Ocean Park followed a normal procedure concerning the death of the hawksbill turtle, and it has never tried to hide or delay any information on the loss of the turtle, said chairman of the park Allan Zeman.
South Korean President Park Geun-hye proposed Thursday to hold reunions for families separated due to the 1950-53 Korean War and establish a peace park in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), according to Yonhap News Agency.
South Korean President Park Geun-hye starts a four-day visit to China on Thursday. The visit, which comes months after both countries saw leadership change, is expected to open a new chapter in bilateral relations.
Turkish Prime Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday said a referendum may be held on the future of Gezi Park in Istanbul's Taksim Square where activists have been camping to protest the government's plan to demolish it, a senior official said.
As Turkish unions went on strike on Wednesday, thousands of workers gathered in Kizilay Square of Ankara to protest over the police crackdown on the Gezi Park unrest.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday voiced his support to resolving inter-Korean differences through building trust and dialogue, as he met with South Korean President Park Geun-hye at the UN headquarters.
U.S. President Barack Obama will meet his Republic of Korea (ROK) counterpart Park Geun-hye on May 7 to discuss bilateral ties and security issues, the White House announced on Monday.
Park Geun-hye took office as S.Korea's first female president on Monday. Park promised to revive the country's slowing economy and promote her country's culture across the globe. She also emphasized the importance of trust-building with partners in dealing with security challenges.
Park Geun-hye was sworn in as South Korea's first female president Monday, pledging economic revival, educational system overhaul and restoring trust between the two Koreas.
South Korea's President-elect Park Geun-hye on Monday nominated a former ruling party lawmaker as presidential chief of staff.
A nuclear test by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea will further isolate the country already under tough international sanctions, South Korea's President-elect Park Geun-hye said Thursday.
Park Geun-hye, daughter of late dictator Park Chung-hee, is set to become the first female president of South Korea after she won the tightly contested presidential election held Wednesday. Analysts say Park's victory will extend the rules of conservative Saenuri party for another five years, yet the challenge of overcoming partisan wrangling remains.
A national park was unveiled on Tuesday at Namtso, a holy lake for Tibetan Buddhist pilgrims and a tourism destination near the Tibet Autonomous Region's capital of Lhasa.
The oceanarium, set to open on Nov. 22 as part of the Marine Life Park, will be home to 100,000 marine animals covering 800 species in 45 million liters of water, including fish, stingrays, zebra sharks and Queensland groupers.
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