• tobechecked

    “Protect our Rights!”

    Hundreds of Sri Lankan women take to the streets to urge the government to take action to promote and protect their rights in Colombo, capital of Sri Lanka, March 8, 2012 on Women’s Day. <Photo: Xinhua> news@theasian.asia    

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  • Business

    Good contents Needed for Korean Wave 4.0

     The continued development of high quality contents and diversification in the means of using them are the key to continued success of the so-called Hallyu or the Korean Wave, said the participants in the panel session of the Asian Leadership Conference. The session, held Wednesday (Mar. 7) at Hotel Shilla, was attended by…

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  • Many women think men have it better

    About 44 percent of female college students would prefer to be a man if they had the choice, while 23 percent of male students answered that they would rather be a woman, a survey showed Wednesday. Albamon, an Internet-based employment agency, surveyed 573 university students and found more women would…

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  • Society

    Gangnam’s non-smoking plan ignores foreigners

    Banners to publicize a non-smoking policy hang on Gangnam Street in Seocho District, southern Seoul, Tuesday. The district started a public notification campaign on March 1 before introducing the policy, which imposes fines on smokers, from June 1. Gangnam and Seocho district offices in southern Seoul, which will start to…

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  • East Asia

    So Many Ladies, So Many Make-up

    Flight attendant candidates put on makeups before entering a job interview held by Hainan Airlines in Harbin, capital of northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province, March 8, 2012. The company, China’s fourth largest airlines, plans to enroll 1,000 would-be flight attendants from twenty cities including Beijing, Tianjin, Changchun, Shenyang and Harbin. <Photo:…

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  • Column

    Are sharks endangered by fin soup?

    HOW YOU CAN HAVE YOUR SHARK AND EAT IT – FIN & ALL  A guessing game for guests at a Chinese wedding dinner play, while waiting for the second dish to be served, is : Will it be shark fin soup? The quiz is also about  tradition and change. If the…

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  • tobechecked

    The AsiaN on 8 March 2012

    AsiaN Top on 8 March 2012. news@theasian.asia

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  • East Asia

    Japan on 8 Mar 2012

    Japan on 8 Mar 2012 <Kyodo News>: Japan’s Oct.-Dec. GDP revised up to annualized 0.7 contraction  

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  • East Asia

    China on 8 Mar 2012

    China on 8 Mar 2012 <China Daily>: China highlights human rights in law revision

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  • West Asia

    Yemen on 8 Mar 2012: Terrorism operations grow in Hadramout

    Yemen on 8 Mar 2012 <Yemen Times>: Terrorism operations grow in Hadramout  

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