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Eliminating discrimination key to multiculturalism

As Korea is becoming more multicultural and multiracial, the government is seeking to introduce an anti-discrimination law, arguing that racism should not be tolerated. Minister of Gender Equality and Family Kim Kum-lae pointed out that the country doesn’t have a law banning racial discrimination although it is seeing a growing…
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East Asia

‘I’ll be a singer more famous than Michael Jackson’

GWANGJU ― Everybody recognized him. On his way back home from school on Nov. 12, eight-year-old Hwang Min-woo, the boy who appeared in Psy’s “Gangnam Style” music video, was surrounded by other students who kept following him, calling him “the Gangnam Style boy” and even asking for his autograph. He…
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East Asia

From killing fields to healing fields

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia ― Kim Gi-dae, a missionary and principal of a vocational school in Cambodia, takes a lengthy pause when he is asked in which years his three children are at school. Koreans tend to ask ages indirectly. The person who asked the question teases him, “You are their…
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Actress Lee Young-ae to open Korea souvenir shop in Seoul

Actress Lee Young-ae, best known for her title role in the MBC TV drama “Daejanggeum,” will open a souvenir shop in Seoul for foreigners drawn to visit the country by Asian-wide enthusiasm for Korean pop culture, her management agency said Monday. The shop will open in mid-December on Seoul’s Samcheong-dong…
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East Asia

Kokdu Museum opens branch in Bukchon

“Kokdu,” traditional wooden figurines which were used to adorn a bier to drive out evil spirits for the deceased, can now be seen in Bukchon Hanok Village in Seoul. The Kokdu Museum, which is based in Dongsoong Art Center in Daehangno, opened a new branch in a “hanok” (traditional Korean…
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East Asia

[The AsiaN Video for Indonesian] Terpilihnya Kembali Obama Dan Prioritasnya

Halo! Saya Meidyana Rayana dari Indonesia. Berikut adalah berita mengenai masa jabatan ke-2 Obama. Untuk masa jabatan kedua Presiden Obama, tidak ada kebutuhan untuk transisi dari pemerintah. Namun ada kemungkinan akan menjadi kabinet baru dengan Sekretaris baru untuk beberapa departemen termasuk Negara, Pertahanan, Keuangan dan Peradilan. Ini akan memakan waktu…
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South East Asia

[Indonesia Report] Dreamland, a new hot beach, emerges as New Kuta Beach in Bali

Dreamland is Indonesia’s new hot beach located in Bali, attracting the most foreign and domestic tourists among the beaches in the resort island lately. Indonesian Tourism Board website on its article describes Dreamland as a paradise of a vast stretch of soft pearly white sand, clear blue sky over the enchanting…
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South East Asia

[Indonesia Report] Wakatobi attracts tourisits from across the world due to its underwater beauty

Indonesia’s underwater beauty is famous in the world. One of the most well-known sea paradises in Indonesia is the Wakatobi National Park in Southeast Sulawesi Province. Wakatobi National Park was established in 1996, in the area covering some 1.39 million hectare of variety of marine diversity and coral. According to Kompas.com, Wakatobi National Park…
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One month to go

Nominees must show what elections are for To the relief of many, the two opposition nominees resumed talks Sunday for unifying their candidates. It is anybody’s guess, however, how many ordinary voters are among the people who feel thrilled with the single candidacy tug-of-war. Exactly 30 days are left before…
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Germany and Japan

Tokyo must learn from its European counterpart Last week, Germany decided to increase government compensations for victims of Nazi crimes and sharply broaden eligibility for such payments. In Japan, would-be prime ministers were vowing to visit a militarist shrine honoring fallen soldiers, including 14 Class-A war criminals. No two countries…
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