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  [OPINION] ex-Japanese premier Abe faces criticism over unwanted Olympics SEOUL -- Just before the Olympic Games is about to kick off in Tokyo, users of a famous far-right online community criticized Japan's former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe for ditching the idea of holding a "compact" global sports event to maximize its size by spending about $15.4 billion, which is more than double the initial estimate. The Olympic Games is definitely not an event that has been truly wanted. Polls showed that a majority of Japanese people want 2021-07-23
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  China releases third volume of President Xi Jinping's book of governance SEOUL -- China has released the third volume of Chinese President Xi Jinping's book of governance. China International Publishing Group said in a statement that "Xi Jinping: The Governance of China", has been released in Chinese and English. The book contains 92 speeches, talks interviews arranged in 19 topics. The book of governance also includes photographs of president Xi. The first volume of President Xi's book of governance was relea 2020-08-03
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  Maryland purchases 500,000 coronavirus tests from S. Korea: Yonhap WASHINGTON -- The U.S. state of Maryland has purchased $9 million worth of South Korean coronavirus test kits, enabling it to perform 500,000 tests, Gov. Larry Hogan said. Hogan made the announcement during a press conference in the state capital of Annapolis alongside his Korean wife, Yumi, who he said made the purchase -- dubbed "Operation Enduring Friendship" -- possible. "Operation Enduring Friendship was launched on Saturday, March 28 2020-04-21
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  Trump requests S. Korea's medical device support: Yonhap SEOUL -- U.S. President Donald Trump expressed hope, in a phone conversation with President Moon Jae-in, that South Korea could provide medical equipment support, according to Cheong Wa Dae. Moon replied that his government would provide "maximum support" if available, as the two leaders discussed bilateral cooperation in the fight against the novel coronavirus pandemic. He then pointed out that approval by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) mi 2020-03-25
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  Pompeo cites Samsung as alternative to Chinese tech giants: Yonhap WASHINGTON -- U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that Samsung is a "legitimate" substitute to Chinese companies in building 5G networks across the European Union. Pompeo made the case in an op-ed in Politico Europe ahead of an EU communications ministers meeting in Brussels on Tuesday. He argued that Chinese tech giants such as Huawei and ZTE cannot be trusted to build the critical 5G infrastructure across Europe, given that the Chinese Commu 2019-12-03
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  Bolton says U.S. making 'big mistake' on S. Korea-Japan row: Yonhap WASHINGTON -- The United States is making a "big mistake" by not paying enough attention to the current trade and history dispute between South Korea and Japan, former U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton said. Bolton, who was dismissed earlier this month by President Donald Trump due to clashes over North Korea policy and other issues, made the remark at a forum in Washington as he aired his concerns about the dispute's potential impact on trilater 2019-10-01
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  ​[Connecting with Asia] "Vietnam looks forward to the S. Korea-ASEAN Summit in November." (This article is a translation of an original news article written by Aju News reporter Kim Tae-eon) SEOUL -- Desks at the Vietnamese Embassy in Seoul were piled with official documents on August 8. Employees were struggling with endless waves of incoming phone calls, answering in Vietnamese and in Korean. Vietnamese Ambassador to South Korea Nguyen Vu Tu is one of the busiest foreign mission chiefs in Seoul these days. While Vietnamese of 2019-08-16