Romania’s ‘Painter at the keyboards’
Legendary pianist to make Korean debut For local pianophiles, Romanian pianist Radu Lupu’s concerts in Seoul this month are the most anticipated classical music event of the year. The legendary performer of the Austro-German classics has never given a concert here, although he has had 10 tours of Japan throughout his lengthy career. The two […]
Harvard admissions process
Outstanding Korean students who are now agonizing over the college admissions process at top North American universities should take a moment to curse Abbott Lawrence Lowell, president of Harvard University from 1909 to 1933. Concerned that there were too many Jewish students at Harvard, Lowell first tried to implement a quota. Later, he and the […]
No tears for Romney
Now Mitt Romney can go back to doing what he does best, making hundreds of millions off other people’s sweat and tears, investing billions overseas and shipping away the jobs to go with his investments. And he can stop that nonsense about the “blind trust” in which he’d put his fortune, come out of the […]
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[The AsiaN 1st Anniv] The AsiaN proves trendsetter
During my visits to Republic of Korea for two consecutive years in 2007 and 2008 at the invitation of Asia Journalists Association AJA, Mr. Lee Sang-Ki had hinted about taking some new initiatives, but I had no slightest idea that he and his team would be providing another platform for cementing the relations of Asian […]
South Korean Pop Star Psy Stands At Oxford Union In Oxford, England, Which Invited Him To Deliver Speech
In this photo provided by the Oxford Union, South Korean pop star Psy, inside the Oxford Union, in Oxford, England, where he is scheduled to deliver his first public speech in English, Wednesday Nov. 7, 2012. The South Korean musician became a worldwide sensation when his humorous single Gangnam Style performance shot to number one […]
Earthquake Hits Mountain Village Of Guatemala, Inflicting Heavy Damage
Residents walk among rubble after a magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck in San Marcos, Guatemala, Wednesday Nov. 7, 2012. The mountain village, some 80 miles (130 kilometers) from the epicenter, suffered much of the damage with some 30 homes collapsing in its center. There are three confirmed dead and many missing after the strongest earthquake to […]
Shopping Center Building Collapses In Accra, Ghana, Killing Four People
Rescuers work at the site of a shopping building collapse in Accra, Ghana, on Nov. 7, 2012. At least four people died following the collapse of a four-storeyed building which houses Melcom Shopping Center in Accra on Wednesday morning, officials of the Ghana Police Service confirmed to Xinhua. <Xinhua/Sabina Wusu> Rescue workers among the remainder […]
First Couple, Vice Presidential Couple Acknowledge Crowd In Chicago After Winning Reelection
President Barack Obama, first lady Michelle Obama, Vice President Joe Biden and Jill Biden acknowledge the crowd at his election night party Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012, in Chicago. President Obama defeated Republican challenger former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney. <AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster> U.S. President Barack Obama gives a victory speech at an Election Night rally in […]
Cautious approach to wind energy
The capital is awash with advertisements promoting wind energy featuring predictable idyllic depictions of rolling green hills, trees and sunshine. Certainly wind power may have an important part to play in the fight against climate change but what developers never mention are its adverse environmental impacts. In the Republic of Korea in recent years, wind […]
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