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East Asia
Brazil, Korea seek synergy over next five years
“May the best man win”- so the old saying goes. But coming from Brazil, presently governed by a lady president, and living in Korea, whose citizens have recently chosen a woman for the highest office, I never doubted that to be successful in the globalized world of today is not…
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East Asia
Politics of food
Lawmakers halt MB’s ‘hansik’ globalization project Bureaucratic ambitions to foster “hansik,’’ or traditional Korean food, as the newest star in global cuisine appears to be on hold as lawmakers vow to look into allegations that the existing government investment has been wasted and abused. Representatives of the governing Saenuri Party…
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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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East Asia
Yemeni PM And Chinese Amb. To Yemen Attend Ceremony To Inaugurate National Library Project In Sanaa
Yemeni Prime Minister Mohamed Salem Basindwa (R) and Chinese Ambassador to Yemen Chang Hua (L) attend the inauguration ceremony of the National Library Project in Sanaa, Yemen, on Jan. 6, 2013. Yemeni Prime Minister Mohamed Salem Basindwa (2nd R) attend the inauguration ceremony of the National Library Project in Sanaa,…
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South Asia
Unidentified Militants Attack A Train At Railway Station In Quetta, Pakistan
An injured train passenger receives medical treatment at a hospital after an attack at a railway station in southwest Pakistan’s Quetta on Jan. 6, 2013. At least four people were killed and about a dozen injured when a train was attacked by unknown militants in Pakistan’s southwest Balochistan province on…
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East Asia
Transition team lineup completed
President-elect Park Geun-hye announced the remaining members of her transition team Friday. She named the heads of committees that will each be composed of 24 people and the chairman of a special committee in charge of preparing her inauguration. Former Defense Minister Kim Jang-soo was appointed to lead the committee…
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East Asia
Citizens In Shijiazhuang, China, Spend Time Reading In Library During New Year’s Holiday
Citizens read at Hebei Library in Shijiazhuang City, capital of north China’s Hebei Province, Jan. 3, 2013. Numerous citizens in Shijiazhuang spent their time reading at Hebei Library during New Year’s holiday. A man reads at Hebei Library in Shijiazhuang City, capital of north China’s Hebei Province, Jan. 3, 2013.…
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Joint reform panel to be launched
The ruling Saenuri Party and the main opposition Democratic United Party (DUP) are seeking to launch a parliamentary committee to push forward a package of political reform measures. The move comes as lawmakers face mounting public criticism for passing state-subsidized pensions for retired lawmakers in this year’s budget, while cutting…
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West Asia
Egyptians Walking In A Street Seen Reflected In Mirrors Of Furniture Displayed On Sale In Cairo
Egyptians walking in a street are reflected in mirrors displayed for sale outside a furniture shop in Cairo, Egypt. Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013. <AP/NEWSis>
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No N. Koreans visited S. Korea in 2012
In the latest sign of stalled relations between the two Koreas, government figures showed Friday that no North Koreans visited the South in 2012. With interaction at its lowest point since the late 1990s, the focus now turns to President-elect Park Geun-hye and how quickly she will pursue her campaign…
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