• ‘Japan should withdraw unjust claims’

    Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Kim Sung-hwan showed strong commitment in dealing with the territorial and historical challenges of Japan during an interview with The Korea Times. Though more than half a century has passed since its brutal colonial rule over the Korean Peninsula (1910-1945), Japan has yet to fully…

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  • East Asia

    Gangnam jockeying for center of ‘hallyu’ tourism

    A street in southern Seoul will be transformed into the center of “hallyu,” with facilities to be set up to promote Korean Wave stars and provide fans with more chances to experience Korea’s pop culture. Officials of the Gangnam-gu Office said Thursday the southern Seoul district will form a “Hallyu…

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  • East Asia

    Itaewon to recognize ‘food street’

    Itaewon, a tourist district in central Seoul, will have a street dedicated to foods from all around the world. The Yongsan District Office governing the special tourist zone said Thursday it will designate the area behind the Hamilton Hotel as a world food culture street. The envisaged designation, pending administrative…

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  • East Asia

    Korea seeks US-China dialogue

    New trilateral format comes at Japan’s cost Foreign Minister Kim Sung-hwan said that China will be a new key partner in maintaining peace and security on the Korean Peninsula alongside the United States, adding the launch of Seoul-Washington-Beijing trilateral talks was urgent. “South Korea, the United States and China are now…

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  • South East Asia

    [Indonesia Report] Indonesia achieves record economic growth in 2012

    Indonesia has achieved a record economic growth in the period from January through September 2012 with export of more than US$ 1 billion per month. In 2012, Indonesia export to non-conventional countries raises sharply. Indonesia Central Statistic Bureau’s Chief, Suryamin, told Vivanews.com that in September Indonesia has recorded a trade surplus of US$ 552,9 million, compared…

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  • [Nuclear Symposium] The Fear of Nuclear Power

    It’s hard for me to say a definite opinion about using nuclear power in the middle east. Especially since most of them have plenty of sources like “Oil water, natural gas”, but Jordan suffers from lack of these resources. This lack in sources of nature, comes with the pettiness of…

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  • [Nuclear Symposium] The dilemma of Nuclear power

    Nuclear power and its usage have been a never-ending dilemma since its beginnings. Nuclear power is the usage of nuclear fission to produce electricity, power, and mass-destruction weapons. As you can see it can be used in utmost good or complete evil, it’s as they say “a double-edged weapon”, something…

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  • [Nuclear Symposium] The Future of Nuclear Energy in Middle East

    On June 27, 1954, the USSR’s Obninsk Nuclear Power Plant became the world’s first nuclear power plant to generate electricity for a power grid, and produced around 5 megawatts of electric power. 2 years later the world witnessed the first large-scale nuclear power station opened at Calder Hall in Cumbria,…

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  • [Nuclear Symposium] The peaceful use of nuclear energy

    Since his existence, the human being is always searching for the means to improve his subsistence and to ensure his survival and cope with nature. Among the important discoveries reached by the human mind and modern science, is the discovery of nuclear energy, as an essential need, which has opened…

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  • South East Asia

    [The AsiaN Video for Indonesian] Anak Presiden Korea Selatan Ditanyai Jaksa

    Halo! Saya Meidyana Rayana dari Indonesia. Berikut adalah berita dari dalam negeri Korea Selatan. Konsil Independen Korea Selatan paa Kamis, 25 Oktober, menginterogasi putra tunggal Presiden Korea Selatan, Lee Si-hyung, atas kesepakatan membangun property bagi kediaman pension presiden yang dianggap mencurigakan. Pria berusia 34 tahun ini mendatangi kantor konsil tersebut…

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