• Column

    Under ‘guidance’ in N. Korea

    PYONGYANG – You don’t come here looking for news about North Korea. On the day after “Respected Leader” (that’s what we’re supposed to call him) Kim Jong-un and his mystery lady attended a show featuring Walt Disney characters on stage, our minders were fonts of ignorance. They professed to know…

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  • Business

    SK chairman stresses Korea-China harmony

    SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won has pledged to expand in China and contribute to improving ties between Korea and the world’s second largest economy. “We should not forget how the Korea-China relationship was forged two decades ago and how it has improved to today’s level,” Chey said in a congratulatory…

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  • Assembly fails to improve overseas voting system

    Several lawmakers of the ruling and main opposition party have repeatedly pledged to improve the registration system for overseas voters, but this has turned out to be an empty promise. The deadline to alter the election process for 2.23 million Koreans living abroad is this Sunday, as the registering of…

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  • South East Asia

    Laos : National land policy the key to solving land disputes

    Major news in <Vientiane Times> : National land policy the key to solving land disputes A national land policy is urgently needed in order to address land disputes which have been considered the top concern in the country for many years, according to land experts on Wednesday. Representatives from government sectors…

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  • South East Asia

    Malaysia : The handphone debate

    Major news in <New Straits Times> : The handphone debate MOBILES IN SCHOOLS: Teachers and parents voice their views on new proposal KUALA LUMPUR: PARENTS and teachers are divided over the Education Ministry’s proposal to allow mobile phones in school, starting next year. The National Union of the Teaching Profession (NUTP)…

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  • East Asia

    Kim Jong Un Dianugerahi Pangkat Marsekal Korea Utara

    Halo! Saya Meidyana Rayana dari Indonesia. Saat ini bermagang untuk Asian Journalist Association. Berita mengenai Korea Utara berikut merupakan salah satu berita yang dapat anda akses di website The AsiaN. Rabu (17/7) lalu, Pemimpin tertinggi Korea Utara, Kim Jong Un, dianugerahi pangkat Marsekal, demikian dilaporkan oleh Korean Central News Agency,…

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  • East Asia

    PyeongChang bashindara bikhhubdho

    Nomoskar,ami Sudhanya Ghosh,Asia Journalist Association,AJA. PyeongChang o Gangwon prodesh jekhane du hazar atharo saaler winter olymipic howar kotha,sei elakar bashindara gotokaal winter Olympic-r ayojok samitir birudhhe bikhhob janaye. ayojok samitir pokhho theke gurottopurno kichu tathyo tader janano hoyeni bole tara bikhhubdho hoye pore.olympic-r suchona o somapti anushthan-r sthan poriborton holeo…

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  • [London Olympics] ① Revival of art

    *Editor’s note: This is the first of six-part stories on the London Olympics Sport lovers probably expect me to tell them about the records that will be broken during the Olympic month in the British capital that starts on Friday (July 27), predicting, e.g., the winning of Ethiopian runner Kenenisa…

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  • Society

    [Indonesia Report] Es Campur, Indonesian summer delicacy

    Summer Dishes: Four Season to Tropical Country Summer, probably is the most commercialized season. As you can see, products are sold with advertisement of a shining summer theme with tan models, bright sunshine and holiday. But it actually shows the spirit of people welcoming summer, the bright sunny days when…

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  • Society

    [India Report] India To Make Rape Laws Gender Neutral

    India is to make a historical move in the field of law by making rape laws ‘gender neutral’. The UPA (The United Progressive Alliance) government is considering making rape a gender-neutral offence, with the Union Cabinet on Thursday scheduled to discuss a number proposals designed to enhance punishment for sexual…

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