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Jeong-dong: historic hideaway where East meets West

A trail less than a kilometer from the periphery of Seoul City Hall to Sinmun Road in the Jeong-dong area is one of few spots where one can calmly stroll amid the hustle and bustle of downtown Seoul. But its birth was as dark as the fate of the Joseon…
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KT, SKT may face credit downgrade

SK Telecom and KT, the country’s two leading wireless service providers, may face a credit ratings downgrade in the near future due to their excessive marketing war for new customers, Moody’s Investors Service said Tuesday. The global ratings agency also said E-Mart and Lotte Shopping, Korea’s two retail giants, have…
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East Asia

African connections

The government announced Tuesday that it plans to boost Korea’s trade with African countries with a goal to increase bilateral trade to $80 billion by the year 2020. The Ministry of Strategy and Finance said that it had a new set of measures that will boost economic support for African…
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East Asia

Ceremony held to unveil sign board inscribing brief career of Samsung Group founder Lee Byung-chull

A ceremony was held to unveil a sign-board inscribing Samsung Group founder Lee Byung-choll’s brief life story involving when he was born and when he started his business at the entrance of the Hwa Su Building located Myeongnyun-dong, central Seoul, Tuesday (Nov. 13). The sign board was put on the wall just beside Lee’s statue erected earlier…
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East Asia

[Korea Report] Matviyenko gives speech for Korean and Russian students

Valentina Ivanovna Matviyenko, Russian highest-ranking politician, delivered a speech for the students of Korea University, Seoul. Matviyenko is currently Chairman of The Federation Council of the Russian Federation and formerly served as Governor of St. Petersburg. Matviyenko came accompanied by her Russian contingent and staff members of the Russian Embassy in Seoul. The speech…
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South East Asia

[The AsiaN Video for Indonesian] Pergantian Kepemimpinan Cina

Halo! Saya Meidyana Rayana dari Indonesia. Berikut adalah berita dari China. Setelah Amerika Serikat memilih presiden mereka untuk 4 tahun ke depan, China juga sebentar lagi akan mengganti pemimpinnya namun dengan cara yan berbeda. Pemimpin baru Cina telah ditetapkan dan akan berkuasa untuk satu dekade ke depan. Korea telah mengamati…
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South East Asia

[The AsiaN 1st Anniv] Message from Chhay Sophal (ភាសាខ្មែរ)

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West Asia

Authenticated Video Image Shows Syrians Looking For Victims After Airstrike By Syrian Warplanes In Ras al-Ayn, Syria

This image taken from video obtained from Shaam News Network, which has been authenticated based on its contents and an Associated Press journalist who saw a plane bomb an area around the Syrian-Turkish border town of Ras al-Ayn, shows Syrians inspecting the damage and looking for victims moments after an…
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West Asia

Trial For Former Libyan Prime Minister Starts At Court In Tripoli, Libya

Former Libyan Prime Minister al-Baghdadi Ali al-Mahmoudi (L) arrives for his trial at a court in Tripoli, capita of Libya, on Nov. 12, 2012. The trial of former Prime Minister al-Baghdadi Ali al-Mahmoudi started here on Monday. Mahmoudi, who served as the last prime minister in former leader Muammar Gaddafi’s…
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South Asia

Karzai Visits New Delhi To Woo Investment From India To His War-Torn Country

Afghan President Hamid Karzai (C) shake hands with Indian President Pranab Mukherjee (R) and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as they pose for photos at Presidential Palace in New Delhi, capital of India, on Nov. 12, 2012. <Xinhua/Partha Sarkar> Afghanistan’s President Hamid Karzai, left, and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh…
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