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Airport may be built on Ulleung Island
Korea has taken a wide range of measures over the years to bolster its sovereignty over the Dokdo islets in the East Sea against Japan’s repeated claims over them. In a bid to further solidify its ownership of the disputed territory, the government has decided to revive a plan to…
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NK to hold rare assembly soon
North Korea said Monday it will hold a rare second session of its Supreme People’s Assembly later this month. The move could be tied to economic reform measures being studied by the isolated state, analysts said. The session will be held on Sept. 25, Pyongyang’s official Korean Central News Agency…
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Column
Bangladesh celebrates centenary of Indian films
DHAKA – Bangladesh is celebrating the 100 years anniversary of Indian Films with a view to consolidating the bond of friendship between the two neighbouring countries. Indian cinema turns 100 on 21 April 2013. On 3 May, 1913, the legendary Dada Saheb Phalke, the father of Indian Cinema, released his feature…
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Society
Over 9,000 rapists remain at large
Police said Wednesday that over 9,000 sex offenders have never been caught remain at large. A report showed that 81,860 rapes and other sex crimes were reported between 2007 and 2011 and that the perpetrators of 9,574 remain at large. The figure includes 385 child rapists and molesters. The number…
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University of Hong Kong offers Korean studies major
The University of Hong Kong has become the first to offer a Korean studies major in Hong Kong, according to the Korea Foundation. The prestigious university is offering the major under the School of Modern Languages and Cultures starting this month, through an online program provided by the foundation. The…
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South East Asia
Philippine : Visayas quake damages P133M worth of infrastructure–NDRRMC
Major News of <INQUIRER> : Visayas quake damages P133M worth of infrastructure–NDRRMC MANILA, Philippines — The magnitude 7.6 earthquake off Visayas last Friday has left about P133.6 million worth of damages to public infrastructure, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said Wednesday. In Eastern Samar, damages recorded were…
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East Asia
Rescuers Rush To Scene Of Coal Mine Blast In China
Resucers get ready to enter the Xiaojiawan Coal Mine in Panzhihua City, southwest China’s Sichuan Province, Sept. 3, 2012. The death toll of last Wednesday’s colliery blast in Panzhihua has climbed to 45. A rescuer registers on a chart before entering the Xiaojiawan Coal Mine in Panzhihua City, southwest China’s…
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World
Tripartite Dispute Flares Up Over Extradition Of Azerbaijani Soldier
BUDAPEST — Hungarians protest against the government’s extradition of Ramil Safarov, an Azerbaijani soldier convicted of murdering Armenian soldier Gurgen Margaryan in 2004, in front of the Hungarian Parliament in Budapest on Sept. 4, 2012. Safarov was given a life sentence by a Hungarian court in 2006. Upon his return…
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East Asia
Colorful Performances Shown In China-Eurasia Expo
A performance is staged during the Second China-Eurasia Expo in Urumqi, capital of northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 4, 2012. <Xinhua/Qiu Lingling> news@theasian.asia
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East Asia
Cotton Pickers Get On Train That’ll Take Them To Urumqi
Migrant cotton pickers prepare to board a train in the Xi’am Railway Station in Xi’an, capital of northwest China’s Shaanxi Province, Sept. 4, 2012. A special train carrying about 1,200 cotton pickers departed for Urumqi, capital of northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on Tuesday evening. The Xi’an Railway Bureau…
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