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    Can Korea solve household debt woes?

    Korea remains one of the best-performing advanced industrial economies this year despite the eurozone debt crisis and economic slowdowns in the U.S. and China. Its weak currency is preventing exports from falling further than they probably should have as demand dries up in Europe, the U.S. and China. Consumer spending…

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  • Qualifications of justices

    Confirmation hearing should not be rite of passage When Chief Justice Yang Seung-tae began selecting candidates to fill four vacancies at the Supreme Court about two months ago, this page called on him to consider such factors as diversity of court composition and the expertise of judges. Please bump that!…

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  • Chaebol bashing

    Time to discuss roadmap for conglomerates Reforming the country’s large business conglomerates, known as the chaebol, is emerging as a hot-button issue ahead of the presidential election slated for December. As the chaebol system is cited as the chief culprit behind worsening economic polarization, few would dare to challenge the…

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    Coalmine villagers clash with police over compensation in Bangladesh

    Barapukuria Coal Mine, Agitation postponed after clash between villagers and police. The villagers around  Barapukuria coalmine in northern Bangladesh have  postponed their agitation programme  till 22 July after  the local lawmaker  and   state minister for land Mostafizur Rahman made  an assurance  to meet  their  demands. Meanwhile, at least 20 villagers…

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    Cambodia beefs up security for world leaders

    PHNOM PENH — Tens of thousands of the Cambodian armed forces have been built up to provide special security and safe for the top leaders of the 10 ASEAN member states and high-ranking delegates from other nations, including the U.S., China, and Russia. Prime Minister Hun Sen on Monday morning officially…

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  • Prompt apology

    Handcuffing case should be good lesson for allies The handcuffing of three Korean civilians by U.S. military policemen last week was an illegal act in violation of SOFA (Status of Forces Agreement) regulations that prohibit such action. A prompt apology offered by the commander of U.S. Forces Korea is seen…

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    McCarthyism

    The Communist Party of the Soviet Union seized power through the 1917 revolution in Russia with the slogan of creating a perfectly equal society without classes. It meant the abolition of private ownership of property and, unlike socialism, not only the state’s ownership of the means of production but also…

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    Best service ready for media at Phnom Penh meeting

    PHNOM PENH — Cambodia’s Ministry of Information has tried its best to serve both national and international media people to access to computer and internet during their work at the Council of Ministers during the meetings of the 45th AMM/ PMC/ 19th ARF/ 2nd EAS FMM being held on 6-13 July,…

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    Hand-held fans still popular in Pakistan

    In most parts of Pakistan where the sizzling summer continues for about eight months coupled with prolonged power outages of up to 22 hours as a daily routine, the hand-held fans are a great source of relief from the hot weather, as they are used to induce airflow for the…

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    Kuwaiti poetess to be given Manhae literature award

    Last year, in January, Al-Arabi magazine Forum “The Arabs Go East” invited thoughtful elite of the Far East, consisting of very active figures in the fields of culture, arts, and literature. Among those was Lee Sang-ki, founder of Asian Journalist Association (AJA), and publisher of The AsiaN. He is an…

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