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South East Asia
Obama, Shinawatra Arrive At Government House For News Conference In Bangkok
U.S. President Barack Obama, left, and Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra arrive for a joint news conference at the Government House in Bangkok, Thailand, Sunday, Nov. 18, 2012. <AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster>
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East Asia
Chinese Premier Arrives In Phnom Penh, Cambodia, To Attend ASEAN Summit Meeting
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (R, front) is greeted after arriving in Phnom Penh, capital of Cambodia, Nov. 18, 2012, to attend a series of meetings among East Asian leaders held here from Nov. 18 to 21. <Xinhua/Ma Zhancheng> Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao (R) meets with Indonesian President Susilo Bambang…
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East Asia
[Indonesia Report] Indonesian civil servants receive training on bureaucratic reform in Korea
Some 26 of Indonesian Ministries’ staffs came for training in bureaucratic reform in Korea. The first batch came last Monday (November 6) and stayed for a week to have a training on reformation of bureaucratic system at Korea University. The second batch of around 20 people are now attending the workshop. Civil Servants attending…
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East Asia
Unique election system is product of history
With just five free presidential elections under its belt, Korea is still a young democracy. The struggles experienced over free speech and citizen empowerment during the past decades as the nation detached itself from dictatorship have shaped a unique set of election laws and a system that is dependable but…
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East Asia
Ahn calls off talks on single candidacy
Moon says misunderstanding can be resolved The campaign team of independent presidential hopeful Ahn Cheol-soo called off negotiations over merging candidacies with Democratic United Party (DUP) contender Moon Jae-in Wednesday, accusing the opposition party of spreading false rumors to gain advantage in the competition. The two candidates have been in…
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West Asia
Libya’s National Assembly Ratifies A Law Governing Organization Of Protest
Libyan National Congress spokesman Omar Hmaidan holds a press conference, after Libya’s national assembly announced the ratification of a law governing the organization of protests that could lead to jail sentences, in Tripoli, Libya, Nov. 13, 2012. <Xinhua/Hamza Turkia>
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East Asia
Xi Jinping, Other Newly Elected Chinese Communist Party Leaders Hold Their First Press Conference
Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), speaks at the press conference at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Nov. 15, 2012. Xi led the newly elected members of the Standing Committee of the 18th CPC Central…
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East Asia
[Korea Report] Matviyenko gives speech for Korean and Russian students
Valentina Ivanovna Matviyenko, Russian highest-ranking politician, delivered a speech for the students of Korea University, Seoul. Matviyenko is currently Chairman of The Federation Council of the Russian Federation and formerly served as Governor of St. Petersburg. Matviyenko came accompanied by her Russian contingent and staff members of the Russian Embassy in Seoul. The speech…
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West Asia
Trial For Former Libyan Prime Minister Starts At Court In Tripoli, Libya
Former Libyan Prime Minister al-Baghdadi Ali al-Mahmoudi (L) arrives for his trial at a court in Tripoli, capita of Libya, on Nov. 12, 2012. The trial of former Prime Minister al-Baghdadi Ali al-Mahmoudi started here on Monday. Mahmoudi, who served as the last prime minister in former leader Muammar Gaddafi’s…
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West Asia
Hezbollah Leader Dismisses New Syrian Opposition Leadership As U.S.-Made In Rally Marking Martyrs Day In Beirut
Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah, speaks via a video link during a rally to mark Hezbollah martyr day, in the southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, Monday, Nov. 12, 2012. Nasrallah dismissed the new Syrian opposition leader announced in Doha, Qatar, Sunday as U.S.-made. Nasrallah spoke Monday in Beirut to supporters…
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