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East Asia
3-pronged formation
Samsung realigned to boost mobile, electronics business Samsung Electronics will reorganize into three key units of consumer electronics, information technology and mobile and device solutions in order to better cope with the rapidly-changing market environments. On Wednesday, the Suwon, Gyeonggi Province-based outfit announced that it had decided to adopt what…
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‘Education poor’ on sharp rise
Middle-class parents pressed to cope with costly private tutoring Kim Ji-hye is 6. She attends a neighborhood preschool in Ilsan, Gyeonggi Province. She has a busier schedule than her parents because her mother wants to keep her focused on learning. After finishing preschool at around 2 p.m., she rushes to…
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“What changes would come to China and Asian countries in Xi Jinping age?”
China in transition A quiet but meaningful forum was held at a hotel in downtown Seoul at a time when North Korea launched missile and promotion songs for presidential election resound whole nation. On the occasion of power transition in China, the Asan Institute for Policy Studies hosted a forum…
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People Shop At Supermarket In Pyongyang One Day Before NK Launches Rocket
Shoppers look at a display of shoes on sale at the Kwangbok Supermarket in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012. Two North Korean women with baskets full of soft drinks stand in line at a checkout counter at the Kwangbok Supermarket in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Tuesday, Dec.…
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Japan Seeks Countermeasure Against NK Rocket Launching
Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Osamu Fujimura speaks during a news conference held after the Security Council of Japan, in Tokyo Wednesday afternoon, Dec. 12, 2012. North Korea defied international warnings and fired a long-range rocket Wednesday, the second launch under its new leader and a clear sign Pyongyang is pushing…
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NK Readily Announces Its Successful Rocket Launch Through State Broadcaster
North Korean employees at a restaurant watch TV broadcast in Pyongyang, North Korea Wednesday noon, Dec. 12, 2012. North Korea’s state broadcaster has announced on TV that Pyongyang’s rocket launch was a success. North Koreans walk near a poster with slogan which reads “Advance toward the final victory” in Pyongyang,…
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North Korea defies warnings, launches long-range rocket
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – North Korea successfully fired a long-range rocket on Wednesday, defying international warnings as the regime of Kim Jong Un took a giant step forward in its quest to develop the technology to deliver a nuclear warhead. The United States, South Korea and Japan quickly condemned…
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Artist-in-residence in Kumho Art Hall
Many concert halls around the world, such as London’s Wigmore Hall, run artist-in-residence programs for a deeper musical dialogue between artists and their audience. Kumho Art Hall joined this trend last week, becoming the first Korean concert venue to conduct an artist-in-residence program. It appointed Leipzig-based pianist Kim Da-sol as…
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Last princess revived in exhibition
Deokhye (1912-1989), the fateful last princess of the Joseon Kingdom (1392-1910), has almost been forgotten. Her life reflected the ups and downs of her country’s fate and is shown at a special exhibition of the National Palace Museum in Gyeongbok Palace, Seoul, that opened Tuesday and continues through Jan. 27.…
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Lotte seeks to buy POSCO’s retail units
Lotte Group, the country’s fifth largest family-controlled conglomerate specializing in retail and leisure industries, is in talks with POSCO to take over the world’s fourth largest steelmaker’s three retail units here and abroad, according to industry sources Tuesday. They include Diamond Plaza, a hybrid residential and commercial building in Vietnam,…
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