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[India Report] India, neighboring nations need to curb population

India and its surrounding countries like, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka are so similar in culture and climatic conditions that the region is sometimes called the Indian sub-continent. Though Sri Lanka was never a part of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh are the countries which were once included in India but at the end of British Raj, […]

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Bihar has more phones than toilets

KOLKATA, India, July 16 (Xinhua) — More than half of the population of the eastern Indian state of Bihar live below the poverty line and have no toilets but around 56 percent of families have either a mobile or landline telephone. It is a paradox that while the state has made great leaps in infrastructure […]

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[Indonesia Report] 7 billion world population: Is it boon or bane?

A century ago, world population was just about a billion. In October last year, it reached 7 billion in total. This rapid grow could be a celebration for some or a disaster for others living together on this planet. People around the world celebrated the birth of the world’s seven billionth baby. Mass media in United States, Philippine […]

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Audit planned for Jeongsu Foundation

The Jeongsu Scholarship Foundation, which some suspect is controlled by Rep. Park Geun-hye of the ruling Saenuri Party, will undergo an audit by the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education (SMOE) later this month. Although officials say that the audit is scheduled, coming after the last one in 2005, attention is focused on what the results […]

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Three foreign law firms to open Korean branches

Three foreign law firms will be allowed to set up branches in Korea, the Ministry of Justice said Sunday. They are Ropes & Gray and Sheppard Mullin from the United States, and Clifford Chance from Britain. It is the first time that the Korean government is to permit the establishment of foreign legal consultants. “Those […]

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Gov’t to intervene in Macquarie deals

Australian firm loses in legal dispute with Gwangju The Ministry of Strategy and Finance indicated Thursday that it will help resolve disputes between Macquarie and municipal governments over the firm’s business practices in Korea. “Local governments deserve support from the central government in addressing unfair contracts they signed with Macquarie,” a ministry official said. “We […]

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City to start ‘electric car renting service’ in October

Seoul City will launch an “electric car rental service” in October to promote environmentally friendly transportation. The city signed an agreement with LG CNS and Korea Car Sharing, Thursday, to jointly provide the service. The campaign is designed to help reduce traffic congestion, save energy and prevent air pollution. The service will enable residents to […]

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Sofia’s only Mosque is being restored

Turkish cooperation and development agency (TIKA) started the restoration of Kadi Seyfullah Efendi Mosque (Banya Basi Mosque) , which was damaged after an earthquake in Bulgarian capital city of Sofia. Assistance Bulgarian Mufti of Muslim Population Murat Pingov said that the mosque would be restored completely. He added that now the worksite was being prepared […]

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Tobacco-control legislation under preparation

BEIJING, July 13 (Xinhua) — A senior legislator said China’s top legislature is actively preparing to introduce more tobacco-control legislation, after a smoking ban in indoor public places seems ineffective, the People’s Daily reported Friday. China lacks specialized laws on tobacco control which makes it hard to enforce the bans on smoking in public places, […]

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[Indonesia Report] South Korea, Indonesia to talk about FTA

South Korean and Indonesian negotiators are scheduled to hold the first meeting of free trade talks Thursday (July 12) in the Indonesia’s capital city of Jakarta. According to South Korea’s Trade Ministry, the agenda of the meeting is to discuss the scope and coverage of the pact, as well as other issues, Yonhap, Korean News Agency reported […]

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