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East Asia
Stronger N. Korea to challenge South Korea, US
This is the third in a series of contributing columns by experts and our staff on priority issues for the Park Geun-hye government. — ED. The Ice Age in North Korea is coming to an end. Although the pace of change is glacial, its direction is unmistakable: political ice is…
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Central Asia
Activists Rally Against A Bill Banning U.S. Adoptions Of Russian Children In St. Petersburg
Opposition activists protest against a bill banning U.S. adoptions of Russian children in St.Petersburg, Russia, Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012. Defying a storm of domestic and international criticism, Russia moved toward finalizing a ban on Americans adopting Russian children, as Parliament’s upper house voted unanimously Wednesday in favor of a measure…
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South East Asia
Workers Polish A Buddha Statue Put On Sale At A Shop In Bangkok
In this photo taken Dec. 26, 2012, workers polish a Buddha statue at a shop in Bangkok, Thailand. The statue is for sell with the price ranging from 1,500-50,000 baht ($US 50-1,600) depending on sizes. <AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong>
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South East Asia
Young Woman Gang-Raped On A Bus In New Delhi Flown To Mount Elizabeth Hospital In Singapore
An ambulance is parked outside the Mount Elizabeth Hospital in Singapore Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012. A young woman who was gang-raped and assaulted on a moving bus in the Indian capital was flown Thursday to the Singapore hospital for treatment of severe internal injuries that could last several weeks, officials…
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South Asia
Thick Fog In Lahore, Pakistan, Paralyzes Traffic To And From The City
People ride bicycles during a foggy day in eastern Pakistan’s Lahore on Dec. 26, 2012. Lahore and its surrounding areas were completely blanketed by thick fog, minimizing visibility and disturbing flight, train and bus schedules, local media reported. <Xinhua/Jamil Ahmed>
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East Asia
[Korea Report] Snow fall on Christmas eve enhances festive mood
Adeline Budiman, Indonesian Student who is studying in Korea Institute of Science and Technology in Seoul posted, “Yup it is definitely white Christmas here… May joy and peace flow beautifully like this fallen snow! Merry Christmas!” And another Indonesian Student, Yohana Kurnia Endah, posted a video on Facebook when she…
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East Asia
Seoul to purchase 4 Global Hawks from US
Korea will purchase four Global Hawk surveillance drones from the United States in a step toward taking the lead role in intelligence gathering here by 2015, the U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) said Monday. The deal for the RQ-4 Global Hawk, an unmanned aerial vehicle, will be $1.2 billion…
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Society
TM considered best way to avert nuclear threat, terrorism, to create lasting peace
With much media fanfare worldwide, the Mayan calendar came to an end on 21 December 2012, with far-flung predictions of global apocalypse. But most of us are still here, so perhaps the “end of the world” was in fact a new beginning – the end of the world as we…
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Unwed mothers call for Park’s attention
Kim Jung-in (an alias), a public relations officer, knew it would be difficult to raise her one-month-old daughter alone. But determined to try, she ignored family members who pressured her to opt for adoption, just as they had told her to have an abortion. “I was confident I could get…
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East Asia
Sunrise festivals in Korea
With the clock ticking toward 2013, meaning it will be 888 years before digital clocks can display consecutive date numbers in month, day and year order (01/01/01 etc.) many are making the most of Korea’s many sunrise festivals to be held on New Year’s Eve at selected eastern costal locations.…
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