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LinkAsia News: 2/3/12
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(LinkAsia: February 3, 2012) This week on LinkAsia, Fukushima's fallout hits crops hard, a dangerous cadmium spill threatens millions in southern China, and a Pakistani TV host's stunt gets her...

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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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Wealth Gap Rising Sharply in China
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(LinkAsia: February 3, 2012) China, much like the United States, is coming to grips with rapidly growing income inequality. Contributor David Bandurski reports from China, where economic reforms have stalled...

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Millions Affected by Southern China Cadmium Spill
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(LinkAsia: February 3, 2012) Eight executives are behind bars, and cities in Guangxi province are in a race against time to contain the spread of drinking water contaminated by cadmium...

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Stories from the World's Largest Human Migration
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(LinkAsia Bulletin: January 31, 2012) Chunyun, China's Spring Festival travel season, is often called the world's largest annual human migration, as millions of Chinese return home for the holidays. LinkAsia...

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LinkAsia News: 1/27/12
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(LinkAsia: January 27, 2012) This week on LinkAsia, host Yul Kwon's exclusive interview with the lawyer of jailed South Korean tweeter Park Jung-geun, cultural tensions mount between residents of China's...

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China's Fireworks Bans Attempt a Safer New Year
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(LinkAsia: January 27, 2012) Many Chinese cities have enacted bans on fireworks use during Chinese New Years in response to wide-spread injuries. The reaction to the bans has been plenty...

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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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Tensions Rise Between Hong Kong and Mainland China Residents
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(LinkAsia: January 27, 2012) Peking University professor Kong Qindong is under fire for comments he made about Hong Kong residents in response to a video posted online of a fight...

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LinkAsia News: 1/20/12
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(LinkAsia: January 20, 2012) This week on LinkAsia, South Korea and China brace for Iranian oil sanctions, India deals with its own internet censorship fight, Pakistan's Supreme Court targets its...

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Gold Rush Grips Chinese Shoppers as New Year Approaches
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(LinkAsia: January 20, 2012) As the Year of Dragon draws near, Chinese shoppers are enamored more than ever by gold. Investors too are eyeing it as a stable commodity in...

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LinkAsia News: 1/13/12
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(LinkAsia: January 13, 2012) This week on LinkAsia, Yul Kwon talks free speech with the host of South Korea's most popular podcast, Pakistan's president is hit with a scandal straight...

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Spring Festival Travel Rush Hits China
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(LinkAsia: January 13, 2012) In China, 230 million people are expected to travel by rail for the upcoming Spring Festival. A new online ticketing system is being launched just in...

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Killed Him a Bear When He Was Only Three
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(LinkAsia: January 13, 2012) Albert Einstein. Leonardo da Vinci. Kim Jong-un? According to North Korean TV, the 20-something Jong-un is "a genius among geniuses." And state media has been busy...

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