• East Asia

    [1000th Wednesday] Danyang High School Girls

        Danyang High School girls at the rally. Danyang is a part of Chungcheongbuk-do, approximately three hours away from Seoul. They had to depart as early as 7am to attend the historic occasion. <Photograph: Kris Min>

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  • East Asia

    Every Wednesday They Have Cried Out

      Another “Wednesday Demonstration” was held on 14th in front of the Embassy of Japan in Seoul. The former sex slaves, euphemistically called “comfort women” have held a “Wednesday Demonstration” every week since January 1992 and today, 1000th demonstration was staged. Those elderly Korean women have called upon Japan to…

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  • East Asia

    China Holds WTO High Level Forum

    Chinese President Hu Jintao delivers a speech during the high level forum on the 10th anniversary of China’s accession to the World Trade Organization in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 11, 2011. <Photo=Xinhua> news@theasian.asia

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  • East Asia

    Hu Jintao Delivers Speech in WTO Forum

    Chinese President Hu Jintao delivers a speech during the high level forum on the 10th anniversary of China’s accession to the World Trade Organization in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 11, 2011. <Photo=Xinhua> news@theasian.asia

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  • East Asia

    Hu Jintao Attends WTO High Level Forum

    Chinese President Hu Jintao (Front), Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Pascal Lamy (Left), Secretary-General of United Nations Conference on Trade and Development Supachai Panitchpakdi (3rd L) and Chinese Vice Premier Wang Qishan (4th L) arrive for the high level forum on the 10th anniversary of China’s accession to…

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  • East Asia

    Their Dreams Will Come True

    “They are masters of the world because they have dreams. Their dreams will come true. Their burning eyes and big smiles prove this. They love, help and trust one another. So do we enjoy happiness.” Overseas students who participated in ‘The Second Sports Day for Overseas Students Living in Korea’…

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  • Many Dimensions of Perversion and Self-Contradiction

    The Top of Civil Service or the Chief Secretary gets a pay packet of Nepalese rupees of 33,000 per month. The Commander in Chief Draws 30,000. But in this vary country, some heads of a commercial bank gets a salary of 1.9 million monthly. Instead of controlling general expenditure, why such…

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    South Korea, Saudi Arabia need to be open-minded: Chung Un-chan

    Former PM of South Korea Chung Un-chan delivered a speech on 6th GCF (Global Competitiveness Forum) organized by SAGIA (Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority) exhorting both countries to be more open . He said that for entrepreneurs to emerge, the mindset of the society has to be open enough to…

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