40% of Koreans are endangered by alcohol
A new study warns Koreans of excessive drinking, as the study claims that 4 out of 10 South Korean are endangered by small amounts of alcohol. Kang Bo Song, Emergency medicine professor in Han Yang Gori University hospital, said that 40% of East Asians including Korean, Chinese and Japanese, suffer from face-redness, nausea, and headaches […]
Alibaba buys newspaper to ‘improve China’s image’
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba has confirmed that it’s agreed to buy Hong Kong English-language newspaper “South China Morning Post”, similar to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’s $250 million buyout of The Washington Post. The deal is worth just over HK$2 billion, or about $266 million, and includes other SCMP Group properties like the Hong Kong editions […]
82% South Koreans in favor of reunification
Eight out of 10 South Koreans believe unification with the North is necessary, a survey shows. The National Unification Advisory Council surveyed 1,000 adults last month and 82 percent said unification is necessary while 15.2 percent said it is not. The perception that the divided peninsula needs to be unified has grown from 71.8 percent […]
China turning hostile toward North Korean defectors
The Chinese government regards North Korean defectors as illegal immigrants, and said on Thursday that they should be forcibly repatriated. Its hostile approach came despite the United Nations’ growing criticism of Beijing’s forced repatriation of asylum seekers from the Kim Jong-un regime; and possibly reflects an improvement in relations between China and North Korea. “We […]
China Drafting Line to Bind Square Dance
Few of social activities do not under government supervision and norms, and soon that will include square dancing. Ever-growing numbers of enthusiastic dancers usually called “Dama”, meaning elderly women. They have always gathered on the street corners of China’s cities, therefore lead to dissatisfaction that the elderly participants blast their music until late night, disturbing […]
Chinese Consumer Confidence is Restoring
China Consumer Sentiment Indicator increased 2.4 per cent in March to 114.7, from a reading of 112 in February according to a monthly survey by Westpac MNI in Australia. Consumer Sentiment Indicator is a “tentative sign” that consumers have registered easing measures undertaken by the People’s Bank of China, which appears to have outweighed any […]
China’s Manufacturing Continued to Shrink
Manufacturing in China contracted to the lowest points during last 11-month, according to research of influential index by HSBC, a Chinese well-known financial institutions. It was worse than expected HSBC said. The preliminary reading of March was 49.2, against 50.7 in February, and versus expectations of 50.5. Any score less than 50 indicate contraction. […]
China Adhere to Reduce Forests Logging
A government plan has been issued by the State Council of China’s cabinet say China will reduce logging on both natural and planted forests in the next 20 years. Depending on government’s guideline, China will reduce commercial harvesting by 20 percent and eliminate logging on state-owned natural forests by 2020. Amid the many environmental concerns […]
Dongguan Strike Highlights China’s Welfare Worries
Millions of migrant workers provided the muscle behind China’s export-driven economic rise. However, China’s labor relations are becoming more and more nervous, reported by “info.texnet.com.cn” a Chinese online media. At least 5,000 went on strike according to labour rights groups on March 13 at the beginning, but the situation is getting worse now. Strike action […]
Remains of 68 Chinese People’s Volunteers Killed in Korean War Return
China held a ceremony to bury 68 soldiers killed in the 1950-1953 Korean War on March 21 in city of Shenyang, whose were returned by the Republic of Korea, said Xinhua. 68 soldiers were covered by the national flag, the caskets were carried into a martyrs’ park which located in the capital city of Shenyang […]
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