NHN’s Line rises; Kakao Talk stalls
Line, a smartphone messenger application created by NHN is emerging as Asia’s leading SMS tool as a growing number of people in the region are using it for instant communication. The free call or message service now boasts 100 million users, according to NHN officials, Monday. The growth is partly based on Line’s cute “sticker’’ […]
Pervasion of mobile phone in NK will eventually change it to a new country
In recent weeks, North Korea has frequently been in the headlines. Of course, the successful launch of a satellite attracted much attention. The large-scale purges of the military, the pregnancy of Kim Jong-un’s wife, Kim Jong-un’s New Year address and other news were widely discussed in the international media. However, foreign journalists have overlooked what […]
Sad truth about N. Korean missiles
The political dust, which was created by North Korea’s successful rocket launch is beginning to settle. Predictably, there has been the usual amount of tough talk from Seoul, Washington and Tokyo as well as the somewhat half-hearted and muted condemnation from Moscow and Beijing. The North Korean government is celebrating and showering its engineers and […]
Stability of NE Asia
Seoul can be key regional player with skill, resolve No three neighboring countries in the world might have greater potential for economic prosperity than Korea, China and Japan. Together, they account for nearly one fifth of global GDP and trade, closely following North America and the EU. That was at least how it had been […]
Seoul’s New City Hall
An old couple stood in the plaza gazing at Seoul’s newly built City Hall. “Look at that undulating glass structure that looms over from behind the old stone City Hall building. It’s ugly,” the old man whispered to his wife. “It looks more like my baby granddaughter’s winter boot upside down. It’s rather cute,” countered […]
America’s adoption reality
In 2010, 98 children were sent from Korea to Canada for adoption, making Korea the seventh-largest supplier of children to Canada. China was the largest supplier, with 472 children sent, followed by Haiti with 172. And can you guess who the third-largest supplier was? It was the United States, which sent 148 children to Canada. […]
Chemical leak causes panic
200 tons of hydrochloric acid spills in solar cell plant in Sangju The dangers of toxic chemical accidents were highlighted Saturday morning with the leak of 200 tons of lethal hydrochloric acid in Sangju, North Gyeongsang Province. The accident at a solar cell-making plant followed the Sept. 27 hydrofluoric acid leak in Gumi, located southeast […]
Singapore, Korea can collaborate more
Firstly, my warmest congratulations to Madam President-elect Park Geun-hye on her recent election victory! Under the Park government, I look forward to more bilateral interactions. She knows Singapore well, and is well-acquainted with many Singapore’s leaders, including Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and former Prime Ministers Lee Kuan Yew and Goh Chok Tong. Singapore’s President […]
Gov’t set to ‘normalize’ black markets
The nation’s tax agency plans to bring the underground economy into the open in order to normalize “black markets” and expand tax revenue base to support the welfare budget of the incoming government, according to sources, Sunday. The National Tax Service (NTS) reported Saturday to President-elect Park Geun-hye’s transition team its plan to investigate the […]
Young Asians urge UN to settle territorial rows
A group of young people from China, Japan, Korea and Mongolia last Wednesday urged the settlement of regional territorial disputes in Northeast Asia and a resolution of the North Korean nuclear issue to become future development goals of the United Nations. At the Korea University campus in Seoul, 50 participants in the three-day Northeast Asian […]
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