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Lifestyle
‘Gangnam Style’ breaks Guinness Record
There seems to be no stopping Psy as he continues to horse-ride throughout the world and break records. Psy’s “Gangnam Style” music video has broken a Guinness World Record to become the most-“liked” video on YouTube video of all time. According to Guinness World Records on Sept. 20, the video…
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East Asia
Ballet “Little Mermaid” Performed At Tianqiao Theatre In Beijing
Dancers stage the ballet named “The Little Mermaid” during a special performance for media at Tianqiao Theatre in Beijing, capital of China, on Sept. 23, 2012. The premiere of the ballet will fall on Sept. 24. <Xinhua/Zhai Jianlan> news@theasian.asia
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[Korea Report] Edgar Noh’s concert “La Vie En Rose” held successfully
The light became dimmer when notes of piano, guitar, contrabass, drum, percussion, flute, and clarinet started to fill the air. A man came up from the audience row, playing a viola and excited everyone in Bear Hall, Samsung-Dong, Seoul. The man is Edgar Noh, a Korean violist, who just released…
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Thoughts on the day of Chuseok
Waves of the East Sea and the East China Sea are high due to aggravating disputes on territorial sovereignty over the Dokdo Islands and the Senkaku/Diaoyudao Islands. China, Japan and Korea are involved in these disputes. Nonetheless, these three nations share the same tradition of observing Aug. 15, Full Moon’s…
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Sad portrait of this era
One evening, when I came home earlier than usual, I happened to notice that a neighbor who had lived on the same level of my apartment building was moving to another area. However, the method of moving was disturbing because it involved a high-volume quarrel between a middle-aged woman and…
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East Asia
People’s Changing Life Style In Major Cities Of North Korea
Three North Korean men play chess at a Folk Street in Sariwon, North Korea Sunday, Sept. 23, 2012. A North Korean girl looks at her fingers at a game booth at a Folk Street in Sariwon, North Korea Sunday, Sept. 23, 2012. In this Sept. 22, 2012 photo, North Koreans…
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World
Funeral Held For Israeli Soldier Killed By Islamic Militant
Israeli soldiers carry the coffin of their comrade Cpl. Netanel Yahalomi, 20, during his funeral in the Israeli city of Modiin, early Sunday, Sept. 23, 2012. Yahalomi was killed Friday in a shootout between Islamic militants and Israeli troops along Israel’s southern border with Egypt. The Israeli troops returned fire,…
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Patent war of Apple vs. Samsung has yet to over
Later this year, it’s expected to hear the last of the ongoing war between Samsung and Apple, over patent rights. People have been going on about the technicalities and how Samsung ripped Apple’s rights, but let’s take a deeper look, shall we? How it all started: Firstly, for those who…
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Putin’s Kulturkampf
MOSCOW ― August is often an unlucky month in Russia, particularly President Vladimir Putin’s Russia. Submarines have sunk, neighbors have been invaded, and forests have burned out of control. But, this August, the crisis was purely man-made ― indeed, made by one man. The conviction of three members of the…
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