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World
Traditional Egyptian Art Faces Extinction
A traditional artist makes a Kheyameya artwork in a workshop in Al-Kheyameya street in old Cairo, July 3, 2012. The art of weaving Alkhyamih integrates and attaches various pieces of colored cloth together to form in Islamic ornaments, floral or traditional forms. Egyptians started practising this art during the Mamluk’s…
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South East Asia
Major news in Burma on July 3 : Waste dump extension leaves 70 homeless
Major news in <The Myanmar Times> : Waste dump extension leaves 70 homeless FAMILIES recently evicted from illegal settlements in North Dagon township have pleaded for assistance from the government, saying they have nowhere else to live and no money to rent a house. Sixty-four people from 12 households were evicted…
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East Asia
Gushing Water From Three Gorges Dam
The Three Gorges opens its sluices for water discharge in Yichang, central China’s Hubei Province, July 3, 2012. The first flood peak in this year’s flood season arrived at the Three Gorges Dam on Tuesday, with the maximal water influx into the Three Gorges Reservoir of 42,000 cubic meters per…
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Politics
President’s brother questioned
Lee’s political mentor may face arrest for bribery Prosecutors questioned President Lee Myung-bak’s elder brother Lee Sang-deuk Tuesday over allegations that he accepted bribes from troubled savings banks. The former National Assembly vice speaker was grilled on whether the money was used for his younger brother’s 2007 presidential campaign. The…
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People
Can Yu-na repeat golden success?
Kim Yu-na’s announcement of a return to competitive skating after a nearly two-year hiatus has raised question of how she will fare this time around. However, experts say that the 21-year-old reigning Olympic champion is still capable of competing at the top level despite the time off. Kim said Monday…
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East Asia
Kota Sejong dan Desentralisasi
HALO! APA KABAR? SAYA MEIDY DARI INDONESIA, SAAT INI SEDANG MAGANG DI THE ASIAN. DI THE ASIAN, ANDA DAPAT MEMBACA BERITA-BERITA TERKINI DARI DALAM NEGERI KOREA SELATAN MAUPUN DUNIA. SALAH SATU BERITA YANG KAMI SAJIKAN BAGI ANDA ADALAH BERITA MENGENAI KOREA SELATAN YANG PADA TANGGAL SATU JULI 2012 MENSAHKAN KOTA…
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Column
Did foreign minister know it?
On the front page of our Tuesday edition, we ran a story about a mix-up inside the government over its handling of a military information-sharing pact with Japan. The headline ― Rebellion against lame duck ― concisely summarized the situation, one that couldn’t even be imagined, say, six months ago.…
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SNU reform proposal faces backlash
The Democratic United Party (DUP)’s recent proposal for the merger of public universities has triggered a public backlash. The DUP said during a press conference Monday that the party was considering combining state-run universities and operating them by region. “We are considering grouping state-run universities such as Seoul National, Kyungbuk…
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Talks with NK won’t come until after U.S. presidential election
Perhaps the biggest news out of Pyongyang in the last month or two is actually about a non-event. In early June, a North Korean spokesperson said that North Korea has no intention of staging a nuclear test in the near future. And indeed, a nuclear test was almost universally expected…
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Politics
Park Geun-hye loyalists clash in power struggle
Two key supporters of Rep. Park Geun-hye traded barbs over the term “economic democracy” Tuesday for a second day in a row, following the first round of the debate a day ago. The clash of ideas between Kim Jong-in and Rep. Lee Hahn-koo took the form of an ideological divide…
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