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East Asia
Building more livable place for everyone
response to the article titled “Multiracial kids have better odds of excelling at sports.” ― E.D. Recently, an article in the Korea Times titled “Multiracial kids have better odds of excelling at sports” by Lee Tae-hoon ignited a heated controversial debate on racism. Quoting some experts, the article says many…
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East Asia
New records in K-pop, tourism, sports
In retrospect, there were some outstanding cultural milestones for which this year will be remembered for. One of them is the global expansion of “hallyu,” or Korean Wave, demonstrated most clearly by the meteoric rise of Korean rapper/singer Psy. Also, Korean movies, sports and tourism broke new records this year.…
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East Asia
3-pronged formation
Samsung realigned to boost mobile, electronics business Samsung Electronics will reorganize into three key units of consumer electronics, information technology and mobile and device solutions in order to better cope with the rapidly-changing market environments. On Wednesday, the Suwon, Gyeonggi Province-based outfit announced that it had decided to adopt what…
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East Asia
‘Education poor’ on sharp rise
Middle-class parents pressed to cope with costly private tutoring Kim Ji-hye is 6. She attends a neighborhood preschool in Ilsan, Gyeonggi Province. She has a busier schedule than her parents because her mother wants to keep her focused on learning. After finishing preschool at around 2 p.m., she rushes to…
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West Asia
Iraqi And Palestinian PMs Attend Meeting Of Arab League In Baghdad
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki (R front) and Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad (L front) attend an international conference held by Arab League (AL), in Baghdad, capital of Iraq, on Dec. 11, 2012. The international conference of solidarity with the Palestinian and Arab prisoners in Israeli jails was launched in…
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West Asia
Fayoum Art Center invites worldwide artists to attend winter academy 2013
The Fayoum Art Center invites artists from across the world to participate in Fayoum Winter Academy 2013. The artists will work together for six weeks, and receive supervision from instructors that are available during the academy program. Courses include painting, printmaking, sculpture, video and filming, performance and installation art. The…
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West Asia
Syrians At Refugee Camp Struggle For Blankets Being Distributed In Severe Cold
In this Monday, Dec. 10, 2012, photo, Syrians who fled their homes struggle to get pillows and blankets distributed at a camp for displaced Syrians, in the village of Atmeh, Syria. This tent camp sheltering some of the hundreds of thousands of Syrians uprooted by the country’s brutal civil war…
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West Asia
A Palestinian Baths At Turkish Bath Built Some 400 Years Ago In Nablus, West Bank
A Palestinian baths at “Hamam Alshefa”, the traditional Turkish bath in the West Bank city of Nablus, on Dec. 11, 2012. The Turkish bath, built about 400 years ago during the Ottoman rule, opens 24 hours a day and has separate days for men and women. <Xinhua/Ayman Nobani>
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South Asia
Nepal Hindu Devotees Celebrate Bala Chaturdasi Festival At Temple In Katmandu
Nepalese Hindu devotees light oil lamps during the Bala Chaturdasi festival at the Pashupatinath Temple in Katmandu, Nepal, Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012. Bala Chaturdashi is celebrated in memory of departed family members by lighting oil lamps and scattering seven types of grain along a prescribed route. <AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha>
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