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Bradley stops Pacquiao’s 7-year unbeaten streak
Timolthy Bradley lived up to his earlier promise by beating Manny Pacquiao of the Philippines in the boxing world welterweight championship match held on Sunday (June 10 by KST) at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas. However, the result was controversy and the crowd at the MGM Grand arena…
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Society
Philippine envoy celebrates multiculturalism in Korea
Filipinos celebrated multiculturalism and the success of migrant workers in Korea last Sunday, at an outdoor festival in Hangang Park, Yeouido, Seoul for their country’s independence day which is June 12. Ambassador to Korea Luis Cruz, welcomed the families and friends of Filipinos and the Philippines saying how proud he…
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Vow to renounce privileges
All lawmakers should join drive to reform Assembly The governing Saenuri Party adopted a resolution on six reform measures for the abolition of lawmakers’ privileges and benefits at the end of a two-day workshop in Cheonan, South Chungcheong Province, Saturday. We applaud the ruling party’s initiative to renovate the National…
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Society
Why India is worth the trip
Noh Yeon-jie, 27, a student, was in India five years ago. Despite her ups and downs, “the trip helped me grow as a person and expand my horizons. I came back with unforgettable memories,” she wrote in an email. Kim Hyung-dong, 32, a marketing specialist, has been thinking about where…
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West Asia
Major news in Turkey on June 11: Election of Kurd as SNC head may pull Kurds into uprising
Top News in <Today’s Zaman>: Election of Kurd as SNC head may pull Kurds into uprising The election of Abdelbasset Sida, a Kurd, to lead the Syrian National Council (SNC), Syria’s main opposition umbrella group in exile, is expected to help enlist the support of the 1.5 million-strong Kurdish community,…
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West Asia
Major news in Iran on Jun 11: Reneging on agreements has slowed progress of talks, Iran tells 5+1
Top news in <Tehran Times>: Reneging on agreements has slowed progress of talks, Iran tells 5+1 The deputy secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council has said that a reluctance by the 5+1 group (the five permanent members of the UN Security Council and Germany) to adhere to the agreements…
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West Asia
Int’l Handcrafts Exhibit Opens in Iran
A visitor looks at exhibits during the 2nd International Handicrafts Exhibition in Tehran, capital of Iran, June 10, 2012. <Xinhua> news@theasian.asia
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West Asia
Syrian Uprising Leaves Many Things Destroyed Or Damaged
Syrians look at a destroyed military tank at the northern town of Ariha, on the outskirts of Idlib, Syria, Sunday, June 10, 2012. Syrians sit next to a damaged house at the northern town of Ariha, on the outskirts of Idlib, Syria, Sunday, June 10, 2012. A Syrian family walk…
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South Asia
A Bus Fire Kills At Least 7 In Pakistan
Wreckage of a burnt bus is seen after a firing incident in southern Pakistan’s port city of Karachi, June 10, 2012. At least 7 people were killed and many others were injured including a woman in the firing incident in Karachi on Sunday. <Xinhua> news@theasian.asia
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First Sino-Vietnam highway expected to open in 2013
KUNMING, June 10 (Xinhua) — The first highway linking southwest China’s Yunnan Province and Vietnam will open to traffic next year, local authorities confirmed Sunday. The 600-km journey from Kunming, provincial capital of Yunnan, to Hanoi, capital of Vietnam, will be reduced to six to seven hours from 12-plus hours,…
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