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Lifestyle
‘Podaegi’ emerging as mom’s must-have in US
NEW YORK ― What comes to mind when you think of the traditional Korean baby carrier “Podaegi?” Dull, outdated and just plain ugly? Then you haven’t seen the upgraded baby sling that just got a makeover far from home. Emerging as a hip way to carry a baby, podaegi…
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Society
Does beauty really matter?
Good-looking athletes attract fans but problems too Ability is everything in sports. But these days it sounds like an outdated catchphrase, as good-looking athletes are enjoying rock-star status, dominating local sports. Their emergence, combining skills and looks, is attracting more fans resulting in raising the profile of the sports they…
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East Asia
Airing Tofu Ball for ‘ Eryue Er’
Local villagers air the tofu balls, a symbol of good luck, in Sihua Village of Putian City, southeast China’s Fujian Province, Feb. 22, 2012. Local residents of this village have a tradition of grabbing balls made of bean curd and vegetable one day ahead of Eryue Er, a folk festival…
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East Asia
Real-name registry for HIV test in China ‘Controversy’
A health worker draws blood for a HIV test at a department of the disease prevention and containment center in Changning District, Shanghai, east China, Feb. 21, 2012. Controversy has escalated in China since the country’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region drafted legislation that demand personal information for HIV testing and…
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Politics
Power shift to Asia: no need to panic
On Feb. 15, just as Chinese Vice-President Xi Jinping arrived in the United States for a four-day visit, U.S. President Barack Obama told an audience of American workers in Milwaukee: “Manufacturing is coming back!” Coming back from China, that is. But while the Master Lock Company of Milwaukee has indeed…
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Society
Bear bile maker, under fire, opens farm to reporters
A Chinese pharmaceutical company Wednesday morning allowed more than 100 reporters to visit a farm where it breeds bears for their bile, amid protests from the public and animal welfare activists. At the bear farm of Guizhentang Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., based in the eastern province of Fujian, a Xinhua reporter…
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Society
Mountaineer Um Hong-gil built the 3rd school in Nepal
Um Hong-gil Human Foundation held opening ceremony in Lumbini The 4th ground-breaking ceremony on 25 Feb. 16 schools will be built in future Um Hong-gil Human Foundation (Chairman Lee Jae-hu) with the motto “Love for Nature and Love for People” built a school on 21 in Lumbini, the southern part…
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East Asia
Japan on 22 February 2012
Japan on 22 February 2012 <Japan Today>: Radiation from disaster detected 643kms off Japan’s coast
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East Asia
Philippines on 22 February 2012
Philippines on 22 February 2012 <Manila Times>: Philippines captures militant wanted for beheadings
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South Asia
