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East Asia
‘Cars are like part of my body’
The worst interviewees for journalists are those who give short or just yes or no answers as there is then nothing much to write about. But talkative people are difficult too as they tend to talk about less interesting topics at length. Kim Pil-soo, a professor of automotive studies at…
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West Asia
Palestinian President Gets Together With Saudi Amb. To Egypt In Cairo
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (R) meets with Saudi Arabia’s Ambassador in Egypt Ahmed al-Qattan, in Cairo, Egypt, on Jan. 9, 2013. <Xinhua/POOL>
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East Asia
‘Korea feels colder than Greenland’
“I’ve been freezing while I’ve been in Korea,” said Karsten Peter Jensen, 27, a political-science student from Greenland. “Last month, when Korea was minus 16 and minus 18 degrees Celsius, in Greenland, it was around minus 5 degrees.” Jensen arrived in Korea in mid-November for an internship opportunity preparing for…
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East Asia
Li Keqiang With French Minister Of Economy And Finance In Beijing
Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang (R) meets with French Minister of Economy and Finance Pierre Moscovici in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 8, 2013. <Xinhua/Yao Dawei>
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East Asia
Chinese woman who loves Korea so much
Without any notice in advance, anybody would think that she is a Korean ― Cui Penghua, an ethnic Han Chinese, not merely speaks perfect Korean but also looks like an ordinary Korean. She majored in Japanese in Beijing International Studies University but opted to head toward Korea in 2002, affected…
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East Asia
Choi Jin-sil tragedy relived
Ex-husband hangs himself The apparent suicide of Cho Sung-min, the ex-husband of the late movie and television star Choi Jin-sil, is more than another tragedy involving a celebrity. The 39-year-old ex-pitcher of Japan’s Yomiuri Giants marked the third “connected suicide” after his ex-wife and her younger brother Jin-young. The late…
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West Asia
Libya’s Prime Minister Has A Joint Press Conference In Tripoli
Libya’s Prime Minister Ali Zeidan speaks during a joint press conference in Tripoli, Libya, on. Jan. 3, 2013. Libya’s Prime Minister Ali Zeidan (C) speaks during a joint press conference in Tripoli, Libya, on. Jan. 3, 2013. <Xinhua/Hamza Turkia>
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South Asia
Pakistani President Meets With Malala Undergoing Treatment In Birmingham Hospital
In this Dec. 8, 2012 file photo provided by the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Pakistan’s President Asif Ali Zardari, left, and his daughter Asifa Bhutto, center back, meet with Malala Yousufzai, where she is undergoing treatment for injuries sustained when a Taliban gunman opened fire on her and her friends…
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East Asia
Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang Talks With Villagers During His Provincial Tour
Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang (C) talks with villagers in the Qingbao Village of Longfeng Township, Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, central China’s Hubei Province, Dec. 29, 2012. Li made an inspection tour in Jiangxi and Hubei provinces from Dec. 27 to 30. Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang (C)…
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East Asia
Prepare for retirement even on rainy days
In a fast-aging society like Korea, insurance policies and pension schemes have been regarded as the primary tools for people to prepare for retirement. But those living from hand to mouth simply cannot afford such financial products. Things have gotten worse in the aftermath of the global financial crisis of…
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