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‘Korea’ offers guide to expatriates
There are a lot of guidebooks on Korea but many of them seem nothing more than quick cut-and-paste jobs from information gleaned from the Internet ― dull and lacking first-hand experience. Robert Koehler’s “Korea” is not that type of book. Koehler, who has been collecting information for this book for…
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OECD head urges Korea to reform labor sector
Reform of the labor market would be indispensable for sustainable economic development and social cohesion in Korea, the top official of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) said Friday. Angel Gurria, secretary general of the OECD, said the country should revise its long-hour working system to give more…
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Business
Naver losing grip in Korea
Portal firm’s growth potential ebbing away as it sticks to comfort zone Naver, Korea’s biggest Web portal, is losing its grip on the domestic market. The local search giant is being cornered, needing to diversify its business portfolio amid a rapid rise of social networking services (SNS), according to market…
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Business
Plenty of bang for buck
Samsung Electronics chalks up record profits on mobile sales Samsung Electronics posted its best quarterly operating profit during the first three months of this year and is expected to improve on it during the seasonally-favorable second quarter. The world’s biggest supplier of flat screens, memory chips and smartphones reported 45.27…
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Column
Violence escalates in major cities of Bangladesh
Dhaka–With the political unrest taking the course of street violence, a wide range of anxiety is spreading quickly among the people at all levels in Bangladesh. The three-day-long hartal enforced by the opposition BNP has demonstrated the level of violence that left at least three persons killed, hundreds injured, thousands arrested and torching of a number of vehicles…
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Creativity mixed with a dose of realism
A recurring argument seems to be that Korea is not a creative nation. There are numerous commentaries criticizing Korea for producing students who can memorize huge chunks of information but cannot express their ideas and there are various media outlets that disparage Korean companies for not being innovators. While being…
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West Asia
Major news in Syria on April 27 2012
Top news in <SANA> : Syrian Prisoners at Israeli prisons to President al-Assad: We support Homeland against Terrorism news@theasian.asia
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West Asia
Major news in Kuwait on April 27 2012: Ready to deal with constitutional changes
Kuwait on 27 April 2012 <Kuwait Times> : Govt ready to deal with constitutional changes – Islamist Reform bloc rises to nine MPs news@theasian.asia
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South Asia
Major news in Sri Lanka on April 27 2012
Top news in <Daily News> : President leaves for South Korea news@theasian.asia
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