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    Pattern of fish marketing changes in Pakistan

    Fishing is one of the oldest occupations for people who live near lakes, rivers and seas. The fishing communities as well as landholders have also started breeding fish at farms, known as aquaculture, which has become a big source of livelihood for the people. Pakistan is blessed with a vast…

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  • Society

    Korea’s 1st-ever WCC to open on Jeju

    Participants to tackle environmental challenges A record number of 10,000 delegates from more than 170 countries will participate in the 2012 World Conservation Congress that kicks off its 10-day run on Jeju Island on Thursday. The delegates include global environmental leaders and experts from the United Nations (U.N.), government agencies,…

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  • Samsung seeks sales ban on LG OLED television

    Samsung Display, the world’s biggest flat-screen maker, is seeking a complete sales ban on its rival LG Display’s advanced flat-screen televisions using organic light-emitting diode (OLED) technology. On Wednesday, Samsung filed the injunction request with the Seoul Central District Court. “LG Display stole our key OLED technologies and employees. Thus,…

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  • War on sex crimes escalates

    Man arrested for handing out fliers for prostitution Police said Wednesday they have apprehended a 49-year-old man for handing out leaflets that featured naked women in a Busan district to attract male clients for prostitutes. This is the first time that police have detained a person for distributing such fliers.…

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  • Column

    Asian nationalism at sea

    CAMBRIDGE – Will war break out in the seas of East Asia? After Chinese and Japanese nationalists staged competing occupations of the barren landmasses that China refers to as the Diaoyu Islands and Japan calls the Senkaku Islands, angry demonstrators in the southwestern Chinese city of Chengdu chanted, “We must…

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  • Society

    College graduates lost in job search

    Han Suk-hoon, a 27-year-old law major at Hanyang University in Seoul, graduated three weeks ago but he still goes to school every day. At the library, he reads newspapers to keep up with current affairs and studies for an English proficiency test. He has struggled to find a job. He…

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  • IT-Science

    Copycatting ― Apple style

    US firm’s internal memo indicates iPhone imitated Samsung, LG products Apple sued Samsung Electronics for copying its iPhone and a U.S. jury made a “patriotic” ruling ordering the Korean firm to pay $1.05 billion in damages. Now, what appears to be an internal memo from Apple appears to show it…

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  • Airport may be built on Ulleung Island

    Korea has taken a wide range of measures over the years to bolster its sovereignty over the Dokdo islets in the East Sea against Japan’s repeated claims over them. In a bid to further solidify its ownership of the disputed territory, the government has decided to revive a plan to…

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  • NK to hold rare assembly soon

    North Korea said Monday it will hold a rare second session of its Supreme People’s Assembly later this month. The move could be tied to economic reform measures being studied by the isolated state, analysts said. The session will be held on Sept. 25, Pyongyang’s official Korean Central News Agency…

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    Bangladesh celebrates centenary of Indian films

    DHAKA – Bangladesh is celebrating the 100 years anniversary of Indian Films with a view to consolidating the bond of friendship between the two neighbouring countries. Indian cinema turns 100 on 21 April 2013. On 3 May, 1913, the legendary Dada Saheb Phalke, the father of Indian Cinema, released his feature…

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