• Politics

    President blasts pro-N. Korea groups

    President Lee Myung-bak lashed out at pro-North Korean groups in the South that blindly support the Pyongyang regime, Monday, saying that “North Korean followers are “worse than North Korea.” Lee’s remarks come at a time when the public is showing tiredness about the way so-called pro-Pyongyang leftists are behaving, especially…

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  • Society

    Buddhist leader vows to behave

    The country’s Buddhist leader expressed deep regret Monday over the gambling scandal that hit the largest Jogye Order. In a speech commemorating the anniversary of Buddha’s birth, Ven. Jaseung, head of the order, said the scandal has provided a serious test to Korean Buddhism. “I’m here with a heavy heart…

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  • South Asia

    Innocent Smile Of A Pakistani Girl Carrying Coal On Head

    Pakistani Saima Khadim, 5, carries remains of coal that she collected from a brick factory, on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan, Monday, May 28, 2012. <AP/Newsis> news@theasian.asia

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  • Business

    Alcohol, tobacco and wealth

    Income gap hardly affects consumption of ‘sin products’ The conventional wisdom holds that if you earn more, you will spend more on alcohol and cigarettes as economists rationalize they are non-essential goods. But this often turns out to not be the case. According to the latest report on household consumption…

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  • Society

    ‘Attachment parenting’… umm

    Jane Han, The Korea Times’ New York correspondent, writes her column Jane’s Americanology in order to fill the gap between cultures of the two countries. ― ED. American moms prize independence and self-sufficiency when raising their kids ― or so we thought, until Time magazine’s latest provocative cover of a…

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  • Lifestyle

    Moroccan artist conveys her message through abstract works

    *Editor’s note: This is the fourth installment of six-part stories about six Arab women  artists devoting themselves to creating different style of art and innovating their methods of expression for “revolutionary” change.  Messages of  peace, love, sympathy, modesty and generosity Peace,  love, sympathy, modesty, and generosity: Five words that make up the message of Moroccan artist Malika…

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  • West Asia

    Scene Of Massacre By Syrian Troops In Houla

    This frame grab made from an amateur video provided by Syrian activists on Monday, May 28, 2012, purports to show the massacre in Houla on May 25 that killed more than 100 people, many of them children. The amateur footage shows people running along a street, purportedly just after the…

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  • South Asia

    Heads Of India And Myanmar For Signing MOU

    Myanmar President Thein Sein, right, and Indian Prime Minister Dr.Manmonhan Singh, left, attend Memorandum (MOU) signing ceremony at presidential house in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, Sunday, May.27, 2012. <AP/Newsis> news@theasian.asia

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  • East Asia

    People Enjoy Holiday On Buddha’s Birthday

    Visitors walk on stones bridge near the lanterns decorated to celebrate Buddha’s birthday on the stream in downtown Seoul, South Korea, Monday, May 28, 2012. <AP/NEWSis> news@theasian.asia

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  • West Asia

    Civilian Bodies Including Children Killed By Syrian Soldiers

    This citizen journalism image provided by Shaam News Network taken Saturday, May 26, 2012, purports to show shrouded dead bodies following a Syrian government assault on Houla, Syria. The Syrian government denied Sunday its troops were behind an attack on a string of villages that left more than 90 people…

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