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East Asia
Singapore on 16 Mar 2012
Singapore on 16 Mar 2012 <Straits Times>: Singapore GDP growth forecast downgraded to 2.5%
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Central Asia
Afghanistan on 16 Mar 2012
Afghanistan on 16 Mar 2012 <Outlook Afghanistan>: U.S. Afghan Strategy Won’t Change: Panetta
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East Asia
Japan on 16 Mar 2012
Japan on 16 Mar 2012 <Yomiuri>: Agencies at odds over cancellation fees for overseas tours
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East Asia
China on 16 Mar 2012: China’s position towards assistance to the DPRK is consistent
China on 16 Mar 2012 <People’s Daily>: China’s position towards assistance to the DPRK is consistent
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People
“S. Korea needs bigger political role”
“South Korea is asked to exert the political role as big as the economic role it plays in international community,” said Muteb Al-Mutoteh, Kuwait Ambassador to Korea. He made the remarks in a meeting with the AsiaN at his office in downtown Seoul on Mar. 14. He further said “Korea has…
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East Asia
Friday is off Instead of Sunday in Arab
For Kuwaiti, Friday is the day they go to church to pray. It is like Sunday for Christians. Originally, Thursday and Friday were holidays for Kuwaiti. But, in consideration of convenient business transactions with international communities, Kuwait changed their holidays to Friday and Saturday. If not, they would have to…
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Society
‘Subway engineers vulnerable to panic disorder’
A subway engineer steers a train into a station in Seoul in this file photo. Subway engineers work in enclosed spaces for long hours and are under greater risk of developing panic disorders. The recent suicide by a subway engineer has shed light on the mental health of those who…
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Society
Acid, a cheap weapon to deface lives in Pakistan
Oscar winner Pakistani film maker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy addresses a press conference in southern Pakistani port city of Karachi on March 10, 2012. Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy won Pakistan’s first ever Oscar in the short documentary category with her film “Saving Face” about survivors of acid attacks and British Pakistani plastic surgeon Mohammad…
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Politics
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…
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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…
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