• Society

    Death of dissident in 1975 may bring political storm

    The main opposition Democratic United Party (DUP) said Friday that it will form a fact-finding panel to investigate the death of Chang Joon-ha, a prominent dissident who fought against the authoritarian government of then-President Park Chung-hee, in 1975. The move came after Chang’s family renewed suspicions that he might have…

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  • Business

    Gamers pack Korean developers’ booths

    COLOGNE, Germany — At one of the biggest games trade shows in the World, the booths of Korean game developers and exhibitors Nexon and NCsoft bustled. On the opening day of the four-day Gamescom 2012, taking place at the Koelnmesse exhibition center for the fourth consecutive year, the two firms…

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  • South East Asia

    Philippine : Massive Relocation Up

    Major News of <Manila Bulletin> :  Massive Relocation Up Gov’t To Spend P50B To Relocate 100,000 Metro Families President Benigno S. Aquino III has allocated P50 billion or P10 billion a year to relocate in five years informal settlers in Metro Manila, particularly those living in and near waterways and…

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  • Society

    Beer, liquor ads to be banned on buses, subways

    Seoul City said Friday that it will ban alcoholic beverage advertisements on buses, bus stops and subways in Seoul starting September in an effort to minimize the effect of such media campaigns on the public. City officials hope the measure will reduce disturbances caused by excessive drinking. Under the scheme,…

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  • Japan and neighbors

    Tokyo must know reasons for diplomatic isolation Japan is suffering both internally and externally, with an unending economic slump at home and diplomatic conflicts with its neighbors abroad. Tokyo has brought most ― almost all ― of these troubles upon itself. That means the country should seek solutions not outside…

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  • Society

    Bestselling history cartoon gets facelift

    The revised version of the best-selling “Faraway Neighbor Countries” cartoon series recently hit local bookstores. (Photo : Gimmyoung Publishing)   A local publisher has recently re-issued one of the most popular comic book series, the “Faraway Neighbor Countries” by the nation’s first-generation cartoonist Lee Won-bok. Since its first publication in 1987,…

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  • Compete or Co-operate? India, China and the ‘Asian Century’

    *Author, Dr. Rupakjyoti Borah is an Assistant Professor of International Relations at the School of Liberal Studies, Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University, Gujarat, India. He was a Visiting Fellow at the Centre of International Studies, University of Cambridge, UK in 2009. The views expressed in this article are personal. He can…

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  • East Asia

    Grup Band Jepang Tampil untuk Mantan Budak Seks

    Halo, saya Meidyana Rayana dari Indonesia saat ini sedang bermagang untuk The AsiaN. Berikut adalah berita dari Korea Selatan yang pada Rabu kemarin merayakan hari Kemerdekaannya. Sebuah grup band Jepang tampil dalam sebuah konser yang digelar sebagai tanda permintaan maaf Tokyo atas kejahatan yang dilakukan selama Perang Dunia II, termasuk…

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  • West Asia

    Kuwait: Travel agencies report hike in reservations after slump

    Major News of <Kuwait Times>: Travel agencies report hike in reservations after slump A number of representatives of and workers at travel agencies reported “heavy booking action” for the Eid holidays after the slump during the holy month of Ramadan as Kuwaitis prefer to spend the fasting season at home…

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  • West Asia

    Lebanon: Fear grips Lebanon after clan warning

    Major News of <Gulf News>: Fear grips Lebanon after clan warning A powerful Shiite Muslim clan in Lebanon, Al Meqdad, on Thursday claimed to have abducted more Syrian nationals and vowed further kidnappings in retaliation for the seizure of a family member by rebels in Syria this week, as Syria’s…

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