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East Asia
Ahn heads to US after voting
Ahn Cheol-soo, a former independent presidential candidate who later showed lukewarm support for Moon Jae-in of the main opposition Democratic United Party (DUP), left Seoul for San Francisco, Wednesday, hours after casting his ballot. “I am thinking about how I can repay the support that I have received from the…
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North Korea set to challenge new leader
President-elect Park Geun-hye will use her international profile and experience to deepen ties with Washington and improve those with China, while making security the bedrock of relations with North Korea, analysts say. Her pledge to test dialogue with Pyongyang is seen as a referendum on incumbent Lee Myung-bak’s tough line…
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Election sets new standards
The 18th presidential election introduced some new provisions to expand people’s political rights and ensure greater fairness. The overseas ballot was introduced, enabling more people to vote, including sailors on ships that were permitted to establish polling stations. The first overseas votes in the presidential poll took place between Dec.…
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East Asia
‘Xian is the place to run businesses’
XIAN, China – Park Soo-young, 40, runs a software development company named Tomato-Soft Company in this city in Shaanxi Province, China. He is one of the first Koreans to open up a business at Xian’s Software Park, a district designated as a special economic zone by the Chinese government. The…
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Korean National Ballet vs Universal Ballet
For the dancers performing as Clara and the Nutcracker princes in Korea’s two prominent ballet companies, December is the busiest month, during which Christmas plans mean nothing. Kim Li-hoe, Jung Young-jae of Korean National Ballet and Son You-hee, Rhee Hyon-jun of Universal Ballet are among those who have spent years…
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Markets unlikely to be swayed by election
With the presidential election over, policymakers and investors are looking to how the results will affect the future course of financial markets, particularly the stock market. Analysts predict the stock market will receive a short-term boost on the elimination of political uncertainty and the anticipation of stimulative economic policies by…
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East Asia
South Korea’s 1st woman President vows to make new approach toward NK
SEOUL – Park Geun-hye, daughter of a divisive military strongman from South Korea’s authoritarian era, was elected the country’s first female president Wednesday, a landmark win that could mean a new drive to start talks with rival North Korea. After five years of high tension under unpopular incumbent Lee Myung-bak…
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East Asia
Russian Ballet Dancers Perform “Swan Lake” In Yinchuan City, China
Performers from Saint Petersburg Ballet Theatre of Russia perform dance drama “Swan Lake” in Yinchuan City, capital of northwest China’s Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Dec. 18, 2012. Actresses from Saint Petersburg Ballet Theatre of Russia perform dance drama “Swan Lake” in Yinchuan City, capital of northwest China’s Ningxia Hui Autonomous…
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Turkish Satellite Succesfully Launched At Jiuquan Rocket Center In China
A Long March carrier rocket carrying Turkish earth observation satellite GK-2 blasts off from the launch pad at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China’s Gansu Province, early on Dec. 19, 2012. China successfully sent the satellite GK-2 into orbit with a Long March carrier rocket on Wednesday. <Xinhua/Zhang…
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East Asia
South Koreans Stand In Line To Vote For Presidential Election
Voters register at a polling station in Seoul, Dec. 19, 2012. Polls opened early Wednesday morning in South Korea’s closely contested presidential election, which pits the daughter of a military strongman against a former human rights lawyer once jailed for protesting his rule. Park Geun-hye, South Korean presidential candidate of…
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