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East Asia
‘Arirang’ exhibition will be put on Japan tour
National Folk Museum plans Korea initiatives “Arirang Road” is among the National Folk Museum of Korea’s most ambitious projects this year, aimed at reaching wider audiences at home and abroad. The exhibition tour will last from June to August, going to Tokyo and Osaka in Japan to raise international awareness…
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East Asia
Korean chickens ― guardians from evil spirits and disease
Did you know that Korea’s humble chicken has a noble past? There are legends that chickens played a key role in the birth of some members of the royal families of the Kingdom of Silla (57 B.C. 935 A.D.). One king was said to have been born from a…
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East Asia
Samsung faces Windows dilemma
Overseas carriers shun Windows lineup Samsung Electronics is facing a bumpy road in a move to reduce its reliance on Google’s Android platform as overseas carriers are shunning promoting the firm’s Windows lineup, according to industry observers. The technology giant is currently the flagship vendor of the Android platform, giving…
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West Asia
Members Of Afghan Youth Orchestra Practice Before Leaving For Concert Tour To U.S.
In this Monday, Jan. 7, 2013 photo, Ahmad Farid Shefta of Afghanistan, right, teaches Afghan students how to play the trumpet in a class at the Afghanistan National Institute of Music in Kabul, Afghanistan. Dozens of Afghan teenagers including former street kids or orphans aged 10 to 22, will be…
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West Asia
A Victim Makes A Phone Call At Site Of Suicide Car Bombing In Kabul That Left Six Dead, 30 Injured
A victim talks on the phone at the site of a suicide car bombing in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Jan. 16, 2013. A powerful suicide bombing hit Afghan capital Kabul on Wednesday, killing six people, all attackers, and injuring 30 others, all civilians, Kabul police said in a statement released hours…
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South Asia
Hazara Shiite Muslims In India Protest Against Killing Of Hazara Community Members In Pakistan
Hazara Shiite Muslims residing in India protest against alleged target killing of Hazara community members in Pakistan, outside the Pakistani embassy in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013. Hazara Shiite Muslims residing in India shout slogans during a protest against alleged target killing of Hazara community members in Pakistan,…
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East Asia
ANA’s Boeing 787 Made An Emergency Landing At Takamatsu Airport After Developing Battery Problem
In this photo taken by a passenger and distributed by Japan’s Kyodo News, passengers leave an All Nippon Airways Boeing 787 after it made an emergency landing at Takamatsu airport in Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture, western Japan, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013. ANA said a cockpit message showed battery problems and a…
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South East Asia
British Defense Chief Visits Jakarta For Talks With His Indonesian Counterpart
Defense Secretary of the United Kingdom Philip Hammond (L), accompanied by Indonesian Defense Minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro, walks to the defense ministry office in Jakarta, Indonesia, Jan. 16, 2013. Hammond’s meeting with Indonesian Defense Minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro will build on the recently-signed Defense MoU between the two countries, the statement said.…
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West Asia
Rescuers Inspect Site Of Bomb Attack In Kirkuk, Iraq, That Left 17 Dead, 133 Injured
Rescuers inspect the site of a bomb attack in Kirkuk, Iraq, on Jan. 16, 2013. Up to 17 people were killed and 133 wounded in two bomb attacks targeting offices of Kurdish parties in the ethnically mixed cities of Kirkuk and Tuz-Khurmato in northern Iraq on Wednesday, according to the…
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East Asia
A Protester Holds A Defamed Picture Of Hong Kong Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying Outside Legislative Council
Hong Kong’s Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying speaks at a news conference after delivering his policy address in Hong Kong Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013. Hong Kong’s unpopular Beijing-backed leader said he is making the city’s housing crisis a priority in a bid to soothe widespread discontent. Hong Kong Legislative Council member…
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