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South East Asia
Muslims Waiting To Break Fast In Indonesia
Indonesian Muslim men sleep as they wait for the time to break their fast at Istiqlal Mosque in Jakarta, Indonesia, Monday, July 23, 2012. Muslims around the world are observing Ramadan, the holiest month in Islamic calendar, where refrain from eating, drinking, smoking and sex from dawn to dusk. <AP/NEWSis>…
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World
Muslims In Turkey Eat Food After Sunset
Muslims start eating after sunset in front of the Blue Mosque on the first day of Ramadan in Istanbul, July 20, 2012. <Xinhua/Ma Yan> news@theasian.asia
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South Asia
Afghan Girls Go Through Toughest Ramadan
Afghan girls read the Quran during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan at a mosque in the city of Jalalabad, the provincial capital of Nangarhar province, east of Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, July 22, 2011. Muslims from Morocco to Afghanistan are experiencing the toughest Ramadan in more than three decades with…
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Lifestyle
Guide to boosting Ginseng benefits
The heat is on, quite literally. Many people tire easily as they sweat a lot from the heat. It is this time of the year many seek out stamina foods and remedies that can replenish one’s Qi. Among such remedies, ginseng roots rank as one of the most sought out.…
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Lifestyle
‘Actor and director are like husband and wife’
Choi Dong-hoon on making 10 stars shine in ‘Thieves,’ opening Thursday Unlike in Hollywood, there are few full-time screenwriters left in Korean cinema. Successful ones have moved to more lucrative TV dramas and soap operas, and movies are now written and brought to life by the hands of the director.…
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‘Samgyetang’ to be exported to America
Korea has paved the way for its signature energy-boosting “samgyetang” (chicken stew with ginseng) to be exported to the United States as the traditional food passed a quarantine inspection on sanitation levels and other requirements. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT) said Monday that U.S. inspectors visited facilities…
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Business
Korea aims to breed 100,000 horses by 2022
The Korea Racing Authority (KRA) said Monday that it will breed up to 100,000 horses by 2022 and build more race tracks to make the horse industry a new growth engine. Under a plan dubbed “KRA’s Vision 2022 for the New Century,’’ the state-run racing organizer added that it would…
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[Q & A] ABU 2012 Seoul…’Beyond the Wave’
-What is ABU? The Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union is a non-profit, non-governmental professional association of broadcasting organizations, formed in 1964 to facilitate the development of broadcasting in the Asia-Pacific region. It currently has about 220 members in 60 countries, with its broadcaster members reaching a potential audience of about 3 billion…
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Risky turnabout
Cautious approach needed over DTI rule change The government has opened a Pandora’s box in a desperate bid to revitalize the dormant real estate market. However, the decision to ease debt-to-income (DTI) regulations on mortgages might be a risky choice that could devastate the already-sagging economy. The proposed change was…
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Politics
Rodong Sinmun stresses economy over politics
Economic coverage by a major North Korean newspaper has increased in recent months amid signals that the isolated state could experiment with reform, experts said Monday. The Rodong Sinmun, the mouthpiece of the North’s ruling Workers’ Party, carried 506 economy-related articles during the first quarter of the year, up from…
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