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Success of rightists’ move to use NK-related policies in coming presidential election has yet to be seen
In mid-December, South Korean voters will go to the polls to decide who will be the next president of the Republic of Korea (ROK). South Korean elections tend to be rather uncertain and tense affairs. Compared to many countries, though, South Korean politicians are not enthusiastic participants in mud-slinging matches.…
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[The AsiaN 1st Anniv] The AsiaN proves trendsetter
During my visits to Republic of Korea for two consecutive years in 2007 and 2008 at the invitation of Asia Journalists Association AJA, Mr. Lee Sang-Ki had hinted about taking some new initiatives, but I had no slightest idea that he and his team would be providing another platform for…
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[The AsiaN 1st Anniv] Celebration Message from Nepal
It is a matter of pride that the launching of the AsiaN has completed its first year. During a year, several news articles on diverse issues of the people of Asia as well as the globe were printed in the AsiaN. The wide coverage of areas and issues by the AsiaN…
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Moroccan writers’ union is the first Arabic institute to sign a memorandum of understanding with AJA and the AsiaN
As part of the Moroccan/Asian relations, the president of the Moroccan writers’ union Abderrhim Allam signed a memorandum of agreement earlier this month, between the Moroccan writers’ union and AJA association and TheAsianN, in South Korea. Allam visited South Korea after receiving a personal invitation from the head of TheAsiaN,…
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South Korean Pop Star Psy Stands At Oxford Union In Oxford, England, Which Invited Him To Deliver Speech
In this photo provided by the Oxford Union, South Korean pop star Psy, inside the Oxford Union, in Oxford, England, where he is scheduled to deliver his first public speech in English, Wednesday Nov. 7, 2012. The South Korean musician became a worldwide sensation when his humorous single Gangnam Style…
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Head Of Tokyo Electric Co. Reveals His Plan To Ask Gov’t To Share Cleaning Cost Of Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant
Chairman of Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) Kazuhiko Shimokobe (1st L) attends a press conference at the headquarters of TEPCO in Tokyo, capital of Japan, on Nov. 7, 2012. TEPCO has planed to ask the government Wednesday to share the cleaning- up costs of the crippled Fukushima No.1 nuclear power…
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Newly-Bred Fluorescent Fish Shown In Taipei, Taiwan
Photo taken on Nov. 7, 2012 shows newly-bred fluorescent fish in Taipei, southeast China’s Taiwan. Photo taken on Nov. 7, 2012 shows newly-bred fluorescent angelfish in Taipei, southeast China’s Taiwan. <Xinhua>
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Hu Jintao Presides Over Preparatory Meeting Of China’s 18th National Congress
Hu Jintao, general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and Chinese president, chairs the preparatory meeting of the 18th CPC National Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, on Nov. 7, 2012. The 18th CPC National Congress will…
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China and Korea
New governments ought t seek better partnership America finished picking its leader for the next four years yesterday. China will begin a similar, but a very different, process tomorrow: the new Chinese leader has long been decided and will be in charge for a decade. Korea has been paying greater…
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