• East Asia

    President-elect doesn’t trust Japan’s Abe

    Shinzo Abe, Japan’s next prime minister, should give up tentative approaches and address neighboring countries’ concerns about his declared intention of revising Japan’s pacifist Constitution, experts and officials of the ruling Saenuri Party said Sunday. Abe, who will head the new government after his Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) won the…

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  • East Asia

    Comedian capitalizes on Park’s popularity

    Comedian Jung Seong-ho has been around since the late 1990s and has gained a reputation for his parodies of famous people in sports, entertainment and politics. On various TV programs, Jung has parodied Korean swimming sensation Park Tae-hwan or Lim Jae-beom, a popular ballad singer and star of MBC’s survival…

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  • East Asia

    ACRC taking lead to embrace diverse society

    Anti-corruption body launches Sri Lankan language service The state-run Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission (ACRC) has taken a meaningful step forward by launching a Sri Lankan language service on its homepage. It held an event Friday at the Sri Lankan Embassy in Seoul to celebrate the initiative which will benefit…

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  • East Asia

    Park can better tackle NK issue

    This is the first in a series of contributing columns by experts and our staff on priority issues for the Park Geun-hye government. ― ED. I’ve been watching South Korean politics closely for the past 40 years, and I rate the just-concluded election as the best ever held in Korea.…

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  • East Asia

    Hong, Hiddink likely to reunite a Anzhi

    Hong Myung-bo is likely to be reunited with his former boss Guus Hiddinik at Russian outfit Anzhi Makhachkala as part of the coaching staff there. The 43-year-old said in a media interview that while reflecting on his post-Olympic career, he has decided to go through coaching training in Europe and…

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  • East Asia

    Caricatures of presidents on show

    Various caricatures, dolls and cartoons featuring past Korean presidents are on show at a special exhibition titled “Presidents Meet Comic Art” at the Korean Manhwa Museum in Bucheon, west of Seoul, through March 31. Organized by the Korea Manhwa Contents Agency (KOMACON), the show is designed to commemorate the 18th…

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  • Psy’s “Gangnam Style” music video hits 1 bil. views on YouTube

    The music video of “Gangnam Style” by Korean singer-rapper Psy has become the world’s first-ever to get more than 1 billion views on YouTube, the service said Saturday. The music video has been viewed over 1 billion times as of 00:50 a.m. (Seoul time), according to YouTube. “Gangnam Style” took…

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  • South East Asia

    [The AsiaN Video for Indonesian] Dialog Kerjasama Asia

    Halo! Saya Meidyana Rayana dari Indonesia. Para pemimpin dan wakil-wakil dari negara-negara Asia yang berpartisipasi dalam KTT Dialog Kerjasama Asia yang  pertama. Dimensi ekonomi pasar Asia yang menjanjikan didukung oleh statstik negara-negara benua Asia yang mencapai 60 persen dari populasi dunia, dengan tingkat pertumbuhan 4,5 persen untuk rata-rata seluruh negara-negara Asia yang…

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  • East Asia

    Intelligence test for leadership

    This year’s presidential election, like the many previous ones, will be remembered for its many unprecedented phenomena. On Feb. 25, 2013, when the new president gets down to business after her inauguration ceremony, I hope to see a totally new chapter of political history open in our nation. Interestingly enough,…

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  • East Asia

    Park, Obama agree on NK

    President-elect Park Geun-hye and U.S. President Barrack Obama agreed to take measures to ease tension in the wake of North Korea’s launch of a long-range rocket, according to the ruling Saenuri Party, Friday. They also agreed to meet at an early date to discuss the issue, the party said in…

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