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West Asia
Masked Palestinian Militants Undergo Rigorous Exercise Near Gaza City
Masked Palestinian militants from Islamic Jihad are seen during a training exercise on the outskirts of Gaza City, Sunday, Dec. 16, 2012. Eight days of fighting last month between Israel and Hamas ended with an Egyptian-brokered ceasefire. Masked Palestinian militants from Islamic Jihad carry a homemade rocket during a training…
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East Asia
Candidates woo voters in southeastern region
With the Dec. 19 presidential election less than a week away, candidates of the ruling and main opposition party visited the nation’s southeastern region ― South Gyeongsang Province and Busan ― Friday to woo voters there as they enter the final stretch of the presidential race. The area, long regarded as conservative…
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East Asia
Pampering or disciplining?
If Park Geun-hye and Moon Jae-in appear hard to distinguish over their domestic policy, North Korea’s rocket launch should be something to separate one from the other and help voters determine who they will vote for. There is no general standard by which one candidate is better than the other.…
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East Asia
Power saving drive
Firms compete to save energy to avoid blackout Companies face increasing pressure to create ideas for reducing electricity consumption as the country is bracing for an “unprecedented” shortage of power during the winter. Scores of ideas have been generated and applied to work places as part of efforts to…
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Janssen hit for kickbacks
The Korea Food and Drug Administration (KFDA) has banned four pharmaceutical companies from selling some of their products for 30 days for offering kickbacks to doctors and pharmacists. The Korea drug regulator said Friday that it took administrative action against a multinational drug maker and three domestic firms for trying…
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East Asia
Coffee Bar Themed By Cat Opens In Harbin, Northeast China
Shopkeeper Gao Ming feeds a cat at her cat-themed coffee bar in Harbin, capital of northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province, Dec. 13, 2012. The coffee bar opened recently is themed by cat, with 16 cats and all kinds of decorations related to cat in the bar. Gao Ming, 25-year-old shopkeeper…
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South East Asia
Children Delighted Watching Fish At An Aquarium In Kuala Lumpur
Children watch fish on display at an aquarium in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Friday, Dec. 14, 2012. A woman watches fish on display at an aquarium in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Friday, Dec. 14, 2012. <AP/NEWSis/Vincent Thian>
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East Asia
Plan to punish NK comes into focus
South Korea’s blueprint for penalizing North Korea for its provocative rocket launch took shape Friday, involving the reinforcement of existing sanctions and the addition of new punitive measures. Officials said Seoul was on the same page with Washington and Japan over a shared approach involving desired measures at the U.N.…
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Samsung axes jobs at financial units
Unlike flourishing electronics affiliates, financial units of Samsung Group have been struggling to stay afloat, hit hard by the bearish stock market, low interest rates and sluggish consumption amid the prolonged global economic slump. Now, the country’s largest family-controlled conglomerate is posed to axe hundreds of jobs at its securities,…
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