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South Asia
Indians Start Ganesh Chaturthi Festival Celebrating Birth Of Hindu God
A boy dressed as Hindu god Shiva, walks near an idol of elephant headed god Ganesh before immersing the same in the River Ganges in Allahabad, India, Sunday, Sept. 23, 2012. Every year millions of devout Hindus immerse Ganesh idols into oceans and rivers during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival that…
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Society
Why Korea wants Nobel Prize for literature
The Seoul Literary Society’s latest meeting last Monday was a thought-provoking one. Novelist Kim Young-ha said the craving for a Korean Nobel Prize winner in literature is Koreans’ innate craving for recognition. “Sooner or later, people will begin to ask if a Korean national can be the Nobel Prize winner…
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East Asia
National Korean Dress Exhibition Held In Pyongyang
In this Sept. 19, 2012 photo, North Korean children perform at the 10th national Korean dress exhibition at Central Youth Hall in Pyongyang, North Korea. North Korean women perform during a fashion show at the 10th national Korean dress exhibition at Central Youth Hall in Pyongyang, North Korea. <AP Photo/Jon…
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Politics
Guess who is in old photos
The way a girl in the left photo poses indicates she is used to being photographed. The big brim circling the round hat she is wearing suggests she is too modern for the black-and-white photo. The girl is Park Geun-hye in her teens. The boy at center has chubby cheeks…
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Society
Foreigners dance to ‘Gangnam Style’
“Oppan Gangnam Style!” shouted foreigners who danced to the song “Gangnam Style” in the middle of Gwanghwamun Plaza in central Seoul, Friday. About 70 foreigners danced to rapper-singer Psy’s hit song which has gone viral online and hit the billboard charts in the United States, during a dance session held…
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Society
Long-term vision needed on East China Sea disputes
Taipei ― Korea, China and Japan should take a pragmatic, long-term approach to boundary disputes in the East China Sea, experts said Friday, warning that domestic politics can rapidly escalate tensions. The sea is the stage for complex debates over geographic features including Ieodo, a submerged rock claimed by both…
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Relief food sent to NK
A private citizens group sent aid to North Korea, Friday, marking the first cross-border food shipment of flour following the latest flood damage in the North. It also comes after Pyongyang’s refusal to accept Seoul’s offer for the provision of instant noodles and medicine last week. World Vision, a Christian…
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South Asia
Nationwide Strike Breaks Out In India With Limited Success
Indian policemen detain activists of left parties during a nationwide strike in Hyderabad, India, Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012. Angry opposition supporters disrupted trains in India on Thursday but had only limited success in enforcing a national strike to protest a government decision to cut fuel subsidies and open the country’s…
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East Asia
Changing People’s Life Style In Pyongyang
North Koreans react while they play bowling at a bowling center in Pyongyang, North Korea Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012. North Koreans are seen through a window of a bowling center in Pyongyang, North Korea Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012. A North Korean woman reacts while her friend takes a picture in…
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