Asia

Audit planned for Jeongsu Foundation in South Korea

The Jeongsu Scholarship Foundation, which some suspect is controlled by Rep. Park Geun-hye of the ruling Saenuri Party, will undergo…

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Talks with NK won’t come until after U.S. presidential election

Andrei Nikolaevich Lankov Russia, Attended Kim Il-sung University, PhD in Korean History, Leningrad State University, Professor at Australian National University(1996),…

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India, neighboring nations need to curb population

Sudhanya Ghosh India, Intern Reporter, Bachelor of Law at University of Calcutta India and its surrounding countries like, Pakistan, Bangladesh,…

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To Aid Afghanistan, Offer Less Aid

Giuliano Battiston KABUL, Jul 16 (IPS)  – It is customary to focus on the amount of money the international community…

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Archaic Laws Stymie HIV/AIDS Work in Sri Lanka

Feizal Samath COLOMBO, Jul 16 (IPS)  – Sri Lanka has long enjoyed a low 0.1 percent HIV prevalence but, as…

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Koreans in Seoul protest against Japan over women sex slavery

By Chhay Sophal Seoul, South Korea (26 June 2012): A group of Korean citizens gathered on Monday in front of…

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North Korean Youth Need Freedom

Chhay Sophal Seoul, South Korea (25 June, 2012): North Korean young defectors have reviewed their lives several years ago in…

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Earth Summits Fail Biodiversity in India

Kanya DAlmeida Jun 21 (IPS)  – Heads of state and governments are meeting in Rio de Janeiro this week to…

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Ashfaq Yusufzai PESHAWAR, Pakistan (IPS)  – “I joined the Taliban six years ago but deserted them last year because I…

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U.S.: Asians Surpass Hispanics as Fastest-Growing Immigrant Group

Jim Lobe, Ethan Freedman WASHINGTON, Jun 20 (IPS)  – Asia has surpassed Latin America as the largest source of new…

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