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[Nuclear Symposium] The peaceful use of nuclear energy
Since his existence, the human being is always searching for the means to improve his subsistence and to ensure his survival and cope with nature. Among the important discoveries reached by the human mind and modern science, is the discovery of nuclear energy, as an essential need, which has opened…
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South East Asia
[The AsiaN Video for Indonesian] Anak Presiden Korea Selatan Ditanyai Jaksa
Halo! Saya Meidyana Rayana dari Indonesia. Berikut adalah berita dari dalam negeri Korea Selatan. Konsil Independen Korea Selatan paa Kamis, 25 Oktober, menginterogasi putra tunggal Presiden Korea Selatan, Lee Si-hyung, atas kesepakatan membangun property bagi kediaman pension presiden yang dianggap mencurigakan. Pria berusia 34 tahun ini mendatangi kantor konsil tersebut…
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East Asia
Canadian boarding school opens on Jeju
Branksome Hall Asia (BHA) will play a key role in cultivating successful young female leaders, said the principal of the prestigious Canadian girls’ school’s first overseas campus on Jeju Island. “We will inspire students to find their own remarkable talents, empower them to make their dreams become realities, and compel…
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East Asia
‘Templestay is a cultural movement’
Monastic immersion makes contribution to social integration Some people join the templestay program to fight illness while others visit the Buddhist sanctuaries to spend more meaningful time or savor healthy temple foods. The reasons vary, but there is one common denominator for the participants ― peace of mind. “The templestay program is…
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East Asia
Taiwan acts to mitigate climate change
Mitigating climate change has a direct bearing on humankind’s survival and therefore poses a pressing challenge that the global community must face together. Consequently, despite Taiwan’s special status in international politics and its exclusion from the United Nations Framework C onvention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the government has still endeavored…
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East Asia
Security Council carousel
UNITED NATIONS ― It’s the annual diplomatic ritual when the 193-member U.N. General Assembly elects five of its members to serve for two-year stints on the powerful Security Council. As can be imagined, the competition is intense to gain real political power and the global limelight on the 15-member Council.…
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‘Sending letter to NK violates security law’
The Supreme Court on Wednesday overturned a lower court’s ruling that acquitted a South Korean man of violating the National Security Law for sending a birthday greeting in 2007 to the then leader of North Korea, Kim Jong-il. The man, surnamed Kim, sent the letter in January of that year…
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East Asia
Debunking late Kim Jong-il golf myth
That the late Kim Jong-il scored 11 holes-in-one in a round of golf has become the classic illustration of the lengths the North Korean regime will go to exalt its leaders. But outside media that have told the story may want to take a mulligan and try again. From obituaries following Kim’s…
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East Asia
Park outpaces 2 rivals on foreign policy
In 2-way race, Ahn, Moon lead: survey Rep. Park Geun-hye, the presidential candidate of the ruling Saenuri Party was the strongest among the three main contenders for the presidency with regard to support for inter-Korean and foreign policy management ability, a survey by The Korea Times and Hankook Research showed…
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East Asia
A Street Built In Historical Architectural Style Comes Into Being In Harbin, China
Visitors walk on a street built in historical architectural style in Harbin, capital of northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province, Oct. 31, 2012. Workers operate a traditional facility to make soya-bean milk at a tofu shop on a street built in historical architectural style in Harbin, capital of northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province,…
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