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East Asia
Disappointment and Fear due to Absence of Adults
Images from the Sewol Ferry disaster still linger. As of June 15, two months have passed since the disaster occurred. Yet, twelve people are still missing. When will they all come back to their families? Will everyone even come back? It is still distressing to think about these questions. Reflecting…
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East Asia
Current state of North Korean defector women and children in China
Recently, it has become increasingly more difficult to find North Korean defector women and children living in the Yan Bian region of China. This is because the number of people escaping from North Korea has sharply decreased. One reason for this decrease is North Korea and China’s cooperation to thoroughly…
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East Asia
Why human rights slogans fail in Pyongyang?
Earlier this year, the Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea(North Korea) published its report on the human rights situation in North Korea. The report catalogued a long list of human rights abuses that have been ommitted by the North Korean state in the…
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East Asia
[Asia Round-up] Japan inflation rate hits 23-year high Jump
Consumer prices in Japan rose at their fastest pace in 23 years in April, following an increases in sales tax. Prices rose 3.2% compared with the same period last year, beating analysts’ forecasts of a 3.1% jump. The government raised its sales tax rate from 5% to 8% on 1…
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East Asia
[Asia Round-up] Hong Kong holds world’s largest ivory burn
When Hong Kong announced the start of the world’s largest ivory destruction project, one would expect a massive pyre, with flames engulfing the tusks. Instead, the tusk fragments were crushed into small chunks, placed in fiber drums and incinerated at a temperature over 1,800 degree Fahrenheit at a waste treatment…
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East Asia
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Pakistan’s response to sinking of South Korean ferry
The tragic incident of the capsized of the South Korean ferry Sewol, carrying 476 passengers, mostly students, on April 16, received wide coverage in Pakistan’s print and electronic media. It was really shocking news for the entire Pakistani nation, who kept on watching TV channels for the updates. They could…
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East Asia
How foreigners in Korea view the Sewol-ho Ferry tragedy
People all over the world were both shocked and saddened as they looked upon the Sewol-ho Ferry tragedy in Jindo on April 16. Magazine N was curious about what foreigners living in Korea for some time thought about this accident. Hence, Magazine N interviewed a few foreigners living in Korea…
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East Asia
Today’s polls to serve as confidence vote on Park
President Park Geun-hye and the tragic April 16 Sewol disaster will mostly likely affect the result of the June 4 local elections. In the wake of the ferry sinking that left more than 300 people dead or missing, the elections are regarded as a mid-term test for the sitting government…
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East Asia
Gyeonggi, Incheon will see fierce battle
Nation to vote in local elections today Gyeonggi Province and Incheon have emerged as the hottest battlefields between the ruling Saenuri Party and main opposition New Politics Alliance for Democracy (NPAD) in the local elections being held today, according to experts Tuesday. They also said Busan and Gwangju are also…
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