• East Asia

    Bribery or sexual assault?

    Prosecutor faces arrest for having sex with suspect A Supreme Prosecutors’ Office investigation team has sought an arrest warrant for a trainee prosecutor for allegedly having offered favorable treatment to a female suspect in return for sexual intercourse. A member of the team said Sunday that they requested the warrant…

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    Sunshine Policy-averse NK defectors favor Park

    North Korean defectors are probably the most determined group of voters for the upcoming presidential election next month. Not because they like pledges proposed by their favorite candidate, but because they are so sure of what they don’t want — a comeback of the Sunshine Policy. Nearly 21,000 defectors have…

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  • East Asia

    Weight of history

    When voters head to the ballot boxes on Dec. 19, they will be thinking just as much about dead presidents as the new one. With computer software guru and independent hopeful Ahn Cheol-soo withdrawing ahead of Monday’s registration deadline, the presidential race has turned into a showdown between Park Geun-hye,…

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    Psy makes YouTube history

    ‘Gangnam Style’ registered most-viewd video Rapper/singer Psy’s “Gangnam Style” set the record for YouTube’s most-watched video of all time with more than 805 million views as of Saturday. It has broken the record in just over four months set by Canadian heartthrob Justin Bieber’s “Baby” in 33 months. YouTube said…

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  • East Asia

    Cure-all in the making?

    RNL Bio founder Ra Jeong-chan regards stem cells as fountain of youth A research team at Chungbuk National University carried out experiments with dozens of mice over the past few years to learn what effect stem cells had on lifespan. A score of them lived their average span of around…

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  • East Asia

    Busan logistics hub in Northeast Asia

    Busan Port has emerged as a maritime logistics hub in Northeast Asia, attracting large numbers of multinational freighters. Thanks to its state-of-the-art loading and unloading facilities operational 24 hours a day, a skilled labor force and attractive incentives provided to shipping firms, it has become a must for global shipping…

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    Rally Against NK Held In Seoul On Eve Of NK Attack Anniversary On Yeonpyeong Island

    A South Korean veteran stands in front of portraits of marines who were killed in North Korea’s attack on Yeonpyeong island, during a rally against North Korea on the eve of the second anniversary of the North’s artillery shelling of the island, in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Nov. 22, 2012.…

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    New Chinese Leadership Kicks Off Action For Comprehensive National Reform

    Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang (C), also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, presides over a conference on national comprehensive reform pilot areas in Beijing, capital of China, Nov. 21, 2012. Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang, also…

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    National Cooking Contest Held At A Noodle Restaurant In Pyongyang, North Korea

    Waitresses representing different restaurants prepare for a cooking competition in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Thursday, Nov. 22, 2012. Cooks and servers from around the country took part in the three-day cooking competition held at a noodle restaurant in Pyongyang. Two North Korean women cut and slice carrots during a cooking…

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    [ASEAN Report] Indonesian President SBY asks Obama to push for peace in Gaza Strip

    The 21st ASEAN Leaders Meeting took place on Nov. 18-20 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. It also marked as a symbolic handover of the Asean chairmanship for 2013 between Cambodia and Brunei. During the ASEAN Summit on Monday, Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono asked US President Barack Obama to stop violence on Palestinians  in…

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