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Sensationalized claims about bogus ‘miracle cures’ are being addressed
Kuala Lumpur: On Facebook these days, with almost every other posting, the next one will certainly be the advertisement of ‘miracle cures’ for all sorts of ailments and sicknesses. Words are crafted in such a way to make readers believe that the most traditional medication and herbs-based are real and…
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East Asia
Mud festival begins in S. Korea’s Boryeong
The annual Boryeong Mud Festival, one of South Korea’s most celebrated summer events, opened Friday at mudflats in the western city on South Korea’s west coast, with two days of nighttime mud experiences included. The 22nd version of the 10-day festival, hosted by the Boryeong municipality and scheduled to run…
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East Asia
Korea’s southern regions on alert for typhoon
South Korea’s southern regions, already battered by seasonal downpours, face a fresh threat from an approaching typhoon, which is forecast to make landfall this weekend. Heavy rain alerts have already been issued for many parts of Jeju Island and southern provinces as of Friday morning with precipitation ranged from 60…
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East Asia
Seoul to increase operations of electric city buses
The number of electric city buses on the roads of Seoul will increase to 143 this year, the metropolitan government said Friday. Beginning in November, an additional 114 electric city buses will be deployed on 19 routes throughout Seoul under the municipal government’s bid to reduce its fine dust pollution…
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East Asia
Fate of S. Korea-Japan military pact in doubt amid escalating export row
A rancorous diplomatic spat between South Korea and Japan is casting doubts over the fate of a military intelligence-sharing pact seen as a rare symbol of their trust and a key platform for trilateral security cooperation involving the United States. The tussle that started from a simmering row over Japan’s…
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East Asia
Discussions on sanctions exemptions under way for Seoul’s food aid for N. Korea
Discussions are currently underway with the United States to get sanctions exemptions for South Korea’s plan to send food aid to North Korea, a government source here said Thursday. The Seoul government and the World Food Programme (WFP) are trying to secure ships that will be used to transport 50,000…
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East Asia
Kyrgyz university launches degree program for Korean language
A prominent state university in Kyrgyzstan has launched a Korean language degree program to meet the growing demand for learning the language among students in the country. Kyrgyz National University in Bishkek held a ceremony marking the establishment of the new department Wednesday. South Korean Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon, Kyrgyz…
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Culture
ASEAN Sambal delights fiery food lovers
[Kuala Lumpur] Many among the estimated 600 million people of the 10 ASEAN countries ‘just love’ to eat everything with ‘sambal’, the fiery hot chili paste. To many, the hotter the sambal the better and more appetizing the hot steaming rice will be. And, of course without the sambal, crushed…
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East Asia
BTS makes Time’s list of 25 most influential people on internet
K-pop superstars BTS has made it on Time magazine’s list of the 25 Most Influential People on the Internet for the third year in a row. The K-pop septet was among the 25 people the U.S. magazine unveiled Tuesday (U.S. time) for this year, which included U.S. President Donald Trump,…
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East Asia
Disney’s ‘The Lion King’ poised to debut at No. 1 in South Korea
Disney’s latest movie, “The Lion King,” is expected to dominate the South Korean box office as it accounted for about 70 percent of all advance ticket sales on the first day of its release, data showed Wednesday. The film had sold more than 337,000 presale tickets as of 1:50 p.m.,…
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