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Politics
EU urges NK to give up missiles, nukes
President Lee Myung-bak, right, shakes hands with European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso as European Council President Herman Van Rompuy looks on during a joint news conference after their summit at Cheong Wa Dae, Wednesday. The leaders of the European Union (EU) urged North Korea Wednesday to end the practice…
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Business
Imported strollers sell for double original prices
Seo Hyun-jin, 30, will become a mother in two months. She recently went shopping for a stroller at a department store but left empty-handed. She said she was shocked by the prices of imported strollers. “They were much more expensive than I expected,” she said. “Strollers from well-known imported brands…
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IT-Science
Slovak scientists invent cloak of invisibility
<Filephoto=Newsis> BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (Xinhua) — Slovak scientists have invented a device that can create the illusion of invisibility by hiding objects from a static magnetic field, researchers said Tuesday. Although it was a team of Barcelona-based scientists who came up with the original idea, the three Slovaks from the Slovak…
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Society
Kathmandu to be cleaner thanks to cleaning campaign
Nepal’s former Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal (L) sweeps the road during a cleaning campaign in Kathmandu, Nepal, Oct. 7, 2010. <File photo: Xinhua> KATHMANDU, Nepal (Xinhua) — Nepali capital city may soon take on a cleaner look after the city launched a clean city campaign. The metropolis is…
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Politics
Leaders reiterate opposition to “Taiwan independence”
Hu Jintao <File photo> BEIJING, March 28 (Xinhua) — Hu Jintao, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, and Wu Po-hsiung, honorary chairman of the Kuomintang party, reiterated their opposition to “Taiwan independence” and recognition of the “1992 consensus” during their recent meeting, a government spokesman said…
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Lifestyle
Worker’s performance improves with smartphone off
A study has found that workers are happier and improve their performance if they give up using their smartphones one evening a week, the Daily Mail reported on March 19. The results come from a research team at Harvard Business School who monitored professionals being banned from monitoring their work…
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Business
World Bank chief-nominee to tour 7 nations
Korean-born Dartmouth College President Jim Yong Kim, who has recently been nominated by U.S. President Barack Obama to lead the World Bank, will soon visit Korea, according to the U.S. Treasury Department Tuesday. The visit is part of an 11-day global tour to win over skeptics in Africa, Asia and…
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Central Asia
Major news in Kazakhstan on March 28 2012
Top news in <Tengri News>: Kazakhstan Ambassador to U.S. called ruling on Denyakin’s case unjust news@theasian.asia
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West Asia
Major news in Lebanon on March 28 2012
Top news in <Daily Star>: Sehnaoui unveils plan to boost Internet capacity by 10 Gbit/s news@theasian.asia
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West Asia
Major news in Saudi Arabia on March 28 2012
Top news in <Arab News>: Defense minister stresses RSAF’s role news@theasian.asia
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