• Politics

    Presidential hopefuls clash on Dokdo

    The leading presidential contenders of the ruling and main opposition parties are waging a verbal war over the late President Park Chung-hee’s remarks on Dokdo. Rep. Moon Jae-in of the opposition Democratic United Party (DUP) alleged the late former President expressed his desire to destroy the country’s easternmost islets to…

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  • Olympic medal in football

    Occasion for another take-off, not complacency  Many foreigners might have wondered about Koreans’ near frenzied reaction to their team’s victory over Japan in Olympic football Friday. If so, they don’t know at least two things: what football means for most Koreans, and what a victory over their archrival in this…

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  • East Asia

    “Being Legless Seems Nothing But Inconvenient”

    (120813) — XI’AN, Aug. 13, 2012 (Xinhua) — Legless man Chen Zhou climbs the Huashan Mountain in Huayin, northwest China’s Shaanxi Province, Aug. 12, 2012. Legless 29-year-old man Chen Zhou from Cangshan County of Shandong Province  climbed by arms to the top of Huashan Mountain in ten hours on Sunday.…

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  • Society

    Prize winner vows to make Cambodia landmine-free

    A winner of the Manhae Peace Prize said his de-mining project will continue until his fellow Cambodians have safe land to cultivate crops and build houses. “If I clear landmines, village people can use (the land) to build houses and to plant crops. (I want) to make land for them…

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  • Seoul to keep Dokdo out of court

    Seoul has rejected Tokyo’s move to take the issue of Dokdo to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) following President Lee Myung-bak’s surprise visit to the islets. “Our government’s basic stance is that we will not accept the call, as Dokdo is undeniably our territory,” said a foreign ministry official.…

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  • Society

    Is IOC overreacting?

    Koreans angry over penalty on footballer for Dokdo statement Many Koreans are up in arms over the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) decision to bar Korean footballer Park Jong-woo from attending the medal ceremony after celebrating Saturday’s victory over Japan with a banner that read “Dokdo is our land.” The Korean…

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  • South East Asia

    A Model Wearing Hijab Ready For Islamic Fashion Show

    JAKARTA– A merchant helps a costumer to wear accessories on her hijab during the 3rd Indonesia Islamic Fashion Fair (IIFF) in Jakarta, Indonesia, Aug. 11, 2012. <Xinhua/Agung Kuncahya B.> news@theasian.asia

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  • West Asia

    Earthquake Keeps Iranians Out Of Their Houses

    Residents spend the night outside their homes after an earthquake in the city of Varzaqan in northwestern Iran, on Saturday, Aug. 11, 2012. A 6.2-magnitude earthquake hit the towns of Ahar, Haris and Varzaqan in East Azerbaijan province in northwestern Iran on Saturday, state TV said. Iran is located on…

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  • World

    A Female Muslim Taekwondoist In London Olympics

    Egypt’s Hedaya Wahba walks off the mat after her fight against New Zealand’s Robin Cheong in women’s 57-kg taekwondo competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012, in London. <AP/NEWSis> news@theasian.asia

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  • East Asia

    Typhoon Affects Over 1 Mil. People In China

    (120813) — LEPING, Aug. 13, 2012 (Xinhua) — Villagers clean furniture in a flooded courtyard after the wallop of Tyhpoon Haikui in Luojia Village of Lin’gang Town in Leping City, east China’s Jiangxi Province, Aug. 11, 2012. The typhoon have had an impact on 1.13 million people in the province…

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