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Lifestyle
Masdar project to complete UAE’s miracle
The United Arab Emirates is emerging as a key destination for travelers from around the world with year-round sunshine, pristine beaches and spectacular sand dunes. Such a natural environment, large oil and gas reserves and a cosmopolitan lifestyle make the UAE an excellent place to live and work. Ever since…
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Business
Tourists flock to Myeong-dong
Cosmetics most popular product among Chinese, Japanese Seoul’s Myeong-dong shopping district is the most popular tourist attraction among Japanese travelers, while Dongdaemun (east gate), another giant shopping area in the capital, is the most sought-after location among Chinese visitors, a survey showed Thursday. Inbound travelers from the two neighboring countries…
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Business
‘Korea, US cut secret beef deal’
Lawmaker claims gov’t complied with US demand for softer stance An opposition lawmaker alleged Thursday that the government promised the United States not to discontinue American beef imports even if a new case of mad cow disease was reported in a secret deal made in 2008. Rep. Park Joo-sun of…
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Business
2012 Beijing Auto Show
The 2012 Beijing International Automotive Exhibition kicked off Monday at the China International Exhibition Center with domestic and global automakers filling the venue with new models. The biennial event will run through May 2. This year’s event is the largest ever, showing the increasing importance of China as the biggest…
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Column
Guilty verdict given on incumbent Pakistani Prime Minister
Islamabad— The Supreme Court (SC) of Pakistan has ruled that Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani is guilty of contempt of court for refusing to obey an order to write to the authorities in Switzerland asking them to re-open corruption cases against country’s President Asif Ali Zardari. “For reasons to be…
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[The AsiaN Video for Chinese] 死于富有
大家好，我是王璇。今天的theAsiaN头条又同您见面了。 今天将为您介绍的是一个关于死亡的故事。 一个人，不论什么时候都是会死的。导致人死亡的原因 有两种，一种是由于患有疾病或者是年老而亡，而两外的一 种则是死于饥饿和贫困。 但是在印度最近几年之中出现了一种存在于这两种原因之外的死亡原因，就是由于富有而导致的死亡。 一个人怎么会死于富有呢？ 如果您想知道答案就不妨点击我们的网站：www.theAsiaN.asia. 当然也欢迎您浏览我们为您提供的其他消息。谢谢您的关注，我们明天再见。
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Society
Reserve forces in South Korea and China
Chinese reserve forces, at right, and Korean reserve forces, at left, are under training at their training camps. South Korea’s reserve forces wee established on April 1, 1968 after the North Korean commando troops attacked the Chong Wa Dae, the official residence of the President, two and half months earlier. Members…
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Society
Dawn Service To Remember The War Dead
Thousands of Australians and New Zealanders gathered at a dawn service on Wednesday in Turkey’s northwestern Gallipoli Peninsula to commemorate those who died in the Canakkale campaign during World War I. Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard also participated in the service, which marks the 97th anniversary of the Çanakkale battle. Gillard addressed…
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Society
Not done yet
Yang preaching patience to naysayers After rallying to defeat Tiger Woods in the final round of the PGA Championship in 2009, Yang Yong-eun came from nowhere to become a national hero. However, since the breakthrough victory, he has made little noise on the PGA Tour and critics question if he…
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