Assembly fails to improve overseas voting system
Several lawmakers of the ruling and main opposition party have repeatedly pledged to improve the registration system for overseas voters, but this has turned out to be an empty promise. The deadline to alter the election process for 2.23 million Koreans living abroad is this Sunday, as the registering of overseas voters for the Dec. […]
[Indonesia Report] Es Campur, Indonesian summer delicacy
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Summer Dishes: Four Season to Tropical Country Summer, probably is the most commercialized season. As you can see, products are sold with advertisement of a shining summer theme with tan models, bright sunshine and holiday. But it actually shows the spirit of people welcoming summer, the bright sunny days when they can enjoy outdoor activities. […]
[India Report] India To Make Rape Laws Gender Neutral
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India is to make a historical move in the field of law by making rape laws ‘gender neutral’. The UPA (The United Progressive Alliance) government is considering making rape a gender-neutral offence, with the Union Cabinet on Thursday scheduled to discuss a number proposals designed to enhance punishment for sexual assault and has also decided […]
PyeongChang residents up in arms
Olympic organizers ‘arbitrarily’ change game plan Residents in PyeongChang, Gangwon Province, the venue for the 2018 Winter Games, are up in arms over the organizing committee, known by the acronym POCOG, for ignoring them in some key decisions. These controversial moves included switching the opening and closing ceremonies from the originally planned sites, as well […]
Loudspeaker gospel: good news or street noise?
Some forcefully call for repentance through loudspeakers. They yell: “You will go to hell, if you don’t believe in Jesus!” Others play the guitar and sing hymns. Then there are the quieter street evangelists who hand out leaflets, sometimes with packets of wet tissues. As well as on the streets, they are also seen on […]
Young NK leader assumes title of marshal
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has been given the title of marshal, Pyongyang’s state media said Wednesday, the latest move to solidify his control over the country’s 1.2 million-strong army. Kim, thought to be in his late twenties, takes the post from his father, the late Kim Jong-il who was made generalissimo following his death […]
‘India is black swan’
A noted global economist said Wednesday that India and Australia are the two nations most vulnerable if their economic bubbles burst, forecasting that the global economy, particularly emerging countries, will further decline in the future. Andy Xie, former chief economist at the Asia Pacific office of Morgan Stanley, pointed out that the solid performances of […]
“Legislation of the law banning racial discrimination can’t be deferred”
“How was today’s forum? Weren’t you hurt or surprised due to the thretening atmosphere before the opening of the forum?” Rep. Jasmine Lee of the ruling Saenuri Party asked two immigrant foreign ladies who were taking picture in the lobby on the heel of the forum on multicultural policy held at the National Assembly on […]
Yet Another Homicide of Migrant Bride by Husband: Who is to Blame?
*This is the letter of Woman Migrants Humanrights Center in Korea. Two immigrant women in Korea were ruthlessly killed – one right after the other – by their own husbands. Yungbun Kim (Age 31, Cheolwon, Gangwon-do) was an ethnic Korean woman from China who, due to her husband’s assault, faced an unfortunate fate on July […]
Kim Jong Un awarded title of Marshal of DPRK
PYONGYANG, July 18 (Xinhua) — Top leader Kim Jong Un of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) has been awarded the title of Marshal of the DPRK, the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported Wednesday. “A decision was made to award the title of Marshal of the DPRK to Kim Jong Un, supreme […]
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