[Nigeria Report] Photo-journalists attacked repeatedly in Lagos
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Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State Monday (Aug. 20) assured the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) that justice would be done over the recent assault on two photo-journalists in the state the Nigerian Guardian reported. The Guardian reported that he gave the assurance at Alausa, Ikeja, while addressing the protesting members of the state NUJ. The governor, who […]
Cash-strapped
Kakao Talk, Line struggling to find revenue models Social networking services (SNS) have cropped up like mushroom in Korea, but many have soon perished or lost their ground for a lack of solid and sustainable revenue model. The country’s leading SNS providers such as Cyworld, Kakao Talk, Line, and, My People, have tried hard to […]
New monument set up on Dokdo
Stone symbolizes Korea’s sovereignty over easternmost islets Korea installed a monument on Dokdo, Sunday, to reaffirm its sovereign rights over the country’s easternmost islets and to repudiate Japan’s repeated claim over them. The stone monument inscribed with the name of President Lee Myung-bak, the first South Korean president to visit the islets on Aug. 10, […]
V-Society
How fraternity impacts business, politics Not many people knew about V-Society. Since its foundation in 2000 the fraternity of domestic business leaders and entrepreneurs has formed an extensive network of power, prosperity and position. Recently it was suddenly mentioned in the media and the trigger was Ahn Cheol-soo, a Seoul National University professor, who is […]
Samsung, Apple fail to make up
Samsung Electronics and Apple have failed to reach compromise on their patent dispute in the court-ordered consultations between CEOs of the two firms. Now, their dispute is left to the jury to settle. The deliberations will begin Tuesday. Regarding the legal proceedings in San Jose, Calf., Samsung officials here said that the two sides talked […]
Taking Japan back to past
Noda turns nationalistic on neighbors Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda is a determining factor in Japan’s confrontational stance in dealing with historical disputes with Korea, China and Russia. The history of Tokyo’s militarism and its devastating effects are on many people’s minds. Experts say that Noda was conciliatory at least on the surface when he […]
Bride murders husband to be hours before Wedding
ABC News — A bride-to-be is charged with murder after allegedly stabbing her fiancé just hours before the couple’s wedding was to start near Whitehall, Pa, USA. The bride named Na Cola Darcel Franklin, 31, and her fiancé Billy Rafael Brewster, 36, were planning to tie the knot at 10 a.m. on Saturday, but during […]
China’s hot money ebb away due to business slowdown
As China’s economic growth is slowing down, large amounts of hot money (international short-term fund for speculative purpose) leave for overseas. According to the latest statistics announced by The People’s Bank of China on Aug. 14, 3.9 billion yuan (674.4 billion won) among foreign reserves financial institutions within China possessed escaped to overseas last month. Moreover, […]
Could Japanese understand it?
KFA letter contains at least 27 grammatical, contextual errors A brief six-paragraph letter sent by the Korea Football Association (FTA) to its Japanese counterpart regarding the brouhaha following the football match between the two countries at the London Olympics contains at least 27 mistakes. Judging by his poor construction, it is doubtful that KFA President […]
Death of dissident in 1975 may bring political storm
The main opposition Democratic United Party (DUP) said Friday that it will form a fact-finding panel to investigate the death of Chang Joon-ha, a prominent dissident who fought against the authoritarian government of then-President Park Chung-hee, in 1975. The move came after Chang’s family renewed suspicions that he might have been murdered by agents, not […]
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