Bombarded with deliveries, veteran postal worker asks for family time

Credit to Author: cmiranda| Date: Sun, 14 Jul 2019 10:50:03 +0000

Bombarded with deliveries, veteran postal worker asks for family time

HANAM, Gyeonggi Province — In a nation heavily reliant on fast-speed delivery services, postal workers’ first-ever strike in the 135 year history of the Korea Post would have brought 245 post offices nationwide to a standstill.

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Japan police send papers on teen for allegedly importing North Korean beer

Credit to Author: hniitsu| Date: Sun, 14 Jul 2019 07:20:27 +0000

Japan police send papers on teen for allegedly importing North Korean beer

Papers were filed with a prosecutors office against a 19-year-old man last Thursday for allegedly illegally importing a North Korean beer to Japan, according to police.

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Chinese hospital successfully transplants kidneys from baby into woman

Credit to Author: hniitsu| Date: Sun, 14 Jul 2019 06:41:06 +0000

Doctors in Hubei province have successfully transplanted kidneys from a prematurely born donor baby into a 47-year-old woman suffering from kidney failure.

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Trust can make unimaginable happen in talks with US—North Korean media

Credit to Author: hniitsu| Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2019 04:38:57 +0000

NKOREA-US-DIPLOMACY-NUCLEAR (AFP)

US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un were able to hold a third meeting on the inter-Korean border last month due to their sincere trust and bold will.

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BNEF Report: As Prices Fall, Renewables Rise Worldwide

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2019 17:54:12 +0000

A new report from BloombergNEF (BNEF) predicts about half of the world’s power will come from renewable resources, including solar and wind, by 2050. The group’s New Energy Outlook 2019, released June 18, noted the trend will be driven by falling prices for solar, wind, and battery storage, along with trillions of dollars of investments […]

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Philippines seen from Asia Clean Energy Perspective, a critique (2019-2029)

Credit to Author: acerojano| Date: Sun, 16 Jun 2019 18:09:27 +0000

Philippines seen from Asia Clean Energy Perspective, a critique (2019-2029)

The forthcoming Asia Clean Energy Forum (ACEF) in June at the ADB has the theme: “Partnering for Impact.”

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Middle East attack jolts oil-import dependent Asia

Credit to Author: Dennis Maliwanag| Date: Sat, 15 Jun 2019 02:08:49 +0000

Middle East attack jolts oil-import dependent Asia

The blasts detonated far from the bustling megacities of Asia, but the attack this week on two tankers in the strategic Strait of Hormuz hits at the heart of the region’s oil import-dependent economies.

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Hong Kong police use tear gas as protesters try to storm parliament

Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2019 08:25:02 +0000

Protesters occupy the roads near the Legislative Council and government headquarters in Hong Kong on June 12, 2019. - Tens of thousands of protesters paralysed central Hong Kong, blocking major roads in a defiant show of strength against government plans to allow extraditions to China. By late morning, with crowds continuing to swell, officials in the Legislative Council (Legco) said they would delay the second reading of the bill "to a later date". (Photo by Anthony WALLACE / AFP)

Violent clashes broke out in Hong Kong on Wednesday as police tried to stop protesters storming the city’s parliament, while tens of thousands of people blocked key arteries in a show of strength against government plans to allow extraditions to China.

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Taiwanese same-sex couples wed at vibrant banquet

Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Sun, 26 May 2019 06:04:12 +0000

Taiwanese same-sex couples walk the red carpet at their wedding party in Taipei, Taiwan, Saturday, May 25, 2019. Taiwan became the first place in Asia to allow same-sex marriage last week. Hundreds of same-sex couples in Taiwan rushed to get married Friday, the first day a landmark decision that legalized same-sex marriage took effect. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)

TAIPEI, Taiwan — More than 1,000 people attended a mass wedding banquet in Taiwan’s capital to celebrate the marriage of same-sex couples after a landmark decision legalizing the unions. Taiwan became the first place in Asia to recognize same-sex marriage last week following a vote by the island’s legislature. LGBT couples clad in flowing white […]

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