Lawmakers play fox guarding the hens
It is like letting a fox guard the chicken house. In this metaphor, the fox is lawmakers of both parties, while the chicken house is taxpayers’ money. Differently from the ambience of this saying, the lawmakers brazenly approved their overly-generous state-subsidized pensions. This bipartisan effort to attach financing plans for their pet projects to the […]
Was Dec. 21 the Doomsday?
“For the Maya a new era is starting now. May enlightenment continue to enrich your lives.” This is what I received from a Mexican friend, an avid feng shui practitioner with a keen passion for Oriental philosophy. I also have a personal affection for the Mayan Civilization and have visited ancient ruins such as Tikal […]
Beat cold with ice fishing
Every winter, vacationers and tourists head bravely and purposefully toward Hwacheon, Gangwon Province. Some clad in half sleeves and shorts forget the biting cold and dive into icy waters to catch “sancheoneo,” a mountain trout, with their bare hands. Others bundle themselves up waiting for the fish in the frozen river. Since the festival first […]
K-pop kills easy listening
This is the second in a series of articles analyzing various issues caused by the deepening generational divide that is affecting Korean society. — ED. If you check TV music shows, most of them deal with K-pop and there can be no mistaking that it is the land of the young, who beat the old […]
Psy wins Korea Image Award
Singer and rapper Psy of “Gangnam Style” is the winner of the Korea Image Stepping Stone Award given by the Corea Image Communication Institute (CICI). Headed by Choi Jung-wha, CICI announced the winners of the 2013 Korea Image Award Thursday. YouTube will be awarded the Korea Image Stepping Stone Bridge Award for playing a key […]
Hyundai cuts prices of 5 popular cars
Hyundai Motor announced Thursday that it has cut the price of five popular models by up to 1 million won to enhance affordability. It is seen as an aggressive marketing strategy to secure market dominance this year. Discounts are being offered on the top two trims of the Sonata, Genesis, Genesis Coupe, Santa Fe and […]
‘China threatens Korea’s shipbuilding supremacy’
China overtook Korea last year to become the world’s largest shipbuilder by exports, a trade research institute estimated Thursday. By every assessment, Korea has been the undisputed kingpin in the global shipbuilding industry for years, thanks largely as its home to the world’s three largest shipbuilders. But the leadership was shaken last year by the […]
[The AsiaN Video for Indonesian] Perdebatan PBB akan Roket Korea Utara Tertunda
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Halo, saya Meidyana Rayana. Berikut perkembangan tanggapan Dewan Keamanan PBB pasca peluncuran roket Korea Utara. Dewan Keamanan PBB tidak tampak akan segera memutuskan respon terhadap peluncuran roket Korea Utara pada akhir bulan ini, disebabka keengganan China untuk menjatuhkan sanksi baru terhadap Korea Utara, menurut para pejabat Seou seperti yang dilansir dari Korea Times. Korea Utara […]
Rescuers Work At Scene Of Cave-In Accident In Nanning, China
Rescuers work at the scene of a cave-in accident in Nanning, capital of south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Jan. 2, 2013. The tunnel of a metro line under construction in Nanning collapsed Wednesday afternoon, trapping three workers. Two have been rescued and one still trapped. <Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang>
Local People Head For Wedding Ceremony On A Boat Loaded With Presents In Anchang, China
Local residents wearing traditional costumes ride a boat fully loaded with bride-price presents on their way to a wedding ceremony in Anchang Township in Shaoxing, east China’s Zhejiang Province, Jan. 2, 2013. Local residents wearing traditional costumes ride a boat loaded with bride-price presents on their way to a wedding ceremony in Anchang Township in […]
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