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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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Society

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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Society

[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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Society

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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Society

Suh vs. Oh

KAIST chief rejects board chairman’s call for resignation KAIST President Suh Nam-pyo rejected calls from the school’s board to resign voluntarily Monday, claiming the demand was a politically motivated attempt masterminded by senior education officials who dislike him. He criticized the board’s Chairman Oh Myung for leading the move to…
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Society

[India Report] India, neighboring nations need to curb population

India and its surrounding countries like, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka are so similar in culture and climatic conditions that the region is sometimes called the Indian sub-continent. Though Sri Lanka was never a part of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh are the countries which were once included in India but at…
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Bihar has more phones than toilets

KOLKATA, India, July 16 (Xinhua) — More than half of the population of the eastern Indian state of Bihar live below the poverty line and have no toilets but around 56 percent of families have either a mobile or landline telephone. It is a paradox that while the state has…
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Society

[Indonesia Report] 7 billion world population: Is it boon or bane?

A century ago, world population was just about a billion. In October last year, it reached 7 billion in total. This rapid grow could be a celebration for some or a disaster for others living together on this planet. People around the world celebrated the birth of the world’s seven billionth baby. Mass…
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