• ‘Be rude to your wife if you want to get a divorce’

    “Sit properly! Where do you think you are that you are twisting your body around?” This is one of the comments made by a judge during a hearing, addressing a person who was facing a certain charge in court. In fact, the Seoul Bar Association said judges make it a…

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  • Illegally adopted baby to return home from US

    A seven-month old Korean-born baby illegally adopted by an American couple and currently at the center of a legal dispute is likely to return home. The Circuit Court of Cook County in Illinois, which initially granted the couple the right to take care of the child in November, nullified its…

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  • East Asia

    Overbalancing: The Folly of Trying to Contain China

    *Author, Malcolm Fraser was Prime Minister of Australia from 1975 to 1983. As the US reorients its foreign policy toward Asia, with the attendant redeployment of military assets to the region, fears are spreading that the American pivot is really aimed at containing the rise of China. Former Australian Prime…

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  • East Asia

    Russian Red Star Ensemble Gives A Performance In Lanzhou, China

    Artists of the Russian State Red Star Red Army Chorus & Dance Ensemble perform at Gansu Grand Theatre in Lanzhou, capital of northwest China’s Gansu Province, Jan. 9, 2013. The ensemble offered a performance in Lanzhou on Wednesday, with traditional Russian songs and dances such as “Moscow Night” “Oy, the…

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  • East Asia

    Hong Kong Ranks As The Freest Economy In The World 19 Years Consecutively

    Photo taken on Sept. 10, 2012 shows scenery of Hong Kong, south China. Hong Kong’s acting Financial Secretary K C Chan on Jan. 10, 2013 welcomed the ranking of Hong Kong as the freest economy in the world for the 19th consecutive year. According to the 2013 Index of Economic…

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  • East Asia

    Liu Yunshan Talks With Head Of Portuguese Socialist Party In Beijing

    Liu Yunshan (R), a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, shakes hands with Maria de Belem Roseira, president of the Socialist Party of Portugal, in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 10, 2013. Liu Yunshan (2nd R), a member…

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  • East Asia

    South Korea-Japan Vice-Ministerial Strategic Dialogue Held In Tokyo

    Japan’s Vice Foreign Minister Chikao Kawai (C, right) meets with the First Vice Foreign Minister of South Korea Ahn Ho-young (C, left) during the 12th Japan-South Korea Vice-Ministerial Strategic Dialogue in Tokyo, Japan, Jan. 10, 2013. <Xinhua/Kenichiro Seki>

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  • East Asia

    Googling sedition in N. Korea

    The visit of Google Chairman Eric Schmidt to North Korea this week raises intriguing questions about internet usage there to which we may not get real answers for a long time. Belatedly, North Korea has had to open access to the Internet to highly select elite that includes students at…

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  • East Asia

    Suicide is preventable through social care

    The recent suicide of former ace baseball pitcher Cho Sung-mo, 39, traumatized the country. His death followed the suicides of his former wife, actress Choi Jin-sil, in 2008, and his brother-in-law, Choi Jin-young, in 2010. Many agree that these suicides were prompted by “anti-fans,” who spread malicious stories online. The…

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  • Park calls for ‘leap’ in Seoul-Beijing ties

    President-elect Park Geun-hye said Korea and China should advance relations by creating a shared vision for the future, during talks with a senior official dispatched by Beijing, Thursday. Park, who will take office late next month, added that the region must send a “consistent and clear message” to North Korea…

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