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The AsiaN hoped to grow as a media representing Asia & Middle East on occasion of its first founding anniversary
On Nov. 11, 2012, The AsiaN will celebrates its first anniversary of its foundation as an international news media. The AsiaN will add its significance to journalism world in Asia and Middle East since it would also launch its Arabic version following Korean, English and Chinese versions established earlier. With international journalism being dominated by Western Media,…
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East Asia
The AsiaN builds a “New Silk Road” by launching Arabic version
Today, nations are suffering from disasters made by people and nature. Millions of human beings are scattered, among of them are emigrants, exiled, or lost. As if fate is drawing a final end for humanity. The burden of wars is too heavy to carry on with, for women who lost…
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South East Asia
[The AsiaN Video for Indonesian] Simposium Nuklir : Ketakutan Penggunaan Kekuatan Nuklir
Halo! Saya Meidyana Rayana dari Indonesia. Berikut adalah ulasan mengenai penggunaan kekuatan nuklir sebagai sumber energi oleh Kepala Departemen Hubungan Masyarakat The AsiaN, Najwa Zahhar. Menurut beliau, sulit untuk menarik kesimpulan mengenai penggunaan kekuatan nuklir di Timur Tenganh. Terutama sebab kebanyakan negara di Timur Tengah memiliki sumber daya alam melimpah,…
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East Asia
Elusive chaebol reform
Candidates struggle to find ways to overhaul conglomerates This is the second in a four-part series analyzing and comparing key election pledges on economic policies promoted by the three major presidential candidates. — ED. Desperate to massage the egos of credit-crunched voters, presidential candidates from both the left and the…
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East Asia
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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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