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Society
South and North Korea discuss communication between separated families
Kim Seoung Go, head of South Korea’s Red Cross, said that she had discussions with her North Korean counterpart to ensure that the remaining family members of separated families are still alive. They also discussed the possibility of enabling them to exchange letters and video calls. She added in an…
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Society
President Park defends unified history textbooks decision
President Park Geun Hye defended her plan to issue a unified version of history textbooks across the country, in a parliament speech on Tuesday 27th October. She said the it’s the older generations’ mission to present the youth with a correct version of history to prepare them for the future.…
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West Asia
Iran could join Syria talks with US and Russia
Iran is likely to be invited for the first time to international talks with the US and Russia over the Syrian conflict after a longstanding opposition, the US says. US state department spokesman John Kirby said it was unclear if Iran’s leaders would attend the talks, starting in Vienna on…
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Society
Choi Misun lands Archery World Cup title for Women
South Korea’s Choi Misun beat Deepika Kumari in the gold medal match at the Mexico City 2015 Archery World Cup Final. She adds it to a list of accomplishments that includes a gold and silver medal at World Cup stages, silver at the Universiade, World Archery Championships bronze and gold at…
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West Asia
Saudi prince caught ‘with two tons of drugs’ at Lebanese airport
A Lebanese official says Beirut airport authorities have foiled one of the country’s largest drug smuggling attempts, seizing two tonnes of the amphetamine fenethylline (Captagon) before they were loaded on to the private plane of a Saudi prince. Saudi prince Abdel Mohsen Bin Walid Bin Abdulaziz and four others were…
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West Asia
Egyptian historian represents Middle East in Korean forum
Dr. Hussein Abdel-Baser, Director of the artifacts in the Pyramids area, managed to get Egypt’s minister of artifacts’ Mamdouh Al-Damaty’s consent, to participate in Yeongwol’s third international forum for Museums, held in South Korean city, Yeongwol. The forum will start on Wednesday, 28th of October and will last for three…
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Society
Elderly human rights conference held in Seoul
Elderly human rights conference is expected to be held in Asian and European Summit, taking place in Westin Chosun in Seoul starting from 26th of October for three days. This conference will be supervised by Human Rights National Committee and Korean Ministry of External Affairs, and over 140 participants from 45 countries will…
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West Asia
Turkey clocks defy time-change delay
For those in Europe and the US, Saturday night marked the end of the daylight saving time, but the Turkish government delayed the time change by two weeks this year, in light of the upcoming parliamentary elections on 1 November. Along with countries in the Eastern European Time (EET) zone…
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West Asia
Quality prototypes propel Algerian and Syrian innovators on TV
Algeria’s Mourad Mohamed Benosman and Syria’s Yaman Abou Jieb overtook their fellow innovators in a lively Stars of Science elimination episode on MBC4, securing their tickets to the next stage of the pan-Arab “edutainment reality” TV program. After a tough critique from the expert jury, Jordan’s Maymoona Ayesh and Lebanon’s…
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Business
Samsung’s chairman donates 20 billion won for youth fund
Lee Kun Hee, Samsung’s chairman, announced that he donated 20 billion won for “Hope for Youth” fund aiming to provide more job opportunities for youth. Some of Samsung’s executives and presidents are expected to donate 5 billion won to the fund as well. Lee Joon, head of communication team in…
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