All posts tagged "China"

  • Chinese President Xi Jinping
    Park, Xi to meet in Seoul

      By Chung Min-uck Chinese President Xi Jinping is likely to visit Seoul for a summit with President Park Geun-hye next month at the earliest, according to government sources on Friday. Xi’s visit would mean closer ties...

    • Posted May 16, 2014
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  • China’s role in taming N. Korea “overestimated”: expert

    (Yonhap) — North Korea is not likely to heed China’s warning against conducting its fourth nuclear test, a Chinese expert said Wednesday, arguing that Beijing’s role in taming Pyongyang has been “overestimated.” North Korea has threatened to...

    • Posted May 8, 2014
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  • Actor Lee Min-ho poses after performing at CCTV’s Spring Festival Gala in this Jan. 30 file photo. He was the first Korean entertainer to make an appearance in the popular holiday program. In the wake of “The Heirs,” Lee has been zigzagging across major cities in China to meet with his fans. 
(Korea Times file)
    Lee Min-ho named No.1 Korean actor in China

    By Chung Ah-young Hallyu heartthrob Lee Min-ho has been selected as the most popular Korean actor in a recent survey conducted in China. The actor garnered some 510,764 votes or 37 percent among a total of 1.35...

    • Posted March 17, 2014
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  • korea
    Korea lags far behind in reform drive

    Global powers overhaul economic structures to be leader in post-crisis world By Yoon Ja-young The government recently unveiled a three-year plan to improve the economy. However, the blueprint seems late considering other developed countries have been restructuring...

    • Posted March 13, 2014
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  • Buildings in central Seoul are shrouded in a cloud of ultrafine particles, Tuesday. The Korea Meteorological Administration announced that the average atmospheric concentration of particulate matter measuring 10 micrometers (PM10) on the day was 228 micrograms per cubic meter, the most dangerous level in its five-level air pollution scale. (Yonhap)
    Korea under siege by ultrafine dust

    By Yoon Sung-won Seen from a subway train crossing a Han River bridge on a morning commute, Seoul remained in a thick fog of fine dust. On the street, commuters were walking without masks, looking like disarmed...

    • Posted February 28, 2014
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  • Jun Ji-hyun. (Courtesy of SBS)
    Whatever Jun Ji-hyun eats

    Chinese fried chicken businesses saved by Jun AI (avian influenza) has hit the poultry business in China, at least its fried chicken restaurants. But it was saved by hallyu (Korean wave) beauty Jun Ji-hyun’s line “When it...

    • Posted February 21, 2014
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  • The poll indicates that EXO seems to have the largest number of K-pop fans in North America. (Newsis)
    SM to hold global audition

    By Park Jin-hai SM Entertainment will hold “2014 S.M. Global Audition” in 18 cities in seven countries ― Korea, China, Japan, U.S., Canada, Indonesia, and Thailand ― Feb. 21. The three-month journey starting in Indonesia will continue...

    • Posted February 20, 2014
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