• Central Asia

    Major news in Afghanistan on May 25

    Top news in <Outlook Afghan>: Dana Should Apologize: Karzai news@theasian.asia

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  • East Asia

    Major news in China on May 25

    Top news in <Peoples Daily>: China says U.S. directive on Confucius Institutes “may harm friendship” news@theasian.asia

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  • West Asia

    Major news in UAE on May 25: Twitter assault defendants fined Dh5,000 each

    Top news in <Gulfnews>: Twitter assault defendants fined Dh5,000 each news@theasian.asia

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  • East Asia

    Major news in Japan on May 25

    Top news in <NHK>: Iran nuclear talks to continue next month news@theasian.asia

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  • 200,000 inmates held in 6 N. Korean political camps

    Up to 200,000 North Koreans are being held in its sprawling political prisoner system including hundreds of former officials, human rights group Amnesty International said Thursday. In its annual report, the group said the prisoners “were held in horrific conditions in six sprawling political prison camps, including the notorious Yodok…

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  • Business

    Smooth transition?

    Doodan leader-designate unproven in management skills Korea’s mighty family-owned conglomerates will always talk about who is next in line to lead what they continue to see as family businesses. Doosan Group, which is continuing its transformation from a company reliant on consumer goods to a power in heavy industry and…

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  • Korea’s household credit dips in first quarter

    Korea’s household credit dipped in the first quarter due to a drop in demand for fresh loans and people cutting back on spending, the central bank said Thursday. Household credit totaled 911.4 trillion won ($774.5 billion) as of the end of March, down 500 billion won from a record high…

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  • US envoy calls for end to NK brinkmanship

    United States Ambassador to Seoul Sung Kim urged North Korea’s new leadership Thursday to shift its policies and enhance the lives of its people. “The new leadership of North Korea can move into the 21st century by educating its people, opening up its economy and allowing the talents of the…

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  • Speech fee limit recommended for civil servants

    The country’s anti-corruption agency called for restrictions in fees paid to civil servants for speeches made at private firms, especially high-ranking officials. The Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission announced a set of recommendations Thursday outlining the appropriate amount for fees depending on the rank of the official. The maximum hourly…

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  • Distorted notions of morality

    I was surprised to hear of the furor in the Korean media over the recent news that monks of Korea’s revered Buddhist Jogye Order were caught drinking, gambling and smoking and their actions termed as immoral. Were they really so? The point here is that in today’s materialistic world it…

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