Psy comes to America
“A week ago, no one ever heard of the guy. Three million You Tube hits later and he’s everywhere,” marveled comedian Seth MacFarlane on Saturday Night Live. The subject of his astonishment was, of course, the now ubiquitous Psy, who with his international mega-hit “Gangnam Style” did what neither Rain, nor the Wonder Girls, and […]
Honoring Kono statement
Retraction would mean Japan’s diplomatic gaffe Yohei Kono, the former Japanese chief Cabinet secretary who admitted in a formal statement in 1993 his country’s coerced sexual slavery during World War II, said Monday that his statement was based on a careful study of extensive records and testimonies. In an interview with the Yomiuri Shimbun, one […]
[Indonesia Report] Jayapura, an ideal place to enjoy holiday cheaply
![[Indonesia Report] Jayapura, an ideal place to enjoy holiday cheaply](http://www.theasian.asia/wp-content/themes/city-desk/timthumb.php?src=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theasian.asia%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2012%2F10%2FLake-Sentani-Festival-Papua-a22695800-800x445.jpg&q=90&w=310&h=200&zc=1 "[Indonesia Report] Jayapura, an ideal place to enjoy holiday cheaply")
What is your planning for winter holiday this year? Want to go abroad enjoying exotic and warm weather but tight with budget? Indonesia is a perfect gateway. According to Kompas.com, you can spend holiday in Jayapura, one of Indonesian’s city, famous for its unique and still preserved beauty of traditional culture and nature for only […]
New ROK-US security partnership
New leaders of the Republic of Korea and the United States may begin strategic discussions on shaping a new role for their security partnership by examining two critical issues: reunification of the Korean Peninsula and revision of the Mutual Defense Treaty signed in 1953. These two issues might look separate, but they need to be […]
Asia’s energy trilemma
U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon recently said that energy was the “golden thread” connecting all of the U.N.’s Millennium Development Goals. The solutions to energy challenges would help alleviate other global problems, from poverty and the rights of women to the protection of children. But the development of a stable, affordable and environmentally sound global […]
Sovereignty in missiles
Accord should be start of self-reliant defense To have an independent national defense capability has long been a cherished ambition of all governments here. There can be little doubt that the Korea-U.S. agreement Sunday to more than double the range of the nation’s ballistic missiles marked an important step toward that goal. It was also […]
[Indonesia Report] Indonesian Hindus celebrate annual Kasodo Ritual
![[Indonesia Report] Indonesian Hindus celebrate annual Kasodo Ritual](http://www.theasian.asia/wp-content/themes/city-desk/timthumb.php?src=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theasian.asia%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2012%2F10%2Fyadnya-kasodo-di-bromo_thumb.jpg&q=90&w=310&h=200&zc=1 "[Indonesia Report] Indonesian Hindus celebrate annual Kasodo Ritual")
Indonesian Hindu devotees held annual Kasada Ritual in Bromo Mountain as a form of gratitude on Saturday (Sept 6). Tengger Tribe who live around the mountain brought offerings to be thrown to the Bromo Mountain’s crater. They brought various crops to livestock. Kompas.com reported the event, describing this ritual as Tengger people’s gratitude to the […]
‘I’m Korean,’ says Japanese in China
“Could you fly over here and help me?” a Japanese friend who runs a sushi restaurant in Beijing cried out over the phone. “Anti-Japanese demonstrators are throwing stones at my restaurant and the Beijing police are ignoring the violent actions against Japanese enterprises in the city!” “How can I help you?” I responded. “I want […]
Mitt Romney pulls October surprise
WASHINGTON ― Isn’t politics fun! We’ve been expecting an October surprise, and we got one! The Mitt Romney who demolished President Barack Obama in their first debate of the general-election season wasn’t the same candidate at all who has been campaigning for president for the last six years. Romney was no longer the man whose […]
Why US is heading for ‘emotional isolationism’
LOS ANGELES ― Foreign policy has suddenly surfaced, like a leviathan sea monster, crawling onto the beach of the U.S. presidential campaign. If I were an incumbent American president seeking re-election, I might be worried. Since the fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of the Soviet empire, American foreign policy has lacked the […]
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