• East Asia

    Major news in Japan on April 27 2012

    Top news in <Kyodo News>: Japan, U.S. may review existing Futenma base relocation plan news@theasian.asia

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  • Politics

    Main opposition party in feud over collusion

    Former Prime Minister Lee Hae-chan and Rep. Park Jie-won of the main opposition Democratic United Party (DUP) clashed with their political rivals Thursday over the allegation that the two political heavyweights had a secret pact for party leadership posts. The two were on a collision course with their archrivals due…

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  • Samsung Electronics reports 81% surge in Q1 net

    Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest maker of computer memory chips, said Friday that its first-quarter earnings surged 81.3 percent from a year earlier, fueled by strong sales of its Galaxy smartphones. Net profit amounted to 5.04 trillion won ($4.44 billion) in the January-March period, compared with a net income…

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  • Column

    India’s ‘food security bill’ under fire

    An Indian farmer works in his paddy field in Pobitora village, about 55 kilometers east of Gauhati, India, Wednesday, Feb. 29, 2012. <Photo DB=AP/Newsis> HOW ABSURD CAN IT BE ? Marie Antoinette, born on 2 November 1755, assumed the title of Queen of France and of Navarre. Some academics and…

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  • Lifestyle

    Masdar project to complete UAE’s miracle

    The United Arab Emirates is emerging as a key destination for travelers from around the world with year-round sunshine, pristine beaches and spectacular sand dunes. Such a natural environment, large oil and gas reserves and a cosmopolitan lifestyle make the UAE an excellent place to live and work. Ever since…

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  • Business

    Tourists flock to Myeong-dong

    Cosmetics most popular product among Chinese, Japanese Seoul’s Myeong-dong shopping district is the most popular tourist attraction among Japanese travelers, while Dongdaemun (east gate), another giant shopping area in the capital, is the most sought-after location among Chinese visitors, a survey showed Thursday. Inbound travelers from the two neighboring countries…

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  • Business

    ‘Korea, US cut secret beef deal’

    Lawmaker claims gov’t complied with US demand for softer stance An opposition lawmaker alleged Thursday that the government promised the United States not to discontinue American beef imports even if a new case of mad cow disease was reported in a secret deal made in 2008. Rep. Park Joo-sun of…

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  • Business

    2012 Beijing Auto Show

    The 2012 Beijing International Automotive Exhibition kicked off Monday at the China International Exhibition Center with domestic and global automakers filling the venue with new models. The biennial event will run through May 2. This year’s event is the largest ever, showing the increasing importance of China as the biggest…

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  • Column

    Guilty verdict given on incumbent Pakistani Prime Minister

    Islamabad— The Supreme Court (SC) of Pakistan has ruled that Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani is guilty of contempt of court for refusing to obey an order to write to the authorities in Switzerland asking them to re-open corruption cases against country’s President Asif Ali Zardari. “For reasons to be…

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  • Society

    Reserve forces in South Korea and China

    Chinese reserve forces, at right, and Korean reserve forces, at left, are under training at their training camps.  South Korea’s reserve forces wee established on April 1, 1968 after the North Korean commando troops attacked the Chong Wa Dae, the official residence of the President, two and half months earlier.   Members…

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