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East Asia
2013 Special Olympic World Winter Games Open In PyeongChang, South Korea
The Special Olympics flag is raised during the Opening Ceremony of the 2013 Special Olympics World Winter Games in Pyeongchang, east of Seoul, South Korea, Jan. 29, 2013. The Special Olympics World Winter Games for athletes with intellectual disabilities is held in Pyeongchang and Gangneung from Jan. 29 to Feb.…
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South Asia
Six Men Enact A Mock Hanging In A Protest Asking Death Penalty For Six Men Accused Of Fatal Gang Rape Of A Woman In New Delhi
An elderly protester, wearing an outfit with the colors of the Indian national flag, shouts slogans during a protest demanding the death penalty for six men accused of a fatal gang rape of a young woman in New Delhi last month in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013. Scores…
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South Asia
Rescuers Excavate Bodies Of Those Killed By Landslide Which Claimed More Than 20 Lives In West Sumatra, Indonesia
Rescuers use excavator to find the bodies of landslide victims at Agam district of West Sumatra, Indonesia, Jan. 28, 2013. The death toll in Sunday’s landslides in two places in the Sumatra island of Indonesia has risen to 19 with six persons still missing, an official said on Monday. Rescuers…
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East Asia
O-hyun, a great Korean monk, depicts his enlightment through his poems
We were eager to meet the great Korean monk in his reception room, when he entered with a bald head, and a bold smile. Shaking hand with him gave me a touch of the human aspect in Mr. Cho O-hyun, but listening to him added the divine side of that…
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West Asia
[Novel] The Road to Shamawes ②
[1] The air streams through the car window. I sat in the back seat. I was confused, not knowing where to look. The Nile is on the right with a long corniche as old as time; Cairo’s buildings on the left, with varying spaces in between as well as heights.…
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AJA expresses concern for Nepali Gov’t intervention in murder investigation
Asia Journalist Association expresses its serious concerns over the latest incidents which have pushed the press and expression freedom in Nepal into crisis forcing many working journalists to flee their working areas citing insecurity. The state interference in the investigation process of the case relating to the murder of journalist…
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Won vs. yen
Will ‘Geunhyenomics’ be able to get over ‘Abenomics’? “Japan Inc. is coming back at the expense of Korea Inc.” So went the headline of a Bloomberg news story Monday, which described the revival of Japanese auto and electronics makers riding on a weak yen in contrast to their Korean counterparts…
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World
Allergies
My sister was born with a variety of severe allergies. As a baby, she was allergic to all dairy, eggs, oranges, nuts, and chicken. In one of my earliest memories, my parents are holding her arms and torso down on the floor as she screams; I’m holding her legs. My…
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East Asia
Foreign filmmaker eyes Korea
A foreign independent filmmaker has achieved what some see as a first on the peninsula. Writing and directing a movie about Korean issues from a foreign perspective, with Korean actors. U.S. citizen, Chris Norlund, founder and director of Ruva Film, shot a 30 minute drama titled “Into Pieces,” highlighting the…
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East Asia
PM nominee withdraws
‘I don’t want to be burden to President-elect’ Kim Yong-joon, President-elect Park Geun-hye’s nominee for prime minister, withdrew his nomination Tuesday amid persisting suspicion over his property deals and other potential ethical lapses. In a statement read to the press by the transition team’s spokesman Yoon Chang-jung, Kim wrote, “I…
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