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Politics
Generation gap matters
Previous elections had featured the East-West voter divide which describes the polarization of voters living on either coasts of the peninsula. Voters in the eastern region preferred the conservative Saenuri Party, whereas those in the western region cast sweeping votes in favor of the liberal Democratic United Party (DUP). Recent…
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Business
Military more popular with jobseekers
Joining the military is usually regarded as one of the less desirable careers. But with an ever-shrinking job market and an uncertain economic outlook, an increasing number of people are regarding a military career as a stable alternative. According to Mileaders, a Seoul-based private education center, interest in military service…
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Society
‘Registered brothels needed’
This is the last in a series of articles about sex crimes against children and women, alcohol-induced violence and child pornography. ― ED. Kim Kang-ja, a professor and a former senior police officer, has proposed that strictly-regulated brothels be set up in designated areas. “There are members of society for…
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East Asia
China Cultivates Future Leaders At Leadership Academy In Shanghai
Trainees receive a lecture on the Chinese Communist Party at China Executive Leadership Academy Pudong (CELAP) in Shanghai, China, Monday Sept. 24, 2012. CELAP is the academy for training party and government officials which is funded by the central government and supervised by Organization Department of the Communist Party of…
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World
Flood In Assam Region Forces About 1 Million To Leave Homes
A man rows a country boat past partially submerged houses in Burhabrhi village about 65 kilometers (41 miles) east of Gauhati, Assam state, India, Monday, Sept. 24, 2012.The Assam state government said flood waters there have killed at least seven people and forced nearly a million to leave their homes.…
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Politics
Park Geun-hye casts her dice
Painted into a corner, Saenuri candidate apologizes for father’s legacy Senior conservative journalist Cho Gab-je Monday criticized Rep. Park Geun-hye for “spitting on her father’s grave.” Her late father and Army general-turned-President Park Chung-hee challenged anybody to do just that, while pressing ahead with his dictatorial development policies at the…
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Tibetans Exiled In India To Hold Special General Meeting In Dharmsala
Students of the Tibetan Children’s Village School put up a banner in preparation for an upcoming meeting of Tibetans in Dharmsala, India, Monday, Sept. 24, 2012. More than 400 delegates will attend the second Special General Meeting of the Tibetans to discuss their strategy in response to the self-immolations in…
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South East Asia
Filipino Muslims Denounce Anti-Islam U.S. Movie In Manila
Filipino Muslims raise their fists as they shout slogans during a rally near the U.S. Embassy in Manila, Philippines on Monday Sept. 24, 2012. Some Filipino Muslim groups are filing a petition to the Philippine Supreme Court urging the government to ban the screening of controversial film ?Innocence of Muslims?…
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Avalanche at Mt. Manaslu claims 11 lives, injuring18 others
KATHUMANDU — At least 11 climbers were killed and more than 18 injured in an avalanche that lashed the upper reaches of Mt Manaslu in Gorkha district, some 200 kilometres away from Kathmandu early Sunday (Sept. 23). Nine of them died in the spot while two died during treatment in Kathmandu. According…
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Column
[Indonesia Report] Protests against anti-Islam film cause closure of U.S. embassy
Friday (Sept 21) United States Embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia, was closed due to protest by some groups of Indonesians against the film of ‘Innocence of Muslims’. Indonesian’s faction of Justice Prosperous Party (PKS)’s meeting, scheduled on Friday (sept 21), with United States Ambassador to Indonesia was cancelled due to the protesting.…
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