Category: Politics
The Death of Kim Jong Il: Now What?
After 17 years at the helm of North Korea, the Dear Leader is no more, and suddenly we are faced with a reality on which so much “contingency planning” has […]
Power shift to Asia: no need to panic
On Feb. 15, just as Chinese Vice-President Xi Jinping arrived in the United States for a four-day visit, U.S. President Barack Obama told an audience of American workers in Milwaukee: […]
Korea-US FTA to take effect on March 15
The free trade agreement between Korea and the United States (KORUS FTA) will go into effect on March 15, six years after the two countries kicked off talks on the […]
Park Chung-hee memorial hall opens amid dispute
Park Geun-hye, right, interim emergency committee leader of the ruling Saenuri Party, looks at a giant black-and-white photograph of her late father, President Park Chung-hee, on display at a memorial […]
Kim Jong-un likely to grab key titles in April
North Korea will convene a rare conference of its ruling Workers’ Party in April, its state media said Monday, during which analysts expect the Stalinist state will cement the power […]
More Assets for Assembly v More Debts for Public
Korean lawmakers have 2.9 billion won (approx. 2.6 million USD) on average Every two out of three Members of the National Assembly of Korea have increased wealth over the past […]
Mr Ban Ki-moon, Show Your Strong Leadership
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon outlined a series of actions he believes the global community must take over the next five years to build “the future we want”. Mr Ban presented […]
Russia to suspend children adoption by U.S. citizens
The Russian Foreign Ministry on Saturday signaled that Moscow may temporarily suspend adoption of Russian children by U.S. citizens following a series of mistreatment allegedly committed by American adoptive parents. […]
Maldives assure safety for tourists
Former Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed (2nd, R Front) gestures during a rally in Male, the capital of Maldive, on Feb. 11, 2012. (Xinhua/Che Hongliang) Ending a week of political turmoil, […]
Aung San Suu Kyi campaigns for parliamentary by-elections
Aung San Suu Kyi, leader of Myanmar ‘s opposition National League for Democracy (NLD), on Saturday started parliamentary by-election campaign in her constituency. Suu Kyi is to contest in Kawhmu […]