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Moon sends special envoy to China

[2017-05-16 08:14]

SEOUL - ROK President Moon Jae-in has picked special envoys to be dispatched to China, the United States, Russia, Japan and the European Union, senior presidential press secretary Yoon Young-chan said on Monday.

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[2017-05-16 08:14]

US lawmakers ask Trump to turn over any Comey tapes

[2017-05-16 08:14]

WASHINGTON - US lawmakers on Sunday called on President Donald Trump to turn over any tapes of conversations with fired FBI chief James Comey, potentially setting up a showdown with the White House as Democrats considered a boycott of the vote on Comey's replacement.

Big demand from China boosts Aussie beef industry

[2017-05-12 07:26]

CANBERRA - Soaring demand for cattle from China is likely to bolster the Australian beef industry, analysts said.

Prehistoric ammonite's 'death drag' uncovered

[2017-05-12 07:26]

LONDON - A team of scientists from the United Kingdom, Germany and Spain has uncovered the "death drag" of a squid-like creature, made about 150 million years ago.

Chinese rush to invest and live in Ireland

[2017-05-12 07:26]

Chinese nationals were behind a 500 percent increase in the number of applications to the Irish immigrant investor scheme in 2016, according to the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service.

New ROK leader plans to reorganize presidential office

[2017-05-12 07:26]

SEOUL - New President of the Republic of Korea Moon Jae-in on Thursday appointed senior presidential secretaries on his second day in office. Moon also wants to reorganize the presidential office, and the plan will be announced during an emergency cabinet meeting, his chief of staff, Im Jong-seok, told reporters.

Trump's dismissal of FBI director sparks firestorm

[2017-05-12 07:26]

WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump's dismissal of James Comey from the post of FBI director has sparked a media firestorm and much disagreement.

Wall collapse kills 26 at wedding

[2017-05-12 07:26]

NEW DELHI - At least 26 people were killed and 26 others injured when a wall of a marriage hall collapsed due to heavy rains and thunderstorm in the western Indian state of Rajasthan on Wednesday night, a senior police official said on Thursday.

US likely to expand airline laptop ban to Europe

[2017-05-12 07:26]

WASHINGTON - The US government is likely to expand a ban on laptops on commercial aircraft to include some European countries, but is reviewing how to ensure lithium batteries stored in luggage holds do not explode in midair, officials said on Wednesday.

California finally honors Chinese railway workers

[2017-05-11 07:36]

The California state Assembly on Monday unanimously passed a resolution designating May 10 as California Chinese Railroad Workers Memorial Day in honor of the nearly 12,000 Chinese who helped build the Transcontinental Railroad more than 150 years ago.

Qing Dynasty vases fetch $17 million

[2017-05-11 07:36]

A pair of rare Chinese famille rose vases from the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) sold for $16.8 million at Christie's auction house in London on Tuesday, making it one of the top 10 most-expensive Chinese ceramics lots sold at auction.

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