Archive for August 23rd, 2019
UK and Korea to sign ‘continuity free trade agreement’
The UK and South Korea will formally sign a continuity Free Trade Agreement on Thursday that will allow bilateral trade to continue in the event of a no-deal Brexit on [...]
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NK says it has no interest in talks if military threats continue
North Korea said Thursday it had no interest in dialogue as long as military hostilities continue, mentioning South Korea’s introduction of F-35A stealth fighters. A [...]
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Korea says US, N Korea will restart dialogue ‘soon’
The United States and North Korea are expected to reopen denuclearisation talks soon and they will go well, a senior South Korean official said on Thursday, boosting hopes [...]
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N Korea says US cruise missile test, military moves ‘dangerous,’ still committed to dialogue: KCNA
A North Korean spokesman said on Thursday the United States’ recent mid-range cruise missile test and plans to deploy F-35 jets and offensive military equipment around [...]
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N. Korea dismisses nuclear talks if US ‘hostile military moves’ continue
North Korea said Thursday it has “no interest” in dialogue unless Washington stops “escalating hostile military moves”, as a senior US envoy visited [...]
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US troops in Korea may have had credit card info stolen in hack attack
Thousands of US service members stationed in South Korea may have had their credit cards hacked, the military said this week. Approximately 1 million credit card numbers were [...]
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Banned at home but thriving abroad: China’s social media campaign
More than 78 million Facebook users follow the page of the state-run China Daily, where they are served a diet of largely positiveand government-approvedstories about the [...]
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China accuses Australia of being a ‘condescending master’ in the Pacific
Beijing has condemned Australia for acting like a “condescending master” towards Pacific countries, insulting climate-vulnerable nations and “spreading the [...]
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Will China lead the world in AI by 2030?
The country’s artificial-intelligence research is growing in quality, but the field still plays catch up to the United States in terms of high-impact papers, people and [...]
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Don’t ‘mess up Macau’: gambling hub set to choose Beijing-backed leader
The Chinese territory of Macau is set to elect as leader the only candidate for which it is allowed to vote: a Beijing-backed former legislator who is expected to cement [...]
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‘I am the Chosen One’: Trump defends China trade war
US President Donald Trump proclaimed himself “the Chosen One” Wednesday as he defended his trade war against China, indicating that it was his destiny to take on [...]
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Scores missing after SW China hit by mudslides
people have died and 35 are still missing after a series of mudslides in an autonomous region of China’s southwestern Sichuan province, local authorities said Thursday. [...]
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Russia, China seek Security Council meeting after US missile test
Moscow and Beijing warn of ‘threats to international peace and security’ after latest US test of new cruise missile. Russia and China have asked the United [...]
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Yes, Donald Trump really believes he is ‘the chosen one’
In the midst of answering a question about the ongoing trade war with China on Wednesday, President Donald Trump turned from reporters, looked to heavens and proclaimed, [...]
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China urges foreign media to ‘help right public opinion wrongs’ on HK protests
Beijing has called on foreign media in China for “impartial” and “objective” reporting on the Hong Kong protests, sending letters to dozens of [...]
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