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South East Asia
Philippine President Aquino III Announces Peace Agreement With Muslim Rebel Group
Philippine President Benigno Aquino III delivers a speech on national television at the Malacanang Presidential Palace in Manila, Philippines on Sunday, Oct. 7, 2012. Aquino said Sunday that his government has reached a preliminary peace agreement with the nation’s largest Muslim rebel group in a major breakthrough toward ending a…
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World
Former Algerian President Bendjedid Dies At Military Hospital In Algiers
This November 2008 file photo shows former Algerian President Chadli Bendjedid, center, who died Saturday, Oct. 6, 2012 at a military hospital in Algiers. He was 83. Bendjedid gave Algeria a multiparty political system before he was overthrown in a 1992 military coup. Standing at left is former Algerian President…
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South Asia
Pakistani Rally To Protest Attacks By U.S. Spy Aircraft Ends Peacefully
Imran Khan (C), leader of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) addresses a peace rally in northwest Pakistan’s Tank on Oct. 7, 2012. A two-day march against attacks by U.S. spy aircraft in Pakistan’s militants-infested tribal regions Sunday peacefully ended. Supporters of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) gather during a peace rally in northwest Pakistan’s…
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People
Lecture hall named after Syngman Rhee in Princeton
Princeton University has dedicated a lecture hall in honor of Syngman Rhee, the first president of South Korea. The Syngman Rhee 1910 Lecture Hall was opened at the American university’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs in New Jersey on Wednesday. The Princeton University Korean Alumni Association initiated…
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Lifestyle
Psy offers bridge across world
In Latin America, we all refer to Asia as the Very Far East, and for most, Korea is a remote place of which we only vaguely remember the 1988 Seoul Olympics. That was of course, until a few months ago, when it became clearer than ever that the boundaries of…
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Lifestyle
More people on vegetarian diet
To become healthy, many people rely on dietary supplements. Tablets of vitamins ranging from A to E and comprehensive nutritional supplements, including iron, magnesium and other substances, are examples. But the paradigm of how people are taking care of their diet and the type of dietary supplements they take are…
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Society
Psy overdid it
Psy has made Koreans proud with his global hit, “Gangnam Style,” but does this achievement spare him from blame for drinking during a concert on Thursday night? As a tribute to his fans, the singer performed in front of some 80,000 people at Seoul Plaza. The “trouble” began when some…
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IT-Science
Samsung hits new milestone
Technology giant posts record operating profit of W8.1 tril. in Q3 Samsung Electronics said Friday that it posted record operating profit of 8.1 trillion won ($7.3 billion) in the third quarter of this year on the back of robust smartphones sales. It is the fourth straight quarter of record operating…
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Business
‘Jeonse’ blues
Low earners struggle to find homes amid soaring rents Kim Ji-hye, a 37-year-old housewife in Hannam-dong, Seoul, is concerned as the “jeonse” contract with her landlord will soon expire and she will probably face a drastic rise in her deposit when renewing it. “I’m happy with my neighborhood as well…
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Business
We remember
It has been a year since Apple founder Steve Jobs died at the age of 56 after a long battle with cancer. Arguments are ongoing as to whether the innovation and dramatic changes in living habits and culture he initiated will continue. Early evidence from Korea, a nation fascinated with…
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