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Korean companies urged to upgrade CSR

Participants are all ears during an international seminar about corporate social responsibility, organized by the Korea Social Responsibility Institute, at a Seoul hotel, Wednesday. Wayne Visser, an internationally-renowned corporate social responsibility(CSR) expert said Wednesday that companies need to change their traditional CSR concepts to more creative and transformative ways, which…

Society

Universities need freedoms to go global

Harvard professor says research key to becoming global university A Harvard University professor said universities should strengthen their research as one way to become a global entity. Jorge I. Dominguez, vice provost for international affairs at Harvard University, spoke at a forum Wednesday under the theme, “Global Higher Education from…

Politics

Beijing’s naval buildup leaves Seoul vulnerable

Claim to Ieodo linked to China’s strategy to become naval power Korea and China will resume working-level talks soon to draw a maritime boundary to end a dispute regarding Ieodo, a submerged reef in waters south of Jeju Island. Prospects for progress in the meeting are bleak, given that the…

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Politics

China has no self-interests in Syrian issue

China has no self-interests in the Syrian issue and respects the demand for democracy by the Arab people, Premier Wen Jiabao said Wednesday. “China does not take sides with any party, including the government of Syria. We make our own right judgement and determine our own position on this issue…

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Springtime at zoo in Washington D.C

In this combination photo, an American alligator(L) yawns and five turtles are seen at the National Zoo in Washington D.C., capital of the United States, March 13, 2012. <Photo: Xinhua/Wang Yiou> news@theasian.asia

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