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Politics
Asian nations surprised at NK Rocket launch
In this April 8, 2012 file photo, a North Korean soldier stands in front of the country’s Unha-3 rocket at a launching site in Tongchang-ri, North Korea. <AP/Newsis> *Editor’s note: Asian nations seem to have been surprised at the North Korean launch of what it called ‘satellite’ Friday (April 13)…
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IT-Science
Turkey begins production of electric bus
Turkish bus manufacturer Otokar is now ready to commence mass production of the country’s first domestically developed electric bus. Turkey was introduced to its first ever local electric bus at a press conference in Istanbul on Wednesday. The latest Otokar bus, named Doruk Electra, is the product of three-and-a-half-years of…
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Asian media’s views toward the South Korean general election
A total of 300 new members of representatives are to be elected in the 19th general election. Five-year term presidential election is also scheduled to be held at the end of this year. The four-year term parliamentary election and the presidential election are set to held in the same year…
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[The AsiaN Video for Chinese] 韩国在亚洲和平发展中的政治作用
大家好！我是王璇。很高兴在这里为大家播报 The AsiaN的最新新闻。 在4月11日韩国将举行在第19届大选。 亚洲记者协会协同 The AsiaN 新闻，就如何看待“韩国在亚洲和平发展中的政治作用”向主要竞选代表做了询问。下面简单介绍一下今天金南柱记者就相关内容发回的报道。 在此次大选中各党派纷纷将“促进亚洲和平发展，积极改善南北关系，化解军事紧张局面，增加共同开发援助”作为参选主题。 其中民主统一党代表指出，“缓解亚洲军事紧张，必先从改善南北关系入手”，统一进步党代表也表示“为改善南北关系，应该缔结和平协议，共同减缩军备”。 在谈及对六方会谈的看法时，代表们纷纷表示“为了保证六方会谈的顺利进行，强化东亚安保合作，必须防止中美两国的外交纠纷。此外，为了避免韩国卷入不断深化的南亚以及中东地区矛盾之中，也必须从宏观角度合理性制定外交政策”。 此外，他们还纷纷强调韩国应该重视外交均衡，积极发挥调解纠纷的桥梁作用。 关于详细信息，请参见我们的网站 www.theasian.asia， 谢谢大家，我们下回再见。
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East Asia
[The AsiaN Video] “India looms as military rival”
Good afternoon everyone. I am Wang Xuan, reporter of the AsiaN. Today if you come to our site you can find a piece of news about the relationship between India and China. The story, titled “India looms as military rival,” suggested that India will be the next military power targeting China. Actually this article…
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Politics
“Improved South-North relation crucial for peace in Asia”
U.S. Special Representative for North Korean Affairs Glyn Davies, left, listens to South Korean nuclear envoy Lim Sung-nam during their joint press conference at the Foreign Ministry in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, Feb. 25, 2012. <Photo=AP/Newsis> Most of the candidates running for the 19th general election, scheduled to take place…
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Politics
Top UN officials warn against growing human trafficking
*Editor’s note: High-ranking UN officials including Secretary-General Bank Ki-moon delivered speeches at the special General Assembly meeting held Tuesday (Apr. 3, 2012) in New York to raise the awareness among the members nations about the seriousness of the human trafficking. The AsiaN excerpted the story from the UN home page. …
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[The AsiaN Video for Chinese] 梦想成真
大家好，我是亚洲记者协会的记者王璇，很荣幸为大家介绍今天theAsiaN的最新新闻。今天的一则新闻是关于在韩国生活的中国朝鲜族同胞的。 事实上，早在1992年中韩两国正式建立外交关系之前，中国的朝鲜族同胞就已经开始踏上了追寻韩国故土的征程。而详细记述他们在韩国生活经历的名为《梦想成真》图书，最近也在韩国出版，并在《吉林日报》韩文版的首发式上同韩国读者见面。根据出席首发式的《吉林日报》韩正一主编所说，该书记载了从2011年2月到6月间曾经备受媒体广泛关注的朝鲜族成功人士的生活轨迹。就内容结构来说，按照不同的分类记述了30名朝鲜族杰出成功人士的事迹。其中涵盖了朝鲜族作家、文人、音乐人、商界人士等来自不同职业的群体。 此书的出版对消除韩国社会曾经对朝鲜族的误解和偏见必将起到良好的改观作用。 欲知详情，欢迎点击我们的网站，www.theasian.asia 今天就介绍到这里，谢谢大家！ *related post http://kor.theasian.asia/?p=22094
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Society
Turkish energy minister hates hike but says necessary
Turkish Energy and Natural Resources Minister Taner Yildiz said he also did not like the new natural gas energy hike price increase of 18 percent on Monday. Yet Yildiz went on to explain that even with the natural gas discount his country had received in 2011 from Russia it was not…
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