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East Asia
Debate captures woman power
Korean politics is the domain of men or so many people believe. But Tuesday night’s televised presidential debate gave a strong rebuttal to this conventional wisdom. The main opposition Democratic United Party’s Moon Jae-in was sandwiched between two female candidates: the ruling Saenuri Party’s Park Geun-hye and the minor leftist…
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East Asia
Corporate culture crushes joy of life
A nine-to-five existence and a two-week annual holiday, regarded as a humdrum life in some countries, remains a pipedream for most Korean workers. Rather than being able to keep regular hours, many office workers here must remain at their desks if their boss stays late, even if they lack anything…
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Korea, China agree to tap swap line for trade settlement
South Korea’s central bank said Tuesday that it has agreed with its Chinese counterpart to support a trade settlement in the two countries’ currencies by using the existing bilateral currency swap line. In October last year, South Korea and China agreed to double their won-yuan swap line to 360 billion…
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South Asia
Kashmiri People Wait For Arrival Of Cyclists Competing In Tour de India
Kashmiri schoolgirls sit by the banks of the Dal Lake as they wait for the start of the second leg of the Tour de India cycle race in Srinagar, India, Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2012. According to local media some 80 participants of 54 nationalities participated in the race. Cyclists pedal…
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South Asia
A Mock Disaster Management Drill Held In New Delhi, India
An Indian volunteer, acting as bomb blast victim, sits on the stairs of a metro station as he waits for the start of a mock disaster management drill in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2012. The drill was held to check the alertness and preparedness of various agencies in…
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South East Asia
Japanese Trick Art Exhibition Enchants People In Jakarta, Indonesia
A visitor poses with a 3D art work during a Japanese Trick Art exhibition at a shopping mall in Jakarta, Indonesia, Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2012. <AP/NEWSis/Dita Alangkara> Visitors pose for a photo with a 3D artwork at Trick Art Museum in Shah Alam, outside Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Tuesday, Dec. 4,…
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East Asia
Japanese Major Political Parties Have Gone Into Election Footing
An elderly woman walks by candidates’ poster boards for parliamentary elections, left, and Tokyo Gubernatorial election in Tokyo Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2012. Leaders for Japan’s biggest political parties kicked off Tuesday the campaign for parliamentary elections to be held in less than two weeks with visits to nuclear crisis-hit Fukushima…
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West Asia
11 Fatah Members Who Fled To Egypt In 2007 Return To Gaza Strip After Amnasty
Members of Fatah movement arrive at the Rafah crossing with Egypt in the southern Gaza Strip, on Dec. 3, 2012. A total of 11 members of Palestinian Fatah movement, who fled Gaza into Egypt in 2007 during internal fighting between the two political rivals, returned home on Monday following an…
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West Asia
Iranian Parliament Speaker Urges NATO Not To Deploy Missile In Turkey-Syria Border
Iran’s Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani speaks at a news conference in Tehran, capital of Iran, on Dec. 3, 2012. Iranian Majlis (parliament) speaker on Monday urged NATO not to be engaged in regional conflicts by deploying air defense missiles in Turkey-Syria border. <Xinhua/Ahmad Halabisaz>
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