarter, with an improvement in its semiconductor business insufficient to mask its mobile problems. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
    Samsung slumps to No. 3 in Chinese smartphone market

    SEOUL, Feb. 2 (Yonhap) — South Korea’s top tech giant Samsung Electronics Co., was relegated to No. 3 in smartphone market share in China in the fourth quarter of 2014, outperformed by U.S. rival Apple Inc., and...

    • Posted February 2, 2015
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  • A screenshot from the North's Korean Central TV Broadcasting Station on Nov. 28, 2013 shows cellphones being offered within the North Korean borders. (Yonhap)
    N. Korea’s smartphone imports from China hit record

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — North Korea’s smartphone imports from China surged to a record high last year, a sign of a growing number of people there being connected to the net, according to data released Friday. North Korea...

    • Posted January 30, 2015
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