Warmer politics expected in Bangladesh after Eid festival
DHAKA – Bangladesh politics is likely to get warmer by September after the Eid-ul-fitr, the greatest festival in the Muslim majority country. As the opposition is planning for tougher political campaign, the government is trying to get the house in order amidst wide charges of corruption allegations, and the task of pursuing the war crime trial […]
N. Korean school wants professors from South
An elite university in North Korea funded by outside groups hopes South Korean professors will be allowed to join its staff despite thorny cross-border ties, its chancellor said recently. Park Chan-mo, the Korean-American chancellor of Pyongyang University of Science and Technology (PUST), said the North would welcome the professors, as they would help the school […]
Radio show sends pop songs to N. Korea
A South Korean radio music show has a mission of using English pop songs to deliver the message of freedom to North Koreans. “Our target audience is people inside North Korea,” Ohh Soon-wha, producer of “Pops Freedom” on the state broadcaster KBS, told The Korea Times, Tuesday. “We’re trying to spread the value of freedom […]
Is China-style reform afoot in NK?
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un made a splash this month by attending a concert featuring the American classic “My Way” in a surprising embrace of Western culture. Indeed, the twenty-something’s recent moves suggest he is following his own path. He raised eyebrows again this week when state media revealed the identity of his wife, Ri […]
‘China tortured activist with electric shocks’
Rep. Ha Tae-kyung of the ruling Saenuri Party disclosed Friday that Kim Young-hwan, freed last week after 114 days in a detention center in China, was tortured with electric shocks during his internment, citing Kim as his source. The reported human rights abuses of Kim and three other Korean activists while in China have become […]
Red light blinks for Park’s presidential bid
Rep. Park Geun-hye of the ruling Saenuri Party has been considered an unbeatable presidential candidate with strong results in public opinion polls since 2007. The general belief, however, is now being put to the test. The daughter of the late President Park Chung-hee is losing ground after ratings of Ahn Cheol-soo, a Seoul National University […]
‘NK Army chief fired for defiant attitudes’
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un recently dismissed the reclusive regime’s Army chief for his refusal to cooperate in a move to tighten his grip on the North’s military, a ruling party lawmaker said Thursday, citing information provided by the country’s spy agency. “Gen. Ri Yong-ho appears to have been forced to step down for his […]
NK leader fast cementing hold on leadership
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has asserted his leadership style with more speed than expected, analysts said Thursday, amid a series of moves aimed to build his personality cult. From attending a concert featuring Disney and other icons of American culture to the surprise acknowledgment of his 2010 marriage, watchers say Kim has been busy […]
2 trouble-hit lawmakers to stay in leftist party
The plan to expel two trouble-hit lawmakers of the minor Unified Progressive Party (UPP) was foiled Thursday. Only six out of 13 UPP legislators voted in favor of the move at a party meeting. The leftist party will inevitably face a backlash from the public as the results showed the minor party’s members turned a […]
Presidential hopeful calls for S-N coalition
Park Joon-yung, a presidential contender of the main opposition party, has expressed his desire to form a coalition government with North Korea, should he win the upcoming presidential election. “I believe South and North Korea will be able to enter the first stage of unification on the assumption that the two seek economic cooperation with […]
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