• West Asia

    Peace Plan For Syria Not Being Implemented: Annan

    UN special envoy Kofi Annan said on Thursday, June 7, 2012, his six-point peace plan for Syria is “not being implemented.” He told the UN General Assembly more repression, abuse and even “all-out civil war” could occur if things do not change in Syria. <Cihan> news@theasian.asia

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  • South Asia

    Colonial Era Building Serves As Historical Monument In Karachi

    “Frere Hall: A beautiful and historical monument in Karachi, Pakistan, built around a hundred and fifty years ago, in 1865 during the British rule in the Indian sub-continent. It was a gift from Seth Edulji Dinshaw, a Parsi philanthropist in that era, to a British colonial administrator, Sir Henry Bartle…

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  • IT-Science

    LG Uplus embraces Kakao Talk

    LG Uplus, Korea’s smallest mobile carrier, announced Thursday that it will allow its users’ total access to Kakao Talk’s free Internet call services without any limitation or additional fees. The decision is likely to pressure SK Telecom and KT, who are currently restricting users from the service. Tension rose between…

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  • Society

    Professional managers to run Buddhist temples

    Ven. Jaseung, president of the Jogye Order, clasps his hands after announcing a series of reform measures for the largest Buddhist sect, in Gyeonji-dong, Seoul, Thursday. The reform initiatives follow a recent scandal over monks gambling. The Jogye Order will hand over the business of running temples to independent companies…

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  • East Asia

    Meeting of Shanghai Cooperation Organization Starts

    Chinese President Hu Jintao (R) shakes hands with his Afghan counterpart Hamid Karzai during a welcoming ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, June 8, 2012. Hamid Karzai was in Beijing for an official visit to China and attended the 12th Meeting of the…

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  • Politics

    N. Korean leader seeks to bolster public image

    North Korean leader Kim Jong-un smiles as he is surrounded by children during a celebration to mark the 66th anniversary of the founding of the Korean Children’s Union in Pyongyang in this image released by the North’s Korean Central News Agency, Wednesday. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has stepped up…

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  • Column

    Morshed awarded as best director in SAARC festival

    Bangladeshi film mker Morshedul Islam received the best director award for his film ‘Khelaghar’ at the SAARC Film Festival-2012  held  in Sri-Lanka last month. Sri-Lankan Minister of Public Administration and Home Affairs WDJ Seneviratne conferred the award to Morshedul Islam at the concluding ceremony of the 5-day festival held at…

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  • Business

    Samsung changes 2 top officials

    Conglomerate adopts emergency footing Samsung Electronics said Thursday that its CEO and Vice Chairman Choi Gee-sung will serve as the head of the group’s future strategy planning division, which will make him the top secretary and right-hand man of Group Chairman Lee Kun-hee. Kwon Oh-hyun, who has been the head…

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  • Society

    Gov’t holds key to sustaining green growth

    Green growth is a new growth paradigm that requires the government’s initiative to sustain, former Prime Minister Han Seung-soo said Tuesday. During an interview at his office in downtown Seoul, the chairman of the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) which is headquartered there, Han said, “The government has to be…

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  • Jeong Yak-yong and Hegel

    This year marks the 250th anniversary of the birth of one of the greatest thinkers of the later Joseon period ― Dasan Jeong Yak-yong (1762-1836). Last Saturday, more than 500 worshippers visited his tomb in Namyangju, northeast of Seoul, to commemorate his death. Why does this Joseon-era political “victim” command…

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