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Business
FTC fines Samsung for obstructing probe
Korea’s anti-trust regulator has fined technology giant Samsung Electronics 400 million won (about $354,000) for obstructing an investigation into whether collusion took place between the company and wireless operators to fix prices of mobile-phones, thereby defrauding consumers. It marks the biggest fine ever levied by the watchdog for such charges.…
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West Asia
Turkey on 19 March 2012
Turkey on 19 March 2012 <Cihan>: Student who threw egg at minister faces 5 years in prison
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West Asia
Iran on 19 March 2012
Iran on 19 March 2012 <Tehran Times>: Maliki says Iraq does not allow weapons shipment to Syria
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South Asia
India on 19 March 2012
India on 19 March 2012 <The Hindu>: Mamata has her way, Trivedi to quit
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East Asia
Vietnam on 19 March 2012
Vietnam on 19 March 2012 <Vietnam Plus>: VN to host first int’l balloon festival
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World
Mongol on 19 March 2012
Mongol on 19 March 2012 <Mongol News>: Searching for motivation Amongst the Mongolian youth
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East Asia
Japan on 19 March 2012: Noda warns of growing N. Korean, Chinese moves
Japan on 19 March 2012 <Kyodo News>: Noda warns of growing N. Korean, Chinese moves in address to cadets
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East Asia
China on 19 March 2012
China on 19 March 2012 <People’s Daily>: China to quicken reform and invest in innovation
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Burma Presents 1st National Press Award
The prize winners pose for group photo during the awarding ceremony of National Press Award in Yangon, Myanmar, March 18, 2012. Myanmar presented the National Press Award 2011 for the first time in 50 years at the National Theatre on Sunday in Yangon. National Press Award Committee, established on Aug.18,…
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Culture
Cherry Blossom in Washington D.C.
Tourists walk beneath cherry blossom trees along the Tidal Basin in Washington D.C., the United States, on March 18, 2012. The annual Cherry Blossom Festival will begin here on March 20, commemorating the 100th anniversary of Japan’s gift of 3,000 Japanese cherry blossom trees to Washington in 1912. <Photo: Xinhua/Lin…
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