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World
Pope Benedict Ends His Three-Day Visit To Lebanon
Pope Benedict XVI waves as he boards the plane back to Rome, at Rafik Hariri International airport, in Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday Sept. 16, 2012. Pope Benedict XVI end his three days visit to Lebanon after he celebrated an open-air mass for tens of thousands of pilgrims from across the Middle…
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East Asia
U.S. Defense Chief In Tokyo To Talk With Japanese FM
U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta, left, meets with Japan’s Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba, right, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Tokyo, Monday, Sept. 17, 2012. <AP Photo/Larry Downing, Pool> news@theasian.asia
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China angered by NK move to usurp Chinese mining company
Over the last one and a half months, the outside world has been exposed to a rather unusual sight, that of China and North Korea (or rather a large Chinese company and the North Korean government) openly quarrelling. It has always been an open secret that China and North Korea are…
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Politics
Roh confidant rises from humble origins
Moon Jae-In, former presidential chief of staff to the late President Roh Moo-hyun, is a novice in politics. The 59-year-old entered politics by winning the April 11 parliamentary election in Busan. The first-term lawmaker may lack political experience, but he has a deep insight into running the country as he…
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Column
Blasphemy in Pakistan
It was a welcome change from the usual dreary story: a Christian or a Hindu Pakistani accused of blasphemy on flimsy grounds, tried, and sentenced to prison ― or found innocent, set free and then murdered by some Muslim fanatic. This time was different. The victim this time was a…
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Lifestyle
Psy becomes 1st Korean to top iTunes chart
Korean rapper-singer Psy on Saturday topped the iTunes Chart with his single “Gangnam Style,” making him the first Korean artist to reach No. 1 on the U.S. online chart. YG Entertainment, Psy’s agency in Seoul, said the chart-topping feat appears to have been aided by the singer’s live performance in…
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Politics
Moon Jae-in wins DUP presidential ticket
DUP candidate to grapple with Prof. Ahn over unified bid for Dec. 19 poll Rep. Moon Jae-in of the main opposition Democratic United Party (DUP) won the party’s presidential primary to become its candidate for the Dec. 19 election, Sunday. “I will return your support with a victory in December,”…
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Column
US on Korean unification
Despite its long, deep involvement in the issues of Korea, the United States has never pursued a consistent policy that would help bring about Korean unification. The United States has a multi-faceted image to the South Korean people: a liberator from Japanese colonial rule, a divider of the peninsula, a…
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IT-Science
Galaxy S4 due in February
Samsung plans to unveil new device at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona Samsung Electronics plans to unveil the latest in its Galaxy line, the S4, at a European technology exhibition in February, according to company officials and local parts suppliers for the technology giant. The timetable was released just three…
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East Asia
Seoul Menunjukkan Fleksibilitas Dalam Bantuan Untuk Korea Utara
Halo! Saya Meidyana Rayana dari Indonesia. Berikut adalah berita mengenai Korea Selatan yang akan memberikan bantuan kepada Korea Utara setelah negara tersebut dilanda Topan Bolaven akhir bulan lalu. Seoul tidak mengeluarkan beras dan barang-barang sensitive lainnya dari daftar bantuan untuk Korea Utara saat mgnkonsultasikan bantuan untuk banjir di Korea Utara,…
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