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East Asia
Chinese Rally To Denounce Japan Over Disputed Island
Anti-Japan protesters march in Chengdu, in southwestern China’s Sichuan province, Sunday Aug. 19, 2012. Japanese activists swam ashore and raised flags Sunday on an island claimed by both Japan and China, fanning an escalating territorial dispute between the two Asian powers. <AP/NEWSis> news@theasian.asia
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West Asia
Children Can Be Cheerful Even At Refugee Camp
MAFRAQ — Syrian refugee children play at Zaatari Syrian refugee camp in northern Jordandian city of Mafraq, near the border with Syria, on Aug. 19, 2012. Around 3,000 Syrians take shelters in the desert Zaatari refugee camp that was opened last month to alleviate the humanitarian crisis. <Xinhua=Mohammad Abu Ghosh>…
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South Asia
Monsoon Rains Inundate Many Parts Of India
Three people ride on a motorcycle through the banks of the River Tawi flooded due to monsoon rains in Jammu, India, Sunday, Aug. 19, 2012. Monsoon rains usually hit India from June to September. A child sits on a couch outside her home on the banks of the River Tawi…
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Society
Could Japanese understand it?
KFA letter contains at least 27 grammatical, contextual errors A brief six-paragraph letter sent by the Korea Football Association (FTA) to its Japanese counterpart regarding the brouhaha following the football match between the two countries at the London Olympics contains at least 27 mistakes. Judging by his poor construction, it…
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East Asia
Keruntuhan Korea Utara Dapat Memicu Perang Sino-Amerika: Ahli Halo! Saya Meidyana Rayana dari Indonesia, saat ini sedang bermagang untuk The AsiaN. Berikut salah satu berita dari benua Asia. Jika Korea Utara runtuh, hal ini dapat menyebabkan perang antara Amerika Serikat dan China dalam dekade mendatang, peringatan ini datang dari seorang ahli keamanan Amerika. Sebuah laporan oleh James Dobbins,…
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Society
Death of dissident in 1975 may bring political storm
The main opposition Democratic United Party (DUP) said Friday that it will form a fact-finding panel to investigate the death of Chang Joon-ha, a prominent dissident who fought against the authoritarian government of then-President Park Chung-hee, in 1975. The move came after Chang’s family renewed suspicions that he might have…
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Business
Gamers pack Korean developers’ booths
COLOGNE, Germany — At one of the biggest games trade shows in the World, the booths of Korean game developers and exhibitors Nexon and NCsoft bustled. On the opening day of the four-day Gamescom 2012, taking place at the Koelnmesse exhibition center for the fourth consecutive year, the two firms…
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Society
Beer, liquor ads to be banned on buses, subways
Seoul City said Friday that it will ban alcoholic beverage advertisements on buses, bus stops and subways in Seoul starting September in an effort to minimize the effect of such media campaigns on the public. City officials hope the measure will reduce disturbances caused by excessive drinking. Under the scheme,…
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Society
Bestselling history cartoon gets facelift
The revised version of the best-selling “Faraway Neighbor Countries” cartoon series recently hit local bookstores. (Photo : Gimmyoung Publishing) A local publisher has recently re-issued one of the most popular comic book series, the “Faraway Neighbor Countries” by the nation’s first-generation cartoonist Lee Won-bok. Since its first publication in 1987,…
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East Asia
Grup Band Jepang Tampil untuk Mantan Budak Seks Halo, saya Meidyana Rayana dari Indonesia saat ini sedang bermagang untuk The AsiaN. Berikut adalah berita dari Korea Selatan yang pada Rabu kemarin merayakan hari Kemerdekaannya. Sebuah grup band Jepang tampil dalam sebuah konser yang digelar sebagai tanda permintaan maaf Tokyo atas kejahatan yang dilakukan selama Perang Dunia II, termasuk…
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