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DPRK’s top legislator to visit Vietnam to promote ties
HANOI, Aug. 3 (Xinhua) — President of the Presidium of the Supreme People’s Assembly of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) Kim Yong Nam will pay an official visit to Vietnam from August 5-7, at the invitation of Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang, Vietnam News Agency reported on Friday.…
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Ahn’s aide counters ‘hypocrisy’ allegation
An aide to Ahn Cheol-soo, a Seoul National University professor, strove to counter allegations Thursday that Ahn used double standards in corporate ethics. In a radio interview, Keum Tae-sup, a partner at the Seoul-based law firm Jipyong and Jisung, said Ahn’s signing of a petition to show leniency to then…
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China — ‘People’s republic of torture’
China has remained silent over the torture allegation made days ago by freed activist Kim Young-hwan, despite mounting calls to answer whether the allegations are true or not. The turning of a deaf ear to the alleged human rights abuses has prompted China-bashing here as bloggers and Internet users accused…
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Torture allegation raises concern about Korean detainees
Calls are mounting for the government to send a stern message to China that any abuse against hundreds of Koreans serving prison sentences there are not be acceptable. The concern about Korean detainees was raised after freed activist Kim Young-hwan disclosed his suffering at a detention center in the northeastern…
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[Nigeria Report] “Former president’s death could have been avoided”
Former Ghanaian President Jerry Rawlings has said that President John Mills’ death could have been avoided, the News agency of Nigeria reported. Rawlings said he was shocked about the death, but not surprised adding that, “he’s been battling the cancer for quite a while. Speaking from Congo Brazzaville where he…
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Ahn’s past record on corporate ethics causes stir
Ahn Cheol-soo, a Seoul National University professor, was under criticism Monday for his past joining of the campaign to save an embattled business tycoon who was put behind bars for fraud. His past record drew criticism as the potential presidential hopeful’s emphasis on corporate ethics revealed in a newly released…
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Warmer politics expected in Bangladesh after Eid festival
DHAKA – Bangladesh politics is likely to get warmer by September after the Eid-ul-fitr, the greatest festival in the Muslim majority country. As the opposition is planning for tougher political campaign, the government is trying to get the house in order amidst wide charges of corruption allegations, and the task of…
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N. Korean school wants professors from South
An elite university in North Korea funded by outside groups hopes South Korean professors will be allowed to join its staff despite thorny cross-border ties, its chancellor said recently. Park Chan-mo, the Korean-American chancellor of Pyongyang University of Science and Technology (PUST), said the North would welcome the professors, as…
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Radio show sends pop songs to N. Korea
A South Korean radio music show has a mission of using English pop songs to deliver the message of freedom to North Koreans. “Our target audience is people inside North Korea,” Ohh Soon-wha, producer of “Pops Freedom” on the state broadcaster KBS, told The Korea Times, Tuesday. “We’re trying to…
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Is China-style reform afoot in NK?
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un made a splash this month by attending a concert featuring the American classic “My Way” in a surprising embrace of Western culture. Indeed, the twenty-something’s recent moves suggest he is following his own path. He raised eyebrows again this week when state media revealed the…
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