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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 wanted the extrava 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 released in September 2014 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, when I asked my wife, Yum 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) might be required. In 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 Communist Party could use t 2019-12-03