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[Graphic News] Boryeong Mud Festival named as one of 3 major festivals in Asia

WorldAug 6, 2021

The annual Boryeong Mud Festival has been selected as one of Asia's three major festivals by an international festival association, a local government said. According to the city government of Bor...
China restarts coal mines to meet surging power demand

World NewsAug 5, 2021

BEIJING (AFP) -- China's top planning authority has allowed shuttered coal mines to restart production as the country works to meet surging power demand while forging ahead with ambitious climate goa...
Obama curtails 60th birthday bash because after virus surge

World NewsAug 4, 2021

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The party for the nation’s 44th president will go on, but only for family and close friends. Former President Barack Obama has scaled back his 60th birthday bash set for this week...
[Graphic News] Xiaomi grabs No. 2 spot in surging smartphone market: survey

World BusinessAug 4, 2021

Chinese electronics firm Xiaomi has overtaken Apple as the No. 2 global smartphone maker in a sizzling market with consumers emerging from lockdowns, a new survey showed. A Canalys survey of secon...
Workers at world's biggest copper mine in Chile agree to strike: union

World NewsAug 1, 2021

SANTIAGO (AFP) -- Workers at the world's biggest copper mine, Chile's Escondida, have approved a strike after rejecting the latest offer proposed by Anglo-Australian owners BHP. Following the result...
Scuffles in Berlin as Covid sceptics defy protest ban

World NewsAug 1, 2021

BERLIN (AFP) -- Hundreds of anti-lockdown demonstrators defied a court-ordered protest ban on Sunday and gathered illegally in the streets of Berlin, resulting in scuffles with police. Police said s...
Pizza for shots: UK targets young with vaccine incentives

World NewsAug 1, 2021

LONDON (AP) -- Restaurants, ride-hailing apps and food delivery services are backing Britain's COVID-19 vaccination drive, offering discounts and even free slices of pizza to persuade young people to...
Chinese cities test millions as virus cases surge

World NewsAug 1, 2021

BEIJING (AFP) -- Chinese cities rolled out mass testing of millions of people and imposed fresh travel restrictions as health authorities battled Sunday to contain the country's most widespread coron...
Myanmar junta chief says new elections in two years

World NewsAug 1, 2021

YANGON (AFP) -- Myanmar's junta chief said Sunday that elections would be held and a state of emergency lifted by August 2023, extending the military's initial timeline given when it deposed Aung San...
[Graphic News] World hunger was dramatically worse in pandemic year: UN

WorldJul 30, 2021

The United Nations lamented a “dramatic worsening” of world hunger last year, saying much of that is likely connected to the pandemic, and it urged that billions of dollars are needed to save millio...
[Graphic News] S. Korea ranks 3rd in global passport index

WorldJul 26, 2021

The South Korean passport was found to be the third most effective one for travelers around the world, allowing its bearers to travel to 191 countries visa-free, data showed. Asia’s fourth-largest...
[Graphic News] S. Korea accounts for one-third of global EV battery market in Jan.-May

World BusinessJul 22, 2021

Three South Korean electric vehicle battery makers accounted for a third of the global market in the first five months of the year, but their share has slightly slipped since last year in the face o...
[Graphic News] S. Korea ranks 2nd in monthly capacity of 200mm wafers in 2020: report

World BusinessJul 21, 2021

South Korea had the second-largest monthly capacity of 200-millimeter-equivalent wafers last year behind Taiwan, a report showed. The country, home to major chipmakers like Samsung Electronics and...
Olympics chief admits ‘sleepless nights’ over troubled Tokyo Games

World NewsJul 20, 2021

TOKYO (AFP) - Olympics chief Thomas Bach revealed “doubts” and “sleepless nights” over the postponed Tokyo Games on Tuesday as the opening ceremony nears after a year‘s delay and coronavirus chaos t...
UK PM resisted 2nd lockdown as ‘most dying over 80’: ex-aide

World NewsJul 20, 2021

LONDON (AFP) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson sought to avoid a second lockdown last autumn, arguing that most of those dying were over 80, according to his former aide-turned bitter foe Domini...