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Lifestyle
Chongdong Theater updates ‘Miso’
Traditional musical blends new music, choreography The Chongdong Theater, near Deoksu Palace in central Seoul, is the nation’s first and only theater devoted solely to traditional performances. Local business conglomerates have displayed a tendency to promote Western arts, such as classical music, ballet or opera, rather than sponsor traditional arts.…
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Like A Strider On The Water
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Looking like a tiny water bug on a big pond a lone rower paddles his shell down a glassy St. Johns River as the early morning sunlight catches the ripples he creates on the surface of the water on Friday April 20, 2012, near Jacksonville, Fla. <AP/Newsis>…
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South Asia
Roadside barbers in Pakistan
A huge number of barbers in Pakistan can’t afford to pay rent and get shops for their business. Instead they have turned to another way of doing their business. A large amount of roadside barbers can be seen throughout Pakistan, including big cities such as Karachi. They can be found…
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World
Egytians Protest Against Ruling Military
CAIRO — Egyptian protesters attend Friday prayers during a rally in Tahrir Square, Cairo, Egypt Friday, April 20, 2012. Tens of thousands of protesters packed Cairo’s downtown Tahrir Square on Friday in the biggest demonstration in months against the ruling military, aimed at stepping up pressure on the generals…
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East Asia
NK Soldiers Chant Slogan Against Lee Myung-bak
P’YANG — North Korean soldiers chant at Kim Il Sung Square in central Pyongyang, North Korea, during a rally denouncing South Korean President Lee Myung-bak on Friday, April 20, 2012. North Koreans said Lee’s radio comments about North Korea last week “hurt the dignity” of the North Korean people. <AP/Newsis>…
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Politics
Lose him!
Saenuri sends plagiarizing Moon to ethics panel; IOC remains mum International Olympic Committee (IOC) member Moon Dae-sung is not just an embarrassment to the ruling Saenuri Party but also to Korea, an Olympic nation that hosted the 1988 Summer Games in Seoul and will host the 2018 Winter Games in…
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Politics
Kim Jong-un named one of world’s most influential people
Time magazine online named North Korean leader Kim Jong-un as one of the 100 most influential people in the world for being “the incarnation of the tenets of self-sufficiency established by his grandfather and father.” Kim, who is believed to be in his late 20s, is one of the “four…
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Business
Medical town due in Jeju
The Jeju Free International City Development Center (JDC) broke ground Tuesday for the Jeju Healthcare Town which it expects to be built by 2015. It will be constructed on the Donghong-dong, Topyeong-dong sites in Seogwipo in the Jeju Special Self-governing Province and will be the first medical town in Korea…
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East Asia
Major news in Japan on Apr 20 2012
Top news in <NHK> : North Korea to push for missile launch project news@theasian.asia
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[The AsiaN Video for Chinese] 韩国客人眼中的“魅力宁夏”
大家好，我是王璇。今天的TheAsinaN 新闻摘要又同您见面了。 今天要为您播报的是一则令中国同胞兴奋的消息。在今天TheAsinaN新闻头条醒目位置登载了一则关于“韩国政要商务考察团”访问中国宁夏的故事。题目是“魅力宁夏—沙漠与回教文化”。 在故事中韩国记者以独特的视角向亚洲展示了中国宁夏美丽的自然景观和丰富多彩的民俗文化。并详细地介绍了到访的主要韩国政治核心人物在这次访问过程中对宁夏的印象。报道表达了韩国客人对宁夏特有的浑然天成的理想旅游条件和非物质文化遗产的高度评价。 相信这则消息不仅能够为未来的中韩关系的进一步发展起到推波助澜的作用，对宁夏地区吸引韩国乃至亚洲旅客的目光也将起到不可忽视的重要作用。 如果想知道更加详细的信息，欢迎您点击我们的网站：www. theAsiaN.asia 谢谢您的关注，我们下次再见！
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