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East Asia
What is happening in the closed doors of NK prisons
The story about a boy, a Shin, who was born in a North Korean prison and escaped at the age of 23, is being made into a movie based on the book “Escape from Camp 14:One Man’s Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West.” Howard Brownstein, producer…
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Women empowered
Park Geun-hye will take office as the first woman president of Korea on Feb. 25. Park will join a pantheon of women leaders: Angela Merkel, chancellor of Germany; Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, president of Argentina; Dilma Rousseff, president of Brazil; Laura Chincilla, president of Costa Rica; Johanna Sigurdadottir, prime minister…
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East Asia
Portals bet on mobile commerce
Internet companies NHN, Daum and SK Communications are facing considerable challenges as the Web moves from desktop computers to mobile devices, threatening their reign as online gateways. Industry observers believe that the three Web portals Naver, Daum and Nate manged by the three firms will continue to struggle to compete…
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Children Play In The Snow At Gaomiao, A Time-Honored Chinese City
Children play in the snow at Gaomiao Town of Hongya County, southwest China’s Sichuan Province, Jan. 3, 2013. Gaomiao Town, having a history of over 700 years, received heavy snowfall Wednesday evening. Photo taken on Jan. 3, 2013 shows the snow-shrouded buildings at Gaomiao Town of Hongya County, southwest China’s…
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Tourists Visit Dalian To See Ice-Covered Beach Occuring Due To Recent Cold Waves
Tourists visit an ice-covered beach in Dalian, northeast China’s Liaoning Province. Sea ice continues to occur in some Chinese coastal provinces as a result of recent cold waves. <Xinhua/Xu Dewu>
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Passengers Play Card At Airport In Kunming Due To Flight Cancellation By Dense Fog
Passengers play cards together at Kunming Changshui International Airport in Kunming, capital of southwest China’s Yunnan Province, Jan. 3, 2013. Affected by the dense fog, a total of 434 flights were cancelled and about 7,500 passengers were trapped in the airport until 9 p.m.Thursday. Passengers are trapped at Kunming Changshui…
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East Asia
Airline Companies Of China And Taiwan Sign Cooperation Contract For Better Services
Chia-Juch Chang (R), board chairman of China Airlines, issues a membership card to Chiang Pin-kung, former chairman of the Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF), during the press conference in Taipei, southeast China’s Taiwan, Jan. 3, 2013. China Southern Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, Xiamen Airlines from mainland and China Airlines from Taiwan…
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East Asia
Branding Korea by Psy
LONDON ― There was a time when Korea was best known overseas for Samsung gadgetry and Hyundai cars. Now Korea is permeating the global consciousness in ways that would have seemed unlikely if not impossible two or three years ago. The latest proof positive is a New Year’s eve feature…
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East Asia
Talking elegantly can be a New Year’s resolution
People make numerous resolutions at the start of the new year — to get rich, to lose weight, to be promoted, to learn English. Yet one crucial resolution seems to be missing on many people’s lists — to stop verbal abuse. Verbal abuse pervades many aspects of the Korean society,…
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East Asia
Why is Google leader headed to N. Korea?
A report that Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt will soon travel to North Korea on a private mission with an American politician is attracting keen interest in South Korea, raising questions on what the visit means for the information-starved state. Schmidt will travel with former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson…
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