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East Asia
Kim Jong-un Inaugurates Renovated Kumsusan Palace Of The Sun In Pyongyang
Top leader Kim Jong Un (L) attend the inaugural ceremony for the renovated Kumsusan Palace of the Sun, where the embalmed bodies of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il are laid in Pyongyang, capital of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), on Dec. 17, 2012. DPRK held various…
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Asian Cooperation Dialogue aimed at bringing prosperity to Asian people, world peace
History is made by great events and major issues involving statesmen, scientists and thinkers who devoted themselves to the service of mankind. That was the first thought that flashed through my mind as I was looking at the leaders and representatives of the Asian countries participating in the First Asian…
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East Asia
Leaders Of NK, Syria destined to be the same in way of losing their grip on people
I wonder how much this could be true. How much is the similarity between the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, and the Syrian President Bashar Al-Asad? Both of them came to rule after a long period dictatorship. Both of them are young. Both of them are ready to fight their…
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Psy Performs His Song “Gangnam Style” At Halftime Of An NFL Game In Toronto
South Korean entertainer Psy performs the song “Gangnam Style” during halftime of an NFL football game between the Buffalo Bills and Seattle Seahawks, Sunday, Dec. 16, 2012, in Toronto. <AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Nathan Denette>
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NK Top Leader Attends Ceremony Marking First Anniversary Of Death Of Kim Jong-il
Kim Jong Un, top leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), attends a national ceremony to mark the first anniversary of the death of former leader Kim Jong Il in Pyongyang, Dec. 16, 2012. <Xinhua/Zhang Li> Top officials of the ruling Workers’ Party of Korea, government and army…
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East Asia
Abe’s LDP Wins In Parliamentary Election To Make Him Japanese Prime Minister
Japan’s main opposition leader Shinzo Abe of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) marks on the name of one of those elected in parliamentary elections at the party headquarters in Tokyo Sunday, Dec. 16, 2012. Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda has resigned as chief of the Democratic Party of Japan to take…
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East Asia
A school for fathers
A few years ago, I enrolled at a school for fathers run by a nonprofit corporation, which issued an honorary certificate after completing the designated courses. I went there because I couldn’t deal with the unexpected friction as my son reached adolescence. In fact, I constantly told my son the…
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‘Presidential race goes to the middle’
Int’l experts see Ahn Cheol-soo as unique, important election factor A panel of foreign experts from the United States, China and Japan, reviewing the Dec. 19 presidential election, shared that the two leading candidates _ Park Geun-hye of the ruling Saenuri Party and Moon Jae-in of the main opposition Democratic…
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East Asia
NK leader ordered launch in late father’s memory
NK celebrates 1st anniv. of former leader’s death The timing of North Korea’s successful rocket launch last week is widely seen as a move to commemorate the first anniversary of its late former leader Kim Jong-il’s death, which falls today. The Unha-3 rocket was launched from a space center in…
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East Asia
Why not Shakespeare?
‘King Lear,’ ‘Romeo & Juliet’ reborn with contemporary touch The year’s end is a good time for big musical productions such as “The Phantom of the Opera” and “Aida.” But for those desiring something other than the glamour of musicals, two Shakespearean plays with modern twists await Korean audiences. Though…
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