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LG Scion gets 3-year jail term for embezzlment
The Supreme Court upheld a lower court’s ruling to sentence a scion of the late LG Group founder Koo In-hwoi to a three-year prison sentence, Monday, on charges of stock manipulation and embezzlement. Koo Bon-hyun, a nephew of LG honorary Chairman Koo Cha-kyung, was convicted of pocketing some 13.9 billion…
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East Asia
USFK offers apology for handcuffing of Koreans
Goto robibar korear gyeonggi prodesher pyeongtaek a gari rakhake kendro tin jon sadharon koreabashi ke American soinno gothi r greptar korar ghotonaye US Korea Force khoma prarthona koreche. soinno ghatir 500 meter-r modhye gari rakhle soinnora ta baron korte parleo kauke greptar korar adhikar tader nei.tobuo goto robibar yang namok…
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East Asia
Major news in China on Jul 09: Teenager hailed as a hero for saving girl
Top news in <People Daily>: Teenager hailed as a hero for saving girl A 16-year-old girl is being hailed a hero after she was badly injured while trying to save a baby from being hit by a truck. Li Shushu lost the skin on her right foot as she dived…
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Society
IMF calls on Indonesia to speed up infrastructure projects
JAKARTA, July 9 (Xinhua) — The International Monetary Fund ( IMF) has called on the Indonesian government to be more serious about its commitment to developing infrastructure, local media reported on Monday. IMF Asia and Pacific department chief Sanjaya Panth said that one of the main factors hindering Indonesia from…
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Society
[India Report] Indians captivated by TV talk show “Satyamev Jayate”
Nowadays, people of India are captivated by a TV talk show titled Satyamev Jayte. It would not be an exaggeration if it is said that Satyamev Jayate is the show dominating Indian television these days. People’s craze regarding this show was evident from its very first episode, when the Satyamev Jayate website [www.satyamevjayate.in]…
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Column
Best service ready for media at Phnom Penh meeting
PHNOM PENH — Cambodia’s Ministry of Information has tried its best to serve both national and international media people to access to computer and internet during their work at the Council of Ministers during the meetings of the 45th AMM/ PMC/ 19th ARF/ 2nd EAS FMM being held on 6-13 July,…
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South East Asia
Indonesia Still Struggling With Too Many Pre-Term Births
Major news in <Jakarta Globe> : Indonesia Still Struggling With Too Many Pre-Term Births Linda Rullis sold her motorcycle and borrowed money from relatives to cover neo-natal treatment for her daughter, who was born after only 24 weeks of pregnancy, barely weeks within the threshold of survival. The baby girl is…
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South East Asia
Raul Castro In Hanoi For Official Visit
Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang (R) and visiting President of Cuba’s Council of State and the Council of Ministers Raul Castro Ruz hold talks at the Presidential Palace in Vietnamese capital Hanoi on July 8, 2012. Raul Castro Ruz arrived in Hanoi on July 7 for a four-day visit to…
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World
Ultra Marathon In Cappadocia
Two runners compete during the ultra marathon of Runfire in Cappadocia, Turkey, July 8, 2012. Competitors will finish more than 200km running within 6 days in this event. <Xinhua/Ma Yan> news@theasian.asia
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