• Inmates score high in TOEIC test

    Inmates are getting higher TOEIC scores than most college students. The number of prisoners who received a score of over 900 out of 990 in the Test of English for International Communication (TOEIC) at the Uijeongbu Correctional Institution doubled from last year. Ten at the Uijeongbu prison received a score…

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  • Korean embassy in Kenya hit for poor services

    Koreans living in Kenya are frustrated with the Korean Embassy for its alleged poor consular services, saying staff there are not cooperative and slow to respond to their petitions. A 55-year-old Korean man who has run a small business in the African country for 20 years expressed his distrust in…

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  • Society

    Kim Ki-duk’s ‘Pieta’ in competition at Venice

    It’s the time of the year again when the world’s finest film directors and stars flock to an island in north eastern Italy. The Venice Film Festival, the oldest event of its kind in the world, opened Wednesday on the island of Lido, and veteran director Kim Ki-duk will represent…

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  • West Asia

    Some 52,000 Syrians Take Refuge In Lebanon

    Syrian refugees are about to leave the school they previously dwelled in since the new semester approaches, in Bekaa region, Lebanon, on Aug. 29, 2012. According to the latest report by the UN High Commissoner for Refugees (UNHRC), Lebanon hosts about 52,000 Syrian refugees in various parts of the country.…

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  • Society

    Pets offered to help Internet addicts

    The government is providing animal companions to help Internet addicts recover from their addiction. The Korea Internet Addiction Center (KIAC) under the National Information Society Agency (NIA) is giving pets to those diagnosed with an Internet addiction so they can learn to communicate and connect with living beings. The Ministry…

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  • Society

    Your privacy in jeopardy

    Choi Moon-jung, a 28-year-old office worker updates her Facebook account frequently. Her Facebook page is filled with pictures and written posts, along with her personal information about her education, hobbies and relationship status. Although she had been aware of the fact that her information was readily available on the website,…

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  • Society

    Can wet newspapers protect windows from winds?

    “Let’s put wet newspapers on windows of houses to prevent Typhoon Bolaven from breaking them. Wet newspapers will help windows withstand strong winds.” The National Emergency Management Agency posted this message on its website as the typhoon, the strongest in a decade, was approaching the country. It cited a television…

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    The AsiaN on 29 August 2012

    The AsiaN Top on 29 August 2012. news@theasian.asia

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  • South East Asia

    A Clown Show Previewed For Media In Singapore

    A clown performs during a media preview of “Slava’s Snowshow” on Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2012 in Singapore at the Marina Bay Sands. The show was created by renowned Russian clown Slava Polunin in 1993. <AP/NEWSis> news@theasian.asia

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  • East Asia

    Egypt’s President Makes First Visit To China

    Egypt’s President Mohammed Morsi, second left, is greeted by Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping during their meeting in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012. Morsi was in China on a three-day visit since Tuesday. Egypt’s President Mohammed Morsi, left, talks to Chinese Vice President…

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