• South Asia

    Lee Kun-hee’s firm business conviction contributes to success of Samsung

    If  Lee Kun-hee, the Chairman of SAMSUNG,  Korea’s largest conglomerate were to provide his date, place and time of birth to an Indian astrologer, Mr. Lee may get very revealing insights to the course of events in his life. According to the Indian astrologers, the twelve planets impact lives of individuals…

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  • South East Asia

    [Indonesia Report] Death of human rights activist 8-year ago still remains unresolved

    After 8 years of the death of Indonesian prominent Human Rights Activist, the probe of the case has not been completed and the mystery behind the murder remain. Metrotvnews.com published an article on a remembrance of the activist’s fights and his mysterious death. According to the article, law enforcers have sentenced number of those related…

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  • South Asia

    Samsung mobile products become more popular in Kathmandu

    Number of the showrooms and shops of the Samsung products, especially the mobile phone sets, have increased in Kathmandu, the capital city of the tiny beautiful Himalayan country. When one passes through New Road, the downtown in Kathmandu, and other major markets of city these days, he can notice new…

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  • Pyongyang’s losing game

    Missile gamble will not pay at home, abroad Concerns of the international community will likely become a reality once again, as North Korea has made its intention to launch another rocket official. No matter what North Korean officials say to justify what they call the peaceful promotion of space science,…

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  • East Asia

    India and North Korean economic reform

    The economic paradigm in the Asia-Pacific region is changing very quickly. America, which used to be the dominant player both economically and militarily, is no longer calling the shots. Not long ago it was the biggest trading partner of almost all countries in the region. Not anymore. Slowly but surely…

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  • Nepal unveils memorial monument for legendary alpinist Park Young-seok

    Nepal has unveiled a memorial monument in memory of veteran South Korean climber, Park Young-seok, earlier on Nov. 10 Nepal Mountaineering Association (NMA) has constructed the memorial monument at International Mountaineers’ Memorial Park (IMMP) at Kakni, some 20 kilometers north of Kathmandu. The marble monument, 1.5 meters high, is put on a 1.2 meter high…

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  • West Asia

    The Art: The revolution protector

    Here they are, Muslim Brothers and Salafists, who oppose arts,  wearing fake beards that did not stop them from committing crimes in religion, politics and life as well. Calling us Non-faithful! For the all who disagree with them are criminals, and all arts that they do not like are illegal. They…

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  • Human rights in N. Korea

    Seoul’s pure but positive involvement needed A key U.N. committee adopted a resolution Tuesday denouncing North Korea’s rampant abuse of human rights, “by consensus and without a vote” for the first time. It shows the international community is one and the same in condemning the systematic, widespread and grave human…

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  • Preparing for the end of the Afghan war

    International combat operations in Afghanistan, now involving mostly U.S. troops, are to come to a formal end at the close of 2014, at roughly 13 years by far America’s longest-running war. The families of the returning troops will be delighted to see them come home; the rest of the country…

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  • World

    Ukraine’s missed opportunity

    As expected, Ukraine’s recent election was reportedly riddled with massive fraud, albeit on an arguably lesser scale than the corruption which triggered the 2004 Orange Revolution. Meanwhile, the charismatic Yulia Tymoshenko, one of the leaders of the Orange Revolution remains locked up. Tymoshenko’s incarceration is indicative of the price she…

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