• East Asia

    “Welcome 2012”

    The light painting photo taken on Dec. 26, 2011 in front of the Victoria Harbor in Hong Kong, China, shows the sign of “2012”, to greet the coming New Year. <Photo: Xinhua/Chen Duo> news@theasian.asia  

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  • S.Korea Court Rules against Ban on SNS in Elections

    The Constitutional Court of Korea  ruled on Thursday that banning social networking services(SNS) in election campaigns was in limited violation of the constitution. In March last year Rep. Chung Dong-young of the Democratic Party and a group of civilians filed an appeal to the Constitutional Court saying that the scope of “the…

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  • President Lee’s Online New Year Message

    The Blue House of Korea sent a new year’s message to government officials, journalists, artists, sportspeople, and many other celebrities in the name of President Lee Myung-bak and First Lady Kim Yoon-ok on 29th, three days before 2012.     President Lee said, “It is a difficult time for middle class…

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  • People

    Korea’s “Democracy Godfather” Dies

     <Photo>  The portrait of Kim Geun-tae is entering into the mortuary of the Seoul Nationl University Hospital on 30.   Kim Geun-tae, a leader of Korean democratic movement died Friday from a brain disease. He was 64. He was dubbed the “Godfather” of the country’s democratization. He served as leader…

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  • South East Asia

    Philippine Stock Market Ends with 0.81% Higher

     Traders blow horns to celebrate the last trading day of the year inside the Philippine Stock Exchange in Makati, the Philippines, on Dec. 29, 2011. Philippine shares closed 0.81 percent higher as they ended the trading of the year. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)

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  • East Asia

    Kim Yong-nam Delivers Funeral Oration

    This TV grab shows that Kim Yong-nam, president of the Presidium of the Supreme People’s Assembly of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), addresses a national memorial service to mourn late leader Kim Jong Il, in Pyongyang, the DPRK, Dec. 29, 2011. <Photo: Xinhua> news@theasian.asia  

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  • East Asia

    Kim Jong-un Era Opens

    This picture of TV live broadcast shows that Kim Jong Un (2nd L), vice-chairman of the Central Military Commission of the Workers’ Party of Korea, attends a national memorial service to mourn late leader Kim Jong Il, in Pyongyang, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), Dec. 29, 2011. <Photo:…

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  • East Asia

    Kim Jong-un Attends the National Memorial Service

    This picture of TV live broadcast shows that Kim Jong Un (3nd L), vice-chairman of the Central Military Commission of the Workers’ Party of Korea, attends a national memorial service to mourn late leader Kim Jong Il, in Pyongyang, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), Dec. 29, 2011. <Photo:…

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  • World

    Burma Warehouse Explosion, 10 People Dead

    People gather around a warehouse where an explosion happened in Yangon environs Mingalartaungnyung township, Myanmar, on Dec. 29, 2011. The local firemen said at least 10 people died and 4 of them are women, 54 people injured in this explosion happened at around 2:00 a.m. local time. <Photo: Xinhua/Jin Fei> news@theasian.asia…

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  • East Asia

    UN Raises a Flag at Half-Mast for Kim

    The United Nations flies its blue and white flag at half-mast to mourn the death of Kim Jong Il, the late leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), at the UN Headquarters in New York, the United States, Dec. 28, 2011. <Photo: Xinhua/Shen Hong> news@theasia.asia  

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