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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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Imported beef’s safety
Has government learned no lessons from 2008? Upon the report of another case of mad cow disease found recently in the United States, many Koreans recall events four years ago. Unfortunately, they will likely continue to compare 2012 with 2008, given the lamentable lack of change in the government’s behavior…
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Politics
Russia more flexible than China on N. Korean defectors
North Korean loggers in Russia successfully arrived here earlier this month with help from the South Korean Embassy in Moscow. It shows the contrasting stance between Russia and China in dealing with the defectors from their neighbor. According to government sources and comments made by Kim Hee-tae, head of a…
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South East Asia
Major News in Hong Kong on April 27 2012
Top news in <South China Morning Post> : “Heywood was not a spy: UK foreign secretary” news@theasian.asia
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Central Asia
Major news in Afghanistan on April 27 2012
Top news in <Outlook Afghanistan>: Afghanistan Must Improve Governance: EU news@theasian.asia
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East Asia
Major news in China on April 27 2012
Top news in <People Daily> : People.cn Co., Ltd debuts on Shanghai Stock Exchange news@theasian.asia
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East Asia
Major news in Japan on April 27 2012
Top news in <Kyodo News>: Japan, U.S. may review existing Futenma base relocation plan news@theasian.asia
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Politics
Main opposition party in feud over collusion
Former Prime Minister Lee Hae-chan and Rep. Park Jie-won of the main opposition Democratic United Party (DUP) clashed with their political rivals Thursday over the allegation that the two political heavyweights had a secret pact for party leadership posts. The two were on a collision course with their archrivals due…
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Samsung Electronics reports 81% surge in Q1 net
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest maker of computer memory chips, said Friday that its first-quarter earnings surged 81.3 percent from a year earlier, fueled by strong sales of its Galaxy smartphones. Net profit amounted to 5.04 trillion won ($4.44 billion) in the January-March period, compared with a net income…
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