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Fri, July 1, 2022 | 01:30
Former journalist recalls handover of Hong Kong as 25th anniversary approaches
Former journalist recalls handover of Hong Kong as 25th anniversary approaches
HONG KONG - Twenty-five years ago, on the eve of July 1, 1997, masses gathered at Tiananmen Square in Beijing to celebrate the U.K.'s official handover of Hong Kong to China, which ended 156 years of British rule over its former colony. Son Key-young, a former reporter for The Korea Times and now a professor at Korea University's Asiatic Research Institute was there to see th...
Kim Bo-eun | 2022-06-30 16:03
From pariah to president: Marcos Jr. takes over Philippines' top job
From pariah to president: Marcos Jr. takes over Philippines' top job
Ferdinand Marcos Jr, whose dictator father and namesake plundered and brutalised the Philippines, has reached the end of a decades-long campaign to rehabilitate the family brand: the presidency.
2022-06-27 20:24
South Korea, China battle population woes
South Korea, China battle population woes
HONG KONG, BEIJING - Japan has long been suffering from the worst population crisis, but South Korea's fertility rate is now one of the lowest in the world, and China's is not much better.Last year, in a nation of over 51 million people, the average number of children a woman in South Korea was expected to give birth to in her lifetime sat at 0.81 - the lowest since Statistic...
Kim Bo-eun | 2022-06-24 14:58
Hong Kong to offer Korean in college entrance exam
Hong Kong to offer Korean in college entrance exam
HONG KONG - Hong Kong will include Korean in the foreign language category of the city's university entrance exam starting from 2025. The Consulate General of South Korea in Hong Kong said Wednesday that Hong Kong's Examinations and Assessment Authority and Korea's National Institute for International Education had reached an agreement on the matter.
Kim Bo-eun | 2022-06-22 17:13
Hong Kong to include Korean language in university entrance examination from 2025
Hong Kong to include Korean language in university entrance examination from 2025
Hong Kong will include Korean as one of the foreign languages in its university entrance exam starting 2025, Seoul's education ministry said Wednesday.
2022-06-22 10:00
South Asia floods hampering access to food, clean water
South Asia floods hampering access to food, clean water
Days of flooding are challenging authorities Monday in South Asia as they try to deliver food and drinking water to shelters across submerged swaths of India and Bangladesh.
2022-06-20 21:12
8 more dead as India's Assam state reels under floods
8 more dead as India's Assam state reels under floods
Massive flooding and mudslides in northeastern India's Assam state have claimed eight more lives, officials said Sunday, taking the death toll to 62 from weeks of heavy rains that caused one of Asia's largest rivers to overflow.
2022-06-19 21:04
Duterte's daughter sworn in as Philippines vice president
Duterte's daughter sworn in as Philippines vice president
Sara Duterte-Carpio, daughter of outgoing Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, was sworn in as the country's 15th vice president on Sunday, calling for national unity following a divisive election campaign.
2022-06-19 20:35
Sri Lanka left with fuel stocks for around five days, minister says
Sri Lanka left with fuel stocks for around five days, minister says
Sri Lanka's fuel stocks will last for about five more days, its power and energy minister said on Thursday, as the island nation awaits official confirmation from the Indian government for a new $500 million credit line for fuel.
2022-06-16 21:01
Biden adviser Sullivan raises concerns over North Korea with China
Biden adviser Sullivan raises concerns over North Korea with China
U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan raised concerns with China's top diplomat Yang Jiechi over Beijing's veto at the United Nations of a U.S.-led push to impose more sanctions on North Korea, a senior U.S. official said. Washington has warned that North Korea's first nuclear weapon test since 2017 could happen at "any time." China says it does not want to see that ha...
2022-06-14 10:49
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