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SEOUL — Three civilian workers were injured as an explosion accident occurred at a military unit in southeast South Korea, multiple media outlets said Monday.
The explosion broke out at about 9:27 a.m. local time (0027 GMT) at the military unit in Gimhae, around 310 km southeast of the capital Seoul. (South Korea-Explosion)
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HONG KONG — In a global economy beleaguered by alarming anti-globalization sentiment, rising protectionism and unilateralism, openness and cooperation are of vital significance and in dire need of fresh vitality.
In the year 2024, China has consistently endeavored to foster broader space for cooperation in Asia-Pacific, ensuring that the region remains a driving force for economic globalization. (China-Asia-Cooperation)
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SEOUL — South Korea’s constitutional court said Monday that it will hold the first pretrial hearing over President Yoon Suk-yeol’s impeachment on Friday as scheduled.
A court official told a televised press conference that the first preliminary hearing would be held on Dec. 27 as planned as the court deemed the impeachment notice delivered to Yoon, who repeatedly defied the delivery. (South Korea-Impeached-President)
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TOKYO — Japanese automakers Honda Motor and Nissan Motor announced Monday they have agreed to begin talks on a merger that would establish a new holding company by around August 2026, as the global auto industry’s competition in electrification and software integration intensifies.
The two companies signed a memorandum of understanding to start discussions toward a business integration under a new holding company, creating the world’s third-largest automaker group to compete with U.S. and Chinese rivals in the electric vehicle market. (Japan-Honda-Nissan)
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PHNOM PENH — Cambodia has seen a 54.5 percent surge in the number of Chinese tourists during the first 11 months of 2024, said a Cambodian Ministry of Tourism’s report released on Monday.
A total of 769,775 Chinese visitors traveled to the Southeast Asian country during the January-November period this year, up 54.5 percent from 498,250 over the same period in 2023, the report said. (Cambodia-China-Visitors)