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South Asia
Pakistanis Displaced From Their Homes Due To Tribal Conflict Live In Refugee Camp Near Peshawar
In this Sept. 13, 2012 photo, Pakistanis who were displaced from Pakistan’s tribal areas due to fighting gather at a water point, in Jalozai refugee camp, near Peshawar, Pakistan. Roughly 65,000 refugees from the various tribal agencies are currently living at Jalozai, a Pakistani government camp about 30 kilometers (19…
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West Asia
Israeli Lawmakers Dissolve Parliament For New Election In January
Photo taken on Oct. 15, 2012 shows the winter session of Israeli Knesset (parliament) held in Jerusalem. Israeli lawmakers passed a bill in an early Tuesday morning vote approving a bid for the Knesset’s (parliament) dissolution and holding an early election on Jan. 22, 2013. <Xinhua/Jini> news@theasian.asia
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East Asia
Chinese Missile Destroyer Spotted Sailing Off Japanese Waters By Japanese Aircraft
In this photo released by Japan’s Joint Staff Office, a Chinese missile destroyer sails in waters off the island of Yonaguni in Japan’s Okinawa prefecture on Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2012. Japanese aircraft spotted seven Chinese warships in waters off the southern Japan island and about 200 kilometers (125 miles) from…
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East Asia
Chinese Children Offer Flowers To Elders In Celebration Of Double Ninth Festival
Children send flowers and cards to the elders during a celebration activity for the Double Ninth Festival in Wenjiao community in Hangzhou, capital of east China’s Zhejiang Province, Oct. 16, 2012. The Double Ninth Festival, or Chongyang Festival, is a traditional Chinese festival to pay respect to the seniors. Dozens…
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Collapse of security
Nation’s military and police is like Swiss cheese If we compare countries to humans, today’s South Korea is like a blind person with a hole in its heart. The story of a North Korean soldier who defected to the South earlier this month is closer to a dark comedy. The…
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Column
NK Trojan horse
A new funny “knock knock” joke goes like this. “Knock, knock!” No answer. If you try to listen hard enough, you can hear the “Zzzz” of soldiers sleeping inside. By now, you will understand who this joke is about and will probably no longer be amused. If anyone remains amused…
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Mideast turmoil underscores Turkey’s pivotal roles
The confrontation between Syria and Turkey ratcheted up further Wednesday when a Syrian civilian passenger airplane, suspected of carrying military supplies, was forced to land in Ankara. The Turkish government has ordered civilian aircraft to avoid Syrian airspace. Syrian artillery shelling has led to retaliation in kind. Turkey shelters many…
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Society
KAIST agrees on dual degree program with Danish university
The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) signed four memorandums of understanding with the Technical University of Denmark Tuesday to boost bilateral academic exchanges in the fields of cyber education, biotechnology research and battery development. KAIST President Suh Nam-pyo and Anders Overgaard Bjarklev, president of the top Danish…
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Society
Songdo leads fight against climate change
Incheon City plans to provide 15 floors of I-Tower, a 35-story skyscraper being built inside the Songdo International Business District, for free to the Green Climate Fund (GCF), if it is chosen as the host of the U.N.-operated fund. The building, which houses regional offices of some 10 international organizations,…
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