ISLAMABAD -- The Chinese Embassy in Pakistan confirmed on Friday an attack against the Chinese Consulate-General in Karachi in south Pakistan, and strongly condemned the terrorist attack, adding that all Chinese nationals in the diplomatic compound are safe.

The embassy also expressed the condolence to the two policemen killed during the attack, according to a statement from the embassy. (Pakistan-Chinese Consulate-Attack)

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SEOUL -- South Korea and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Friday agreed to actively cooperate in upgrading the direct communications line between the two sides.

The agreement was reached following the working-level talks on upgrading the decrepit communications line across the border, which were held earlier in the day at the inter-Korean liaison office in the DPRK's border town of Kaesong. (South Korea-DPRK-Communication)

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SEOUL -- Samsung Electronics, South Korea's tech giant, made a formal apology Friday to former and incumbent workers who had suffered from incurable diseases, such as leukemia, which they got while working at its chip and display panel production lines.

Kim Ki-nam, chief executive at Samsung's device solution division which produces chips and display panels, formally apologized to the victims, saying in a press conference in Seoul that Samsung failed to fully and completely manage health hazards at its semiconductor and LCD panel production lines. (South Korea-Samsung-Apology)

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SYDNEY -- Members from the Australia-China Centre of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (ACCTERM) met in Australia this week to discuss strategy and reaffirm a shared commitment to biomedical research.

A strategic discussion meeting was held on Thursday at the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) campus, and Friday saw a formal scientific conference take place in Cairns. (Australia-Biomedical research) Enditem

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