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East Asia
Major news in China on Apr 18 2012: ‘Marilyn and the monk’ parody miffs scholars
Top news in <China Daily>: ‘Marilyn and the monk’ parody miffs scholars news@theasian.asia
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East Asia
Major news in Japan on Apr 18 2012
Top News in <Kyodo News>: URGENT: Myanmar president to make 5-day visit to Japan from Friday news@theasian.asia
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Business
Lee Kun-hee vows to fight in family feud
Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Kun-hee said Tuesday that the nation’s most-powerful industrial conglomerate won’t seek a peace treaty with his relatives over the ongoing family feud over a portion of their father’s fortune. “There will be no compromise with my relatives and the issue associated with a portion of…
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Society
Self-regulating indecency
Comedian belatedly in hot water for calling ‘comfort women’ whores Public opinion appears to be taking a decisive turn for decency over freedom of speech. A foul-mouthed popular podcaster alienated supporters of an opposition party whose ticket he ran on in the April 11 parliamentary elections, negatively affecting the outcome.…
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Lifestyle
Yin Chuan’s natural beauty enchants Korean visitors
The unique natural beauty of Yin Chuan enchanted some 80 Korean people who visited the Chinese city aboard the Jin Air’s inaugural flight in March. They prasied the scenic beauty of the region, saying that they were impressed by the fact that Islamic culture, desert and vast grass-covered plain…
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Lifestyle
Koreans to challenge seemingly impossible voyage on raft
Prof. Youn Myung-chul of Dongguk University speaks about his coming adventure. Five Korean adventurers will set sail in May on a seemingly impossible voyage from the Philippines to South Korea on a bamboo raft propelled only by the wind and ocean currents. The raft, to be christened “East Asian Civilization…
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West Asia
Petrol Bombs In Pockets Of Protester
SALMABAD, Bahrain — A Bahraini anti-government protester carries petrol bombs in his pockets in preparation for clashes with riot police Monday, April 16, 2012, in Salmabad, Bahrain, after a traditional mourning procession for citizen journalist Ahmed Ismail al-Samadi, 22. Al-Samadi, seen in the image on the protester’s t-shirt just after…
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East Asia
Massive Celebration For Kim Il-sung’s Birth
North Korean singers perform at the Pyongyang indoor gymnasium to commemorate the late President Kim Il Sung’s 100th birthday in Pyongyang, North Korea, Monday, April 16, 2012. Fireworks lit over an evening dancing party and performance at Kim Il Sung Square to commemorate the late President Kim Il Sung’s 100th…
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Society
Japanese woman eyes Mt. Qomolangma record
KATHMANDU, Nepal — A 73-year-old Japanese mountaineer, who became the oldest woman to scale Mt. Everest (also called Qomolangma) a decade ago, is attempting to smash her own record. According to Tuesday’s The Himalayan Times daily, Tamae Watanabe made history when she reached the world’s tallest peak on May 16,…
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UNSC ‘strongly condemns’ NK’s rocket launch
The United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted a statement Monday “strongly condemning” North Korea for its long-range rocket launch last week amid growing worries that the defiant communist regime will carry out another nuclear test. In a presidential statement, the 15-member council made it clear that the launch, albeit unsuccessful,…
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