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Meltdown of Korean diplomacy
What does the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade do? Four activists were detained in China but the ministry appeared to be at a loss. Reports, although denied by its spokesman, are that China talked to North Korea while excluding Seoul in taking the four into custody. The foreign ministry…
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Medvedev proposes cabinet lineup
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev on Tuesday submit proposals on the structure and composition of a new government to President Vladimir Putin. Putin was sworn in as president for a third nonconsecutive term on May 7. His previous two terms had been in 2000-2008. Medvedev, who was Russia’s president in…
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Turkish leader defines Syrian crisis as humanitarian issue
ANKARAㅡ Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said the crisis in Syria is not an outcome of sectarian clashes between Alawites and Sunnis, but a result of the government’s response to the Syrian people’s humanitarian demands. Speaking at his Justice and Development Party’s (AK Party) parliamentary group meeting on…
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Lee vows to help Myanmar’s democracy
Lee Myung-bak said Tuesday South Korea is ready to help Myanmar’s journey to democracy and prosperity after he met with Aung San Suu Kyi, a symbol of freedom in the reforming Southeast Asian country. “The Republic of Korea is a country that achieved both industrialization and more importantly, democratization together,”…
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Medvedev to make proposal on cabinet formation
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev MOSCOWㅡ Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev will on Tuesday submit proposals on the structure and composition of a new government to President Vladimir Putin. Putin was sworn in as president for a third nonconsecutive term on May 7. His previous two terms had been in…
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President makes historic visit to Myanmar
The leaders of South Korea and Myanmar agreed to strengthen bilateral ties Monday, amid signs that the Southeast Asian country seeks democratic and economic reform. During a summit with President Thein Sein, President Lee Myung-bak noted positive progress made in bilateral relations over the past months and that a new…
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Mubarak Faking Bad Health at Court Appearances
Egypt’s former leader Hosni Mubarak has been exaggerating the extent of his medical problems at recent court appearances on charges of complicity in the killings of hundreds of protesters during the popular uprising that ousted him from power, Egyptian media said on Monday. “He sits in his chair and watches…
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Leftist party splitting up
The strife-ridden Unified Progressive Party (UPP) seemed to be on course for a break-up Monday after moderates passed a proposal to make Rep. Kang Ki-kab as the leftist party’s emergency leader. The decision came in a vote of 536-9 during an online meeting of the party’s highest decision making central…
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New NK badge elevates power of late Kim
A new badge spotted in North Korea featuring late leader Kim Jong-il alongside his father Kim Il-sung is garnering attention as it appears to hoist the son to a similar level as the worshipped country founder. Websites following movements in the North have recently posted photographs of the new badges…
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A host of economic challengies agonize Syria
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon speaks to the media at the UN headquarters in New York, the United States, April 19, 2012. Ban said here Thursday that the situation in Syria remains highly precarious, and he looks forward to an early action by the UN Security Council on his proposed expansion…
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