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West Asia
Major news in Syria on May 25
Top news in <SANA>: President “Syria Able to Overcome This Crisis Thanks to Its People’s Steadfastness” news@theasian.asia
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South Asia
Major news in Sri Lanka on May 25
Top news in <Daily News>: Russian support for SL’s reconciliation process news@theasian.asia
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South East Asia
Major news in Singapore on May 25
Top news in <Straits Times>: Hougang By-Election: Cooling-off Day before Polling Day on Saturday news@theasian.asia
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Central Asia
Major news in Afghanistan on May 25
Top news in <Outlook Afghan>: Dana Should Apologize: Karzai news@theasian.asia
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East Asia
Major news in China on May 25
Top news in <Peoples Daily>: China says U.S. directive on Confucius Institutes “may harm friendship” news@theasian.asia
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West Asia
Major news in UAE on May 25: Twitter assault defendants fined Dh5,000 each
Top news in <Gulfnews>: Twitter assault defendants fined Dh5,000 each news@theasian.asia
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East Asia
Major news in Japan on May 25
Top news in <NHK>: Iran nuclear talks to continue next month news@theasian.asia
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200,000 inmates held in 6 N. Korean political camps
Up to 200,000 North Koreans are being held in its sprawling political prisoner system including hundreds of former officials, human rights group Amnesty International said Thursday. In its annual report, the group said the prisoners “were held in horrific conditions in six sprawling political prison camps, including the notorious Yodok…
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Business
Smooth transition?
Doodan leader-designate unproven in management skills Korea’s mighty family-owned conglomerates will always talk about who is next in line to lead what they continue to see as family businesses. Doosan Group, which is continuing its transformation from a company reliant on consumer goods to a power in heavy industry and…
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Korea’s household credit dips in first quarter
Korea’s household credit dipped in the first quarter due to a drop in demand for fresh loans and people cutting back on spending, the central bank said Thursday. Household credit totaled 911.4 trillion won ($774.5 billion) as of the end of March, down 500 billion won from a record high…
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