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East Asia
First lady may face special investigations
A special probe into the first family over a “shady deal” for property for their retirement home is reaching first lady Kim Yoon-ok at a critical juncture ahead of the Dec. 19 presidential election. According to officials of a team led by special prosecutor Lee Kwang-bum, a former judge, the…
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What’s on Lee’s mind
Samsung Electronics, the world’s largest electronics products maker, is expected to rapidly map out a new business plan for the coming years now Chairman Lee Kun-hee has returned home from a month-long overseas tour. “The chairman conducted onsite inspections on businesses in Vietnam, China and Japan as well as meeting…
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Lots of illicit money flows out of China
An astonishing US$3.97 trillion in illicit funds left China between 2000 and 2011, according to a report released Friday by the Washington, DC-based Global Financial Integrity, a research and advocacy group. As much as 10 percent of China’s annual gross domestic product may be disappearing out of the country in…
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Arabic popular for 2nd-language test
More students are choosing Arabic as their second foreign language option for the national scholastic aptitude test. According to the Korea Institute for Curriculum and Evaluation, around 40 percent of students selected Arabic as their option for a second foreign language in the College Scholastic Ability Test this year. A…
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East Asia
[The AsiaN Video for Indonesian] Perusahaan Penerbangan Korea Utara Membuka Layanan Internet
Halo! Saya Meidyana Rayana dari Indonesia. Berikut adalah berita dari Korea utara. Air Koryo, Angkutan Udara Nasional Korea Utara menarik perhatian setelah baru-baru ini membuka layanan pemesanan melalui internet, dalam signal terbaru Pyongyang yang tampak berusahan mengejar perkembangan dunia. Situs tersebut menyediakan layanan pemesanan dan pembelian tiket yang lebih mudah,…
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A Worker Files Complaint Against Tokyo Electric Co. For Sending In Crews Into Fukushima Nuclear Plant Without Adequate Protection Or Warning
A contract worker, right, of Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) leaves after a press conference in Tokyo, Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012. The 46-year-old worker, who refuses to get his face photographed, filed a legal complaint Tuesday that the operator TEPCO of the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant that went into a…
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State manager controls backstage at ‘Hero’
“Hero,” a locally produced musical being performed at the Blue Square in Hannam-dong, describes the life of independence fighter Ahn Jung-geun. The idea of watching the struggle for independence on stage might not be intriguing at first, but a breathtaking chase scene between Korean independence fighters and Japanese police officers…
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[Exclusive] Samsung aims at top five gobal brand value
SUWON, Gyeonggi Province ― Over the past few years, Samsung Electronics has been in fierce patent battle with Apple. It still remains to be seen which company will claim victory but the dispute has brought mixed results to the Korean technology giant so far. A U.S. jury gave a $1.05 billion…
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‘Gangnam Style’ signals bright future for Korea
Psy is becoming an international star through his sensational song “Gangnam Style,” a Billboard hit which has spawned a dance craze. On the surface, it is just a passing fad but many people say that the rise of the Korean singer on the global scene suggests that Korea is moving…
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East Asia
Mega leisure hub in sight
Incheon to turn two islands into comprehensive leisure complex Korea will create a comprehensive cultural, tourism and leisure complex on a site near the Incheon International Airport, three times bigger than Macao, in a bid to attract more wealthy Chinese tourists. The large-scale development project, designed to turn two islands…
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