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East Asia
Chinese woman who loves Korea so much
Without any notice in advance, anybody would think that she is a Korean ― Cui Penghua, an ethnic Han Chinese, not merely speaks perfect Korean but also looks like an ordinary Korean. She majored in Japanese in Beijing International Studies University but opted to head toward Korea in 2002, affected…
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East Asia
Actress Bae Doona proud of her roles in ‘Cloud Atlas’
South Korean actress Bae Doona’s filmography is full of names of celebrated directors — Park Chan-wook, Bong Joon-ho, Nobuhiro Yamashita, Hirokazu Koreeda, the Wachowski siblings and Tom Tykwer. Unlike other fashion model-turned actresses, she wasn’t bothered by playing an insensitive apartment management worker in a yellow-hooded T-shirt with almost no…
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East Asia
Yang Hae-gue unravels Diaspora at Haus der Kunst in Munich
The year 2012 was a splendorous year for Seoul- and Berlin-based Yang Hae-gue. She participated in dOCUMENTA (13) in Kassel, Germany and Urdaibai Art Biennale in Spain and presented “Dress Vehicles” at the newly opened Tanks at Tate Modern in London. In November, Yang unveiled a new piece “Accommodating the…
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East Asia
Hong Myung-bo, Mark of Respect
Pernod Ricard Korea CEO Jean-Manuel Spriet, left, awards the Mark of Respect trophy to former Olympic national football team coach Hong Myung-bo at Grand Hyatt Hotel in Hannam-dong, central Seoul, Monday. Hong is the eighth recipient of the award given to outstanding figures in the fields of sports, culture and…
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South East Asia
Bilge Of Palm Oil Ship Cleaned By Workers At Tanjung Priok Port In Jakarta
A Crude Palm Oil (CPO) cleaner looks on as he climbs out of the bilge of a palm oil ship docked at the Tanjung Priok port in Jakarta, Indonesia, Jan. 7, 2013. The CPO’s cleaners are paid 200,000 rupiah (around 20.83 U.S. dollars) per person on every palm oil ship.…
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East Asia
Three-Day International Licensing Show Kicks Off In Hong Kong
People visit the Hong Kong International Licensing Show in south China’s Hong Kong, Jan. 7, 2013. The three-day exhibition kicked off here Monday, attracting more than 200 exhibitors from 18 countries and regions. Participants pose with the mascot of the Hong Kong International Licensing Show, in south China’s Hong Kong,…
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East Asia
Financial cooperation with Middle East will help Korea overcome global economic crisis
Korea considers the Middle East as an alternative finance market beyond the slow-growing Europe and the U.S. Members of the National Assembly, Korea’s legislature, deputy director of Financial Supervisory Service and executive members of Korean leading financial institutions formed Middle East-Korea Financial Cooperation Task Force in September 2012. They are…
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East Asia
A Large Number Of People Rush To Buy Railway Tickets For Spring Festival Travel In China
People buy railway tickets at Shijiazhuang Railway Station in Shijiazhuang, capital of north China’s Hebei Province, Jan. 7, 2013. The tickets for the upcoming Spring Festival rush period can be purchased via online and phone-call booking systems since Jan. 7. The 40-day 2013 Spring Festival travel rush will start on…
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East Asia
Google Chairman Arrives In Pyongyang With Former New Mexico Governor
U.S. Former New Mexico state governor Bill Richardson (3rd L) and Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt (3nd R) arrive at Sunan airport of Pyongyang, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), on Jan. 7, 2013. Bill Richardson and Eric Schmidt arrived here on Monday for a “private humanitarian” visit to…
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West Asia
Israeli Election Committee Head Explains For Foreign Press On Coming Knesset Elections
Chairman of the Israeli Central Elections Committee Judge Elyakim Rubinstein (C) briefs foreign press in Jerusalem, on Jan. 7, 2013, ahead of the elections for the 19th Knesset (Israeli parliament) held on Jan. 22. <Xinhua/Yin Dongxun>
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