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Society
‘Subway engineers vulnerable to panic disorder’
A subway engineer steers a train into a station in Seoul in this file photo. Subway engineers work in enclosed spaces for long hours and are under greater risk of developing panic disorders. The recent suicide by a subway engineer has shed light on the mental health of those who…
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Society
Acid, a cheap weapon to deface lives in Pakistan
Oscar winner Pakistani film maker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy addresses a press conference in southern Pakistani port city of Karachi on March 10, 2012. Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy won Pakistan’s first ever Oscar in the short documentary category with her film “Saving Face” about survivors of acid attacks and British Pakistani plastic surgeon Mohammad…
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Politics
Korea to boast nuke tech supremacy
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Kim Sung-hwan says the upcoming Nuclear Security Summit will give Korea the opportunity to demonstrate its high-end nuclear technology that has the potential to significantly reduce the risk of nuclear terrorism. ‘The Seoul summit will renew the importance of maintaining peace and stability on…
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South East Asia
Meet Marilyn Monroe in Exhibition
SINGAPORE – A woman walks past an artwork by Andy Warhol of Marilyn Monroe during the media preview of an exhibition on his works in Singapore, March 15, 2012. The “Andy Warhol 15 Minutes Eternal” exhibition will run from March 17 to August 12, 2012 at the ArtScience Museum at…
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World
Pelosi Meets Hussein Tantawi in Egypt
Visiting U.S. House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (L) talks with chief of Egypt’s ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces Hussein Tantawi in Cairo, Egypt, capital of March 15, 2012. <Photo: Xinhua/U.S. Embassy in Egypt> news@theasian.asia
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Business
Kakao the invincible under threat
Popular mobile messenger service Kakao Talk is available on iOS, Android and Blackberry operating systems. The most popular mobile messenger service in the country, Kakao Talk, recently put the IT industry on alert by announcing that it has 42 million subscribers. It has become a must have application for smartphone…
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West Asia
Playground Near Conflict Region
Children play outdoor in Oz Kibbutz of Eshkol Region, south Israel, on March 14, 2012. Oz Kibbutz is about 2 kilometers away from Israel-Gaza border and the residents here have only 10 seconds to rush into a shelter in case of siren which will be heard when a rocket is…
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Hungarians Celebrate 164th Anniversary of 1848 Revolution
Performers wearing traditional soldier uniforms reenact fight scenes from Hungary’s 1848 revolution and war of independence against Austria’s Habsburg Empire in Dunakeszi, outskirts of Budapest, Hungary, on March 14, 2012 to mark the 164th anniversary of the outbreak of 1848 revolution and war of independence. <Photo: Xinhua/Attila Volgyi> news@theasian.asia
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East Asia
China on 15 Mar 2012 China on 15 Mar 2012 <People’s Daily>: “Be an old steed”: Wen makes emotional press finale
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