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Society
Families with 3 kids or more show steady rise
Lee Su-jin, a 30-year-old housewife, gave birth to her third child in January last year. She said it fulfilled the plan she and her husband made after they got married. “I thought it would be great to have three kids. Having two seemed somewhat insufficient to me,” said Lee, who…
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Society
Hallyu boom triggers bureaucratic turf war
Ministries vie for dominant role as K-pop leaps borders The hallyu, or the Korean wave, its market grew tenfold last year, compared with a decade ago. According to industry experts, the K-pop craze, which is contagious among young people in Asia, Europe and Latin America, is a key driver for…
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Korea, Philippines agree to prevent illegally-brokered marriages
The government will offer language and other educational programs to Filipino women tying the knot with Korean men prior to their arrival here, to help them adapt to their new life in Korea. This is part of an agreement between the two countries to stem “problematic” marriages between Korean men…
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Business
Japan presence affects agencies’ shares
K-pop entertainment agencies see their fortune greatly affected by the success of their bands in Japan. Clockwise from top left are male band Big Bang, girl group Girls’ Generation and duo TVXQ. K-pop boy band TVXQ is on an 11-city, 26-concert tour in Japan that started February and runs through…
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IT-Science
Television becoming interactive
A model watches a smart TV from Samsung Electronics at a product launch ceremony held in New York last Tuesday. The introduction of smart TVs and other devices is making television an increasingly social medium. For a long time, television has been regarded as a one-way medium, with viewers passively…
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East Asia
CPPCC Annual Session Concludes
Members of the 11th National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) sing the national anthem during the closing meeting of the Fifth Session of the 11th CPPCC National Committee at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 13, 2012. <Photo: Xinhua/Ma Zhancheng>…
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East Asia
China on 13 Mar 2012
China on 13 Mar 2012 <People’s Daily>: Chinese should know more about the world
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East Asia
Japan on 13 Mar 2012
Japan on 13 Mar 2012: <Kyodo News>: Japan to approve extension of sanctions against N. Korea
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World
Russia on 13 Mar 2012: Man Dies In ‘Savage’ Police Beating
Russia on 13 Mar 2012 <The Moscow Times>: Man Dies In ‘Savage’ Police Beating
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South East Asia
Thailand on 13 Mar 2012
Thailand on 13 Mar 2012 <Bangkok Post>: Red-faced govt calls new PC bid
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