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More Assets for Assembly v More Debts for Public
Korean lawmakers have 2.9 billion won (approx. 2.6 million USD) on average Every two out of three Members of the National Assembly of Korea have increased wealth over the past three years and especially nineteen (6.7%) of them have increased twofold. AsiaN investigated asset changes of 266 Members (except by-election…
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Column
Seoul needs to pursue diplomatic balance
Editorial: South Korea paid much attention to Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping’s visit to Washington just as other countries did since Sino-U.S. ties are a key factor in ensuring peace, stability and prosperity in East Asia as well as across the globe. Xi won an extraordinary welcome from U.S. leaders…
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World
‘Kangaroo Program’ for Moms of Premature Kids
Salvadoran parents feed their son during the “Kangaroo Program” in San Salvador, capital of El Salvador, Feb. 16, 2012. The program is focused on teaching mothers of children that were born prematurely and underweight, the correct care to improve their growth, increase the weight and have a better relationship between…
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East Asia
3000-yr-old Chinese Vinegar Manufacturer
A staff member works at Donghu Vinegar Garden of Shanxi Mature Vinegar Group Co., LTD in Taiyuan, capital of north China’s Shanxi Province, Feb. 15, 2012. With over 3,000 years of history, Shanxi Mature Vinegar, one of the four famous vinegar in China, is made from sorghum, barley and other…
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South Asia
Pakistan-India Exchanges Prisoners Each Other
Pakistani rangers escort released Pakistani prisoners after crossing the Wagah Border on in eastern Pakistan’s Lahore on Feb. 16, 2012. In a goodwill gesture and to boost the peace process with India, Pakistan has released 19 Indian fishermen and India released 3 Pakistani prisoners on Thursday. <Photo: Xinhua/Sajjad> news@theasian.asia
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West Asia
Ban Calls for Syria to Halt Bloodshed
Austrian President Heinz Fischer (R) and UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon (L) attend a press conference in Vienna, Austria, Feb. 16, 2012. <Photo: Xinhua/Xu Liang> news@theasian.asia
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East Asia
NK Celebrates Late Kim’s 70th Birthday
Kim Jong Un, supreme leader of the Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK), the army and the state, attends the meeting to the 70th birth anniversary of late leader Kim Jong Il, at Kumsusan Momorial Palace in Pyongyang, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), on Feb. 16, 2012. The DPRK…
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East Asia
Japan on 17 February 2012 Japan on 17 February 2012 <The Mainichi Daily News> : “Bismarck’s pension system” news@theasian.asia
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East Asia
China on 17 February 2012 China on 17 February 2012 <China Daily> : “TCM expert defends bile harvesting” news@theasian.asia
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Central Asia
Afghanistan on 17 February 2012 Afghanistan on 17 February 2012 <Pajhwok Afghan News> : “Gilani confirms sending Taliban to Qatar” news@theasian.asia
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