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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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[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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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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