JP\/12\/K05<\/p>\n
Silat makes debut at Busan Asiad<\/p>\n
BUSAN, South Korea: Pencak silat martial arts, native to
\nSoutheast Asian countries, made its debut at the Busan 2002 Asian
\nGames, although the medals will not be counted in the final medal
\ntally.<\/p>\n
In a bid to be included in the Doha 2006 Asiad, the
\nInternational Pencak Silat Federation (Persilat) is holding a
\ntwo-day Pencak Silat Sport Cultural Event at the Pusan University
\nof Foreign Studies gymnasium.<\/p>\n
Opened by organizing committee chairman Kim Soo-il on
\nSaturday, the event featured pesilat from eight countries:
\nIndonesia, Japan, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, South
\nKorea, Thailand and Vietnam.--JP<\/p>\n
South Korea: A nation of readers<\/p>\n
BUSAN, South Korea: South Korea is known as one of the most
\nadvanced nations in the world with its leading information
\ntechnology and manufacturing industries.<\/p>\n
This may be attributed to the fact that the South Koreans like
\nto spend their spare time reading books. It is not surprising to
\nsee Koreans reading books during their journey on the subway.<\/p>\n
The Busan subway company provides shelves of books at each
\nsubway station to give its passengers something to read on the
\nway.<\/p>\n
More surprisingly, at least for Indonesians, none of the books
\nhave a single page missing. This is contrary to the books in
\nIndonesia's libraries where quite often one or more pages are
\nmissing from every book.--JP<\/p>\n
Changchun to host 2007 Winter Asiad<\/p>\n
BUSAN, South Korea: The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) has
\nnamed the Chinese city of Changchun as the host for the sixth
\nWinter Asian Games in 2007.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, the seventh Winter Asiad will be held in the
\nLebanese capital of Beirut in 2009.<\/p>\n
The decisions were made during the OCA's executive meeting on
\nThursday here.<\/p>\n
The Japanese town of Aomori will host the fifth Winter Asiad
\nnext February.<\/p>\n
In other developments, the OCA agreed to grant the newly
\nindependent country of East Timor full membership once all the
\nnecessary documents were submitted to the OCA.--JP<\/p>\n
Athletes partying, not missing: Officials<\/p>\n
BUSAN, South Korea: Eight Nepalese Asian Games athletes who
\nhad been reported missing have been found - partying at a popular
\nBusan beach.<\/p>\n
The Nepalese team had reported them missing Thursday, but
\nSouth Korean police found them Friday at Haeundae beach, site of
\nthe beach volleyball competition, said Ramesh Khanal, a team
\nofficial.<\/p>\n
\"We are hoping they will come back and apologize,\" Khanal said
\nSaturday. \"We are keeping our fingers crossed.\"<\/p>\n
The athletes, originally scheduled to return home Friday, had
\nasked for an extended stay. But they left the Games Village
\nwithout waiting for a decision from team officials, Khanal said.<\/p>\n
Khanal said police cannot force a return to the team by the
\nathletes, who are accredited for the games until the end of the
\nmonth. The games end Oct. 14.--AP<\/p>",
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