‘I object to faculty’s sense of privilege’
KAIST chief dismisses professors’ claim about patent theft Suh Nam-pyo, president of the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), said Friday that he won’t succumb to pressure from the professors’ council. ““The professors’ council has told me to quit and leave this school. But I won’t do so. I’ll fight on,” the 76-year-old […]
Ryoji Ito: “Korea-Japan Relationship gets better”
The AsiaN, represented by Lee Sang-ki, and Asia Journalist Association (AJA) jointly hosted a farewell party for Ryoji Ito, who leaves for Japan after finishing his three years of service as the NHK Seoul bureau chief, at Seoul Press Center on Monday (June 25) with the attendance of some 50 foreign and Korean guests including Japanese Ambassador to South Korea Masatoshi Muto. […]
Chinese official: Economic cooperation with DPRK goes well
BEIJING, June 26 (Xinhua) — A Foreign Ministry spokesman said Tuesday that China’s economic and trade cooperation with the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) is developing well. “China-DPRK economic and trade cooperation is currently in good shape in terms of development,” spokesman Hong Lei said at a routine press conference, adding that the two […]
Erdogan:Turkish Military Authorized Against Future Syrian Attacks
The growing conflict between Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s Turkish government and Syrian President Bashar Assad’s regime worsened on Friday following the shooting down of a Turkish jet by Syria. Erdogan stated that Turkey will no longer tolerate security threats from Syria along its border. Turkish PM Erdogan spoke to a cheering crowd in the […]
NATO condemns Syria for shooting down Turkish jet
NATO member states condemned Syria on Tuesday for its shooting down of a Turkish military jet, calling it “unacceptable” and demanding that Damascus take steps to prevent further incidents. Ambassadors of NATO’s 28 member states met in Brussels on Tuesday to consult with Turkey on the incident. Turkey, a NATO member, had called for the […]
311 counties to pilot China’s hospital reform
BEIJING, June 26 (Xinhua) — China has nominated 311 counties or county-level cities in a program to pilot reform of the country’s public healthcare facilities, the Ministry of Health announced on Tuesday. The national initiative includes 83 counties or county-level cities in east China, 136 in central China and 92 in west China, according to […]
Visa rules for Chinese tourists to be eased
The Ministry of Justice said Tuesday that it will allow more Chinese nationals to obtain multiple-entry visas or enter the country without a visa from Aug. 1. “We are improving the visa system to attract more Chinese tourists to the country. We expect the new rules to help boost the tourism industry and increase the […]
Neolithic farm field found in Gangwon Province
Researchers have found evidence proving that farming took place in Korea 5,000 years ago. The National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage said Tuesday that archaeological traces presumed to be East Asia’s first Neolithic remains of an agricultural field have been found in a northern province. The discovery in Goseong, Gangwon Province, reveals that prehistoric people […]
Potemkin village in Pyongyang?
Sleek and modern: The words are rarely used to describe North Korea. Yet the latest addition to the Pyongyang skyline, a set of new apartments in the central Mansudae district appears from the outside to be just that. But while the North touts it as progress, the jury is still out on the impact of […]
China-NK economic ties benefit S. Korea
MANILA –– Growing economic cooperation between China and North Korea could lead to the latter’s economic reform and eventual opening up of its economy to the outside world, experts said. “(South Korea) doesn’t have to look at the strengthening economic relationship between Beijing and Pyongyang only as a threat since China is doing something South […]
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