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Column
Honest president
Presidential race has belatedly started in Korea. It is premature to predict the winner. But the winner will probably be the one who rides the spirit of the times, often called zeitgeist. Park Geun-hye officially declared her presidential candidacy Tuesday, and few question her nomination as the standard-bearer of the…
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East Asia
Negara Mendesak untuk meningkatkan angka kelahiran ke 1.8
Halo Apa kabar? Saya Meidyana Rayana, saat ini bermagang untuk The AsiaN. Di website The Asian, anda dapat mengkases berita-berita dunia, salah satunya dari Korea Selatan. Pada 11 Juli lalu merupakan hari populasi dunia yang diresmikan pada 1987 untuk menandai populasi global yang mencapai 50 miliar jiwa. Organisasi Think tank…
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Society
Sofia’s only Mosque is being restored
Turkish cooperation and development agency (TIKA) started the restoration of Kadi Seyfullah Efendi Mosque (Banya Basi Mosque) , which was damaged after an earthquake in Bulgarian capital city of Sofia. Assistance Bulgarian Mufti of Muslim Population Murat Pingov said that the mosque would be restored completely. He added that now…
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South Asia
Assamer bonnaye mriter sonkhya bere daralo eksho pochish
Nomoskar,ami Sudhanya Ghosh,Asia Journalist Association, AJA. Assamer bonnaye mriter sonkhya bere daralo eksho pochish.nikhoj shatanobboi jon.bonnaye 24 lokhher beshi manush khotigrosto hoyeche bole akhono porjonto jana gache.praye sare char hazar jon manush griho hin hoye porechen.brahmaputra o borak nodir upattoka anchol akhono sompurno jolomogno. Assamer bonnaye bikhhato kajiranga jatiyo uddaner…
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People
[India Report] Mary Kom, Indian female boxer, qualifies for London Olympics
There goes a saying “Difficulties are meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong by conflict,” and a human being, the blessed creation of God, can sometimes prove to be to the best by defeating the hindrances come in the way. Mary Kom, the famous boxer…
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East Asia
Swamp Soccer China Kicks Off In Beijing
Players competes during the Swamp Soccer China in Beijing, capital of China, July 12, 2012. The Swamp Soccer China kicked off on July 5, 2012 and the winner will represent China to participate the 2013 Swamp Soccer UK World Cup. <Xinhua/Zheng Huansong> news@theasian.asia
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East Asia
Major news in Japan on Jul 13: Kyushu braces for more rain after at least 19 die
Major news in <Japan Today>: Kyushu braces for more rain after at least 19 die Southwestern Japan was bracing for more torrential rain on Friday, on top of “unprecedented” downpours that left at least 19 people dead and eight missing as whole neighborhoods were swamped. Television footage showed torrents of…
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South Asia
U.S., NATO Resume Supplies To Afghanistan Via Pakistan
A Pakistani border guard gives the “OK” signal to Afghanistan-bound NATO trucks to enter in eastern Afghanistan through the Torkham border post in Pakistan on Thursday, July 12, 2012. The supplies to American and NATO troops in Afghanistan resumed after a seven-month long closure of the supply routes by Pakistan.…
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Society
Tobacco-control legislation under preparation
BEIJING, July 13 (Xinhua) — A senior legislator said China’s top legislature is actively preparing to introduce more tobacco-control legislation, after a smoking ban in indoor public places seems ineffective, the People’s Daily reported Friday. China lacks specialized laws on tobacco control which makes it hard to enforce the bans…
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World
Egyptian President In Saudi To Emphasize Close Ties
In this photo released by Saudi Press Agency, Egyptian President, Mohammed Morsi, center, prays close to tomb of Prophet Mohammed at the Prophet Mohammed Mosque, the second holiest site in Islam, in the Saudi holy city of Medina, Saudi Arabia, Thursday, July 12, 2012. Egypt’s Islamist president flew to Saudi…
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