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“Legislation of the law banning racial discrimination can’t be deferred”
“How was today’s forum? Weren’t you hurt or surprised due to the thretening atmosphere before the opening of the forum?” Rep. Jasmine Lee of the ruling Saenuri Party asked two immigrant foreign ladies who were taking picture in the lobby on the heel of the forum on multicultural policy held…
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Asian students found excellent in mathmatics
Students in Asia were found more excellent in mathmatics than their counterparts in Europe and North America. 12 Asaian nations including South and North Korea, Japan and China ranked within top 20th in the 53rd International Mathmatical Olympiad (IMO), held on July 4-16 in Mar Cel Plata of Argentina in which…
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Central Asia
Major news in Kazakhstan on July 3 : Kazakhstan people have got about four hours of leisure time daily Major news in <Tengri news> : Kazakhstan people have got about four hours of leisure time daily The Statistics Agency of Kazakhstan has conducted a research named Time budget implementation by population of Kazakhstan, Tengrinews.kz reports, citing the press-service of the Agency. The Agency has found out that Kazakhstan citizens…
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Major news in Kyrgyzstan on June 27: What Are Kyrgyz Kids Learning? Major news in <URASIANET>: What Are Kyrgyz Kids Learning? Children study at a school in Kyrgyzstan’s Naryn province in February 2010. When Kyrgyzstan twice scored last place in an international exam designed to rate the country’s education system, the official response – to stop participating in the test altogether –…
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Major news in Russia on June 26: Top 10 Russian Web Startups Top news in <Moscow Times>: Top 10 Russian Web Startups As the largest online population in Europe with more than 60 million online users and a rapidly growing online advertising market, Russia is a new frontier for venture capitalists in search of the next Yandex. Online advertising spending in Russia,…
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Major news in Kazakhstan on Jun 20: Kazakhstan bank purchased rare The Beatles photo Top news in <Tengri News> : Kazakhstan bank purchased rare The Beatles photo Three main differences of the photo from the cover are that the singers are crossing the road in the other way and Paul McCartney has no cigarette in his had and wears sandals. This photograph for many…
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Mongolian engineers invent new duobuses
Top news in <MONTSAME>: Mongolian engineers invent doubuses of new model Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia /MONTSAME/ Mongolian engineers from the “Electronic transport” company has invented a new “JEA-800F” duobuses for public transport services in Ulaanbaatar. The duobuses with 36 seats for 110 people have the double engines of diesel and generator. It will…
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Major news in Kazakhstan on Jun 13 : We have no control over ecological situation at Caspian Sea Top news in <TENGRI NEWS> : We have no control over ecological situation at Caspian Sea Kazakhstan Environmental Protection Minister talked about lack of control over the ecological situation at the Caspian Sea, Tengrinews.kz reports. “We don’t have a serious scientific base for research of the Caspian Sea. We are…
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Major news in Russia on Jun 12: Culture Minister “Lenin Should Be Buried” Top news in <Moscow Times>: Culture Minister “Lenin Should Be Buried” Encased in glass and covered to the waist with a blanket, Lenin’s body is still on display for members of the public, who shuffle through a dark underground chamber in the mausoleum illuminated by dim red-tinged lights. Culture Minister Vladimir…
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Tasan selected by UNESCO as universal figure
Chung Yak-yong, pen-named Tasan, a scholar of the Joseon Dynasty, was designated by the UNESCO as the figure of 2012 worth being remembered universally together with some famous foreign figures, it was learned Thursday (June 7). Park Sok-mu, head of the Tasan Research Institute, revealed the fact in a speech at the seminar held at the Press Center to commemorate the 250th anniversary…
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