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East Asia
Common Sense Approach to Conflicts in East Asia
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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A Spanish folk artist poses with a Shehuo perfomer in Luoyang, China
File photo taken on April 27, 2002 shows villagers gathering on a rooftop to watch a Shehuo performance in Wangwu Township of Jiyuan, central China’s Henan Province. The performance of Shehuo can be traced back to ancient rituals held by ancestors of the Chinese people to worship the earth, which…
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Park’s candid remarks feared to irritate NK leadership
Soon after North Korea’s third nuclear test, Ms. Park Geun-hye, president-elect of South Korea, met current President Lee Myung-bak. As one should expect, South Korea’s future leader found harsh words for the North Korean government and its nuclear brinkmanship. Among other things, the president-elect remarked that, ‘One should know that…
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What do journalists really do?
LOS ANGELES ― It’s uncertain whether Asia will come to entertain many Western journalists that tried harder to understand their region, their ways and their history than Barry Wain. The other day the former editor of the once Hong Kong-based Asian Wall Street Journal (also deceased) died at 69, but…
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Market-friendly policies expected
Hyun Oh-seok, the nominee for the deputy prime minister in charge of economic affairs, is expected to place top priority on maintaining a balance between economic growth and social welfare, to restore the middle class and revitalize the sluggish economy. “I think we should carry out policies to boost our…
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China’s first and largest nuclear power plant started operation
Photo taken on July 12, 2012 shows the Hongyanhe nuclear power station near Wafangdian, northeast China’s Liaoning Province. The Hongyanhe nuclear power station, the first nuclear power plant and largest energy project in northeast China, started operation on Sunday afternoon. Construction on the first phase of the project, which features…
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NK soldiers take picture under a mosaic of the late leaders
A North Korean portrait photographer instructs North Korean soldiers to pose for a picture under a mosaic of the late leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il at an exhibition in Pyongyang on Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013 where Kimjongilia flowers, named after Kim Jong Il, were on display. A…
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A love that never dies
‘Phantom’ has an inspirational muse in Noh For Koreans, Andrew Lloyd Webber couldn’t have come up with a better name than “Love Never Dies’’ for the sequel to his world-conquering “The Phantom of the Opera.’’ There is no other way to describe their insatiable appetite for the iconic Broadway musical…
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Macao attracts some 257,000 tourists during Spring Festival
Tourists choose to buy desserts at a scenic spot during the Spring Festival holidays in Macao, south China, Feb. 14, 2013. According to the statistics, the totoal number of people entering and exiting all ports of Macao reached 257,000 Thursday. Tourists visit a scenic spot during the Spring Festival holidays…
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Desirable attitude foreign students should have here
Being a guest in Korea During my childhood, whenever I went to my friend’s house, my mother always reminded me to be polite and behave properly at his home while being attentive to whatever his parents teach me, even if I didn’t like it. My mom made it clear that visiting a…
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