South Korea's new anti-corruption act, called here as Kim Young-ran Law named after the act's original proposer, took effect to alter a society in which granting illicit favors in return for money or excessive treatment has run rampant.
Game of Thrones has broken the record for the highest number of Emmy Awards won by any fictional series.
Musical movie La La Land has picked up the prestigious People's Choice award at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF).
Russia's ruling United Russia party backed by President Vladimir Putin has reportedly won 54.28 percent of votes with 93.1 percent of all votes counted in the Russian parliamentary election.
South Korean shares made a sharp decline on Monday on worries about earnings outlook for Samsung Electronics that decided to recall all of its newest flagship smartphone and geopolitical risks following the Democratic People' s Republic of Korea (DPRK)'s fifth nuclear test.
South Korea raised its 2017 defense budget to speed up efforts at building its homegrown missile defense system amid an advance in nuclear and missile technologies of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).
President Xi Jinping issued a rallying call on Thursday for the Olympic spirit to be practiced in helping to realize the "China Dream" of national rejuvenation.
Schooling, 21, touched the wall in 50.39 seconds, 0.75sec ahead of Phelps at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium.
China's Alex Hua Tian won 8th place in the Olympic equestrian event on August 9 in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil and made a breakthrough in this event for the country. Don Geniro, Hua's horse, has moved up to 8th after taking down one fence in a strong first round of show jumping.
Decision between Seoul and Washington to deploy Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) in South Korean soil adds worry to the already sagging economy as the deployment is expected to reduce trade with China, South Korea' s largest trading partner.
South Korean companies, which depend heavily on Chinese consumers for revenue, have lost 11.2 trillion won (10 billion U.S. dollars) in stock value since the decision between Seoul and Washington to deploy Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) in South Korean soil.
The Chinese team scooped three gold medals on the second day of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games after failing to open an account on the first day, capping the tally with three golds, two silvers and three bronzes.
Entertainment shares in South Korea moved in a negative territory on worries that a decision to deploy the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) on its territory would negatively affect the popularity of so-called Hallyu, or Korean Wave.
Samsung Electronics, South Korean tech behemoth, posted better-than-expected earnings in the second quarter thanks to solid demand for its flagship Galaxy smartphones, a regulatory filing showed on Thursday.
South Korea on Tuesday announced a plan to provide at least 20 trillion won (17 billion U.S. dollars) in fiscal stimulus in the second half of this year, including a 10 trillion-won supplementary budget plan.
Korea's once world-leading shipbuilding industry has plunged to a sorry sixth place in terms of accumulated orders.
Two Chilean students on Friday won a chance to compete in the 2016 Chinese Bridge contest in Beijing.
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