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Column
Wedding present for N. Korea’s first couple
LOS ANGELES ― I guess I am a sucker for old-fashioned romance. When I heard about the stunning marriage of Kim Jong-un, the young new leader of North Korea, to the lovely Ri Sol-ju, apparently a professional singer, I hurriedly buried the ideological hatchet and grabbed the latest Brides magazine…
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Drinking water safety
Urgent steps needed to solve algae problem The scorching heat wave these days is driving many people near crazy. It’s hard to consider not drinking tap water or take a shower because of a foul odor and health concerns. But that’s happening to an increasing number of people living along…
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East Asia
Ritual for deceased sex slaves
Protesters carry a funeral bier at Gwanghwamun Square in central Seoul, Wednesday, as part of a ceremony wishing for the repose of deceased former sex slaves who were forced to serve Japanese soldiers during World War II. They joined the weekly rally held in front of the Japanese Embassy every…
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Society
Misdiagnoses on cancers rising sharply
Complaints double to 507 A 43-year-old woman, Lim, felt a lump in her left breast. Concerned, she had an ultrasound examination at a hospital in March 2010, but medical staff diagnosed the lump as benign. Eight months later, when she sought a second opinion and got a checkup at another…
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Society
Credit-crunched vacationers embrace camping
Lee Kyung-soo, a 41-year-old salaried worker at one of the country’s largest steelmakers, took his family to one of the country’s state-managed camping sites in Gangwon Province last week for their summer vacation. They stayed there for two nights and three days, engaging in a wide range of outdoor activities…
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Society
‘Illegal funds offered to Park’s backers’
Rep. Hyun Young-hee of the ruling Saenuri Party, who is under suspicion of buying her nomination for April’s parliamentary elections, allegedly offered illegal political funds to two pro-Park Geun-hye figures. Prosecutors said Wednesday Hyun testified she gave 3 to 5 million won each to former lawmakers Lee Jung-hyun and Hyeon…
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South East Asia
Malaysia : PM arrives to break fast in Terengganu
Major News of <New Strait Times> : PM arrives to break fast in Terengganu He arrived in a special aircraft at the Sultan Mahmud airport at 5.50 pm and was greeted by Terengganu Menteri Besar and chairman of the State Umno Liaison Committee Datuk Seri Ahmad Said, who led more than…
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East Asia
People Mark Anniversary Of Nuclear Bombing In Nagasaki
Japanese students present flowers during a ceremony marking the 67th anniversary of the U.S. nuclear attack in Nagasaki, Japan, on Aug. 9, 2012. Nagasaki marked the 67th anniversary of the U.S. nuclear attack on Thursday. <Xinhua/Ma Ping> news@theasian.asia
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South East Asia
Indonesians Protest Muslim Persecution In Myanmar
Muslim protesters shout slogans during a rally outside the embassy of Myanmar in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012. Dozens of people staged the rally calling for an end to the violence against ethnic Rohingya Muslims in Rakhine State of Myanmar. <AP/NEWSis> news@theasian.asia
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Society
[Nigeria Report] Expert group: ‘Dana Air pilot acted unprofessionally’
WITH the release of the preliminary report on the cause of the Dana Air crash at Iju/Ishaga, Lagos, all concerend people including the Concerned Aviation Professionals (CAP), Captain Tito Omaghomi said Tuesday (Aug. 7) that the pilot of the ill-fated aircraft acted unprofessionally. Nigerian Tribune reported that Omaghomi, a former pilot with the…
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