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East Asia
“Trust, verification, and engaging storytelling remain”
New media may change the way we deliver content and the need for engagement of the audience, but trust, verification, and engaging storytelling are here to stay. ‘Arirang-KF Global Media Forum: Bridging the Divide’ co-hosted by Arirang TV and the Korea Foundation on Feb. 21-24, brought media people together to discuss the…
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World
Obama flies for another success
*Artist Essam Azouz, an Egyptian, has more than thirty years of practical experience in the field of fine arts, painting, drawing and graphic design. He also has great experience in publishing, set design for theater, graphic illustration in modern art, and book cover design. He worked for many years in…
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East Asia
Abe arrives at Andrews Air Force Base for summit talks with Obama
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, arrives at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013. The Japanese prime minister will meet with President Barack Obama on Friday. <AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta>
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South East Asia
Multinational military drill “Cobra Gold” held in Sukhothai, Thailand
Two MV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircrafts is seen during the Cobra Gold exercise in Sukhothai, Thailand, Feb. 21, 2013. The 11-day multinational military exercise ended on Thursday. An estimated 13,000 servicemen from seven countries were participating in the Cobra Gold exercise, including those from Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, the…
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South East Asia
U.S. Deputy Secretary of State talks with Cambodian FM over human rights
Cambodian deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Hor Namhong (L) shakes hands with visiting U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor Michael Posner during their meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Feb. 19, 2013. The United States said on Tuesday that they wanted to see the participation…
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South East Asia
Philippine activists protest destruction of coral reef by a U.S. minesweeper in Manila
A Filipino protester wears a headband with a sea turtle and a slogan during a rally near the U.S. Embassy in Manila, Philippines on Monday, Feb. 18, 2013. Activists protested the alleged destruction of the coral reef by the USS Guardian, a U.S. minesweeper, which ran aground off Tubbataha Reef,…
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Culture
Fine Art Ukraine 2013 opens at Kiev Art Center
A visitor takes photos of a painting during Fine Art Ukraine 2013, a contemporary art exhibition, which opens at the Kiev’s art center Mystetskyi Arsenal on Feb. 14, 2013. For the fourth time, Fine Art Ukraine traditionally demonstrates the wide spectrum of contemporary visual arts — painting, graphics, sculpture, and…
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South Asia
“One Billion Rising” camaign to end violence against women held in India
Activists perform a dance in an event to support “One Billion Rising” global campaign in New Delhi, India, Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013. Flashmobs, rallies with singing and dancing were organized across the country as part of the campaign, timed to coincide with Valentine’s Day, to bring an end to violence…
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East Asia
Ban Ki-moon, John Kerry hold joint press conference at the State Department
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon speaks to reporters during a joint news conference with Secretary of State John Kerry, Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013, at the State Department in Washington. Secretary of State John Kerry, accompanied by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, speaks to reporters during their joint news conference at…
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East Asia
South Korean Foreign Minister meets U.N. Secretary General to discuss North Korea’s nuclear test
In this Feb. 12, 2013 photo provided by the United Nations, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade of the Republic of Korea, Kim Sung-hwan, left, shakes hands with U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon at U.N. Headquarters in New York. The Repulic of Korea holds the rotating presidency of the Security…
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