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East Asia
Hong Myung-bo, Mark of Respect
Pernod Ricard Korea CEO Jean-Manuel Spriet, left, awards the Mark of Respect trophy to former Olympic national football team coach Hong Myung-bo at Grand Hyatt Hotel in Hannam-dong, central Seoul, Monday. Hong is the eighth recipient of the award given to outstanding figures in the fields of sports, culture and…
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Three-Day International Licensing Show Kicks Off In Hong Kong
People visit the Hong Kong International Licensing Show in south China’s Hong Kong, Jan. 7, 2013. The three-day exhibition kicked off here Monday, attracting more than 200 exhibitors from 18 countries and regions. Participants pose with the mascot of the Hong Kong International Licensing Show, in south China’s Hong Kong,…
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East Asia
Financial cooperation with Middle East will help Korea overcome global economic crisis
Korea considers the Middle East as an alternative finance market beyond the slow-growing Europe and the U.S. Members of the National Assembly, Korea’s legislature, deputy director of Financial Supervisory Service and executive members of Korean leading financial institutions formed Middle East-Korea Financial Cooperation Task Force in September 2012. They are…
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East Asia
A Large Number Of People Rush To Buy Railway Tickets For Spring Festival Travel In China
People buy railway tickets at Shijiazhuang Railway Station in Shijiazhuang, capital of north China’s Hebei Province, Jan. 7, 2013. The tickets for the upcoming Spring Festival rush period can be purchased via online and phone-call booking systems since Jan. 7. The 40-day 2013 Spring Festival travel rush will start on…
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Google Chairman Arrives In Pyongyang With Former New Mexico Governor
U.S. Former New Mexico state governor Bill Richardson (3rd L) and Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt (3nd R) arrive at Sunan airport of Pyongyang, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), on Jan. 7, 2013. Bill Richardson and Eric Schmidt arrived here on Monday for a “private humanitarian” visit to…
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Tiger-Head Shoes Made In Hope Of Children Grow As Robust As Tigers
An old woman shows her handmade tiger-head shoes in downtown Bozhou City, east China’s Anhui Province, Jan. 7, 2013. Tiger-head shoes, a kind of traditional Chinese shoes made of colourful cotton fabric and thread, are popular for local people who hope their children grow as robust and healthy as tigers…
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Launch of transition team
President-elect needs to polish up vetting process President-elect Park Geun-hye’s transition team was officially launched Sunday, setting in motion the full-fledged formation of the new administration and the solidification of major issues to be pursued over the next five years. A signboard hanging ceremony took place in front of the…
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East Asia
Brazil, Korea seek synergy over next five years
“May the best man win”- so the old saying goes. But coming from Brazil, presently governed by a lady president, and living in Korea, whose citizens have recently chosen a woman for the highest office, I never doubted that to be successful in the globalized world of today is not…
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Politics of food
Lawmakers halt MB’s ‘hansik’ globalization project Bureaucratic ambitions to foster “hansik,’’ or traditional Korean food, as the newest star in global cuisine appears to be on hold as lawmakers vow to look into allegations that the existing government investment has been wasted and abused. Representatives of the governing Saenuri Party…
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East Asia
Tough lessons in dealing with North Korea
South Korea has elected a new president, Park Geun-hye. The vote was primarily about economics, but Park promised to reengage the North with a policy of “trust building.” Now the North’s leader has responded by calling for a reduction in tensions. Unfortunately, Pyongyang remains an impossible partner. A year ago…
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