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Politics
Will woman CEO aide help or hurt Rep. Park?
Kim Sung-joo, who recently joined the election team of Park Geun-hye, the ruling Saenuri Party’s presidential candidate, was criticized Monday over her view of the economy and women’s issues. Rep. Park is said to have recruited Kim, a successful and some say eccentric businesswoman, to balance out her own icy…
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IT-Science
Better product design
KT chief looks to boost global recognition KT Chairman Lee Suk-chae said Monday that the firm plans to consolidate its edge in the information technology industry, with its sights further focused on going global through product design. Lee said the overall plan is to create a product identity where consumers…
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USFK mail used as drug supply line
The U.S. military postal system is being used as a supply channel for new kinds of drugs entering Korea, according to an opposition lawmaker Monday. To put the brakes on the runaway rise in drugs sent here, it is crucial the Korea Customs Service (KCS) steps up surveillance and inspections…
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East Asia
[The AsiaN Video for Indonesian] LG Kembali Bersaing
Halo! Saya Meidyana Rayana dari Indonesia. Berikut adalah berita mengenai perubahan strategi LG Group dalam bertahan menghadapi kompetisi pasar elektronik dengan Samsung dan Apple. LG Group, salah satu konglomerat Korea Selatan telah memantapkan reputasinya akan permainan aman dari pada beresiko. Namun dengan posisi tersebut dalam market utama seperti konsumer elektronik…
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[Korea Report] Itaewon Global Village Festival 2012 held on Oct. 12-14
Itaewon Global Village, a festival in Itaewon, Seoul, started Friday (Oct. 12) to go through Monday (Oct. 14). During the performances, outdoor booths selling various commodities and food were in operation. A variety of cultural performances from various countries were to take place. According to its official page, Itaewon Global Village Festival…
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Economic reforms in NK forecasted to accompany political liberalization
It is too early to say with any certainty, but appears increasingly likely that Kim Jong Un and his advisors are going to initiate reforms in North Korea, generally in emulation of the well-tested and very successful Chinese model. Of course, the major emphasis is on transformation of industrial management…
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[Indonesia Report] Indonesian President grants clemency to drug-related convicts
Drugs convict, Schapelle Corby, an Australian, has been once again granted clemency by Indonesian Authority. Earlier, Indonesian President granted 5 years clemency to her 20 years prison term on May 15, 2012. This August, Indonesian authority granted 6 months remission to her sentence, making her eligible to apply for a parole. The remission…
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World
Palestinians React Indignantly At Funeral For Two Killed By Israeli Airstrike
Palestinian mourners carry the body of Salafi militant Hisham Saidani during his funeral in Bureij refugee camp, central Gaza Strip, Sunday, Oct. 14, 2012. Saidani, a member of a faction of the ultraconservative Salafi trend believed to have ties to al-Qaida, was one of two people killed in an Israeli…
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West Asia
Growing Number Of Innocent People Fall Victims In Syria Amid Use Of Cluster Bombs By Gov’t Force
In this Saturday, Oct. 13, 2012 photo, an elderly Syrian man helps his wife wounded from government forcers shelling to get treatment at the Dar al-Shifa hospital in Aleppo, Syria. In this Saturday, Oct. 13, 2012 photo, a Syrian doctor treats a wounded Free Syrian Army fighter at Dar al-Shifa…
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East Asia
Former Cambodian King Norodom Sihanouk Dies Of Natural Cause At Age 90
File photo taken on Aug. 18, 2004 shows Norodom Sihanouk receiving an interview in Beijing, capital of China. Cambodian retired King Norodom Sihanouk died of natural cause at the age of 90 in China’s capital city of Beijing, where he had his diseases treated by Chinese doctors, Cambodian Deputy Prime…
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