South Korea has inaugurated a new city the government hopes will help ease congestion in the capital and provide more balanced development. At a ceremony Monday, officials marked the opening of Sejong City, an area 120 kilometers south of Seoul that will bring 10,000 government workers by 2014. The government plans to move 16 ministries […]
Apple Pays $60 Million to Settle iPad Trademark Case
Posted July 2nd, 2012 at 12:25 am (UTC-5)
A Chinese court says Apple has paid $60 million to a company in the southern city of Shenzhen to resolve a trademark dispute over the use of the iPad name in China. The court said in a statement Monday that Apple and Proview Technology reached the settlement after mediation. The deal comes after a lengthy […]
Thousands Protest in Hong Kong as New Chief Executive Sworn In
Posted July 1st, 2012 at 2:15 pm (UTC-5)
Tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets of Hong Kong Sunday as the territory marked its 15th year under Chinese rule and a new leader was sworn in during a ceremony led by Chinese President Hu Jintao. The march, which organizers said had close to 400,000 participants, was widely peaceful amid a heavy […]
Hong Kong’s New Chief Executive Sworn In
Posted July 1st, 2012 at 10:30 am (UTC-5)
Hong Kong’s new chief executive has been sworn in to lead the territory’s seven-million people. Security was tight as Chinese President Hu Jintao swore in Leung Chun-ying, exactly 15 years after the territory passed from British to Chinese rule. Mr. Hu expressed China’s support for Hong Kong as a free society, saying Chinese officials remain […]
Hong Kong’s New Chief Executive Sworn In
Posted July 1st, 2012 at 12:55 am (UTC-5)
Hong Kong’s new chief executive has been sworn in to lead the territory’s seven-million people. Security was tight as Chinese President Hu Jintao swore in Leung Chun-ying, exactly 15 years after the territory passed from British to Chinese rule. Leung is a wealthy property consultant who takes over from Donald Tsang. Leung has already attracted […]
Opposition Poised to Win Mongolian Election
Posted June 30th, 2012 at 8:10 pm (UTC-5)
Mongolian election officials say the opposition Democratic Party has captured more votes than the ruling Mongolian People’s Party in Thursday’s parliamentary election, but not the required majority. The final results have not been announced due to technical problems with a new automated counting system, introduced to ensure more fairness in the voting process. The ruling […]
17 Injured in China Quake
Posted June 29th, 2012 at 11:15 pm (UTC-5)
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake has struck a remote region of western China, injuring at least 17 people. The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake hit Saturday morning in China’s northern Xinjiang region, at a shallow depth of 18 kilometers. The USGS said a 6.3 quake is capable of causing severe damage, but it hit in […]
U.S. Congressman Confident to Pass Ban Restricting Lobbying for Foreign Governments
Posted June 29th, 2012 at 3:35 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. Congressman Frank Wolf has expressed confidence that an amendment restricting former U.S. government officials from lobbying on behalf of certain foreign nations will soon become law. Wolf told VOA Friday that countries like China, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, and Iran, among others, need to be reminded that their government policies, or illegal human rights abuses, […]
Burma’s Government Insists on ‘Myanmar’
Posted June 29th, 2012 at 11:50 am (UTC-5)
The nominally civilian Burmese government is demanding that democracy icon and opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi stop referring to the Southeast Asian nation as “Burma” – the colonial name still used by dissidents and many foreign governments. In a terse statement Friday published by state-controlled media, the Union Election Commission called on the Nobel […]
China’s Astronauts Return to Earth
Posted June 28th, 2012 at 11:20 pm (UTC-5)
China’s Shenzhou-9 spacecraft with three astronauts on board has landed in a remote northern area after a successful mission to manually dock with an orbiting space station module. The three, including China’s first female astronaut, landed safely Friday morning in the country’s vast Inner Mongolia region. Rescue workers quickly surrounded the capsule as TV cameras […]
