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East Asia
Election hot online, cool offline
The storm of opinion stirring up on Facebook and Twitter signals that polling day is near. However, it’s questionable whether a traveler arriving in Seoul today would recognize that Koreans are preparing to elect a new president when the streets, buildings and houses provide almost no hint. This is a…
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East Asia
Korea ranks second on global education index
South Korea ranked second in global ranking out of 50 countries surveyed by Pearson Education on a new global education index called the Learning Curve. But, the country remains notorious for the amount spent on higher education, a fact that weighs heavily on parents. The Learning Curve is a new…
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East Asia
Unification Church eyes new engagement with NK
The Unification Church Foundation in South Korea has told the government that it intends to fold its joint auto-venture in North Korea, an official said Wednesday, confirming earlier reports. But the church founded by the late Rev. Sun Myung Moon, appears to want to continue its engagement with Pyongyang, one…
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East Asia
‘Lower voting age below 18’
17 year-olds can serve in military but denied vote Are you 18 years old? If so, you cannot vote in any elections in South Korea. You can neither join political parties nor express your views on a certain candidate because to do so is regarded as a form of political…
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East Asia
Addiction vs. distraction
These days, many smartphone users in Korea are busy playing Anipang, a cyber game on Kakao Talk. In a crowded subway train, teenagers are absorbed in whipping their fingers to match three of the same animals in a row, a completely different scene from subway trains in countries in the…
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East Asia
[Korea Report] Mini market selling world food in Itaewon is a great comfort for foreigners
Living abroad away from home could be tough for some people. There would be a lot of things that must be missed. One might think that foreigners miss all the time are the food from his home country. As people travel and move here and there easily now, most of host countries…
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West Asia
Egyptian journalists challenge constitutional declaration by President Morsi
The general assembly of the Egyptian Journalists Syndicate on Sunday voiced its rejection of President Mohamed Morsi’s constitutional declaration, threatening to stage a general strike in retaliation for Morsi’s divisive Thursday declaration. Eight decisions are adopted by the General Assembly: First: The emergency general assembly of the Journalists Syndicate declares its…
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West Asia
Wael Ghonim: I reject constitutional declaration and stand against President Morsi
Egyptian political activist Wael Ghonim wrote a statement to his readers on his personal account (Facebook) explaining the reasons for his stand against the constitutional declaration supplementing issued by President Mohammed Morsi, a few days ago, which made the Egyptian people divided, and called throats drop it in Tahrir Square.…
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South Asia
Ethnic Bodos Hold Rally Against Muslims From Former East Pakistan In New Delhi
An activist of India’s northeastern Assam state’s ethnic Bodos shouts slogans against the Muslim settlers in the state, who mostly came from the former East Pakistan before it became Bangladesh in 1971, during a protest in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2012. Assam state has been simmering with tension…
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South East Asia
Inmates At Prison In Bangkok Perform Kangnam Style Dance During Dancing Competition
Thai inmates perform “Gangnam Style” dance on the stage during the dancing competition at a prison in Bangkok, Thailand Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2012. The event was held to encourage inmates to do more exercise and coincide with the concert of South Korean rapper PSY’s “Gangnam Style” to be held in…
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