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    ‘1965 treaty didn’t settle all issues’

    Japan’s accountability for occupation remains outstanding This is the third of a series of interviews regarding how Japan should take responsibility for its colonial rule in Korea; and the 1965 Treaty on Basic Relations between Republic of Korea and Japan ― ED. A Japanese expert on Korea-Japan relations said Tokyo’s…

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    Taxi Drivers Go On Strike In South Korea

    Some 20,000 taxi drivers stage a rally against the government in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, June 20, 2012. Hundreds of thousands of taxi drivers staged a one-day, nationwide strike Wednesday, demanding the government cut fuel prices and hike fares.<AP/NEWSis> news@theasian.asia

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  • No plan to raise retirement age in China

    BEIJING, June 20 (Xinhua) — The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security said Wednesday that there is no immediate plan to raise the retirement age. The ministry has conducted studies on raising the retirement age and submitted proposals to central authorities, but these studies do not mean that an…

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    Asian scholars discuss ways to enhance exchange

    YANTAI – The 2nd International Conference on Social Development in East Asian Countries was held at Shandong University of Business and Technolgy (SUBT) here on June 15-17 amid attendance of about 30 noted sociologists from South Korea, Japan and China. Yantai is a port city in Shandong Peninsula, eastern China,…

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    Governors call for tiny cars specially designed for elderly drivers

    FUKUOKA — An association consisting mainly of 36 governors is supporting the development of extra small two-seat vehicles designed for the aged. The governors represent prefectures with areas where the lack of fully developed mass transit systems means that elderly people need to drive. The association, established in May 2009…

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  • Painless liver test introduced in Nepal

    KATHMANDU, June 19 (Xinhua) — Nepal’s National Reference Laboratory has introduced a new service “fibro scan” to measure the stiffness of the liver without following any painful procedure or surgery, local media reported on Tuesday. Until now, the stiffness of liver used to be measured by conducting biopsy and histopathological…

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  • Obama-Saudi King discuss mutual interest

    U.S. President Barack Obama on Thursday called Saudi King Abdullah to discuss “a range of issues of mutual interest.” “The two leaders reaffirmed the strong and enduring bilateral relationship between the United States and Saudi Arabia, and discussed a range of issues of mutual interest as part of their ongoing…

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  • Egypt court clears way for Shafiq to contest run-off

    The Supreme Constitutional Court of Egypt has formally ruled that former Mubarak-era Prime Minister, Ahmed Shafiq, can go ahead and compete in the upcoming presidential run-off election against Muslim Brotherhood candidate, Mohammed Mursi. The court’s decision was made after judges considered the controversial Political Disenfranchisement Law, which could have seen…

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    Russia Rejects U.S. Allegations on Arms Deliveries to Syria

    Russia dismissed on Wednesday claims by U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton that it was selling attack helicopters to Syria and accused the United States of arming rebels fighting against the rule of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. “We are completing right now the implementation of contracts that were signed and…

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  • Pentagon okays chopper reinforcements for Korea

    The U.S. government has approved a plan to deploy an additional attack-reconnaissance helicopter squadron in South Korea in response to the growing security threats from North Korea, a spokeswoman for the United States Forces Korea (USFK) said Thursday. “The squadron is already authorized, just not on hand,” USFK spokeswoman Jennifer…

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