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A book detailing what happened under Khmer Rouge published in Cambodia
PHNOM PENH — A Cambodian journalist on Thursday launches his new book on the Khmer Rouge aiming to provide the Khmer Rouge Tribunal extra information on the serious child rights violation during the Democratic Kampuchea rule in 1975-79 when some 2 million people died of murder, torture, starvation, sickness, and…
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Post-1990s generation marches into Chinese society
BEIJING, July 5 (Xinhua) — Chinese adults have a wide variety of opinions on the “jiulinghou,” or “post-1990s” generation, finding it difficult to understand the unintelligible slang, bizarre hairstyles and erratic behavior of children born after that year. But with the first group of post-1990s kids graduating from Chinese universities…
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‘Dokdo is Korean territory’
Participants and winners of the 3rd International Dokdo Essay Contest said Thursday that “Dokdo belongs to Korea and there is no doubt that Japan’s claims over the rocky islets are illegitimate.” During an awards ceremony held in Seoul, Audwin Wilkinson, Gold Prize winner of the annual contest, stressed that Korea…
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Drinking in parks to be banned
Seoul City is pushing for a ban on drinking alcohol in public parks starting next year, in an effort to curb crimes committed by people who become intoxicated. The city requested to the Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs to change regulations on city parks last month to prohibit…
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President’s former aide queried
Rep. Chung faces allegations of taking bribes to fund 2007 presidential campaign Chung Doo-un, a three-term lawmaker of the ruling Saenuri Party, was questioned over bribery allegations Thursday with attention being focused on whether the prosecutors’ move will open a Pandora’s box on illegal campaign funds raised during the 2007…
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Pro-NK activist nabbed for unauthorized trip
Investigators on Thursday raided the office of a pro-North Korean organization which illegally sent a delegate to Pyongyang in March on the occasion marking the 100th day after the death of the North’s leader Kim Jong-il. Ro Su-hui, vice chairman of the Seoul-based organization, the South Headquarters of the Pan-national…
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Jeju naval base plan ruled lawful
The Supreme Court ruled in favor of the military Thursday to continue construction of a naval base on Jeju Island. It overturned a lower court ruling that the initial base construction plan, approved by the Ministry of National Defense in 2009, was invalid because it was pushed without a proper…
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[India Report] Former Indian cabinet ministers charged for scam in housing project
The former Chief Minister of Maharastra Mr.Ashok Chavan and thirteen others were reported to have been charged by CBI(Central Bureau of Investigation) in relation to the Adarsh scam, according to some influential Indian newspapers Wednesday (July 4, 2012). The Adarsh Scam is a housing society scam which was originated in the state of Mumbai in the Colaba…
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Over 100,000 Chinese children adopted overseas in last 30 years
BEIJING, July 4 (Xinhua) — More than 100,000 Chinese-born orphans and children with physical disabilities have been adopted by overseas parents over the last 30 years, a government official said Wednesday. Overseas adoption has become an important channel through which to find homes for orphaned and disabled children, said Minister…
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Pilots from downed Turkish jet found dead, military says
The bodies of two pilots who had been reported missing after Syrian forces downed a Turkish military jet on June 22 have been located in the Mediterranean Sea, the General Staff has said. The General Staff said in a statement posted online on Wednesday that the bodies of Capt. Gökhan…
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