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New ROK-US security partnership
New leaders of the Republic of Korea and the United States may begin strategic discussions on shaping a new role for their security partnership by examining two critical issues: reunification of the Korean Peninsula and revision of the Mutual Defense Treaty signed in 1953. These two issues might look separate,…
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Asia’s energy trilemma
U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon recently said that energy was the “golden thread” connecting all of the U.N.’s Millennium Development Goals. The solutions to energy challenges would help alleviate other global problems, from poverty and the rights of women to the protection of children. But the development of a stable,…
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Sovereignty in missiles
Accord should be start of self-reliant defense To have an independent national defense capability has long been a cherished ambition of all governments here. There can be little doubt that the Korea-U.S. agreement Sunday to more than double the range of the nation’s ballistic missiles marked an important step toward…
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East Asia
[The AsiaN Video for Indonesian] Dari Ikebana Hingga Manga dan Diluarnya: Diplomasi Budaya dan Publik Jepang Berevolusi
Halo! Saya Meidyana Rayana dari Indonesia. Berikut adalah ulasan mengenai upaya Jepang menempatkan perannya di panggung internasional saat ini, menurut Kazuo Ogoura, Mantan Presiden Japan Foundation. Setelah Perang Dunia ke II, Jepang menghadapi tantangan berat bukan hanya untuk membangun negara yang porak-poranda namun juga membangun imagenya di dunia internasional. Sejak…
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[Indonesia Report] Indonesian Hindus celebrate annual Kasodo Ritual
Indonesian Hindu devotees held annual Kasada Ritual in Bromo Mountain as a form of gratitude on Saturday (Sept 6). Tengger Tribe who live around the mountain brought offerings to be thrown to the Bromo Mountain’s crater. They brought various crops to livestock. Kompas.com reported the event, describing this ritual as…
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South Asia
A Rhinoceros Straying Out Of Sanctuary Moved To Safe Place In Assam, India
Indian forest officials transport a tranquilized female one horned rhinoceros on a sledge in Uparhali village about 40 kilometers (25 miles) west of Gauhati, Assam state, India, Sunday, Oct. 7, 2012. The rhinoceros had strayed out from the Pobitora wildlife sanctuary last week. At least four rhinos were killed by…
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West Asia
Severe Drop In Value Of Iranian Currency From Western Sanction Alarms People
An Iranian man tries to sell carpets at the main entrance of the Tehran’s old main bazaar in downtown Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Oct. 7, 2012. Iran’s parliament on Sunday abandoned its planned impeachment of a Cabinet minister over the free-fall of the country’s currency, opting instead to look for more…
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South Asia
Afghan Civil War Changes Life Patterns Of Civilian People
In this Saturday, Oct. 6, 2012 photo, Shah Ker, 29, a car mechanic, poses in the shop he inherited from his father Ramdil Shah who was killed during the Afghan civil war in 1993 in Kabul, Afghanistan. In this Thursday, Oct. 4, 2012 photo, Wahidullah, 32, whose spine was pierced…
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West Asia
Lebanese Men Stage Sit-In To Protest Against Syrian Regime In Sidon
Lebanese men sit in front of a banner during a protest against the Syrian regime, in southern port city of Sidon, Lebanon, Sunday, Oct. 7, 2012. A Lebanese man with the colors of the Syrian revolutionary flag painted on his fingers attends a protest against the Syrian regime, in southern…
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South Asia
Indian Woman Rehearses Traditional Dance Ahead Of Navratri Festival
An Indian woman in traditional attire smiles during a practice session of Garba, a traditional dance of Gujarat ahead of Navratri festival in Ahmadabad, India, Sunday, Oct. 7, 2012. Indian women in traditional attire participate in a practice session of Garba, a traditional dance of Gujarat ahead of Navratri festival…
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