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Syrian civil war

Syria now has a new government-in-exile that allegedly unites all the groups seeking the overthrow of President Bashar al-Assad’s murderous regime. But if this is the best that they can do, Assad will still be in power next year, and perhaps for a long time afterwards. It took a week of haggling in Qatar to […]

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10-million tourist arrivals

Time to beef up infrastructure, service spirits Korea is expected to reach another industrial landmark Wednesday when this year’s 10-millionth foreign visitor enters the country. The doubling of inbound tourists in a decade, from 5 million in 2002, is meaningful as it shows the industry’s spectacular growth and the nation’s emergence as one of the […]

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[Indonesia Report] Dreamland, a new hot beach, emerges as New Kuta Beach in Bali

Dreamland is Indonesia’s new hot beach located in Bali, attracting the most foreign and domestic tourists among the beaches in the resort island lately. Indonesian Tourism Board website on its article describes Dreamland as a paradise of a vast stretch of soft pearly white sand, clear blue sky over the enchanting blue waters, and nothing but […]

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[Indonesia Report] Wakatobi attracts tourisits from across the world due to its underwater beauty

Indonesia’s underwater beauty is famous in the world. One of the most well-known sea paradises in Indonesia is the Wakatobi National Park in Southeast Sulawesi Province. Wakatobi National Park was established in 1996, in the area covering some 1.39 million hectare of variety of marine diversity and coral. According to Kompas.com, Wakatobi National Park has 750 different kinds of corals […]

19 November , 2012Comments Off on [Indonesia Report] Wakatobi attracts tourisits from across the world due to its underwater beautyRead More

One month to go

Nominees must show what elections are for To the relief of many, the two opposition nominees resumed talks Sunday for unifying their candidates. It is anybody’s guess, however, how many ordinary voters are among the people who feel thrilled with the single candidacy tug-of-war. Exactly 30 days are left before the voting day but the […]

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Germany and Japan

Tokyo must learn from its European counterpart Last week, Germany decided to increase government compensations for victims of Nazi crimes and sharply broaden eligibility for such payments. In Japan, would-be prime ministers were vowing to visit a militarist shrine honoring fallen soldiers, including 14 Class-A war criminals. No two countries in the world would be […]

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Different world of jobs in NK

Westerners or, for that matter, South Koreans are always impressed when they are told that somebody in North Korea is a medical doctor. It is seen as an embodiment of career success ― like it would be, no doubt, in Seoul, New York or London. However, North Korea is different: the North Korean doctors do […]

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[Indonesia Report] Indonesian civil servants receive training on bureaucratic reform in Korea

Some 26 of Indonesian Ministries’ staffs came for training in bureaucratic reform in Korea. The first batch came last Monday (November 6) and stayed for a week to have a training on reformation of bureaucratic system at Korea University. The second batch of around 20 people are now attending the workshop. Civil Servants attending the workshop are from National […]

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Let us handle our stress together

The world has undergone critical changes in the past years and special few months. These events have changed the concept of stability, and made many people feel insecurity. As the result ; the feeling of fear of the unknown and the uncertainty of what will or may happen tomorrow has created and increased the level of stress […]

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“Enchanted by Asian virture, I dream of fulfilling my ‘Asian Dream'”

Have you ever had a deep-seated feeling so rooted in your psyche that the longing was undeniable? I have had this feeling once before. At the age of two years old I had an undeniable passion to dance. Within fourteen years time my deep-seated longing was fulfilled, as I became a professional dancer in New […]

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