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N. Korea’s verbal threats
South Koreans have long been accustomed to abusive verbal threats from the North, most of which end in provocative rhetoric. They have also wisely avoided some deadly North Korean provocations from escalating into a major war. However, many people are perplexed about the latest verbal threats. The latest ones came…
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Politics
Chung announces presidential bid
Chung Mong-joon, a businessman-turned-lawmaker, announced Sunday he will run in the Saenuri Party primary in the run-up to the December presidential election. Chung is also chairman of the world’s largest shipbuilder, Hyundai Heavy Industries. He promised to fight against the widening income gap. “As a presidential hopeful, I would like…
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North Face slapped with biggest price-fixing fine
Korea’s best-selling U.S. outdoor clothing brand, The North Face, was slapped with a fine of 5.24 billion won ($4.62 million) for fixing prices of products available at its retail stores. It is the largest fine levied on a company for retail price fixing. The Fair Trade Commission (FTC) said Sunday…
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Exercise For May 9 Military Parade
MOSCOW – Training exercises for the military parade in honor of the 67th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War were held Thursday night in the center of the Russian capital. On Red Square a column of 14,000 soldiers and officers, accompanied by an orchestra of 1,100 musicians took…
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East Asia
Stars & Stripes In Flames
MANILA – A Filipino protester burns a U.S. flag to express his disgust on what he says are interference of U.S. and China on a disputed shoal outside the Chinese consulate in suburban Makati, south of Manila, Philippines on Monday April 30, 2012. The impasse began on April 10, 2012…
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UN Chief With Myanmar President
Myanmar President Thein Sein, left, shakes hands with U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon during their meeting at the presidential house in Naypyitaw, Myanmar Monday, April 30, 2012. Ban is on a three-day visit in Myanmar to see how the world body can help promote the country’s tentative steps toward democratic reform.…
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East Asia
Smile with Confucius’ Style
Pupils acting as ancient boy servants recite the analects of Confucius during the spring sacrificing ceremony for Confucius in Tianjin, north China, April 29, 2012. <Xinhua/Liu Dongyue> news@theasian.asia
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East Asia
Major news in Japan on April 28
Top news in <The Mainichi> : 9,000 U.S. Marines to be shifted out of Okinawa under force realignment news@theasian.asia
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Major news in China on April 28 : China-Russia on deepening strategic partnership
Top news in <Xinhua> : Chinese vice premier meets Russian president on deepening strategic partnership news@theasian.asia
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iPhones to be banned in defense ministry
The Ministry of National Defense (MND) plans to prohibit the use of Apple’s iPhones in two of its major buildings from August, military officials said Friday. They said other smart devices will continue to be allowed after installing a mobile device management (MDM) system, an application that would automatically disable…
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