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Does Hanwha head deserve bail?

Hanwha Group Chairman Kim Seung-youn, serving a jail sentence for convictions on embezzlement and breach of trust, has applied for bail due to deterioration in his health, while his lawyers prepare an appeal case. According to Seoul High Court and Hanwha officials on Thursday, the 60-year-old submitted an application for…
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Will history really repeat itself?

10 years apart, single candidacy talks have similarities, differences Historians can argue forever whether history is a series of changes or repetitions. The debate becomes more interesting when the samples are limited to Korean presidential elections in the new millennium. Moon Jae-in, presidential candidate of the opposition Democratic United Party…
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East Asia

Bracing for Xi Jinping era

Korean firms advised to rechart China strategies Korea Inc is widely expected to face fiercer challenges from Chinese rivals during the era of Xi Jinping who has just been elected by the ruling communist party there to lead the world’s second largest economy for the next 10 years. With the…
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East Asia

[Korea Report] People enjoy autumn leaves ablaze with a variety of colors

Entering mid- November, temperature in Korea is getting lower. Before all the leaves fall and ready to enter winter, a trip to a mountain to witness the beauty of leaves turning red is too precious to miss. One of Korea’s most famous places to enjoy the red-leaves is in Naejangsan…
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South East Asia

[The AsiaN Video for Indonesian] Pandangan Dunia Islam Atas Terpilihnya Kembali Obama

Halo! Saya Meidyana Rayana dari Indonesia. Berikut adalah dampa terpilihnya kembali Presiden Amerika Serikat, Barack Obama, untuk kedua kalinya. Bagi negara-negara Islam. Warga Mesir mengagumi Barack Obama saat beliau mengunjungi Masjid Sultan Hasan dalam kunjungannya sebelum memberikan pidato kepada dunia Islam di Universitas Kairo. Menurut Ashraf Dali, Pemimpin The AsiaN…
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East Asia

How to eliminate school violence

Nowadays, as living conditions are getting worse, more and more people are sadly taking their own lives. According to a recent report, Korea is at the top of the suicide rate list among OECD countries. Reasons behind their sad decisions may be diversified, but financial distress could be the main…
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East Asia

Teenage girls ready to lead K-pop

Park Ji-min and Baek Ye-rin are no different from other teenagers;15 years old, they brim with curiosity, are interested in fashion and love hanging out with friends. But their booming and powerful voices tell more about themselves. Park and Baek who are now a duo called 15& may well be…
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East Asia

My first marathon

Through a book on running by Haruki Murakami, the renowned Japanese writer and runner, I learned about running. As the title of his short autobiographic book “What I Talk About When I Talk About Running” implies, it’s about life and long-distance running. He shares with his readers the life lessons…
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East Asia

US silence on North Korea

With a record $6 billion in campaign money spent, the most expensive election in history has now come and gone. But throughout their respective campaigns, both President Obama and Governor Romney were disturbingly silent about one of the most urgent humanitarian and security emergencies the United States and the world…
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Dignity of first family

Despite new probe, many questions remain unanswered After a month-long investigation, special prosecutor Lee Kwang-bum announced Wednesday that his team will refer President Lee Myung-bak’s only son, Si-hyung, to the tax authorities for possible imposition of gift tax over a controversial project to build Lee’s retirement home. The junior Lee,…
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