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AJA issues statement on World Press Freedom Day
On the occasion of the World Press Freedom Day which fell on Thursday (May 3), the Asia Journalist Association (AJA), represented by Ivan Lim, issued a statement in which it said “we would like to applaud the journalists doing their best to convey the truth to their readers.” It continued that “as…
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East Asia
Beginning Of Korea-China FTA Talks
BEIJING — Chinese Commerce Minister Chen Deming, right, shakes hands with the Trade Minister of the Republic of Korea (ROK) Bark Tae Ho during a press conference in Beijing, capital of China, May 2, 2012. China and ROK announced the beginning of negotiations for setting up a Free Trade Area…
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Li Keqiang With Belgian King
BRUSSELS — Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang, left, meets with King Albert II of Belgium in Brussels, Belgium, May 2, 2012. <Xinhua/Huang Jingwen> news@theasian.asia
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Gingrich Stops Campaign
WASHINGTON D.C., — U.S. Republican presidential candidate, former U.S. House speaker Newt Gingrich speaks during a press conference in a hotel in Washington D.C., the United States, on May 2, 2012. Gingrich on Wednesday announced he is suspending his campaign to become Republican Party’s presidential nominee. <Xinhua/Fang Zhe> news@theasian.asia
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World
Bloody Scene Of Violence In Egypt
An Egyptian medic helps a wounded man during clashes outside the Defense Ministry in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, May 2, 2012. Clashes erupted on Wednesday between assailants and mostly Islamist protesters gathered outside the Defense Ministry in the Egyptian capital, leaving several people dead and many wounded, security officials said. <AP/Newsis>…
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Final Showdown Coming Close
A wall screen shows the televised debate between Socialist Party candidate for the presidential election Francois Hollande and current President and conservative rival for re-election, Nicolas Sarkozy, at the TF1 television studio, in Boulogne-Billancourt, outside Paris, Wednesday, May 2, 2012. The prime-time debate between conservative incumbent Sarkozy and his leftist…
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Politics
Egyptian military to hand over power when outright election winner appears
Egypt’s military is ready to hand over power to a new president after the first round of the vote on May 24, Egyptian Armed Forces Chief of Staff Sami Anan said on Wednesday. That will happen if the first round produces an outright winner, he said. “The Military Council is…
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Society
Baby boomers going bust
Plight of Koreans over 50 poses serious threat to financial stability The Korean story of decaying family finances is beginning to resemble an old wedding saying: There’s something old and something new, definitely something borrowed and all is blue. As the country faces a disastrous vortex of historically high household…
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Business
All in!
Even Hyundai Motor Group Chairman Chung Mong-koo couldn’t remain on the sidelines, disclosing the carmaker’s strategically significant model, which it is looking to build as an iconic brand. Kia Motors took the wraps off the much-touted luxury sedan K9 Wednesday with Chung in attendance. It marks the first time in…
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Business
New stem cell therapy succeeds
A Korean medical team said Wednesday that it had succeeded in greatly improving the condition of three paralyzed patients by injecting their own stem cells into the injured parts of their spinal cords. Headed by Jeon Sang-yong of Asan Medical Center in Seoul, the team treated 10 patients suffering general…
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