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East Asia
Filmmaker, actor face new sexual misconduct allegations
MBC’s investigative program “PD Notebook” disclosed additional sexual assault allegations involving award-winning filmmaker Kim Ki-duk and actor Cho Jae-hyun, months after the first shocking revelations in March of their habitual sexual misconduct. On Tuesday, four victims claimed they were sexually harassed or assaulted by Kim or Cho at different times.…
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East Asia
Create your color at Ink Lab
In this technologically advanced era, ever-smarter gadgets and artificial intelligence software help people save time and increase efficiency. However, analogue culture still exists and many people are drawn to all things analogue, putting up with inconveniences. Grownups enjoy coloring books, use fountain pens and decorate their diaries by hand as…
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East Asia
Tearful reunion: 181 South Koreans to meet separated family in North on Aug. 20-26
One hundred eighty one elderly Koreans _ 93 from the South and 88 from the North, will meet their relatives during a reunion of separated families scheduled from Aug. 20 to 26. The list was finalized and exchanged between the Red Cross organizations of the South and North, Saturday, through…
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East Asia
Drone Attack in Venezuela
Drones armed with explosives detonated near Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro as he gave a speech to hundreds of soldiers in Caracas on Saturday but the socialist leader was unharmed, according to the government. Seven people were injured in the apparent attack which came as Maduro celebrated the National Guard’s 81st…
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East Asia
Death toll from Indonesian earthquake rises to 82, hundreds injured
A powerful quake which struck the Indonesian holiday island of Lombok has killed 82 people and wounded hundreds, national disaster agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho said early Monday, with thousands of buildings damaged. The seven-magnitude tremor, which triggered panic among tourists and locals on Sunday evening, was also felt on…
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East Asia
“The Mystery of Laos Dam Business”
NGOs in Thailand will hold a civic forum titled “The Mystery of Laos Dam Business” on the 9th of August. Thai civic groups will point out the problems of the construction companies, the National Assembly, and the Thai Energy Plan in connection with the collapse of the dam. They are…
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East Asia
Laos dam collapses
Hundreds of people are missing and an unknown number believed dead after the collapse of a hydropower dam in southeast Laos. The accident happened at the Xepian-Xe Nam Noy hydropower dam in the southeastern province of Attapeu in July, sparking flash floods in villages in the area and leaving more…
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East Asia
Reflections on Inequality in Asia
The Asian growth experience generates somewhat contradictory messages in the resurgent debates about inequality. At the global level, Asia’s remarkable economic performance has not only driven an unprecedented decline in global poverty but a decline in global income inequality as well. Asia is responsible for a substantial share of what…
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East Asia
North Korea also struggling with heatwave
North Korea on Thursday urged its people to ramp up efforts to reduce damage from an unusually long heat wave that has gripped many parts of the country, taking its toll on crops and boding ill for harvests. In an editorial, the Rodong Sinmun, the official newspaper of the ruling…
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East Asia
North Korea will soon open commercial bank, mobile banking
North Korea seems to be ready to establish its first commercial bank, Korea Development Bank (KDB) researcher Kim Young-hui told The Korea Times, Tuesday. “I think it could happen in the near future, within a year at most,” said Kim, Senior Research Fellow at KDB’s Korean Peninsula New Economy Center.…
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