• Society

    Speak out, Lady!

    Gaga concert restricted by age, only in Korea That parental discretion is necessary for children’s choice of entertainment is accepted worldwide, with differences in the level of enforcement. On the Korean government’s controversial restriction of Lady Gaga’s upcoming Friday concert, however, entertainment industry insiders complain that non-local acts suffer from…

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  • Column

    Realistic multiculturalism

    The recent National Assembly election produced an unexpected result: a national discussion on multiculturalism. Jasmine Lee, a Filipina immigrant, became the first foreign born Korean to join the National Assembly. Her election through proportional representation drew a number of anti-immigrant comments and criticism of the ruling Saenuri Party on the…

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  • Colors of political parties

    When the Saenuri Party selected red for the party’s color code I thought Park Geun-hye’s team was very smart, though I wasn’t impressed by its logo that looks like a giant tooth. The Democratic United Party (DUP), formerly led by Han Myeong-sook, had no choice but to dye their jackets…

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  • Column

    Is N. Korea really intervening in elections here?

    This year, North Korea celebrates the centennial of Kim Il-sung’s birth. For this reason, North Korea declared 2012 as the first year of building a “strong and prosperous nation,” and it has been carrying out propaganda on a massive scale. For North Korea, a “strong and prosperous nation” means a…

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  • School dropouts turn to crime

    A spate of suicides stemming from violence among young classmates has spawned an equal amount of government measures, statistical studies and online debate. What it has ignored are the youngsters “outside of schools.” Those who drop out of schools due to family problems or maladjustment to school systems are more…

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  • East Asia

    Tibetan Celebration of World Book Day

    LHASA, China — Villagers read during a reading contest in Gyari Village of Gonggar County, southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region, April 23, 2012. A total of 30 contestants composed of farmers and pupils took part in a reading contest here on Monday. Many activities were held throughout China on Monday…

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  • Column

    Missing of oppostion leader sparks general strike

    Bangladesh economy held hostage Opposition warns of accelerating anti-government movement  Bangladesh economy  is  being held  hostage  with the country’s  politics  getting  volatile amidst street agitation spearheaded against  the  government by  the opposition alliance led  by  Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). The opposition alliance enforced two days’ of   general strike on Sunday…

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  • South Asia

    Looking for Something Useful

    NEW DELHI — An Indian boy takes a dip in the polluted waters of the Yamuna River in New Delhi, India, Sunday, April 22, 2012. April 22 is observed as Earth Day every year as a tool to raise ecological awareness. An Indian boy looks for reusable material in the…

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  • West Asia

    Major news in Turkey on April 23 2012

    Top news in <Todays Zaman>: Erdoğan says Turks, Iraqis still brothers despite Maliki’s enmity news@theasian.asia

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  • West Asia

    Major news in Iraq on April 23 2012

    Top news in <Azzaman>: New housing projects for Baghdad news@theasian.asia

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