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Cafe Hayek — a website that educates
Traditional news media are in decline, the Internet is on the rise, and wandering in the blog fog means going down wrong paths and falling over cliffs, right? Not entirely. There’s hope, no small sign of which is “Cafe Hayek,” an economics-oriented, libertarian website that shines bright, clarifying light on…
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Yet another Gangnam Style headline
“Asians are more than a maf***ing comic relief you punk a** white boy,” “F*** all the white people to F*** CNN to F*** Hollywood!” Not our words, obviously, but those of the delightfully charming Korean rapper Tiger JK, embarking on a bit of public racism after losing composure at a…
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Korean American or American Korean?
Above is the title of a lecture that I have to give to a group of University of Maryland students this Friday for a College Leadership Academy session sponsored by the D.C. chapter of the Peace Foundation. And I am stumped. I can’t believe that I ever agreed to speak…
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East Asia
[The AsiaN Video for Indonesian] Bagaiman Cina Mengenakan pesona
Halo! Saya Meidyana Rayana dari Indonesia. Berikut adalah ulasan mengenai buku berjudul Soft Power dan Hubungan Internasional China yang di edit oleh Hongyi Lai dan Yiyi Lu dan diterbitkan oleh Routledge. Kim Tae Hwan, Direktur Departemen Kebijakan dan Penelitian di Korea Foundation, mengulas buku mengenai Soft Power dan Hubungan Internasional China…
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Troubled Waters: Seeking Co-operation Along the Mekong
*Author, Le Dinh Tinh is Deputy Director General of the Institute for Foreign Policy and Strategic Studies, Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam. The views expressed here are his own. Once at the center of a long-running war, the Mekong River Basin is now far from the world’s headline-grabbing conflict zones. But…
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World
Turkish PM, Iranian First Vice President Hold Joint Press Conference In Ankara
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) speaks during a joint press conference with visiting Iran’s First Vice-President Mohammed Reza Rahimi in Ankara, capital of Turkey, Oct. 4, 2012. Erdogan said on Thursday that they wanted only peace and security in the region with no intention for a war. <Xinhua/Anatolia…
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East Asia
People’s Life Patterns In Major Cities Of NK Seem Changing Rapidly
In this Aug. 11, 2012 photo, two people dance at Majon beach near Hamhung, North Korea. In this Sept. 8, 2012 photo, people play in a water slide at a newly-built water park in Pyongyang, North Korea. <AP Photo/David Guttenfelder> news@theasian.asia
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South East Asia
A Filipino Catholic Has Her Puppy Blessed In Honor Of Saint Francis Of Assisi
A Roman Catholic priest sprinkles holy water at a puppy following a mass to celebrate the Feast Day of St. Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of animals, on Thursday Oct. 4, 2012 at suburban Paranaque, south of Manila in the Philippines. Catholics have their pets blessed in an annual…
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South Asia
Pakistani Models Present Local Designer’s Creations In Fashion Show
Pakistani models present creations by local designer Amin Gulgee, during a fashion show in Karachi, Pakistan on Thursday, Oct. 4, 2012. The two-day fashion event is organized by the Trade Development Authority of Pakistan. A model presents a creation by local designer Amin Gulgee, during a fashion show in Karachi,…
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East Asia
Psy Performs Thank-You Concert Before 80,000 Fans At Seoul Plaza
South Korean singer PSY performs “Gangnam Style” at the Seoul plaza in front of Seoul city hall in Seoul October 4, 2012. About 80,000 fans gathered to cheer Psy at a free concert staged to thank fans in Seoul. <Xinhua/Yao Qilin> South Korean singer PSY, who sings the popular “Gangnam…
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