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Column
Violence escalates in major cities of Bangladesh
Dhaka–With the political unrest taking the course of street violence, a wide range of anxiety is spreading quickly among the people at all levels in Bangladesh. The three-day-long hartal enforced by the opposition BNP has demonstrated the level of violence that left at least three persons killed, hundreds injured, thousands arrested and torching of a number of vehicles…
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Creativity mixed with a dose of realism
A recurring argument seems to be that Korea is not a creative nation. There are numerous commentaries criticizing Korea for producing students who can memorize huge chunks of information but cannot express their ideas and there are various media outlets that disparage Korean companies for not being innovators. While being…
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West Asia
Major news in Syria on April 27 2012
Top news in <SANA> : Syrian Prisoners at Israeli prisons to President al-Assad: We support Homeland against Terrorism news@theasian.asia
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West Asia
Major news in Kuwait on April 27 2012: Ready to deal with constitutional changes
Kuwait on 27 April 2012 <Kuwait Times> : Govt ready to deal with constitutional changes – Islamist Reform bloc rises to nine MPs news@theasian.asia
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South Asia
Major news in Sri Lanka on April 27 2012
Top news in <Daily News> : President leaves for South Korea news@theasian.asia
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Imported beef’s safety
Has government learned no lessons from 2008? Upon the report of another case of mad cow disease found recently in the United States, many Koreans recall events four years ago. Unfortunately, they will likely continue to compare 2012 with 2008, given the lamentable lack of change in the government’s behavior…
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Politics
Russia more flexible than China on N. Korean defectors
North Korean loggers in Russia successfully arrived here earlier this month with help from the South Korean Embassy in Moscow. It shows the contrasting stance between Russia and China in dealing with the defectors from their neighbor. According to government sources and comments made by Kim Hee-tae, head of a…
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South East Asia
Major News in Hong Kong on April 27 2012
Top news in <South China Morning Post> : “Heywood was not a spy: UK foreign secretary” news@theasian.asia
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Central Asia
Major news in Afghanistan on April 27 2012
Top news in <Outlook Afghanistan>: Afghanistan Must Improve Governance: EU news@theasian.asia
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East Asia
Major news in China on April 27 2012
Top news in <People Daily> : People.cn Co., Ltd debuts on Shanghai Stock Exchange news@theasian.asia
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