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‘Abenomics’ unnerves Korean exporters

Korean companies are expected to experience another hurdle in their exports as Shinzo Abe’s expected return to power in Japan is highly likely to appreciate the Korean won against the Japanese yen. Conservative ex-premier Abe has pledged to ease credit in an unlimited manner to boost the Japanese economy, which…
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South East Asia

[The AsiaN Video for Indonesian] Kemajuan Teknologi Roket Korea Utara

Halo! Saya Meidyana Rayana dari Indonesia. Berikut adalah berita mengenai roket Korea Utara. Tampaknya Satelit baru Korea Utara mengintai di orbit. Menurut kepala badan antariksa Korea Selatan, telah dilansir pernyataan resmi dari Pyongyang mengenai roket yang baru saja diluncurkan, mengenai ketinggian yang dicapai dan kecepatannya. Apa tujuan Korea Utara sebenarnya,…
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South East Asia

Italian Mafia godfather caught in Bali, Indonesia

Indonesian mass media, vivanews.com, on Friday (December 14) published an article on an Italian Godfather, caught in Bali, Indonesia. In the article, it says, he looks like a polite man, and probably wise. Messicati Antonino Vitale was shown in a picture by many media around the world lying looked relax with his…
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West Asia

Despite revolutions, much of the problems remain intact in Arab countries

2011 has been a busy year for most Arabic countries, as they witnessed the uprisings of revolutions that were later named “Arab Spring.” Now, it’s been almost two years after the revolution, and it seems that no stability is set yet. In Tunisia, the instability is due to Islamists radical…
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West Asia

What’s the difference from the Mubarak age?

Shooting of 25 January revolution for the 2nd time, as revolutionary forces are marching against Morsi, as they did against Mubarak
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West Asia

Syria National Dialog Conference Opens At Esteghlal Hotel In Tehran

In this Sunday, Nov. 18, 2012, a group of participants of the ‘Syria National Dialog’ conference, sit, prior to the main meeting, at the Esteghlal Hotel in Tehran, Iran. Just a day after Iran’s foreign minister pledged unwavering support for the embattled Assad, officials in Tehran outlined on Sunday a…
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West Asia

Unbalanced dialogue between people and president

The national dialogue between people (rocket) and presidency (turtle) as there are two directions for dialogue, one is not sufficient (government) and another is very ambitious (people and revolutionary forces).
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Fear of Japan’s regression

LDP’s return to power must not undermine peace Dark clouds are gathering in Northeast Asia as Japan’s conservative Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) returned to power Sunday. The party’s hawkish former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will get a second chance to lead Japan after his one-year stint from 2006 to 2007.…
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East Asia

Japanese election and Korea

The results of the general election in Japan on Dec. 16th have left Koreans uneasy. The establishment Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) that ruled Japan almost unbroken from 1955 to 2009 returned to power in a landslide victory. The Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), which took power in a landslide win…
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East Asia

Nostalgia of traditional tavern

Whenever I take a trip abroad, I make time to taste various traditional drinks from the countries I visit. During my lifetime, I have experienced and enjoyed a lot of luxurious entertainment. However, I still get great pleasure from sharing memories with my colleagues at traditional style venues and bars…
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