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South East Asia
[The AsiaN 1st Anniv] Message from Meidyana Rayana
Selamat Ulang Tahun yang Pertama untuk The AsiaN. Happy first Anniversary for The AsiaN. Hope that The AsiaN will be The Next News Network in the world and can compete with other international medias. And to bring new perspective to international world as being Asian’s voice. Good luck and Success…
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East Asia
Bells: echo of mystique
Museum explores history, culture of bells In the 1960s, an AFKN (American Forces Korea Network) announcer once praised the sound of a Korean temple bell, saying “Western bells are to be appreciated by the ears and Korean bells by the depth of the mind.” Introducing this comment on a television…
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East Asia
Malaise pervades the Korean economy
The Korean economy is now in an anemic state. Pessimists are comparing the economy to a cancer patient waiting for emergency surgery. The patient, they say, is barely clinging to life and, without surgery, could enter a coma. The Korean economy is now growing at just 2 percent annually, with…
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East Asia
South Korean, Indonesian President Get Together In Nusa Dua, Bali
Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, left, greets South Korean President Lee Myung-bak during their bilateral meeting in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia, Thursday, Nov. 8, 2012. <AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati>
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East Asia
Debit card use increases in N. Korea
With technology such as “electronic wallets” providing the world with alternatives to credit cards, North Korea is working to make sure that paying with plastic stays in vogue. Residents of the showcase capital Pyongyang are increasingly using electronic payment cards for purchases, analysts say. The regime may seek to expand…
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South East Asia
Philippine Police Evacuate Students From High School In Quezon City After A Bomb Threat
Members of the Bomb Squad of the Philippine National Police evacuate students from a high school due to a bomb threat in Quezon City, the Philippines, Nov. 8, 2012. The bomb squad took actions after a text message from an unknown sender regarding a bomb was received by a teacher.…
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South Asia
Underprivileged Indian Children Receive Free Education At School Under A Metro Bridge In New Delhi
In this photo taken Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012, underprivileged Indian children attend a free school run under a metro bridge in New Delhi, India. At least 30 children living in the nearby slums have been receiving free education from this school for the last three years. In this photo taken…
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The AsiaN in Arabic: A timely & win-win news service to meet needs of Asia and Arab world
“Instead of reading only Shakespeare, Arabs should also read Chinese and Indian literature and poetry in Arabic,” a speaker at the Arab Look East symposium told me. Then paraphrasing a Mahatma Gandhi he added: “Open the windows so you get air and light from all directions. Only don’t let it…
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South Asia
Rescuers Search For Survivors From Debris Of Suicide Bomb Attack In Karachi, Pakistan
Rescuers work at the site of a blast in southern Pakistani port city of Karachi on Nov. 8, 2012. The death toll increased to four following a suicide car bomb attack on the paramilitary Rangers headquarters in Pakistan’s southern port city of Karachi on Thursday, said a spokesman of Rangers.…
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South East Asia
Fishermen On Lamalera Island, Indonesia, Worry Of Whale Population Decrease
Children practise throwing spear on the island of Lamalera in Indonesia’s East Nusa Tenggara Province, Oct. 27, 2012. The decrease of whale population in the waters of Indonesia’s Lamalera in recent years has been a concern to the locals as they rely on the whale capture to support economic needs,…
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