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East Asia
Chosun Ilbo, the most influential daily in Korea, interviews the AsiaN’s publisher Lee
The Chosun Ilbo, the most influential conservative daily newspaper in South Korea, carried an interview story of Lee Sang-ki, President-Publisher of The AsiaN last Saturday (Nov. 24). The interview was held on the occasion of the first founding anniversary of the internet media which publishes news stories in four languages of Korean,…
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Prosecutor called Mr. Strangelove
A sex scandal is shaking the prosecution to its foundations. A 30-year-old law school graduate, who was a trainee in the Seoul Eastern District Prosecutor’s Office, engaged in sexual acts twice and sexual intercourse once with a 43-year-old female accused of shoplifting. The prosecution asked for an arrest warrant against…
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Journalists call for end to Israel violence
Asia Journalist Association (AJA) on Tuesday condemned the bloody conflict between Israel and the Palestinian movement Hamas and expressed regret over the losses of civilian lives. “Israel and Hamas, the militant group of Palestine, announced the ceasefire on Nov. 22 after 8 days of fighting which left more than 150…
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Medical tourism faces credibility crisis
Hospitals face tougher penalties for dealing with unregistered agencies Hospitals that attract people through unregistered medical tourism agencies will be banned from accepting foreign patients for the next two years, according to the Ministry of Health and Welfare. The ministry said Tuesday that it is promoting the revision of medical…
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East Asia
Moon’s plea falls on Ahn’s deaf ears
As a presidential contender, Ahn Cheol-soo arrived with a bang and went out with a bigger one. Several days has passed since the computer software guru and influential public speaker withdrew from the race after failing to merge candidacies with fellow opposition challenger Moon Jae-in of the Democratic United Party…
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East Asia
Singaporean ambassador wins grand prize at Korea CQ awards
Singaporean Ambassador Peter Tan won the grand prize at the Korea CQ award ceremony organized by the Corea Image Communication Institute (CICI) at the Grand InterContinental Seoul Parnas Hotel in southern Seoul, Tuesday. The institute has held the Korea CQ Forum twice yearly since 2006 to promote Korean culture to…
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East Asia
Who are ‘unfabulous’ 5?
The Dec. 19 presidential election is not all about top two candidates, Park Geun-hye and Moon Jae-in who are in a neck-and-neck race after Ahn Cheol-soo bowed out last week. There are “five others” in the presidential race, some of them are obscure figures little-known to the general public. The…
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East Asia
Goliath vs. Goliath
Apple battle helps Samsung realize hidden strengths Looking back at the patent battle lasting more than a year on multiple fronts across the globe, it noticeable that Samsung is no longer what it was ― a hardware driven multinational that relied on orders from Apple and other big firms. It…
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Cambodia And China Agree To Build Hydropower Dam On Mekong Tributary
Cambodian telecoms tycoon, President of the Royal Group Kith Meng (L, front) shakes hands with Chairman of the Chinese Hydrolancang International Energy Huang Guang-ming (R, front) at the signing ceremony in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Nov. 26, 2012. Cambodian Royal Group and Chinese Hydrolancang International Energy on Monday signed a joint-venture…
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A hiker’s diary to backpacking the Gobi Desert
Day 1 Ulaanbaatar to the Gobi July 18, 2008 11:00 Joined a tour with recently made friends with a lady from Hong Kong, a lady and young man from Japan, and a gentleman from China. We all pile into a mini van. The roads which are called “highways” are not really…
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