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Korea to boast nuke tech supremacy

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Kim Sung-hwan says the upcoming Nuclear Security Summit will give Korea the opportunity to demonstrate its high-end nuclear technology that has the potential to significantly reduce the risk of nuclear terrorism. ‘The Seoul summit will renew the importance of maintaining peace and stability on…

South East Asia

Meet Marilyn Monroe in Exhibition

SINGAPORE – A woman walks past an artwork by Andy Warhol of Marilyn Monroe during the media preview of an exhibition on his works in Singapore, March 15, 2012. The “Andy Warhol 15 Minutes Eternal” exhibition will run from March 17 to August 12, 2012 at the ArtScience Museum at…

World

Pelosi Meets Hussein Tantawi in Egypt

Visiting U.S. House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (L) talks with chief of Egypt’s ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces Hussein Tantawi in Cairo, Egypt, capital of March 15, 2012. <Photo: Xinhua/U.S. Embassy in Egypt> news@theasian.asia

Business

Kakao the invincible under threat

Popular mobile messenger service Kakao Talk is available on iOS, Android and Blackberry operating systems. The most popular mobile messenger service in the country, Kakao Talk, recently put the IT industry on alert by announcing that it has 42 million subscribers. It has become a must have application for smartphone…

West Asia

Playground Near Conflict Region

Children play outdoor in Oz Kibbutz of Eshkol Region, south Israel, on March 14, 2012. Oz Kibbutz is about 2 kilometers away from Israel-Gaza border and the residents here have only 10 seconds to rush into a shelter in case of siren which will be heard when a rocket is…

East Asia