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Contain or engage NK leader?

Park cautious; Moon forthcoming When late President Kim Dae-jung stepped off his plane in North Korea in 2000, he was serenaded by a brass band before clasping hands with late dictator Kim Jong-il. His successor, the late Roh Moo-hyun, strode across the military demarcation line on foot seven years later.…
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East Asia

Asiana receives highest medal from Cambodia

Asiana Airlines has received the Cambodian government’s highest medal for foreigners for its contribution to the Southeast Asian country, the airline said Monday. The firm’s main contribution in Cambodia includes the establishment of solar street lamps and financial support for local schools there. The Royal Order of Sahametrei, Grand Cross,…
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East Asia

Lukewarm!

Moon’s standing likely to be weakened ahead of Dec. 19 poll Independent candidate-turned-king maker Ahn Cheol-soo broke out of his mini-hiatus Monday and supported opposition challenger Moon Jae-in over conservative ruling party candidate Park Geun-hye. However, Ahn’s dry comments felt like a telegraphed endorsement and as he appeared to be…
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East Asia

Ko Un’s works published in three countries

Prominent poet Ko Un’s works have been published in three countries with the support of the Literature Translation Institute of Korea (LTI). The institute has supported the translations of 33 volumes by Ko in 14 languages so far. The newest translations are “First Person Sorrowful” published by Bloodaxe Books in…
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East Asia

Actor Lee Min-ho to meet with fans in Japan

Hallyu star Lee Min-ho, 25, met his Japanese fans for a third time Sunday, at the National Convention Hall of Yokohama, Japan. “I finally have a chance to meet my fans after a long time because of the long shooting period of my latest drama. I’d like to have a…
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‘Gangnam Style’ puts Seoul on the travel map

As the shiny black party van glides down Teheranno Boulevard past Prada, Gucci and Louis Vuitton windows, the driver hits the remote, releasing a soft rain of colored LED lights. A familiar pulsing beat fills the air, unleashing images of a galloping dance move in the minds of everyone in…
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East Asia

Exodus?

Goldman, HSBC scaling back operations here The government’s move to turn Seoul into an Asia financial hub is going adrift as a growing number of foreign financial firms are moving to either pull out of Korea or scale back their operations here. Foreign players are suffering from poor business performances…
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South East Asia

[The AsiaN Video for Indonesian] Rencana Jepang Menutup Plantasi Nuklir

Halo! Saya Meidyana Rayana dari Indonesia. Berikut adalah berita mengenai rencana pemerintah Jepang dalam penggunaan sumber daya nuklir di Jepang setelah kecelakaan plantasi Nuklir di Fukushima. Setelah kecelakaan diplantasi nuklir di Chernobyl pada 1986 dan di Fukushima pada 2011 yang lalu, walaupun tidak ada korban jiwa pada bocornya plantasi nuklir…
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South Asia

Lee Kun-hee’s firm business conviction contributes to success of Samsung

If Lee Kun-hee, the Chairman of SAMSUNG, Korea’s largest conglomerate were to provide his date, place and time of birth to an Indian astrologer, Mr. Lee may get very revealing insights to the course of events in his life. According to the Indian astrologers, the twelve planets impact lives of individuals…
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South East Asia

[Indonesia Report] Death of human rights activist 8-year ago still remains unresolved

After 8 years of the death of Indonesian prominent Human Rights Activist, the probe of the case has not been completed and the mystery behind the murder remain. Metrotvnews.com published an article on a remembrance of the activist’s fights and his mysterious death. According to the article, law enforcers have sentenced number of those related…
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