North Korea defies reform predictions
Pyongyang once again disappointed those predicting it was about to change its ways. For months, experts and major media organizations have proclaimed imminent economic reform, even declaring that “North Korea has virtually abandoned the planned economy.” An unprecedented second Supreme People’s Assembly this year could only mean codification of free market principles, or so it […]
Too frequent shutdowns
Atomic plants’ top priority is safety, not production Officials at Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) have been proud of two things: the successful localization of atomic power plants and a very high capacity utilization ratio. Unfortunately, both are causes of concern for the nuclear-wary public. And their worries increasingly appear justified, given the frequent […]
[Indonesia Report] Blackberry Messenger service disrupted third time this year
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Research In Motion (RIM), Blackberry smart phone producer and Blackberry Messenger provider apologized to its Indonesian costumers for the service disruption on Thursday (Oct. 4). The disruption on the Blackberry Messenger occurred on Wednesday (Oct 3) from noon to around 5 p.m. “We apologized to our costumers for the inconvenience,” Yolanda Nainggolan, RIM PR Manager, […]
[Indonesia Report] Indonesia to import three submarines from South Korea
![[Indonesia Report] Indonesia to import three submarines from South Korea](http://www.theasian.asia/wp-content/themes/city-desk/timthumb.php?src=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theasian.asia%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2012%2F10%2F136070_tank-leopard-2a6-buatan-jerman_663_382.jpg&q=90&w=310&h=200&zc=1 "[Indonesia Report] Indonesia to import three submarines from South Korea")
On Tuesday, October 2, Indonesian House of Representatives ratified Bill of Defense Industry to be a lawful regulation. According to Vivanews’, Indonesian Mass Media, reported that The House of Representatives believe that Indonesia does not need to import the main tools of weapon system anymore if Indonesian domestic industry can produce it. This would be […]
NK media normally say nothing about economic reforms soon to be implemented
The biggest news from North Korea on 25th September was the lack of any important news. When few weeks ago the North Korean government suddenly announced another session of the Supreme People’s Assembly would be convening on that day, North Korean watchers were expecting something significant to take place. Indeed, in recent months we have […]
Getting the story straight on Libya
In the public relations business there is said to be a maxim for handling disasters: Get the information out right; get it out first and get it out your way. If that first rule is botched, the other two don’t much matter, and the Obama administration is now paying the political price for that in […]
A one-question campaign quiz on Iran
The first “Debate Week” of the fall campaign has interrupted the traditional majesty of our democratic presidential selection process, in which accusations and insults have been flung, yet again, with the frequency (if not accuracy) of meatballs at a frat-house food fight. Now it is our civic duty to pause and reflect. Especially when it […]
Danger from fallacy of hasty generalization
We are likely to be trapped in the fallacy of hasty generalization in our daily lives, sometimes causing catastrophes. If this fallacy is aggravated by vicious terrorists or religious extremists, it can provoke indiscriminate retaliation collective as hate crimes and vandalism. Islamic fury over the film “Innocence of Muslims” is spreading quickly, targeting symbols of […]
Coming out on Psy
I have a confession to make about Psy, the Korean rapper whose “Gangam Style” is taking the world by storm, the most viewed video clip on YouTube this year, capturing No. 2 on the U.S. Billboard Chart (when the paper went to press), topping the British music chart and having Britney Spears do a horse-riding […]
Rebel votes for December
NEW YORK _ With just two months left till voting day, the conservative Saenuri Party is apparently keeping Korean expats high on their priority list by launching a cross-country campaign in the U.S. Based on their calculation, they’ve got this big chunk of voters in the bag. But not so fast, political watchers say. In […]
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