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South Korean Police Get Tough on Hazing
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(LinkAsia Bulletin, February 8, 2012) As graduation season approaches, South Korean police have increased penalties for hazing rituals and student pranks. Charges range from assault to sex crimes, and students...
Mosaic News - 02/08/12: World News From The Middle East [VIDEO]
US and Philippines to Ramp Up Military Alliance
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(LinkAsia: February 3, 2012) Defense ties between the United States and the Philippines are deepening, many say in order to counteract China's dominance in the South China Sea. The Asia...

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South Korean Jailed for Tweeting
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(LinkAsia: January 27, 2012) Twenty-three-year-old Park Jung-geun was recently arrested as a "North Korean sympathizer" under the controversial National Security Law for tweeting "pro-enemy" messages. LinkAsia host Yul Kwon spoke...

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Counterfeit Pastor Scandal Rocks Korea
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(LinkAsia: January 27, 2012) An investigation has uncovered an underground ring of forged academic degrees from seminaries and fake qualifications, sold to aspiring pastors for around USD$40,000. Broadcaster: MBC

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Mosaic News - 01/30/12: World News From The Middle East [VIDEO]
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Yemen's Air Force demands ouster of Saleh's brother as their commander, Syrian regime tightens security around Damascus as rebels approach the capital, Moroccans demand "genuine reforms" in fresh Casablanca protests,...

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South Korea's Stake in the Strait of Hormuz
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(LinkAsia: January 27, 2012) Over 85 percent of South Korea's crude oil imports come through the straight of Hormuz. Its closure would mean the price per barrel would double, devastating...

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Social Media Unleashed for South Korean Election
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(LinkAsia: January 20, 2012) South Korea's National Election Commission has made it legal for candidates to take to the web to campaign in the lead up to the April 11th...

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South Korea Struggles With Specter of Iran Oil Sanctions
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(LinkAsia: January 20, 2012) With Iranian oil accounting for nearly 10 percent of its imports, South Korea is struggling with the possibility of having to find other sources if proposed...

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Aung San Suu Kyi Allowed on Ballot in Myanmar
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(LinkAsia: January 20, 2012) In another sign of increasing openness from the ruling junta, Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi will be allowed to run in an April election...

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Mosaic News - 01/18/12: World News From The Middle East [VIDEO]
A Scandal-Mired Attack on Free Speech
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(LinkAsia: January 13, 2012) Host of the hit South Korean podcast "I'm a Petty-Minded Creep" Kim Ou-joon speaks with LinkAsia about his co-host Chung Bong-ju's imprisonment, President Lee Myung-bak's stock...
Kim Jong-un's Birthday Documentary
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(LinkAsia Bulletin, January 9, 2012) North Korea marked Kim Jong-un's first birthday as Supreme Leader with a documentary broadcast on state television, showing him riding horses, driving tanks, and portraying...
South Korea Presents Post-Kim Jong-il Policy
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(LinkAsia Bulletin, January 9, 2012) South Korea's Minister of Unification Ryu Woo-ik and President Lee Myung-bak believe that stability on the peninsula is paramount, and welcome the possibility of returning...

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Unpacking North Korea's New Year's Message
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(LinkAsia: January 6, 2012) In the first New Year's message since the death of Kim Jong-il, North Korea's ruling Workers' Party acknowledged the country's economic woes and food shortages. Broadcaster:...

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