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East Asia
US military’s largest overseas base under construction in Pyeongtaek, Korea
The U.S. military is in the final stage of construction on what is set to be its largest overseas base located in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province. If finished on schedule in 2017, the base will accommodate approximately 42,000 soldiers and their families. The site was first opened up to the media…
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Culture
South Korea’s Mr Pizza expands in the US
Mr. Pizza, a pizza franchise operated by South Korea’s MPK Group, has opened its fifth store in the United States inside the Westfield Century City shopping mall in California. The new Los Angeles location of Mr. Pizza is on the third floor of the Westfield mall, considered among the largest…
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East Asia
82% South Koreans in favor of reunification
Eight out of 10 South Koreans believe unification with the North is necessary, a survey shows. The National Unification Advisory Council surveyed 1,000 adults last month and 82 percent said unification is necessary while 15.2 percent said it is not. The perception that the divided peninsula needs to be unified…
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World
“What Do You Want, Mom?”
A boy looks at his mother writing wishes on a piece of confetti in front of the New Year’s Eve Wishing Wall at Times Square Information Center in New York, the United States, Dec. 29, 2011. All the pieces of confetti, bearing the best wishes for the year 2012 from…
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People Who Need Help Have X-mas Dinner
Those who need help have Christmas dinner at the George Brown Center in Houston, the United States, Dec. 24, 2011. <Photo: Xinhua/Song Qiong> news@theasian.asia
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New Yorkers Enjoy Shopping Season
People watch a puppet show in front of a store in Manhattan, New York, the United States, Dec. 21, 2011. Various kinds of promotions are provided by retailers to attract customers during the annual holiday shopping season. <Photo: Xinhua/Wang Lei> news@theasian.asia
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