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Nepalese Women Offer Prayer To Setting Sun In Celebration Of Chhath Festival

Nepalese women in Biratnagar, eastern Nepal, are offering worship to the setting sun on Monday on the occasion of the Chhath festival. Chhath is also marked across India.
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East Asia

Dr. President

This is the third and last part in a three-part series fictionalizing the election of each of three presidential candidates. ― ED. President Ahn Cheol-soo was alone at his chief executive office in the heart of Cheong Wa Dae. Ahn appeared to be relaxed with his feet up on the…
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East Asia

Questions on candidates’ NK plans

With the presidential candidates entering the homestretch before the Dec. 19 election, promises come hard and fast, even when it comes to the most unpredictable variable, North Korea. The three candidates have each expressed interest in reengaging with Pyongyang following a dearth of talks under the Lee Myung-bak administration, during…
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East Asia

Will social media be game changer?

Utilizing social media was an important part of Barack Obama’s consecutive successes in the two U.S. presidential elections. It remains to be seen whether services such as Twitter and Facebook will play a similar pivotal role in Korea where voters will elect a new president on Dec. 19. Social media…
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East Asia

Life of Daehan’s royals is revealed through exhibition

The ups and downs of the royal family from the Daehan Empire, which existed from 1897 to 1910 at the end of Joseon Kingdom, is revealed through photographs in an exhibition. Titled “Photographs of the Daehan Imperial Family: 1880-1989,” the exhibit is currently under way at the National Museum of…
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East Asia

Kakao unveils new mobile platforms

Kakao, the company that runs mobile messenger Kakao Talk, showcased its three new mobile platforms Tuesday. Chairman Brian Kim highlighted three key words ― mobile, social and platform ― as the new trend in the mobile market in a rare appearance at a press conference at the Westin Chosun Hotel…
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East Asia

[Korea Report] Seoul National Science Museum enables children to learn about nature while enjoying

Korea is known for its high level of educaiton among its people. A group of Korean high school students have won six gold medals to finish top for the first time at the 53rd International Mathematical Olympiad in Juy 2012. The passion and awareness on education can be shown on…
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West Asia

[The AsiaN Video for Indonesian] Peluncuran The AsiaN Versi Arab

Halo! Saya Meidyana Rayana dari Indonesia. Berikut adalah berita diluncurkannya situs The AsiaN versi Arabik. The AsiaN mewawancarai salah satu pendiri The AsiaN versi Arab, Radwa Ashraf, saat ditanya mengenai apa yang ingin dia lakukan dengan meluncurkan versi bahasa Arab Asia? Radwa mengatakan dia berharap untuk membangun jembatan diaman dia…
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South East Asia

Obama Stands With ASEAN Leaders During Summit Meeting Of The Regional Organization In Phnom Penh

Newly re-elected U.S. President Barack Obama (5th L) poses for photos with ASEAN leaders during the 4th ASEAN-U.S. Leaders’ Meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Nov. 19, 2012. Newly re-elected U.S. President Barack Obama arrived here on Monday afternoon to attend the 4th ASEAN-U.S. Leaders’ Meeting and the 7th East Asia…
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South Asia

Activists Protest Against Gov’t Decision To Open Retail Sector To Foreign Investment In Hyderabad, India

India’s leftist party activists shout slogans during a protest in front of a Bharti Walmart Best Price wholesale store in Hyderabad, India, Monday, Nov. 19, 2102. They are protesting against the Indian government’s recent decision to open India’s retail sector to foreign investment. <AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.>
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