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South Asia
Major news in Nepal on Jun 13 : More than 70 feared dead in Afghan quakes
Top news in <The Himalayan Times> : More than 70 feared dead in Afghan quakes AFP/KABUL: More than 70 people, most women and children, are feared dead after a landslide triggered by a double earthquake engulfed their Afghan village, officials said on Tuesday. Two shallow quakes less than half an…
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People
UN Secretary-General awarded Seoul Peace Prize
Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is “deeply honoured” over his selection as the 2012 winner of the Seoul Peace Prize, according to his spokesperson. “The Secretary-General regards this award as a recognition of the efforts of the United Nations and humbly accepts the 2012 Seoul Peace Prize on behalf of the…
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West Asia
Major news in Saudi Arabia on June 13: King Abdullah, King Hamad discuss cooperation
Top news in <Saudi Gazette> : King Abdullah, King Hamad discuss cooperation King Abdullah, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, and King Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa of Bahrain discuss aspects of cooperation between the two countries during a meeting in Jeddah Monday. The two leaders also reviewed the Gulf Cooperation Council…
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IT-Science
SK hynix establishes R&D center in Italy
SK hynix announced Tuesday that it has established its first European research center by acquiring an Italy-based flash-type chip producer. This is the first time for the Korean chipmaker to buy a foreign firm in a decade. Early this year, Korea’s biggest mobile carrier SK Telecom purchased a controlling stake…
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Business
‘Cool-biz’ dress code in vogue
Japan initiated the current global trend for the “cool-biz’’ dress code as part of its efforts to reduce electricity consumption, following an explosion at the Fukushima nuclear power plant early last year after an earthquake triggered a tsunami. Since the incident, the Japanese government has shut down all nuclear power…
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Discord on primary rules
Does Park have problems in communication? The ruling Saenuri Party is mired in acute intraparty discord over rules to select a candidate for the presidential election scheduled for Dec. 19. Those who support hopeful candidates other than Park Geun-hye staged protests outside the party headquarters Tuesday in protest against the…
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North Korea’s meddling faces constraints
North Korea’s ability to interfere in the South’s elections could be waning despite a recent media blitz targeting conservative lawmakers, analysts said Tuesday. In its latest attempt, Pyongyang threatened Monday to expose remarks made by Reps. Park Geun-hye and Chung Mong-joon and Gyeonggi Province Governor Kim Moon-soo during respective visits…
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West Asia
Major news in Lebanon on June 13: “Syria in state of civil war”: UN
Top news in <The Daily Star> : Syria in state of civil war: U.N. After months of cautiously avoiding the term, a senior U.N. official Tuesday became the first to characterize Syria as in a state of civil war. The admission came as U.N. observers reported they were fired upon as they…
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Ideological reflection in S. Korean society
Last week, a South Korean politician, Lim Soo-kyung, told Joseph Baek, a North Korean defector, who happened to be dining in the same restaurant as her that he was a “son of a bxxxx,’’ a “senseless North Korean defector’’ and a “bastard betrayer.’’ This aroused a heated discussion among South…
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Man-eating shark caught in East Sea
Summer vacationers hoping to frolic on the east coast will need to be extra careful as man-eating sharks have been spotted there. The Pohang Coast Guard said Monday that a shortfin mako shark measuring 1.5-meter-long was found dead in the net of a fishing boat operating two kilometers off the…
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