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East Asia
Red ginseng effective against HIV virus: study
A Korean research team said Wednesday it found that a stable dose of red ginseng given to people infected with HIV prevented it from developing into AIDS. The team, led by Prof. Cho Young-keol of the College of Medicine at the University of Ulsan, conducted the research on three HIV…
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East Asia
2 candidates condemn NK but slightly differently
The camps of the two main presidential candidates slammed North Korea, Wednesday, for the launch of a long-range Unha-3 rocket that allegedly put a satellite into orbit. Experts say that it’s hard to know which of the two will benefit more from the launch, although it was agreed no major…
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East Asia
Building more livable place for everyone
response to the article titled “Multiracial kids have better odds of excelling at sports.” ― E.D. Recently, an article in the Korea Times titled “Multiracial kids have better odds of excelling at sports” by Lee Tae-hoon ignited a heated controversial debate on racism. Quoting some experts, the article says many…
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East Asia
New records in K-pop, tourism, sports
In retrospect, there were some outstanding cultural milestones for which this year will be remembered for. One of them is the global expansion of “hallyu,” or Korean Wave, demonstrated most clearly by the meteoric rise of Korean rapper/singer Psy. Also, Korean movies, sports and tourism broke new records this year.…
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East Asia
3-pronged formation
Samsung realigned to boost mobile, electronics business Samsung Electronics will reorganize into three key units of consumer electronics, information technology and mobile and device solutions in order to better cope with the rapidly-changing market environments. On Wednesday, the Suwon, Gyeonggi Province-based outfit announced that it had decided to adopt what…
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East Asia
‘Education poor’ on sharp rise
Middle-class parents pressed to cope with costly private tutoring Kim Ji-hye is 6. She attends a neighborhood preschool in Ilsan, Gyeonggi Province. She has a busier schedule than her parents because her mother wants to keep her focused on learning. After finishing preschool at around 2 p.m., she rushes to…
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West Asia
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South East Asia
[The AsiaN Video for Indonesian] Nepal Mendirikan Monumen Bagi Pendaki Gunung Legendaris Korea, Park Young-Seok
Halo! Saya Meidyana Rayana dari Indonesia. Nepal mendirikan monumen bagi para pendaki gunung legendaris. Nepal telah mendirikan sebuah monumen peringatan untuk mengenang pendaki veteran Korea Selatan, Park Young-seok, pada 10 November Nepal Mountaineering Association (NMA) telah membangun monumen peringatan di International Mountaineers’ Memorial Park (IMMP) di Kakni, sekitar 20 kilometer…
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East Asia
“What changes would come to China and Asian countries in Xi Jinping age?”
China in transition A quiet but meaningful forum was held at a hotel in downtown Seoul at a time when North Korea launched missile and promotion songs for presidential election resound whole nation. On the occasion of power transition in China, the Asan Institute for Policy Studies hosted a forum…
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West Asia
Iraqi And Palestinian PMs Attend Meeting Of Arab League In Baghdad
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki (R front) and Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad (L front) attend an international conference held by Arab League (AL), in Baghdad, capital of Iraq, on Dec. 11, 2012. The international conference of solidarity with the Palestinian and Arab prisoners in Israeli jails was launched in…
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