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War on sex crimes escalates
Man arrested for handing out fliers for prostitution Police said Wednesday they have apprehended a 49-year-old man for handing out leaflets that featured naked women in a Busan district to attract male clients for prostitutes. This is the first time that police have detained a person for distributing such fliers.…
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Column
Asian nationalism at sea
CAMBRIDGE – Will war break out in the seas of East Asia? After Chinese and Japanese nationalists staged competing occupations of the barren landmasses that China refers to as the Diaoyu Islands and Japan calls the Senkaku Islands, angry demonstrators in the southwestern Chinese city of Chengdu chanted, “We must…
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Society
College graduates lost in job search
Han Suk-hoon, a 27-year-old law major at Hanyang University in Seoul, graduated three weeks ago but he still goes to school every day. At the library, he reads newspapers to keep up with current affairs and studies for an English proficiency test. He has struggled to find a job. He…
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IT-Science
Copycatting ― Apple style
US firm’s internal memo indicates iPhone imitated Samsung, LG products Apple sued Samsung Electronics for copying its iPhone and a U.S. jury made a “patriotic” ruling ordering the Korean firm to pay $1.05 billion in damages. Now, what appears to be an internal memo from Apple appears to show it…
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Airport may be built on Ulleung Island
Korea has taken a wide range of measures over the years to bolster its sovereignty over the Dokdo islets in the East Sea against Japan’s repeated claims over them. In a bid to further solidify its ownership of the disputed territory, the government has decided to revive a plan to…
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NK to hold rare assembly soon
North Korea said Monday it will hold a rare second session of its Supreme People’s Assembly later this month. The move could be tied to economic reform measures being studied by the isolated state, analysts said. The session will be held on Sept. 25, Pyongyang’s official Korean Central News Agency…
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Bangladesh celebrates centenary of Indian films
DHAKA – Bangladesh is celebrating the 100 years anniversary of Indian Films with a view to consolidating the bond of friendship between the two neighbouring countries. Indian cinema turns 100 on 21 April 2013. On 3 May, 1913, the legendary Dada Saheb Phalke, the father of Indian Cinema, released his feature…
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Society
Over 9,000 rapists remain at large
Police said Wednesday that over 9,000 sex offenders have never been caught remain at large. A report showed that 81,860 rapes and other sex crimes were reported between 2007 and 2011 and that the perpetrators of 9,574 remain at large. The figure includes 385 child rapists and molesters. The number…
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University of Hong Kong offers Korean studies major
The University of Hong Kong has become the first to offer a Korean studies major in Hong Kong, according to the Korea Foundation. The prestigious university is offering the major under the School of Modern Languages and Cultures starting this month, through an online program provided by the foundation. The…
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South East Asia
Philippine : Visayas quake damages P133M worth of infrastructure–NDRRMC
Major News of <INQUIRER> : Visayas quake damages P133M worth of infrastructure–NDRRMC MANILA, Philippines — The magnitude 7.6 earthquake off Visayas last Friday has left about P133.6 million worth of damages to public infrastructure, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said Wednesday. In Eastern Samar, damages recorded were…
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