Author: Oh Ryong
Singapore is Asia’s safest place to be born and to be mother
1 million babies die the day they’re born, Save the Children reports A baby’s birth day is the most dangerous day of life with more than one million babies dead in […]
Gaeseong turns out failure in opening N. Korea
The Gaeseong Industrial Complex, being the most recent issue at stake, was the subject of conversation but turns out a failure in leading North Korea to an open country, Kurt […]
Malala supports football match for ‘peace’ initiative
A ‘peace’ football match, launched by Pakistani student activist Malala Yousafzai who was shot by the Taliban while defending the right to women’s education, has been organized for coming September, […]
Buddha’s lamp carried to Korea to ease tensions
The ‘peace lamp’ kindled in the Buddha’s birthplace Lumbini has been travelling to the nuclear crisis-ridden Korean Peninsula. Nepali President Ram Baran Yadav and the Buddhist community of Lumbini presented […]
Yunus given honorable US Medal
The microfinance pioneer and Bangladeshi Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus received the Congressional Gold Medal, the highest civilian award of the United States, in recognition of his efforts toward combating global […]
World Condemns Boston Marathon Bombings
Leaders from around the world including countries wracked by violence targeting civilians in Asia are condemning the twin bombings at the Boston Marathon, which killed three people and wounded more […]
Bird flu spreads to central China
The total number of cases of humans infected with bird flu in China has reached 60 and it is spreading to the central region. Eleven new cases of H7N9 bird […]
Taiwan sets to manage Korean risks
To cushion the blow of possible Korean Peninsula fallout on its economy and trade, Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) has readied a package of countermeasures, according to an MOEA […]
China’s growth forecast higher at 8.2%
Robust recovery of China and India boosts growth in ASEAN countries Economic Growth in emerging Asia is expected to show robust expansion this year, thanks to a recovery in big […]
Boao Forum claims to be ‘Asia’s Davos’
Chinese President Xi talks of peace, openness and common development Asia has become a major growth engine for the world economy but needs to transform its development model, Chinese President […]