Do names influence our destiny?
“Do I have to change my name?” This is one of the questions I am asked most frequently when a saju reading foretells misfortune. Many people tell me that they have already changed their name upon advice from other fortune tellers. Some of them say they benefit from the new name, while others moan that […]
Uncomfortable truth about Korean society
This new film ““Namjjogeuro Tur” by Lim Soon-rye is a classical example of political bias; it is a significant reminder of trumpeting anxieties that were prevelant last year in Gangjeong village on Korea’s southernmost major island, Jeju. This 121-minute film produced by director Lim, who is best known for “Forever the Moment” (2007), is based […]
Collective creativity at Concept Korea
Concept Korea, a collaboration to promote Korean fashion in the U.S., will feature five of the most innovative and promising Korean designers at the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in New York next month. Here is a preview of Concept Korea 2013, to be held under the theme “Rhythm of Korea” on Feb. 7 at New York’s […]
Treading on the snow, meditating
Snow makes us feel like we’re in wonderland. The fluffy white dazzles us by magically descending onto earth from a place we would like to imagine as heaven. Somehow we feel like being purified when looking at the snow _ something that has not been stained by human presence or pollution. This picture-like scene cannot […]
Master plan for Lumbini Peace City appears to complete in six months
KATHMANDU – The new master plan of the Lumbini Peace City is likely to complete in six months. According to Korean International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), 80 percent works of the master plan has been completed. Korean professor Kwak Young Hoon, 72, is drafting the new master plan to build a lotus-shape peace city in an area […]
U.S. Special Envoy On NK Affairs Arrives In Seoul For Consultation With His South Korean Counterpart
U.S. special envoy for policy on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) Glyn Davies speaks to reporters upon his arrival at Incheon International Airport in Incheon, South Korea, Jan. 23, 2013. Glyn Davies, who is accompanied by Clifford Hart, U.S. chief envoy for the six-party talks, will meet with South Korea’s top nuclear envoy […]
Thai Labor Activist Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison For Having Defamed The Country’s Monarchy
Activist Somyot Pruksakasemsuk arrives at criminal court in Bangkok, Thailand Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013. The court has sentenced the prominent labor rights activist and magazine editor to 10 years in prison for publishing a pair of articles prosecutors said defamed the country’s monarchy. Activist Somyot Pruksakasemsuk, rear, arrives at criminal court in Bangkok, Thailand Wednesday, […]
NK Leader Kim Jong-un Promises To Put Focus On Economic Improvements In His New Year Speech
In this Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013 file image made from video, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un gives his first speech for the New Year in Pyongyang, North Korea, calling for his country to focus on economic improvements with the same urgency that scientists put into the launch of a long-range rocket last month. North […]
Mother Of A Rape Victim Asks Moroccan Gov’t To Stop Law Allowing Rapists To Marry Their Victims For Exoneration
In this Saturday, April 7, 2012 file photo, Zohra Filali, mother of Amina Filai, right, delivers a petition to the Moroccan government to stop the law which allows rapists to marry their victims and thus exonerate themselves, in Casablanca. Nearly a year after Morocco was shocked by the suicide of a 16-year-old girl who was […]
New Leader Of India’s Main Opposition Party Waves To Supporters Upon Being Elected In New Delhi
Newly elected President of India’s main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Rajnath Singh, center, waves to supporters in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013. Singh was elected unopposed Wednesday morning. Newly elected President of India’s main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Rajnath Singh, left, and outgoing party president Nitin Gadkari talk in New Delhi, […]
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