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South Asia
Major news in Bangladesh on Apr 19 2012
Top news in <The Daily Star>: “Tigers’ Pak tour challenged” news@theasian.asia
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West Asia
Major news in Jordan on Apr 19 2012: “Qatada lodges midnight bid to stay in Britain”
Top news in <Ammon News>: “Qatada lodges midnight bid to stay in Britain” news@theasian.asia
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East Asia
Major news in China on Apr 19 2012
Top news in <CNTV>: “S. Korean court sentences Chinese captain to 30 years in jail” news@theasian.asia
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East Asia
Major news in Japan on Apr 19 2012
Top News in <Kyodo News>: “Japan posts record trade deficit in FY2011” news@theasian.asia
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Frantic Rescue Efforts At Collapsed Factory
JALANDAR, India — Rescuers work at the site of a factory that collapsed in Jalandhar, India, Wednesday, April 18, 2012. Workers continued searching for more people buried Sunday night when the three-story blanket factory buckled while nightshift workers were inside. Estimates for how many may still be trapped have ranged…
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FTA opportunity for Korean logistics providers
On March 15, 2012, Korea’s free trade agreement (FTA) with the U.S. took effect. However, public opinion in Korea on the benefits of this agreement is still not settled. Nevertheless Korean industries such as electronics, pharmaceuticals and automakers look forward to benefit from the agreement as they expect an increase…
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Society
‘We are unkind hosts to foreigners’
Are Koreans ready to embrace multiculturalism? A survey shows that there is a long way to go before the Confucian-steeped country becomes a truly multicultural society. A government-sponsored survey showed that only a third of Koreans agreed to the coexistence of various races, religions and cultures. The latest case in…
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Politics
Post-election purge in ruling Saenuri
Unethical, unscrupulous lawmakers-elect targeted Kim Hyung-tae, a lawmaker-elect of the ruling Saenuri Party, decided to leave the party Wednesday amid mounting criticism over his ethically-flawed behavior in allegedly attempting to sexually assault the wife of his deceased brother. The would-be lawmaker’s move comes at a time when the ruling party…
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Will Ahn Cheol-soo throw hat in the ring?
Fresh from the hectic April 11 parliamentary elections, the political sphere has turned into another battleground. This time, it is all about who will become the nation’s next head of state. Attention is now turning to software mogul-turned professor Ahn Cheol-soo. He has long been regarded as one of the…
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[The AsiaN Video for Chinese] Dennis Han 的联合国画展
Dennis Han 的联合国画展 大家好，我是王璇，下面为您播报今天的theAsiaN的头条新闻。 从小就怀有画家梦想的美籍韩人Dennis Han在4月9日-14日在纽约的联合国本部举行了首次的个人画展。在展示会上，年仅34岁的Dennis Han以明快强烈的色彩向人们展示了人间最为单纯的希望与梦想。 在去年2月份，他曾经给联合国秘书长潘基文写信，希望能够作为一个残疾人画家在联合国举办一次画展。在多方的帮助下Dennis Han终于梦想成真，展出了自1998年以来的个人作品。 为了祝贺Dennis Han画展成功举办潘基文秘书长做了祝贺演说。在演说中他提出希望人们将“disability”和“inability”区别开来，并且鼓励全球残疾人同胞努力向着自己的梦想奋斗。 这次展览会展出的作品一共有54幅，展示会由韩国著名企业集团Hanwha会社提供赞助。 关于详细的信息欢迎点击我们的网站：www.theAsiaN.asia 谢谢您的关注，我们下次再见。
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