Egyptian President Morsi greets his Iranian counterpart Ahmadinejad in Cairo
A handout picture released by the Egyptian presidency shows Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi (R) greets Qatari Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani in Cairo, capital of Egypt, on Feb. 6, 2013. Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi urged Wednesday all Syrian opposition factions to unite to solve the Syrian crisis. A handout picture released by the Egyptian […]
Malala Shot By Taliban For Promoting Women’s Education Thanks People Who Supported Her Through Video
In this Jan. 22 2013 photo released by Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham England Monday Feb. 4 2013, fifteen-year-old Malala Yousefzai reads get well cards. The Pakistani girl shot by the Taliban on Oct. 9 2012 has made her first video statement since she was nearly killed, released Monday, saying she is recovering. Speaking clearly but […]
Human Right Activist Arrives In Los Angeles After Being Freed From Detainment In Ho Chi Minh City
Human rights activist Nguyen Quoc Quan greets with his supporters after his arrival at the Los Angeles International Airport from Vietnam on Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013, in Los Angeles. Nguyen has been released after being detained since April 17, 2012 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Human rights activist Nguyen Quoc Quan speaks during a […]
O-hyun, a great Korean monk, depicts his enlightment through his poems
We were eager to meet the great Korean monk in his reception room, when he entered with a bald head, and a bold smile. Shaking hand with him gave me a touch of the human aspect in Mr. Cho O-hyun, but listening to him added the divine side of that far-off saint. The wise man […]
U.S. Envoy For NK Shakes Hands With His Japanese Counterpart In Tokyo
U.S. envoy for North Korea Glyn Davies, left, poses with his Japanese counterpart Shinsuke Sugiyama prior to their talks at Sugiyama’s office in Tokyo on Monday, Jan. 28, 2013. Davies was in Tokyo on a four-day visit. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un convened top security and foreign affairs officials and ordered them to take […]
President Lee Myung-bak Talks With Aung San Suu Kyi At The Blue House In Seoul
Myanmar’s opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, center, is greeted by Myanmarese who lives in South Korea upon her arrival at Incheon International Airport in Incheon, west of Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Jan. 28, 2013. Suu Kyi arrived in South Korea for her five-days trip to attend the opening ceremony of the 2013 Pyeongchang Special […]
Korean ‘Paul Potts’ will go to college next month
Korea’s Paul Potts, Choi Sung-bong, will enter college next month. Choi was the runner-up in Korea’s Got Talent in 2011, a local version of the audition program Britain’s Got Talent. He will enter as a freshman at the Department of Culture and Arts Management at Kyung Hee Cyber University. The singer became famous after his […]
Canada: South Korea’s underestimated friend
The head of a Seoul-based group called on the governments of South Korea and Canada to forge a stronger partnership, saying their bilateral relationship is underutilized. Rhee Tshang-chu, president of the Korean Global Foundation (KGF), noted that the significance of this relationship has been understated probably because the two Koreas are technically at war, prompting […]
South Korean violinist Jenny Bae enchants her global fans
On their theater of dreams in (Old Trafford) the fans of Manchester United football club, sing for glory. They used to chant for the players in the historic stadium of Manchester city, England. But the South Korean violinist Jenny Bae, who brought the tunes of blue skies and white clouds, to the green rectangle in […]
SNU professor to become dean at Ethiopian university
Lee Moo-ha, professor at Seoul National University’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, is to become the dean of the School of Agriculture at Adama Science and Technology University in Ethiopia. The 65-year-old professor, who will leave for Ethiopia on Jan. 29, will serve as a professor to the university for two years. He will […]
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