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Neutral figure may lead transition
President-elect Park Geun-hye is seriously considering naming a political neutral figure to lead her transition team, insiders said Sunday. Park cleared her weekend schedule to dedicate herself to forming her transition team, which will be likely made up of 26 committee members along with roughly 80 support staff and 100…
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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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