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South Asia
Greenpeace Protests Against Hosting UN Summit On Biodiversity In Hyderabad, India
Greenpeace activists hang a banner with a photo of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh atop the Charminar monument in Hyderabad, India, Monday, Oct. 8, 2012. The activists were protesting against India hosting the UN summit on biodiversity even as Indian forests are being destroyed due to coal mining. Singh’s government…
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World
Former Maldivian President Arrested To Face Charges Committed While In Office
In this photo released by Maldivian Democratic Party Secretariat, Maldives’ police personnel escort former President Mohamed Nasheed, center left, after he was arrested on Fares-Mathoda island, in the Gaaf Dhaal atoll, around 440 kilometers (273 miles) away from the capital Male, Maldives, Monday, Oct. 8, 2012. Police in the Maldives…
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Turkey deploys military vehicles along border with Syria
Turkey deployed additional tanks and missile defense systems to the Syrian border following five days of artillery exchanges with President Bashar al-Assad’s armed forces. The vehicles sent to Suruc town of the southeastern Sanliurfa province included a large number of tanks and missile defense systems, according to the report. Turkey…
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Homeless to become hoteliers
Homeless people in Seoul are about to get the chance of becoming hoteliers as one of the best hotels in the nation is offering an opportunity for training and employment. Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon and Sung Young-mo, CEO of the Westin Chosun Seoul, signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) Monday…
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Sejong Institute withdrawal to leave Cia-Cia out in cold
A Korean teaching institute in Indonesia that taught the Korean alphabet or Hangeul to a small tribe using an aboriginal language has shut down. The King Sejong Institute said Monday that it withdrew from Bau-Bau, a city located on the island of Buton, after a year-long operation. The decision raises…
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Society
Seoul-Beijing ties may get friendlier under Xi
Throughout the year, concern has risen over how current political changes will affect Northeast Asia, stirring the threat of new uncertainty in the region. With elections underway in Seoul and Washington and a new North Korean regime, such concerns are well-founded. Add a new element to the mix: A month…
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Society
Japan should put old colonial dreams behind
This is the sixth in a series of contributed articles by international and Korean experts shedding light on Japan’s claim on Korea’s easternmost islets of Dokdo and other affairs that prove Japan’s lack of remorse about historic misdeeds it has committed. ― E.D. Discussions often break down into confusing comparisons…
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People
Foreign Hangeul experts honored
To mark Hangeul Day, Seoul will award medals to Korean language experts within and outside Korea. The culture ministry announced Monday a list of 10 medal recipients. The country celebrates Hangeul Day today. Receiving the highest honor is Lev Rafailovich Kontsevich, 82, an expert on Korean language and history from…
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Politics
Saenuri hit by internal dispute
The ruling Saenuri Party was mired in a feud Monday as disgruntled members showed no signs of backing down on their call for a campaign shake-up even after a key post holder quit. Rep. Park Geun-hye, presidential candidate of the ruling party, warned the rebels, urging them not to play…
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Politics
Lawmaker calls for overhaul of NK defector services
Seoul needs to overhaul its support system for North Korean defectors as too many escapees from the Stalinist state live in sub-standard living conditions here, a lawmaker said Monday. Rep. Shim Yoon-joe of the ruling Saenuri Party said that because President Lee Myung-bak and previous administrations have not done enough…
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