Voice of America: South Korea Tries New Approach to Reduce Suicides

Voice of America Voice of America is an international news and broadcast organization serving Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Russia, the Middle East and Balkan countries

South Korea Tries New Approach to Reduce Suicides Oct 2nd 2012, 11:22 South Korea has one of the highest rates of suicide in the developed world.  Now the government is trying a new approach to prevent people from taking their own lives. It only took a single generation for the country to go from an impoverished nation to one of the world's top economies. It is a fast paced society, where people have a hard time slowing down. Some observers say this rapid development is leaving many South Koreans feeling isolated and depressed.   Kim Hyun-chung, a ... Media files: 017656A8-0644-4304-8568-1FF86D14FEA9_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Voice of America: South Korea Tries New Approach to Reduce Suicides

Voice of America Voice of America is an international news and broadcast organization serving Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Russia, the Middle East and Balkan countries

South Korea Tries New Approach to Reduce Suicides Oct 2nd 2012, 11:22 South Korea has one of the highest rates of suicide in the developed world.  Now the government is trying a new approach to prevent people from taking their own lives. It only took a single generation for the country to go from an impoverished nation to one of the world's top economies. It is a fast paced society, where people have a hard time slowing down. Some observers say this rapid development is leaving many South Koreans feeling isolated and depressed.   Kim Hyun-chung, a ... Media files: 017656A8-0644-4304-8568-1FF86D14FEA9_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Voice of America: South Korea Tries New Approach to Reduce Suicides

Voice of America Voice of America is an international news and broadcast organization serving Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Russia, the Middle East and Balkan countries

South Korea Tries New Approach to Reduce Suicides Oct 2nd 2012, 11:22 South Korea has one of the highest rates of suicide in the developed world.  Now the government is trying a new approach to prevent people from taking their own lives. It only took a single generation for the country to go from an impoverished nation to one of the world's top economies. It is a fast paced society, where people have a hard time slowing down. Some observers say this rapid development is leaving many South Koreans feeling isolated and depressed.   Kim Hyun-chung, a ... Media files: 017656A8-0644-4304-8568-1FF86D14FEA9_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Voice of America: China to Shut Down Ai Weiwei's Art Firm

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China to Shut Down Ai Weiwei's Art Firm Oct 2nd 2012, 12:19 Chinese authorities plan to shut down the company founded by prominent artist and dissident Ai Weiwei. Ai's legal consultant Liu Xiaoyuan said in a blog post Tuesday local authorities are pulling the business license of Beijing Fake Cultural Development because it did not follow annual registration requirements. The company, which markets Ai's art, last week lost its final appeal against a $2.4 million tax evasion fine imposed by the Beijing tax bureau last year. His supporters ... Media files: 7D6C8460-2285-47F5-85C0-57B748F9D595_cx0_cy7_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Voice of America: Obama, Romney Make Final Debate Preparations

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Obama, Romney Make Final Debate Preparations Oct 2nd 2012, 12:23 U.S. President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney are spending Tuesday preparing for their first nationally televised debate of the 2012 presidential race.  After several days of preparation in his home state of Massachusetts, Romney arrived Monday in Denver, Colorado, the site of Wednesday's debate.  The former governor told cheering supporters the debate is about "something bigger" than whether he or the president outduel each other. "These ... Media files: 108D0D7C-2974-4153-9951-6A3A88AE61C5_cx0_cy3_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Voice of America: Amid Ongoing Conflict, Damascus School Carries On

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Amid Ongoing Conflict, Damascus School Carries On Oct 1st 2012, 15:56 Editor's Note: VOA's Elizabeth Arrott reported this story while escorted by a government-assigned official. Media files: F496E509-C7D1-431D-A541-0D5432474BB7_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Voice of America: Son of Sex Worker Struggles to Preserve Pakistan History

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Son of Sex Worker Struggles to Preserve Pakistan History Oct 1st 2012, 15:44 Ancient neighborhoods in Pakistan's bustling city Lahore are disappearing under the urban pressures of population growth and new construction. Painter and restaurant owner Iqbal Hussein, the son of a local prostitute, is struggling to preserve the art of a bygone era. House of treasures Tucked away in Iqbal Hussein's house are treasures of Lahore's history: doors big enough for an elephant to walk through, hand-carved balconies, Hindu statues. Many art pieces are from the now ... Media files: EEAB6C31-D6C7-439C-8FC0-21A0D21ACAD7_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Voice of America: Prayerful Nuns Produce Heavenly Cheese

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Prayerful Nuns Produce Heavenly Cheese Oct 1st 2012, 07:23 Every day, at Our Lady of the Angels Monastery in the foothills of Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains, the 13 resident nuns gather for prayer. Theirs is a simple Christian life of worship and meditation. The sisters also follow the Benedictine tradition of combining prayer with work. For the past 20 years, they've made their own version of Gouda, the flavorful cheese which originated in the Netherlands. Sister Barbara Smickel, who co-founded the monastery 25 years ago, says that ... Media files: 7EA38BB6-34FB-42E8-837A-206F9D6257E6_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Voice of America: Nigerian Activists Teach Sexual Rights, Awareness, Safety

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Nigerian Activists Teach Sexual Rights, Awareness, Safety Oct 1st 2012, 16:33 After attending the international AIDS conference in Washington, D.C., Nigerian youth leaders are trying hard to bring home and apply what they learned.  Many young men and women at a hotel in Abuja wear brightly colored badges made from condoms. Others wear strips of plastic condom packages safety-pinned to their shirts. While a colleague carefully tapes blue and pink fabric to a condom to complete another badge, Charles Onwuka, the Abuja program coordinator for activist group "Our ... Media files: 979F4D6F-83D1-4D04-AF14-DCAB9C2FA470_cx0_cy1_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Voice of America: New Bounty Offered for Anti-Islam Filmmaker

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New Bounty Offered for Anti-Islam Filmmaker Oct 1st 2012, 16:38 Another Pakistani politician has offered a bounty for the murder of the producer of a video that denigrates the Prophet Muhammad. During a rally in the northwestern city of Peshawar Monday, former Pakistani legislator Ikramullah Shahid said he would give $200,000 to anyone who killed the filmmaker. The low-budget video that was made in the United States was posted on the Internet and triggered world-wide protests by Muslims.  Shahid's offer comes after Pakistani Railway Minister ... Media files: D5AE0C61-4194-4A72-87F3-589CB24230C4_cx0_cy1_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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