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South Asia
Major news in Pakistan on May 14
Top news in <Nation>: Pakistan, US near a ‘deal’ news@theasian.asia
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South East Asia
Major news in Vietnam on May 14
Top news in <Vietnam Plus>: VN demands a stop to violation of sovereignty news@theasian.asia
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South Asia
Major news in Mongol on May 14
Top news in <Mongol News>: Three Firefighters Die in Fire news@theasian.asia
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East Asia
Major news in China on May 14
Top news in <Peoples Daily>: Int’l tribunal not solution to sea tensions news@theasian.asia
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East Asia
Major news in Japan on May 14
Top news in <Kyodo News>: 3 E. Asian powers to boost cooperation on N. Korea, FTA news@theasian.asia
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West Asia
Major news in Iran on May 14: Any miscalculation by the West will scuttle Iran-5+1 talks
Top news in <Tehran Times>: Any miscalculation by the West will scuttle Iran-5+1 talks news@theasian.asia
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Society
Taxing gambling monks
The leadership of Jogye, the nation’s largest Buddhist order, is being thrown into question following the disclosure Thursday of a video clip showing monks gambling, drinking and smoking in a hotel room. The monks were seen playing poker with hundreds of millions of won, which is believed to be from…
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Business
Yeosu Expo officially begins
The 2012 Yeosu Expo, which will run for 93 days until Aug. 12, officially kicked off Saturday morning. The official opening ceremony was held in front of the digital gallery of the exhibition hall under the presence of the expo committee and Yeosu city officials. At the opening ceremony, the…
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Business
Empty talk
Big firms playing dumb to challenges of aging population A workforce aging in dog years has been fueling apocalyptic talk about the future of Korea’s economy. Nonetheless, the country’s biggest corporations continue to display a maddening inability to think beyond the next quarter. Policymakers like Strategy and Finance Minister Bahk…
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Over 100,000 petitioners ask White House to adopt East Sea
More than 100,000 people have signed on an online petition asking the White House for its support to have the East Sea rather than the Sea of Japan adopted as the name of the body of water separating Korea from Japan. The petition drive started two months ago. Now, the…
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