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East Asia
Bribery or sexual assault?
Prosecutor faces arrest for having sex with suspect A Supreme Prosecutors’ Office investigation team has sought an arrest warrant for a trainee prosecutor for allegedly having offered favorable treatment to a female suspect in return for sexual intercourse. A member of the team said Sunday that they requested the warrant…
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East Asia
Sunshine Policy-averse NK defectors favor Park
North Korean defectors are probably the most determined group of voters for the upcoming presidential election next month. Not because they like pledges proposed by their favorite candidate, but because they are so sure of what they don’t want — a comeback of the Sunshine Policy. Nearly 21,000 defectors have…
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East Asia
Weight of history
When voters head to the ballot boxes on Dec. 19, they will be thinking just as much about dead presidents as the new one. With computer software guru and independent hopeful Ahn Cheol-soo withdrawing ahead of Monday’s registration deadline, the presidential race has turned into a showdown between Park Geun-hye,…
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South East Asia
[The AsiaN Video for Indonesian] Jerman dan Jepang Pasca Perang Dunia Ke II
Halo! Saya Meidyana Rayana dari Indonesia. Berikut adalah berita mengenai Hubungan Korea Selatan dan Jepang. Dalam artikelnya, Korea Times mengtakan bahwa Jepang harus belajar dari Jerman yang pada minggu kemarin memutuskan untuk menambah kompensasi bagi Koran kejahatan Nazi dan secara signifikan memperluas kelayakan penerima pembayaran. Di Jepang, calon Perdna Menteri…
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South Asia
Two Pakistani Girls Shot By Taliban Gunman With Malala Ready To Go Back To School
In this Wedndesday, Nov. 14, 2012 photo, Shazia Ramazan, 13, holds her hand where a bullet went through at her home in Mingora, Swat Valley, Pakistan. Shazia was wounded by the same Taliban gunman, who shot Malala Yousufzai and 16-year-old Kainat Riaz Oct 8, 2012 on their way coming back…
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East Asia
Rally Against NK Held In Seoul On Eve Of NK Attack Anniversary On Yeonpyeong Island
A South Korean veteran stands in front of portraits of marines who were killed in North Korea’s attack on Yeonpyeong island, during a rally against North Korea on the eve of the second anniversary of the North’s artillery shelling of the island, in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Nov. 22, 2012.…
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West Asia
A noted Arab newspaper reports meeting between Korean and Arab poets in Seoul
In the Arabic Press on 20th. Nov., Sheikh Mohammed Al Abdallah Al Sabah, minister of information in Kuwait, values the step that AJA association for information and literature, made by releasing an Arabic version of their website the AsiaN. Ane the Arabic Press, a noted newspaper in Kuwait, carried a…
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West Asia
Lebanon Marks 69th Independence Day
Lebanese Army soldiers march in a military parade to mark the 69th anniversary of Lebanon’s independence from France in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday Nov. 22, 2012. Lebanon gained independence from France in 1943. Lebanese police women march during a military parade to mark the 69th anniversary of Lebanon’s independence from…
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South Asia
Indians Protest Against Arrest Of Innocent Muslim Youths In New Delhi
Indians hold placards and participate in a protest march in New Delhi, India, Thursday, Nov. 22, 2012. The march was held to protest alleged arrests of innocent youths, mostly Muslims, in the name of counter terrorism operations by security agencies. An Indian man carries a young Muslim girl as she…
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East Asia
Mongolian President And People Cast Vote To Elect Provincial Council Representatives
Mongolian President Tsakhia Elbegdorj participates in the local elections at a polling station in Ulan Bator, Nov. 21. Polls opened Wednesday with more than 19,400 candidates running for 8,031 seats in Mongolia’s provincial, county and district councils. Mongolian President Tsakhia Elbegdorj (L) participates in the local elections at a polling…
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