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Filipino Muslims Attend Prayer To Observe Eid Al-Adha Festival At Mosque Near Manila

Filipino Muslims walk back to their homes after attending a prayer at the Blue Mosque in Taguig city, east of Manila, Philippines to commemorate an Islamic festival known as Eid al-Adha Friday Oct. 26, 2012. Muslims all over the world commemorate the Eid al-Adha or the willingness of Abraham to…
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South East Asia

[The AsiaN Video for Indonesian] Afrika Menginginkan Bantuan Lebih Dari Korea

Halo! Saya Meidyana Rayana dari Indonesia. Berikut berita mengenai hubungan Afrika dan Korea Selatan. Para peserta Forum Korea-Afrika ketiga mengadopsi Deklarasi Seoul untuk meningkatkan bantuan pembangunan Korea di benua dan rencan spesifik untuk mempererat kerjasama. Dalam deklarasi tersebut, Korea berjanji untuk meningkatkan bantuan yang tidak mengikat bagi Negara-negara Afrika untuk…
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Annual Paung-Daw-Oo Pagoda Festival Celebrated In Inlay Lake, Southern Myanmar

Ethnic Innthar people row a long boat by legs as they celebrate the annual Paung-Daw-Oo pagoda festival in Inlay Lake, Southern Shan State, Myanmar, on Sunday, Oct. 21, 2012. Buddhist devotees transport Buddha statues on a barge, back, as they celebrate the annual Paung-Daw-Oo pagoda festival in Inlay Lake, Southern…
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South East Asia

Aquino rating back to ‘very good’ +62

Philippine Daily Inquirer –The Aquino administration’s net satisfaction rating bounced back to a “very good” net satisfaction rating of plus 62, gaining 18 points from the preceding quarter’s “good” net rating of plus 44, results of the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey showed. The survey, which used face-to-face interviews…
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[The AsiaN Video for Indonesian] Korea Utara Berusaha Mengatasi Inflasi

Halo! Saya Meidyana Rayana dari Indonesia. Berikut adalah berita mengenai perekonomian Korea Utara. Menurut seorang pakar, Korea Utara tampak sulit menghadapi inflasi, salah satu yang terberat dalam upaya untuk mengembangkan ekonominya. Pakar tersebut yang baru saja kembali dari yongyang, mengatakan bahwa gaji telah dinaikkan untuk menghadapai harga yang meningkat dan…
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[The AsiaN Video for Indonesian] Pihak Militer Dikecam Mempolitisasi Pengajaran Akan Grup-Grup Pro-Korea Utara

Halo! Saya Meidyana Rayana dari Indonesia. Berikut berita mengenai berita dalam negeri Korea Selatan. Para pembuat kebijakan mengkritik pihak militer atas pendidikan yang dianggap bias terhadap gerakan Pro- Korea Utara di Korea Selatan. Mengatakan bahwa mereka membuat komentar yant tidak pantas mengenai calon presiden liberal. Ahn Gyu Baek dari dari…
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East Asia

New Chinese Consulate General Inaugurated In Khon Kaen, Thailand

Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Xie Hangsheng (2nd L), Deputy Permanent Secretary of Thai Foreign Ministry Nuttawudh Photisaro (C) and guests attend the inauguration ceremony of China’s new consulate general in Khon Kaen, northeastern Thailand, Oct. 23, 2012. China officially opened a new consulate general in Khon Kaen in northeastern Thailand…
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Cambodian King Thanks Buddhist Monks Praying For His Deceased Father Sihanouk

Cambodia’s King Norodom Sihamoni, right, greets Buddhist monks in front of the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012. Sihamoni and his mother, Queen Monineath on Tuesday visited mourners gathered in front of the Royal Palace from across the country to pay tribune to their former king…
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East Asia

Korea 8th in business environment

Korea ranked eighth on the ease of doing business list this year, unchanged from a year ago, remaining in the top-10 list for two consecutive years, the finance ministry and the World Bank said Tuesday. The country was second in terms of enforcing contracts, showing that its judicial system provides…
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South East Asia

[Indonesia Report] Hallyu Wave in Indonesia seems to continue enjoying popularity

Some music critics in Indonesia predicted the Hallyu Wave would be over soon, but it doesn’t seem to be correct. After Mblaq’s successful concert in their tour of “The Blaq” in Jakarta, capital of Indonesia, on June this year, Indonesian Hallyu fans were also entertained by another Korean Boy Band, Big…
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