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East Asia
A senior Japanese diplomat urges his gov’t to cool tension with China through dialogue
Former Japanese Ambassador to China Uichiro Niwa delivers a speech during a meeting in Okasa, Janpan, March 13, 2013. Uichiro Niwa gave a speech on Wednesday at a lecture meeting held at a major conference hall in the western Japanese city of Osaka, urging the Japanese government to cool tensions…
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Relatives rush to the scene of explosion that killed 21 miners at a coal mine in Shuicheng, China
Relatives of the miners wait at the site of the accident in Shuicheng County, southwest China’s Guizhou Province, March 13, 2013. Twenty-one miners were killed and four others were missing in a coal and gas outburst Tuesday evening at Machang Coal Mine which belongs to Gemudi Company of Guizhou Water…
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East Asia
Vietnamese President welcomes former head of JVFPA in Hanoi
Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang (R) shakes hands with Takebe Tsutomu, former president of the Japan-Vietnam Friendship Parliamentary Alliance (JVFPA), in Hanoi, capital of Vietnam, March 12, 2013. <Xinhua/VNA>
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Kim Jong-un inspects a long-range artillery unit of NK army
Photo released by KCNA news agency on March 12, 2013 shows Kim Jong Un (L), top leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), inspecting a long-range artillery sub-unit of Korean People’s Army Unit 641, March 11, 2013. <Xinhua/KCNA>
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East Asia
Israeli ambassador tells of the creative economy’s driving force
As Korea sets its sails to make a “creative economy,” which will create new jobs through the development of science, technology and IT, it looks to the start-up nation of Israel as a model. Israel has a population of 7.8 million and an area of approximately 20,700 square kilometers, about…
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People protest against UN saction against NK and annual military drill at U.S. embassy in Seoul
South Korean protesters shout slogans during a rally denouncing the UN’s new sanction against North Korea, and the annual joint military exercises, dubbed Key Resolve and Foal Eagle, between South Korea and the United States, near the U.S. Embassy in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, March 12, 2013. North Korea’s young…
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Chinese leaders sing national anthem at closing session of annual CPPCC in Beijing
A delegate puts on her coat as she arrives for the closing session of the annual Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference held at Beijing’s Great Hall of the People, in China, Tuesday, March 12, 2013. China’s top political advisors, who represent a broad spectrum of prominent people in business, academia,…
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Asia’s first Holocaust Museum opens in Busan
Interview with Israeli Ambassador Tuvia Israeli “We would like to share the story and lessons of the Holocaust. There are many similarities, but yet so much unknown.” Israeli Ambassador to Korea Tuvia Israeli told The AsiaN about the opening of the Busan Israel House in late February at the Israeli Embassy in…
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‘Well-being’ as buzzword in Korean marketing
How well do you understand Korean consumers? In the little insight below, I will summarize some points to help stakeholders understand the Korean consumers better. They may be very simple, but are indispensable for your success in the very complex and delicate market situation in Korea. Koreans are found to…
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East Asia
Japan’s history of plundering overseas territory
Joint Project between the Northeast Asian History Foundation and The AsiaN *Editor’s Note: Security in East Asia is swaying in a rough sea. North Korea’s nuclear crisis has been highly elated amid existing territorial disputes and deep-rooted conflicts between nations in the region. South Korea, China and Japan, the countries…
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