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Lifestyle
Yu-na set to wow local fans
Olympic champion Kim Yu-na will make a long-awaited appearance on ice in “E1 All That Skate Spring 2012,” scheduled from May 4 to 6 in Seoul. It’s her first appearance in nine-months. “I feel nervous to perform after the long break, but I have trained hard for the show with…
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Let’s set mad cow facts straight
The first case of mad cow disease in the United States was discovered in a Holstein dairy cow in Washington State on Dec. 23, 2003. In memory of the 2008 candlelit protests that were triggered by concerns about the safety of U.S. beef, over 3,000 gathered in Cheonggye Square, central…
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Keeping slim linguistically
Keeping slim physically is in vogue. Fat people feel inferior. They go to gyms to shed weight. Like physical fitness, keeping slim mentally and linguistically is a personal asset. Keeping slim mentally enhances happiness as it gives a feeling of satisfaction through only gaining a little. In the same vein,…
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Business
Important milestone
Korea aims to reach $10 bil. in food exports After reaching the $10 billion plateau in exports in the late 1970s, Korea has chalked up fast growth in overseas shipments to become the world’s ninth country to top $1 trillion in trade last year. Korea Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Corp.…
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Politics
Hypocrites!
Series of fraudulent acts taint credibility of leftist party Rep. Lee Jung-hee, the baby-faced 43-year-old who jointly leads the leftist Unified Progressive Party (UPP), issued a formal apology Thursday for fraudulent candidate selection of proportional representatives in the April 11 National Assembly elections. The party, led by Lee and three…
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Politics
Hu calls on U.S. to build cooperative partnership
Chinese President Hu Jintao addresses the opening session of the fourth round of the China-U.S. Strategic and Economic Dialogue in Beijing, capital of China, May 3, 2012. <Xinhua/Li Tao> BEIJING, May 3 — Chinese President Hu Jintao on Thursday called on China and the United States to break the traditional…
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AJA issues statement on World Press Freedom Day
On the occasion of the World Press Freedom Day which fell on Thursday (May 3), the Asia Journalist Association (AJA), represented by Ivan Lim, issued a statement in which it said “we would like to applaud the journalists doing their best to convey the truth to their readers.” It continued that “as…
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East Asia
Beginning Of Korea-China FTA Talks
BEIJING — Chinese Commerce Minister Chen Deming, right, shakes hands with the Trade Minister of the Republic of Korea (ROK) Bark Tae Ho during a press conference in Beijing, capital of China, May 2, 2012. China and ROK announced the beginning of negotiations for setting up a Free Trade Area…
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Li Keqiang With Belgian King
BRUSSELS — Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang, left, meets with King Albert II of Belgium in Brussels, Belgium, May 2, 2012. <Xinhua/Huang Jingwen> news@theasian.asia
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