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South Asia
People In Pakistan Driven Into Hardships Due To Insufficient Economic Growth
A carriage driver waits for customers on a street in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, on Dec. 6, 2012. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected Pakistan’s economic growth at 3.25 percent in 2012-13, which it said is insufficient to achieve significant improvement in living standards and to absorb the rising labor force.…
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East Asia
Flooded Coal Mine In China Leaves Three Dead, Seven Others Missing
Rescuers carry a rescued miner off a tramcar at the flooded Furuixiang Coal Mine in Qitaihe, northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province, Dec. 7, 2012. Four miners who have been trapped in the flooded Furuixiang Coal Mine for more than five days were rescued early Friday morning. Rescuers are still searching for…
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West Asia
A Body Of Muslim Brotherhood Member Killed In Street Clash Carried Out Of Hospital In Cairo
Egyptians carry the coffin of a killed Muslim Brotherhood member out of a hospital in Cairo, Egypt, Dec. 6, 2012. Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood group announced Thursday that five of the group members have been killed and another 1,500 injured in Wednesday’s clashes between the opponents and supporters of President Mohamed…
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South Asia
Indian Freedom Fighter Ambedkar’s Death Anniversary Observed In Mumbai
An Indian man, wearing a shirt with a portrait of B.R. Ambedkar, gets a free eye exam at a camp set up to mark Ambedkar’s death anniversary in Mumbai, India, Thursday, Dec. 6, 2012. Ambedkar, an untouchable, or dalit, and a prominent Indian freedom fighter, was the chief architect of…
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Society
Constitution paves way for Uzbek development
Vitali Fen, Uzbek ambassador to Korea, contributed the following article to The Korea Times on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the nation’s Constitution Day. — ED. It is my pleasure to address to the esteemed readers of The Korea Times on the occasion of 20th anniversary of the Constitution Day of Uzbekistan…
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East Asia
Korean businesses thrive on rivals’ spat
Chinese consumers shun Made-in-Japan products BEIJING ― Korea’s companies are benefiting from an ongoing territorial spat between the governments of its two giant neighboring nations ― China and Japan ― over the Diaoyu islands, also called Senkaku in Japan, a government researcher at China’s Ministry of Commerce (MoC) said. “The…
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Game-changing move or too little, too late?
Moments after Ahn Cheol-soo ended his multi-week circus of flip-flopping and committed to the campaign of Democratic United Party (DUP) candidate Moon Jae-in, Woo Sang-ho, Moon’s spokesman, was caught grinning like a Cheshire cat. “This is s whole new ballgame,’’ said the beaming lawmaker, whose expression was notably gloomier earlier…
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West Asia
Egytian Army Forces Block Streets Leading To Presidential Palace In Cairo
Egyptian republican guards and army forces secure the perimeter of the Egyptian presidential palace in Cairo on Dec. 6, 2012, after a long night of bloody clashes around here which caused the death of 5 protesters from Muslim Brotherhood (MB) and injury of hundreds from both sides. <Xinhua/Amru Salahuddien>
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West Asia
Muslim Brotherhood’s Headquarters In Cairo Set On Fire By Protesters
Photo taken on Dec. 6, 2012 shows Muslim Brotherhood’s headquarters on fire in Cairo, Egypt. Egyptian protesters set fire to Muslim Brotherhood headquarters in the capital Cairo on Thursday in response to Wednesday’s clashes that killed six people and injured over 1,000, said the Brotherhood’s official website. Egyptians gather outside…
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South East Asia
[Indonesia Report] University graduates hard to find jobs due to their inability
Unemployed intellectuals in Indonesia are increasing due to the inability of graduates due to their lack of ability to secure a job opportunity. This is one of the burdens of Indonesian Minister of Manpower and Transmigration, Muhaimin Iskandar. “Paradigms and curriculum of higher education should be overhauled. They must have a plan…
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