• Business

    Death, mourning and social status

    A funeral is a time of grief, reflection and reunion. For Koreans, it’s also considered an opportunity to display one’s status not unlike a German car or bag of Pings. People will take the location of the funeral house, the size of the mourning room, the number of visitors flowing…

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  • West Asia

    EU Oil Embargo on IranTakes Into Effect

    File photo taken on Dec. 29, 2010 shows a view of Abadan refinery, the largest one in Iran, in southwestern Iranian city of Abadan. Iran’s Oil Ministry said Sunday the Islamic republic is fully ready to confront the West’s sanctions on the country’s oil industry, as EU oil embargo on…

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  • Chaebol’s economic power stronger than ever

    The concentration of economic power in the hands of top chaebol or Korea’s family-controlled conglomerates has deepened further, a think tank said Sunday. Its report raised questions about how the lack of competitive balance is hurting the vibrancy and growth potential of Korea Inc. According to chaebul.com (www.chaebul.com), an institute…

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  • East Asia

    Chengjiang Fossil Of China Listed World Heritage

    Photo taken on June 18, 2012 shows the Chengjiang Fossile in Chengjiang County, southwest China’s Yunnan Province. The Chengjiang Fossil of China was included into the World Heritage List at the 36th World Heritage Conference held in St. Petersburg, Russia on Sunday. <Xinhua/Qin Qing> news@theasian.asia моментальные займы через интернет

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  • World

    Egypt’s President Morsi Meets Head of Supreme Military Council

    This handout photo from the Egyptian Presidency shows Egypt’s new President Mohamed Morsi (R) meets with head of the supreme military council Hussein Tantawi in Cairo, July 1, 2012. <Xinhua> In this photo released by Middle East News Agency, the Egyptian official news agency, new Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi, left,…

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  • Mainland, HK police destroy online blackmailing companies

    BEIJING, July 1 (Xinhua) — The police from the Chinese mainland and Hong Kong have cracked down on a group of hackers blackmailing Hong Kong’s securities companies online, six suspects all arrested, the Ministry of Public Security (MPS) said Sunday. The MPS said in a statement that from February to…

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  • UN meeting on Syrian crisis starts in Geneva

    The talks on a way to resolve the increasingly bloody conflict in Syria started in Geneva hosted by the United Nations at its European headquarters. Representatives of global and regional powers along with legions of diplomats from five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council – Britain, China, France, Russia…

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  • Five million drug addicts in Bangladesh

    DHAKA– While Bangladesh has been facing a worst form of drug menace, a senior official of the government disclosed that the number of drug addicts in the country would be around five million at this moment.   Khandaker Mohammed Ali, Director General (DG) of Narcotics Control Directorate of the government…

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  • West Asia

    Civil Unrest in Bahrain

    Protestors clash with riot police following an anti-government demonstration in Sitra, Bahrain, June 28, 2012. Protestors have marched in the streets daily since authorities turned down the request submitted by a Bahraini political association to stage a rally in the area. A protestor holds home-made burning bombs during clashes with…

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    40-Year-Old Elephant Killed In Road Accident

    A crane lifts a 40 years old dead male elephant Chanchal, allegedly killed in a road accident on an Expressway in Noida, on the outskirts of New Delhi, India, Friday, June 29, 2012. <AP/Newsis> news@theasian.asia дистанционный займ на карту

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