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East Asia
Indonesian students asked to join a conference slated for July in Daejon, South Korea
Are you an Indonesian? We are calling for Indonesian Students, Academicians, and Practitioners around the globe to join our conference and research paper competition in K-Pop country, Korea! Indonesian Student Association in Korea (PERPIKA) calls for scientific paper submission for our 6th Conference of Indonesian Students Association in Korea (CISAK -2013). Conference…
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Central Asia
‘Wine country’ Georgia eyes closer relations with Korea
Interview with the Georgian Ambassador Nikoloz Apkhazava Georgia is a country so far from Korea, but one with many similarities. Did you know that most nationalities can visit Georgia without a visa for 360 days? This can be seen as an extension of Georgia’s history of tolerance. In an interview…
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South Asia
Musharraf says in a news conference that he returned home without any deal with anyone
Former Pakistan’s President Pervez Musharraf speaks to the media during a news conference in southern Pakistani port city of Karachi on March 27, 2013. Pakistan’s former President, Pervez Musharraf, said on Wednesday that he has not struck any deal with anyone to return to the country after over four-year self…
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West Asia
A Palestinian woman prepares bread, part of Gaza cuisine praised for being a unique Mediterranean food
In this Monday, March 18, 2013 photograph, Palestinian Nabila Qishta, 52, prepares bread in the southern Gaza Strip town of Rafah, using flour donated by the U.N. Gaza cuisine is Mediterranean-based, relying on olive oil, fresh vegetables, herbs and grains. “The Gaza Kitchen” is being praised by celebrity chefs like…
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South East Asia
A senior Myanmar oppositionist speaks at the Armed Forces Day ceremony amid attendance of Aung San Suu Kyi
Tin Oo, a senior member of Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy party, speaks during a ceremony to mark the 68th anniversary of Armed Forces Day at the party’s headquarters Wednesday, March 27, 2013, in Yangon, Myanmar. Myanmar’s commander in chief Senior Gen. Min Aung…
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South East Asia
Heavy rain forces Indonesians to wade flooded street in Bandung
Indonesians wade through a flooded street in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia, Wednesday, March 27, 2013. Heavy rain triggered floods in the area Wednesday, submerging hundreds of houses and forcing residents to flee. <AP Photo/NEWSis>
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West Asia
Bahrani anti-gov’t protesters clash with police after funeral of a person who died from tear gas inhalation
A Bahraini anti-government protester, masked against tear gas, throws stones at a police armored vehicle during clashes in Sitra, Bahrain, on Wednesday, March 27, 2013. Clashes erupted after the politically charged funeral of Jaffar al-Taweel, 35, who relatives and rights activists say died from excessive tear gas inhalation. <AP Photo/NEWSis/Hasan…
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South Asia
Bangladeshi children wearing national flag on their forehead celebrate Independence Day in Dhaka
Bangladeshi women gather to celebrate Independence Day in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Tuesday, March 26, 2013. Bangladeshi children wear Bangladeshi flag on their forehead as people gather in a street to celebrate Independence Day in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Tuesday, March 26, 2013. Bangladeshi people gather in a street as they celebrate Independence Day…
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East Asia
NK propaganda posters in Pyongyang threaten punishment to “U.S. imperialists and their allies”
A North Korean girl skates past propaganda posters in Pyongyang’s Sosong District in North Korea on Tuesday, March 26, 2013, that say “Not with word but with arms” and “Let’s sweep away the U.S. imperialists and their allies from this planet.” The U.S. recently tightened sanctions against North Korea after…
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South Asia
Nepali election hangs in the balance
KATHMANDU – Nepal’s Interim Election Council of Ministers led by Chief Justice Khil Raj Regmi has appointed Chief Commissioner and four others in the Election Commission that has remained without any commissioners for the past few months. President Dr. Ram Baran Yadav appointed the commissioners at the recommendation of the government…
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