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East Asia
China-Japan Vice Foreign Ministers Talks Held In Beijing
Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Zhang Zhijun, 3rd left, meets Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Chikao Kawai, 3rd right, in Beijing, China Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2012. Chinese and Japanese officials held talks Tuesday on their tense dispute over who owns a group of tiny islands in the East China Sea. Japanese Vice…
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South Asia
NATO Steps Up Training For Afghan Policemen
Policemen attend a training session in Herat Province, west Afghanistan, on Sept. 24, 2012. The Afghan government and the NATO Training Mission in Afghanistan have stepped up efforts to train and equip Afghan police and army. <Xinhua=Sardar> news@theasian.asia
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Politics
Seoul keeps tabs on China’s Ieodo moves
The issue of sovereignty over Ieodo, a submerged rock in the East China Sea, between Korea and China became more volatile Tuesday after media said Beijing could use unmanned drones to monitor the area. The reports added to soaring regional tensions over maritime jurisdiction. Seoul officials said the government was…
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Business
Ban on overexposure
Teen sexualization on TV faces stronger censorship Television censorship authorities will strengthen moves to prevent teenage pop stars appearing in revealing clothing amid growing concerns about the media’s portrayal of young women as sex objects. Entertainment companies have been facing criticism that they are driving the sexualization of young girls…
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East Asia
Twin Snow Leopard Cubs Born By Artificial Breeding In China
The twin snow leopard cubs, a male and a female, are embraced by their breeder Li Guoxing in the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau Wild Life Garden in Xining, capital of northwest China’s Qinghai Province, Sept. 25, 2012. With stable vital signs, now the two-month cubs have gone through dangerous stage after…
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West Asia
Israeli Journalists Protest Against Their Dismissals
In This photo taken on Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012, Israeli journalists and employees of Maariv daily newspaper demonstrate against their dismissals in Tel Aviv, Israel. Throughout much of Israel’s history, the Maariv daily was known as the “country’s paper,” the newspaper with the highest circulation and a cornerstone of Israeli…
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Society
How far are you going Psy?
As far as I can … As much as Koreans are wondering who will become the next president in December, they are also guessing just how far Psy will go with his song “Gangnam Style.” Psy, whose real name is Park Jae-sang, had no idea his music video would go…
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East Asia
NK Central TV Station’s Unusual Opening To Media
A staffer works in the control room at the Central TV Station of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) in Pyongyang, capital of DPRK, Sept. 25, 2012. The Central TV Station of DPRK was founded on March 3, 1963. Guests have a group photo taken with the anchor at…
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Politics
Park, Moon poles apart on NK
Ahn continues campaigns for ‘innovation economy’ Presidential candidates of both the ruling and main opposition party visited border areas Tuesday but their latest campaign rallies only highlighted their opposing stances toward inter-Korean relations. Rep. Park Geun-hye, standard bearer of the governing Saenuri Party, toured a site where war remains are…
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Culture
Psy hopes to top Billboard
Now a world star, rapper/singer Psy said that he will do the horse-ride dance topless if “Gangnam Style” should top the U.S. Billboard chart. “I will find a place that will hold as many people as possible and take my top off and dance the horse-riding dance,” said the singer…
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