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West Asia
Hamas Chief: His Group Want To Reach Truce With Israel In Gaza Strip
Hamas chief Khaled Meshaal speaks during a press conference in Cairo, Egypt, Nov. 19, 2012. Meshaal said here Monday that the Islamic group wants to reach a truce with Israel, with its demands met, official MENA news agency reported. <Xinhua/STR>
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West Asia
Israel Continues To Make Air, Ground Attacks On Gaza Strip, Raising Palestinian Death Toll To 96
Israelis soldiers take part in a manoeuvre near the Israel-Gaza border on Nov. 19, 2012. Israeli ground troops continue to gather near the Israel-Gaza border on Monday. <Xinhua/Jini> Smoke rises after an Israeli air strike in Gaza City, Monday, Nov. 19, 2012. Israeli aircraft struck crowded areas in the Gaza…
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East Asia
‘Gender card’ makes little appeal to woman
Will the gender of the candidates have any effect on voting behavior in the upcoming presidential election? Most women answered “no” to this question. Rep. Park Geun-hye, the standard bearer of the ruling Saenuri Party, has played the gender card to woo female voters, saying the nation needs its first…
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East Asia
Campaigns of convenience
No TV debate, political jockeying baffle voters With the presidential election just around the corner, Lee Ho-yeong, a 35-year-old college lecturer, remains confused. Although he thinks it would be one of the most important elections in his life, Lee like many others is still wondering whether Moon Jae-in and Ahn…
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East Asia
No. of students studying overseas falls
Economic slump puts pressure to curtail education spending The number of South Korean students studying in foreign colleges for degrees decreased this year for the first time in seven years mainly due to the economic slump, according to a government report, Monday. Money remittance from parents in Korea to their…
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South East Asia
[Indonesia Report] Dreamland, a new hot beach, emerges as New Kuta Beach in Bali
Dreamland is Indonesia’s new hot beach located in Bali, attracting the most foreign and domestic tourists among the beaches in the resort island lately. Indonesian Tourism Board website on its article describes Dreamland as a paradise of a vast stretch of soft pearly white sand, clear blue sky over the enchanting…
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South East Asia
[Indonesia Report] Wakatobi attracts tourisits from across the world due to its underwater beauty
Indonesia’s underwater beauty is famous in the world. One of the most well-known sea paradises in Indonesia is the Wakatobi National Park in Southeast Sulawesi Province. Wakatobi National Park was established in 1996, in the area covering some 1.39 million hectare of variety of marine diversity and coral. According to Kompas.com, Wakatobi National Park…
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East Asia
Oman invites Korea for abalone farming
Oman is well known for its flourishing oil and gas industries. Perhaps somewhat unexpectedly, it also has an expanding abalone market, and the Omani government is currently investing in farming of the mollusc along its 1,700-kilometer long coastline. The interest was clearly expressed last week by an Omani delegation visiting…
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East Asia
‘Korea’s weather forecasting still immature’
Korea’s weather forecasting system has greatly improved in recent years but it still has a long way to go to catch up with leading countries, according to an American weather expert. Eugenia Kalnay, who participated in the 2012 KIAPS International Symposium on Global NWP System Modeling from Monday to Wednesday,…
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Bus, taxi operators on collision course
Lawmakers’ move to allow taxi drivers to drive in bus-only lanes, coming just a month before the Dec. 19 presidential election, is drawing fierce protests from bus operators. Bus operators said they will stage a strike if the plan becomes the law, while taxi firms are calling for the legislation,…
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