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IT-Science
Korea set to disclose next-generation train
The preliminary design of Korea’s next-generation bullet train, named HEMU-400X. The government plans to take the wraps off its next-generation bullet train, which can run between the country’s two biggest cities of Seoul and Busan in one and a half hours, a substantial reduction from almost three hours today. The…
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People
Change ‘formula for success’
Everyone wants success in life. Since there is no single path to success, people pursue it in many different ways. However, only a few choose the right one, stay on it, and eventually reach their destinations. Ironically, even those who see success in their careers and businesses are not fully…
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East Asia
Tibetans Celebrates ‘New Year’
Young girls receive blessings from a senior family member as they celebrate the New Year of Tibetan Calendar in Damxung County of southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region, March 2, 2012. Friday is the 9th day of Tibetan’s Water Dragon year. According to the traditions, a series of celebrations will be…
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Culture
Japanese Celebrate ‘Hinamatsuri’
People look at the dolls display on the day of the Hinamatsuri (Doll Festival) in Katsuura, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, on Mar. 3, 2012. The Hinamatsuri (Doll Festival), which is also called Girls’ Day, is celebrated in Japan on March 3 to pray for young girls. <Photo: Xinhua/Feng Wuyong> news@theasian.asia
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Politics
Seoul urges China to stop repatriating NK defectors
Top diplomats welcome nuke deal President Lee Myung-bak called for Beijing’s cooperation over the issue of North Korean refugees in China during talks with the Chinese foreign minister in Seoul, Friday. Presidential spokesman Park Jeong-ha said Lee expressed the hope that the issue could be solved “smoothly” during a meeting…
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Lifestyle
Iceman may hold earliest evidence of Lyme disease
New genetic analysis has revealed that the 5,300-year-old ice mummy dubbed Ötzi, discovered in the Eastern Alps about 20 years ago, appears to have had the oldest known case of Lyme disease, msnbc reported Tuesday. As part of work on the Iceman’s genome ― his complete genetic blueprint ― scientists…
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Society
Gmarket takes out Dokdo ad in New York Times
Seo Kyoung-duk _ a self-styled Dokdo advocate _ in association with Gmarket, the nation’s leading e-commerce company posted a full-page advertisement in the New York Times, Thursday, promoting the islets. The date also marked the anniversary of the March 1 Independence Movement, when Koreans protested against Japan’s colonial rule in…
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East Asia
Japanese Trick Art Exhibiton in Taipei
Two children pose for a photo in front of a three-dimensional painting during a Japanese trick art exhibition in Taipei, southeast China’s Taiwan, Mar. 2, 2012. A total of 53 creative works were displayed at the exhibition that opened on Friday. <Photo: Xinhua/Wu Ching-teng> news@theasian.asia
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South Asia
Pakistan Estimates Drug Abuser 4 mil.
A Pakistani drug addict injects himself with heroin in a roadside corner in northwest Pakistan’s Peshawar on March 2, 2012. It is estimated that the total number of drug abusers in Pakistan is about four million. But a survey conducted by the United Nations in 2006 shows the total number…
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West Asia
Iran Holds Parliamentary Election
Iranian former president Akbar Hashemi-Rafsanjani arrives at a polling station to cast his ballot during the parliamentary election in Tehran, Iran, March 2, 2012. The Iranian parliamentary elections began on Friday morning with some 48 million eligible voters to choose members of the 290-seat parliament. <Photo: Xinhua/Amir Farhadi> news@theasian.asia
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