Emirates Group announces $320 million profit
Dubai: The Emirates Group said its revenue for the first six months of 2019-20 was $14.5 billion, down 2% from $ 14.8 billion during the same period last year. This slight revenue decline was due mainly to planned capacity reductions during the 45-day Southern Runway closure at Dubai International airport (DXB), and unfavorable currency movements […]
Mahathir: If they do something not nice to us, we have to be un-nice to them
Bangkok: When Dr Mahathir Mohamad spoke at a dialogue session at the ASEAN Business and Investment Summit (ABIS) last Saturday on the sidelines of the just concluded 35th ASEAN Summit here, he called for the 10-ASEAN nations to speak with one voice on the global stage to avoid being bullied, by developed nations in particular. […]
South Korean ‘ajumma’ gain confidence with English
Seoul: “Hi everyone,” a middle-aged woman donning an emerald-colored ballroom gown and a fancy updo hairstyle chirped at hundreds of middle-aged and elderly women. “Hi,” the excited crowd echoed back. “Welcome to the 18th English Speech Contest of Ilsung Middle and High School. I’m Kim Hyun-ja, first grade of high school. I’m very glad to […]
U.S. ratchets up pressure on South Korea to jack up share of defense costs
Seoul: The United States is ramping up pressure on South Korea to sharply increase Seoul’s share of the expenses for stationing American troops here, apparently with an eye to expanding the scope of their cost-sharing deal to cover activities outside the peninsula. This week, James DeHart, the top U.S. negotiator in the allies’ defense cost-sharing […]
South Korea to turn key elite schools into general ones by 2025
Seoul: South Korea on Thursday announced a plan to transform three categories of elite high schools into general schools by 2025 to promote fairness in education and improve overall public education. The education ministry said autonomous private, foreign language and international high schools will be deprived of their status of greater autonomy in admission, financing […]
Moon requests continued support from OANA news agencies for Korea peace
Seoul: President Moon Jae-in asked Thursday for continued attention and support for the Korea peace process from Asia-Pacific news agencies, as he greeted their representatives at Cheong Wa Dae. “Peace on the Korean Peninsula is a starting point for achieving a peace community of co-prosperity,” Moon said in a meeting with the heads of 32 […]
South Korea deports two North Koreans accused of killing 16 fellow crew members
Seoul: South Korea deported two North Koreans back to the communist nation after learning that they killed 16 fellow crew members on their fishing boat and fled to the South, the unification ministry said Thursday. The two in their 20s were sent back to the North at around 3:10 p.m. through the truce village of […]
International marriages in South Korea up 8.5 pct in 2018
Sejong: The number of international marriages between a South Korean national and a foreigner rose 8.5 percent in 2018 from a year earlier, government data showed Wednesday. There were 23,773 international marriages last year, up 1,856 from 2017, according to the data by Statistics Korea. It marked the second straight year that the number of […]
Senior U.S. diplomat calls recent Moon-Abe meeting ‘encouraging’ sign
Seoul: The top American diplomat for East Asia on Wednesday described this week’s meeting between South Korean President Moon Jae-in and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe as an “encouraging” sign in fence-mending efforts between Seoul and Tokyo. Assistant Secretary of State David Stilwell made the remarks after paying courtesy calls on Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha […]
Inexorably approaching the retirement milestone
By Nasir Yousoff Contributor to AsiaN Kuala Lumpur: After serving this great organisation for some 37 years, 451 months and 13,505 days, the remaining 140 plus days before going into retirement seem so short, so negligible. Minus some 70 days of accumulated leave that I have to finish before retiring, the effective remaining days are […]
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