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World
Will governments agree to kill tobacco farming?
Tobacco farmers around the world will turn their attention to Seoul this week when officials representing more than 170 governments meet to decide their future. The occasion is the World Health Organization’s biennial gathering to amend its Framework Convention on Tobacco Control. This will be the fifth such session since…
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Nepal looking for Korean hydropower developers
The Nepalese Embassy last week invited a group of hydropower experts to Seoul, in an effort to find developers in Korea to meet power shortages in the country. “Our focus is hydropower,” said Kul Man Ghising, managing director of the Chilime Hydropower Company, during a conference on Nov. 5. “During…
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East Asia
Korean energy technology can be exported like K-pop
The spread of K-pop from initially Asia to Europe to Latin America has inspired the head of a Seoul-based energy think tank to have an “aha” moment regarding how to “export” Korea’s energy technology. Ahn Nam-sung, 57, who assumed the leadership post of the Korea Institute of Energy Technology Evaluation…
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South East Asia
‘Taiwanese are venture-minded’
Taipei’s IT success comes down to enterpreneurs TAIPEI— College graduates here, especially engineers, work for several years in the information technology sector after graduation and then leave without hesitation to start their own businesses. This, along with the government’s supportive role, has paved the way for Taiwan’s current strong standing…
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East Asia
Can two meet midway point?
The main opposition Democratic United Party’s (DUP) Moon Jae-in and independent Ahn Cheol-soo agreed Sunday to launch a consultative body to discuss methods to choose a single liberal presidential candidate. Ahn, who originally adhered to the position that political reform measures should be agreed to before launching talks on candidate…
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Culture
Romania’s ‘Painter at the keyboards’
Legendary pianist to make Korean debut For local pianophiles, Romanian pianist Radu Lupu’s concerts in Seoul this month are the most anticipated classical music event of the year. The legendary performer of the Austro-German classics has never given a concert here, although he has had 10 tours of Japan throughout…
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West Asia
Iran workers warn Daewoo protests aren’t over
The leader of Iranian electronics maker Entekhab Industrial Group’s (EIG) labor union has vowed another major protest in front of the Korean Embassy in Tehran “very soon” if their return of deposit demands from Daewoo Electronics’ creditors are not met. “I can say as the representative of the labor union,…
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East Asia
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East Asia
Sheikh Mohamed Abdallah supports The AsiaN in publishing Arabic version
*Editor’s note: Kuwait Times, a major English newspaper published in Kuwait, carried a story with related photograph about meeting between Sheikh Mohammed Al Abdallah Al Sabah, Information Minister of Kuwait, and Lee Sang-ki, head of the AsiaN. Lee visited Kuwait last October in preparation for launching Arabic edition on the occasion of…
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The AsiaN hoped to grow as a media representing Asia & Middle East on occasion of its first founding anniversary
On Nov. 11, 2012, The AsiaN will celebrates its first anniversary of its foundation as an international news media. The AsiaN will add its significance to journalism world in Asia and Middle East since it would also launch its Arabic version following Korean, English and Chinese versions established earlier. With international journalism being dominated by Western Media,…
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