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S.Koreans continue candlelight vigil after impeachment of President Park

SEOUL, Dec. 10 (Xinhua) — Hundreds of thousands of South Koreans flooded a square in central Seoul again Saturday night even after the bill to impeach President Park Geun-hye was overwhelmingly passed through the National Assembly the previous day. Instead of being satisfied with the impeachment driven by people power, protesters demanded Park be imprisoned […]

Reciprocity key to dealing with Trump’s US

After meeting with US President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday, Japan’s SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son announced a $50 billion investment in the US, aiming to create 50,000 jobs. Trump then tweeted that Son “would never do this” if Trump hadn’t won the election, writes an editorial piece of Global Times. Immediately some Japanese netizens said this […]

British MPs back government’s Brexit timetable

LONDON, Dec. 8 (NsNewsWire) — British Prime Minister Theresa May won a battle over her Brexit strategy in parliament’s House of Commons on Wednesday night. MPs voted by 461 votes to 89 — a margin of 372 in a non-binding motion to support a proposal that will see politicians backing May’s plan to invoke Article […]

Real Madrid demand “respect” for Ronaldo over tax avoidance claims

MADRID, Dec. 8 (NsNewsWire) — Real Madrid published a communique on the club’s official website in the early hours of Wednesday morning, asking for “respect” for Cristiano Ronaldo in the face of accusations of tax avoidance on a massive scale which have surfaced in recent days. The Spanish ‘El Mundo’ newspaper reported on Dec. 2 […]

Finance Minister Bill English secures New Zealand leadership

WELLINGTON, Dec. 8 (Xinhua) — Finance Minister Bill English was set Thursday to become New Zealand’s next prime minister when the last remaining contender for the job pulled out of the race. Rival and Health Minister Jonathan Coleman conceded defeat and congratulated English after 30 of the ruling center-right National Party’s 59-strong Parliamentary caucus publically […]

Paris continues banning cars due to deteriorating air quality

PARIS, Dec. 8 (NsNewsWire) — Alternating traffic rules, imposed on Dec. 6 in Paris, will be extended on Thursday for a second consecutive day, the city authorities announced Wednesday. Only cars with even numbers will be allowed to circulate in Paris and suburbs on Dec. 8 due to a” “particularly long episode of air pollution,” […]

Huawei launches new premium smartphones in Thailand

BANGKOK, Dec. 8 (NsNewsWire) — Chinese tech firm Huawei on Wednesday introduced Mate 9, Mate 9 Pro along with GR 5, its latest smartphones, into the markets of Thailand and Southeast Asia. Mate 9 will be sold here from Thursday at a price of 23,900 Baht (672 U.S. dollars), while consumers have to wait to […]

Supreme Court partially overturns earlier rulings in win for Michael Jordan’s trademark appeal

BEIJING, Dec. 8 (Xinhua) — China’s Supreme People’s Court (SPC) on Thursday overturned an earlier ruling by Beijing courts to favor Michael Jordan’s trademark appeal against a Chinese firm that allegedly infringed upon the name right of the NBA icon. The SPC’s judgment was broadcast live on its website. The court issued different judgments in […]

Chinese shares close lower Thursday over mixed economic data

BEIJING, Dec. 8 (Xinhua) — Chinese stocks closed lower Thursday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index edging down 0.21 percent at 3,215.37 points. On the fourth day of the Shenzhen-Hong Kong stock link, the smaller Shenzhen index closed 0.40 percent lower at 10,812.3 points. Turnover on the two exchanges rose to 454.6 billion yuan (66.1 […]