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East Asia
Japan offers 51 bn yen loan and major aid package to Myanmar
Japan on Sunday provided a fresh loan of about 51 billion yen (about 504 million U.S. dollars) to help Myanmar’s infrastructural development projects for Thilawa Special Economic Zone (SEZ), official sources said. According to the notes exchanged between the visiting Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Myanmar President U Thein…
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Chinese bridegroom unveils for Russian bride at traditional wedding
Bridegroom Zhang Lan (R) unveils for his Russian bride Ren Niya (her Chinese name) during the wedding ceremony in a courtyard dwelling in Chongqing, southwest China, May 23, 2013. The wedding ceremony, held in the traditional Chinese way, attracted lots of passengers to give their blessings. Bridegroom Zhang Lan (R)…
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East Asia
2013 Asia Contemporary Art Show opens in Hong Kong
A man visits the 2013 Asia Contemporary Art Show in Hongkong, May 23, 2013. The art show, which exhibits about 2, 000 artworks from 16 countries and regions, opened here on Thursday. People visit the 2013 Asia Contemporary Art Show in Hongkong, May 23, 2013. The art show, which exhibits…
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[Asia Round-up] Never-ending rape of Malaysia’s Cameron Highlands
Editor’s note: Followings are summaries of editorials from major Asian media on current issues. The never-ending rape of the Camerons [Malaysia, The Star, 22-05-2013] Once a destination to getaway crowds, the Cameron Highlands, one of the most prominent hill resorts in Malaysia, is now swamped by tourist crowds and being…
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East Asia
80-year-old Japanese climber Yuichiro Miura, oldest to summit Mt. Everest
A team of climbers led by 80-year-old Japanese mountaineer Yuichiro Miura, third from left on the peak, stand on the summit of Mount Everest on Thursday, May 23, 2013. Miura on Thursday became the oldest man to reach the top of Mount Everest, a Nepali official and Miura’s Tokyo-based support…
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Learning Korean can’t be done ‘pali pali’
Learning Korean is not pali pali (빨리 빨리) One of the first things I learned upon arrival to Korea was the culture of doing things quickly (빨리 빨리 문화). In fact, this country achieved a developed economy within about 50 years. If one looks at history, Germany and Japan took…
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East Asia
Chinese Premier Li meets Pakistani President to strengthen alliance
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (L) meets with Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari in Islamabad, Pakistan, May 22, 2013. <Xinhua/Pang Xinglei> Visiting Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, center, and Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari, fourth right, watch as Pakistani and Chinese officials, foreground, sign an agreement during a ceremony in Islamabad, Pakistan…
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East Asia
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sends special envoy to China
After months of ignoring Chinese warnings to give up nuclear weapons, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sent a high-level confidant to Beijing on Wednesday, in a possible effort to mend strained ties with his country’s most important ally and a sign that he may be giving diplomacy a chance.…
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East Asia
Looking into North with hope for ‘United Korea’
Prospects of a Unified Korea: Visit to Odu Mountain Unification Observatory In an effort to attract FDIs (Foreign Direct Investments) into Korea, over 30 foreign students participated in the Friends of Invest Korea’s Program as ambassadors to get a closer glimpse and understanding of the Korean culture and society. For…
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North Korea sanctions threaten humanitarian aid group
Aid agencies helping millions of people in North Korea could be forced to pull out after a Chinese bank cut ties with main foreign exchange bank, a humanitarian group said on May 22. The freeze – imposed amid growing concern over North Korea’s nuclear ambitions – has made it impossible…
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