All posts tagged "China"

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    Opening of N. Korea-China bridge ‘indefinitely’ delayed

    BEIJING (Yonhap) — The opening of a major new bridge between North Korea and China has been “indefinitely” postponed, Chinese state media reported Friday, amid Beijing’s frosty attitude toward its troublesome neighbor Pyongyang. The report by the...

    • Posted October 31, 2014
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    [TIME] Allegations of mass SAT cheating delay test scores in China and S. Korea

     All students living in China and South Korea who took the SAT on Oct. 11 will have their test scores delayed and reviewed because of allegations of widespread cheating, officials from the College Board and its global...

    • Posted October 30, 2014
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  • (NEWSis)
    Huh? Korea imports more kimchi than they make

    Korean kimchi industry is on shaky ground as imports from China eclipse local production The Korean kimchi industry is on shaky ground as kimchi imports from China — 200,000 tons per year — eclipse local production, Yonhap...

    • Posted October 27, 2014
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  • Michelle Wie reacts after sinking a birdie putt on the 18th hole during the final round of the KEB Hana Bank Championship golf tournament at Sky72 Golf Club in Incheon, South Korea, Sunday, Oct. 19, 2014.(AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
    Heavy rain suspends play at Blue Bay LPGA

    HAINAN ISLAND, China (AP) — Heavy rain washed out play Friday in the Blue Bay LPGA, forcing tour officials to cut the inaugural tournament from 72 to 54 holes. Jessica Korda topped the leaderboard after the first...

    • Posted October 24, 2014
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    LA mayor to visit Asia on trade mission in November

    Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti will travel to South Korea, as well as China and Japan, on a trade mission in November. According to the Mayor’s Office Monday, Garcetti will prepare for the trip by meeting with...

    • Posted October 21, 2014
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  • People gather a day before the 20th anniversary of former North Korean leader Kim Il-sung's death in Pyongyang. (Yonhap)
    North Korea delivers human rights report via Chinese media

    BEIJING (Yonhap) — North Korea on Thursday launched a rare public blitz about its human rights by publishing a lengthy report in online editions of China’s state-run media, in an apparent effort to counter the U.N. move...

    • Posted October 16, 2014
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  • Delegation of South Korea, center, China, and Japan, left, attend the 9th Trilateral Senior Foreign Affairs Official's Consultation  in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2014. Senior diplomats from South Korea, China and Japan held a three-way meeting in Seoul later Thursday to discuss ways to promote cooperation in Northeast Asia.(AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
    China general says ‘half or one-third’ of forces enough to defeat Japan

    BEIJING (Yonhap) — A Chinese general has criticized Japan of “striding on the path of remilitarization” by passing a slew of security bills to reinterpret its pacifist constitution, saying only “half or one-third” of Chinese forces are...

    • Posted September 16, 2014
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