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East Asia
China’s economy grows 7.7 percent in 2013, the same rate as 2012
China’s economic growth decelerated in the final quarter of 2013 and appears set to slow further, adding to pressure on its leaders to shore up an expansion as they try to implement sweeping reforms. The world’s second-largest economy grew by 7.7 percent over a year earlier, down from previous quarter’s…
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[Books] Israel, living on the edge
[BOOKS] My Promised Land The Triumph and Tragedy of Israel By Ari Shavit | Spiegel & Grau | 2013 Winner of the Natan Book Award, My Promised Land, by esteemed Israeli journalist Ari Shavit presents an honest, balanced and comprehensive view of Israel. Shavit uses the past to shed…
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East Asia
N. Korea tries to project unity on anniversary of Kim Jong Il’s death
North Korea vowed to unite behind leader Kim Jong Un during carefully staged events Tuesday to mark the second anniversary of his father’s death, in an attempt to show it has returned to business as usual after the purge and execution of his once-powerful uncle last week. Kim sat silently…
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East Asia
A Tibetan craftman paints a piece of traditional Buddhist Regong art
A Tibetan craftsman works on a piece of Thangka painting in Tongren County, Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Huangnan, northwest China’s Qinghai Province, Dec. 17, 2013. Huangnan Prefecture is the hometown of Regong arts, which includes Thangka, murals, paintings and other Tibetan Buddhist art forms. The revenue of Regong arts industry…
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East Asia
N. Korea still changing after Chang’s fall
In what can be described as the most public purge in North Korean history, Chang Song Taek– until recently the second most powerful man in North Korea – has lost his position and life. His sudden downfall has produced much speculation. Indeed, but what is the likely impact of…
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East Asia
[Transnational] Sport as a tool for social change
Chasing my dreams with Seoul academic life Anoma Rathnayake·Sri Lanka·Dream Together Master, SNU “Education is our passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for it today.” The above quote by Malcolm X inspires me a lot. As a student from Sri Lanka, I am very…
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Connecting people to change society through sport
Interview with Mie Kajikawa, Founder and President, Sport For Smile From an interpreter at the 1998 Nagano Winter Olympics, later earning a Master’s degree in sports administration from Ohio University, completing an internship at the National Basketball Association’s (NBA) Detroit Pistons as the first-ever Japanese female intern, later working as…
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East Asia
Korean rage over Dokdo not helping their claim
In late October, Korean and international newspapers reported on the military exercises the South Korean army held at the tiny Korean island of Dokdo. The picture was impressive: the soldiers in full battle gears, choppers and warships were present in the footage. The footage looked good, and this is why…
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Headquaters of UN Green Climate Fund seated in Incheon, S. Korea
The headquarters of the Green Climate Fund (GCF), a new UN fund aimed at helping developing countries tackle climate change, is officially opened in South Korea on Wednesday. An opening ceremony was launched on Wednesday morning to celebrate the Green Climate Fund with its headquarters located in Songdo of Incheon…
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East Asia
China successfully launches its first moon rover mission Chang’e-3 probe
China launched its first mission Monday to land a rover on the moon, an unmanned operation scheduled to arrive in mid-December to start surveying the lunar surface and transmitting images. A Long March-3B rocket carrying the Chang’e 3 lander blasted off Monday as scheduled at 1:30 a.m. from the Xichang…
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