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High TOEIC scorers not fluent in English
Park Jai-sang, a 27-year-old college graduate in Seoul, is nicknamed a “TOEIC genius” among his peers because every time he takes the English proficiency test, he scores higher than 900. Considering his score, his level of proficiency should be excellent. When he applied to work at a major trading company,…
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Politics
Kim Doo-gwan to announce presidential bid in July
Kim Doo-gwan Gov. Kim Doo-gwan of South Gyeonsang Province said Monday he is considering running for the presidency and will make a formal announcement in July. “The opposition camp must prevent the conservatives from winning power in the upcoming presidential elections, after they promised to realize regime change,” said Kim…
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East Asia
Major news in Japan on Jun 5
Top news in <Kyodo News>: Japan makes no comment on possible G-7 conference call news@theasian.asia
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Society
Calls mount to tackle favoritism for athletes
Baseball players from Kyungki and Paichai high schools compete during a national tournament held in Seoul. The recent controversy over academic privileges enjoyed by award winning athletes is touching off a debate about reform of their admission, attendance and graduation from top universities. The nation’s figure skating heroine Kim Yu-na…
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East Asia
Major news in China on Jun 5
Top news in <China Daily>: Beijing looking at Greek eurozone exit news@theasian.asia
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Central Asia
Major news in Russia on Jun 5
Top news in <Moscow Times>: Putin Vows to Stand by Europe’s Side news@theasian.asia
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South East Asia
Major news in Thailand on Jun 5
Top news in <Bangkok Post>: Govt considers delay in key bills news@theasian.asia
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South East Asia
Major news in Indonesia on Jun 5
Top news in <Jakarta Post>: In love with LV in China news@theasian.asia
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West Asia
Major news in Qatar on Jun 5
Top news in <QNA>: HH the Emir Condoles Nigerian President on Plane Crash Victims news@theasian.asia
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West Asia
Major news in Israel on Jun 5: US refugee amendment may delay peace deal
Top news in <Jerusalem Post>: Palestinians: US refugee amendment may delay peace deal news@theasian.asia
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