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South Asia
Indian Landless Farmers March To New Delhi To Push Gov’t For Land Reform
Indian landless villagers shout slogans in Agra, about 185 kilometers (115 miles) southeast of New Delhi, India, Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012. Thousands of poor farmers have ended their march to India’s capital after the government agreed to formulate a new reform policy, providing land rights to them and fast tracking…
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West Asia
Syrian Children Study At School In Jordan Refugee Camp
In this Thursday, Oct. 4, 2012 photo, A Syrian refugee child attends class at the Zaatari Syrian refugee camp in Mafraq, Jordan. For many Syrian children traumatized by the civil war and displacement from their homes, the opportunity to head back to school even if it’s in a dusty, wind-swept…
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Politics
Saenuri unveils campaign co-chairs
Park Geun-hye to lead campaign pledge committee Rep. Park Geun-hye, presidential candidate of the ruling Saenuri Party, announced Thursday that former Constitutional Court Chief Justice Kim Yong-joon, Sungjoo Group CEO Kim Sung-joo, former party leader Chung Mong-joon and incumbent party chief Hwang Woo-yea will jointly lead her campaign. The 60-year-old…
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Politics
Ambassador says Psy boosts Korea-U.S. ties
K-pop sensation Psy may be raising the profile of more than just affluent southern Seoul these days. His viral hit “Gangnam Style” and its infectious horse dance are boosting bilateral relations with the United States as well, Washington’s top envoy in Seoul said Thursday. Ambassador Sung Kim, who met Psy…
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Politics
KIPA’s new book tackles Dokdo, Ieodo sovereignty
Park Eung-kyuk and the Korea Institute of Public Administration (KIPA) he leads are making efforts to share Korea’s experience with the rest of the world. Park’s state-run institute is providing a model based on Korea’s experience for countries seeking development. That Korean story is captured in “Korea from Rags to…
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IMF calls for cooperation in Northeast Asia
TOKYO ― International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Christine Lagarde expressed concerns Thursday that the political wrangling between Korea, Japan and China is posing a further threat to the world’s already fragile financial health. “We would hope at the IMF meetings that longstanding differences concerning territorial matters can be resolved…
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Business
NH hits globalization path
Chairman plans to open more overseas branches, beef up project financing NH Nonghyup Financial Group Chairman Shin Dong-kyu said Thursday the group will start actively taking part in overseas project financing and opening branches overseas. “Nonghyup initially didn’t even think of eyeing the global financial business after a previous loss…
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New female justice
Top court’s formation must reflect social composition It is always good to see responsible officials act to correct wrongs in society when such moves are positive reflections of public opinion. Chief Justice Yang Sung-tae did that Wednesday when he recommended a prominent female judge as a new justice of the…
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A new debate game plan for a new comeback kid
The morning after the night of the first presidential debate, loyal Democrats awoke (if indeed they slept at all) to find in their inboxes an email with a subject line that had the too-familiar look of spam. “Subject: Hey.” But then they saw the sender: “From: Barack Obama.” And that…
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Column
Why Asia is off Romney’s radar
Sometimes you have to wonder what the Asian half of the world means to Americans. How could a serious candidate for president make a whole “foreign policy” address and leave out America’s allies from Northeast to Southeast Asia? Is there any chance that Mitt Romney will cast a wayward eye…
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