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Society
‘Medical tourism is next big thing’
Korea Tourism Organization (KTO)’s chief Lee Charm sees medical tourism as the next big thing for the nation’s tourism industry. “The prospect for medical tourism is fantastic. The area of medical service has unlimited growth potential.” Lee said in a recent interview with The Korea Times. “Korea’s medical services are…
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Culture
Big Bang in Expo 2012
South Korean boy group Big Bang performs during a ceremony on the eve of the Expo 2012 in Yeosu, South Korea, Friday, May 11, 2012. <AP/NEWSis> news@theasian.asia
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East Asia
Taipei Computex Opens With Some 1,800 Exhibitors Attending
A staff member of Acer displays a tablet computer during the Computex 2012 in Taipei, southeast China’s Taiwan, June 5, 2012. The exhibition, kicking off on Tuesday, will last until June 9. About 1,800 exhibitors come to showcase their latest products. <Xinhua> news@theasian.asia
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Culture
Rally Against GMO Held In Philippines On Environment Day
An environmental activist wearing an eggplant costume holds a slogan during a rally against genetically-modified organisms (GMO) outside the Department of Agriculture in suburban Quezon city, north of Manila, Philippines, as they mark World Environment Day Tuesday June 5, 2012. The rally was held to gather public support for vigilance…
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East Asia
People Rush To Buy Garlic Due To Continued Price Hike
Garlic wholesalers sell garlics at an agricultural fair in Yazi Township of Rushan City, east China’s Shandong Province, June 5, 2012. China’s garlic price has spiked since late May. Until June 4, the garlic price hiked more than 30 percent as compared to the price on May 21. A restaurant…
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Column
“People in my apartment enjoy a friendly neighborhood”
I am living in an apartment which is more than 30 years old. People in the neighbors are all close like old friends. Some people who like to follow new trends moved out to a nearby new apartment, named ‘Palace something,’ but others are still here where they have been living for long years. They are all close…
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East Asia
Japanese Police Captures Member of Aum Shinrikyo On The Run
Police officers investigate a house where Naoko Kikuchi, a former senior member of AUM Shinrikyo doomsday cult wanted in the 1995 Tokyo subway sarin attack, has lived since 2010 in Sagamihara city, 30 kilometers (20 miles) southwest of Tokyo, Monday, June 4, 2012, a day after her arrest. Kikuchi wanted…
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A Victim Helped Out Of Building Torn Down By Suicide Bomber
A wounded man is helped from the scene after a bomb attack in Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, June 4, 2012. A suicide bomber detonated explosives in a car outside Iraq’s main religious affairs office for Shiite Muslims on Monday, tearing down part of the three-story building and killed and wounded…
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Facebook To Repeal Age Limit Not To Make Children Liars
An unidentified 11-year-old girl looks at Facebook on her computer at her home in Palo Alto, Calif., on Monday, June 4, 2012. Though Facebook bans children under 13, millions of them have profiles on the site by lying about their age. The company is now testing ways to allow…
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Queen To Shake Hands With Crown Prince Charles
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II shakes the hand of her son Prince Charles at the end of the Queen’s Jubilee Concert in front of Buckingham Palace, London, Monday, June 4, 2012. The concert is a part of four days of celebrations to mark the 60 year reign of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth…
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