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West Asia
Major news in Yemen on Jun 7: Houthis accept dialogue, won’t put down arms
Top news in <Yemen Times>: Houthis accept dialogue, won’t put down arms news@theasian.asia
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East Asia
Kim Speaks At Founding Anniversay of NK Children’s Union
Photo released by Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on June 6, 2012 shows Kim Jong Un, top leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), attending a national event to celebrate the 66th anniversary of the founding of the Korean Children’s Union at the Kim Il Sung Stadium in…
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East Asia
Annual College Entrance Exam Starts in China
Relatives of examinees of National College Entrance Examinations (NCEE) sit outside the exam center as they wait until the end of the exam at Yaohua Middle School in Tianjin, north China, June 7, 2012. The NCEE, also known as “gaokao” in Chinese, is regarded as a destiny-shaping event for high…
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Column
South Koreans aren’t candid about their views on unification
As every visitor to Korea knows, there are two words which have exceptionally positive connotations in modern political Korean parlance. One is ‘nation’ (minjok), and the other is ‘unification’ (t’ongil). Indeed, more or less every Korean will assure a foreign interlocutor that unification of North and South should be seen…
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Society
KAIST mired in internal conflicts
Students, faculty members turning their back on President Suh The turmoil inside the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), one of the country’s elite schools, is showing signs of escalating further, damaging the school’s reputation at home and abroad. The conflict between KAIST President Suh Nam-pyo and students…
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World
People Remember Egytian Martyr Who Helped Oust Mubarak
An Egyptian woman holds a picture of Khaled Said during a silent protest marking the second anniversary of his death at the hands of Egyptian police on Wednesday, June 6, 2012 in Cairo, Egypt. Khaled Said’s death in June, 2010 in Alexandria captured the attention of millions in Egypt and…
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“Friends of Syria” group determined to remove Assad
WASHINGTON, June 6 (Xinhua) — Member states of the “Friends of Syria” on Wednesday reached an agreement on taking further measures, including asset freeze, arms embargo, among others, in a bid to remove Syria’s embattled President Bashar al-Assad from power. Expressing “deep dissatisfaction” with Assad’s “failure” to implement the peace…
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Society
Falling into smartphone pit
In public areas it’s increasingly common to see people so engrossed in smartphones that they completely ignore people around them. They interact more with these treasured devices than with colleagues or lovers sitting right in front of them. It seems they simply can’t take their eyes off these portable electronic…
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Society
Is Yu-na victim of own success?
Heroine skater now under close scrutiny Is it the envy or something deeper that is triggering the Kim Yu-na sniping? Perhaps Kim is a victim of her own success. The Korean star figure skater was criticized for her beer commercial and accused of putting on a “show” when she did…
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System to elect Egytian parliament declared unconstitutional
CAIRO, June 6 (Xinhua) — A report made by the commissioners of Egypt’s Supreme Constitutional Court said the voting system used to elect the current parliament earlier this year was unconstitutional. The number of seats allocated to individuals and party lists violate the principle of equal opportunities, official MENA news…
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