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East Asia
Ban Ki-moon In Seoul For Four-Day Visit
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon speaks during a press conference after a ceremony to launch the Development Alliance Korea, a coalition of local civic groups to promote overseas development aid, at the Foreign Ministry in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Aug. 13, 2012. Ban is on a four-day visit to South…
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Column
Ban Ki-moon emphasizes need to empower women
Ban Ki Moon, UN Secretary General, delivered a speech at the World Congress of Global Partnership in Duksung University, Korea, on Monday (Aug 13) On his four days visit to Korea to attend the International Management of the World’s Ocean Conference, Secretary General Ban took his time to speak to…
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Society
Independence Day of Ecuador Celebrated
“Peculiar Ecuador dances & music enthrall guests.” Amb. Nicola Fabian Trujillo Newlin of Ecuador hosted a reception Friday (Aug. 10) at Seoul Palace Hotel to celebrate the Independence Day of his country and congratulate the 50th anniversary of diplomatic establishing between South Korea and Ecuador. Envoys from the Middle and…
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West Asia
Scene Of Devastation By Earthquake In Iran
TABRIZ — Survivors rest inside a tent after an earthquake in Ahar in northwest Iran, on August 13, 2012. Twin quakes shook Iran’s northeastern region on Saturday, killing more than 300 people and injuring thousands of others. <Xinhua/Ahmad Halabisaz> news@theasian.asia
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West Asia
Qatar: UN chief seeks to ease tension between Koreas
Major News in <Al Jazeera>: Qatar, UN chief seeks to ease tension between Koreas UN chief Ban Ki-moon has said that he is seeking a way to ease tensions between North and South Korea, and promised more help to Pyongyang to recover from deadly floods. Ban, a former South Korean…
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Society
Photo exhibition shows sorrow of comfort women
Tears started to run down faces as the photographs were finally unveiled in Seoul last week. Photographer Ahn Se-hong is showcasing a collection of his work that has stirred strong emotions in both Japan and Korea — pictures of Korean women in China who are former sex slaves of the…
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Politics
North Korean leader, military waging ‘money war’
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has set some lofty goals since taking power in December, calling for better living conditions for the hungry populace and issuing orders that may provide autonomy over agriculture and business. To deliver on these promises, analysts said Monday that Kim has some dirty work ahead…
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East Asia
Fire Fighting Drill Held In Shanghai Port For Passenger Liner
SHANGHAI — People escape from danger during a drill in Shanghai, east China, Aug. 13, 2012. A drill was held at a waiting hall of a port and the nearby passenger liner in Shanghai to improve the fire control ability of local departments. <Xinhua/Chen Fei> news@theasian.asia
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East Asia
China Wins Bid To Build Suway In Ankara
ANKARA — Binali Yildirim, Turkish minister of transport and communication, addresses the signing ceremony to provide cars for the subways in the Turkish capital of Ankara, Aug. 13, 2012. The China South Locomotive & Rolling Stock Co. Ltd, China’s largest train manufacturer, won the bid of US$391.2 million to provide…
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Politics
President Lee tells Japan to act like big nation
President Lee Myung-bak said Monday that his Friday visit to Dokdo was part of his duty as head of state, and he had planned the trip three years ago. President Lee also called on Japan to act like a big nation and take responsibility for its past misdeeds. Speaking at…
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