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GCF board endorses 8 initial projects

The Korea-based United Nations climate fund has endorsed eight initial projects worth $168 million to help developing countries deal with climate change, …

Home minister offers to quit, may run in elections

Home Affairs Minister Chong Jong-sup offered to resign Sunday, indicating he may run in the general elections in April. Media speculation has continued over …

Prosecutors arrest conman’s son, mistress over alleged pyramid
Prosecutors arrest conman’s son, mistress over alleged pyramid

South Korean prosecutors said Saturday they have arrested the son of the country’s largest pyramid schemer and the conman’s mistress for their …

China says ‘one family’ at start of historic Taiwan summit
China says ‘one family’ at start of historic Taiwan summit

SINGAPORE, (AFP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping told Taiwan’s leader Ma Ying-jeou that the two sides are “one family” and cannot be …

Protests in Taiwan as Ma leaves for meet with Xi

TAIPEI, (AFP) – Angry protesters tried to storm parliament in Taiwan and 27 were arrested at the airport Saturday as leader Ma Ying-jeou headed to a …

Two US officers arrested over death of six-year-old boy

CHICAGO, (AFP) — Two law enforcement officers were arrested on charges of murder and attempted murder Friday over the fatal shooting of a six-year-old …

China leader vows to respect free navigation in disputed sea

SINGAPORE (AP) — China’s President Xi Jinping on Saturday promised to safeguard freedom of navigation in the South China Sea, where tensions have …

US Marines release findings on chopper crash in Nepal quake

TOKYO (AP) — The crew’s decision to use the most direct route to bring out the injured is the likely cause of a U.S. military helicopter crash that …

S. Korea, China to hold talks on sea boundary next month

BEIJING, (Yonhap) — South Korea and China will hold a fresh round of bilateral talks on the delimitation of sea boundaries next month, China’s …

S. Korea, EU reaffirms deeper strategic ties

South Korea and the European Union have reaffirmed their commitment to deepening their strategic partnership as their top diplomats discussed bilateral and …

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