• Society

    [Indonesia Report] Es Campur, Indonesian summer delicacy

    Summer Dishes: Four Season to Tropical Country Summer, probably is the most commercialized season. As you can see, products are sold with advertisement of a shining summer theme with tan models, bright sunshine and holiday. But it actually shows the spirit of people welcoming summer, the bright sunny days when…

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    [India Report] India To Make Rape Laws Gender Neutral

    India is to make a historical move in the field of law by making rape laws ‘gender neutral’. The UPA (The United Progressive Alliance) government is considering making rape a gender-neutral offence, with the Union Cabinet on Thursday scheduled to discuss a number proposals designed to enhance punishment for sexual…

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  • Society

    PyeongChang residents up in arms

    Olympic organizers ‘arbitrarily’ change game plan Residents in PyeongChang, Gangwon Province, the venue for the 2018 Winter Games, are up in arms over the organizing committee, known by the acronym POCOG, for ignoring them in some key decisions. These controversial moves included switching the opening and closing ceremonies from the…

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    Loudspeaker gospel: good news or street noise?

    Some forcefully call for repentance through loudspeakers. They yell: “You will go to hell, if you don’t believe in Jesus!” Others play the guitar and sing hymns. Then there are the quieter street evangelists who hand out leaflets, sometimes with packets of wet tissues. As well as on the streets,…

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  • “Legislation of the law banning racial discrimination can’t be deferred”

    “How was today’s forum? Weren’t you hurt or surprised due to the thretening atmosphere before the opening of the forum?” Rep. Jasmine Lee of the ruling Saenuri Party asked two immigrant foreign ladies who were taking picture in the lobby on the heel of the forum on multicultural policy held…

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    Asian students found excellent in mathmatics

    Students in Asia were found more excellent in mathmatics than their counterparts in Europe and North America. 12 Asaian nations including South and North Korea, Japan and China ranked within top 20th in the 53rd International Mathmatical Olympiad (IMO), held on July 4-16 in Mar Cel Plata of Argentina in which…

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    [India Report] An appeal to save a tribal language

    Only four people are trying to save a severely endangered language in India. ‘Saimar’ is the language spoken by only four people who lives in a tiny village of Tripura. The Hindu Times reported that the language is in the brink of extinction. India is one of the most linguistically…

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    Court bans sale of UN chief’s biography

    The Seoul Western District Court has banned the sale of an “unauthorized revised edition” of the best-selling biography about U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon, upholding the original writer’s claim to copyright. On Monday, the court granted an injunction to Shin Woong-jin, author of “Study like a Fool, Dream like a Prodigy,”…

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  • Politics

    [India Report] Campaign called ‘Because I Am A Girl’ held in National Assembly

    Forbidden Entry For ‘Because I Am A Girl’ A group of school girls gathered Tuesday (July 17) in the precinct of the National Assembly building in Seoul, South Korea, for the promotion of a campaign of an organization. But, they were prevented from entering the National Assembly building, causing a little chaos in…

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  • ‘MB should do something to improve South-North relationship’

    A survey showed that some 60 percent of South Korean people are pessimistic about the improvement of relationship between South and North Korea next year as a result of regid attitude of Lee Myung-bak government toward the North in the last five years. The survey was conducted recently over the telephone by the  Hyundai Research…

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