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Arabic popular for 2nd-language test
More students are choosing Arabic as their second foreign language option for the national scholastic aptitude test. According to the Korea Institute for Curriculum and Evaluation, around 40 percent of students selected Arabic as their option for a second foreign language in the College Scholastic Ability Test this year. A…
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World
Sandy’s leadership lesson
For some crazy moment on Monday when “Frankenstorm” Sandy was threatening to tear a hole in our roof and I was sure we would lose power, I remembered a funny cartoon from the summer when a freak “Derecho” storm did rob us of power for two days. It featured a…
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Africa’s big boom
PARIS ― Africa is undergoing a period of unprecedented economic growth. According to the Economist, six of the 10 fastest-growing countries in 2011 were in Africa. Average external debt on the continent has fallen from 63 percent of GDP in 2000 to 22.2 percent this year, while average inflation now…
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East Asia
[The AsiaN Video for Indonesian] Perusahaan Penerbangan Korea Utara Membuka Layanan Internet
Halo! Saya Meidyana Rayana dari Indonesia. Berikut adalah berita dari Korea utara. Air Koryo, Angkutan Udara Nasional Korea Utara menarik perhatian setelah baru-baru ini membuka layanan pemesanan melalui internet, dalam signal terbaru Pyongyang yang tampak berusahan mengejar perkembangan dunia. Situs tersebut menyediakan layanan pemesanan dan pembelian tiket yang lebih mudah,…
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South East Asia
[The AsiaN Video for Indonesian] Jumlah Ekspatriat di Seoul Meningkat 32 Kali Lipat
Halo! Saya Meidyana Rayana dari Indonesia. Berikut adalah berita mengenai perkembangan Seoul menjadi kota global. Berdasarkan sebuah survey yang baru saja dilakukan, sekitar 280.000 warga Negara asing menetap di Seoul pada 2011, meningkat 32 kali lipat dari total jumlah 51 tahun yang lalu. Laporan Tahunan Statistik Kota Seoul menunjukkan bahwa…
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South East Asia
[Indonesia Report] Indonesia will strengthen cooperation with Britain in energy resources
Indonesia President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono’s visits to London last week will promote cooperation between Jakarta and London in the field of energy and resources. According toKompos.com, Indonesian Minister of Natural and Mineral Resources Jero Wacik who accompanied the president said that Indonesian government asked for more investment from British Oil and Gas Companies. Development of Natural Resource…
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South Asia
India Farmers March Street Of New Delhi To Protest Against Alleged Anti-Farmer Policies
Indian farmers affiliated to the Indian Farm Workers Union march during a protest against the alleged anti-farmer policies of the government in New Delhi, India, Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012. Indian farmers affiliated to the Indian Farm Workers Union listen to a speaker, unseen, during a protest rally against the alleged…
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South East Asia
Indonesian President Visiting UK Invited To Banquet Hosted By Mayor Of London
Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, the President of the Republic of Indonesia, poses for the photographers during a reception prior to a banquet given by the Lord Mayor and City of London Corporation at the Guildhall in central London, Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012. Yudhoyono is in the UK on a 3-day state…
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South East Asia
New Thai Canibet Lineup Poses For Group Shot Before Government House In Bangkok
Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra (C, front) and her new cabinet pose for group photos in front of the Government House in Bangkok, Thailand, Nov. 1, 2012. It’s the second cabinet reshuffle since the female prime minister took office last August. <Xinhua/Rachen Sageamsak>
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