Ms. or Madam?
How do you address President-elect Park Geun-hye, if you are foreigners or the foreign press invited to meet her? Her aides say that Park doesn’t have a preference _ honorific madam or Ms. can be used. Obviously, Miss or Mrs. may not sound appropriate, as she is not married and she is to be head […]
Man arrested for praising NK in court
A local court issued an arrest warrant for a trial observer for praising North Korea and throwing his shoes at the presiding judge. Cheongju District Court issued an arrest warrant Friday for a 51-year-old man with the surname Oh on charges of disrupting a trial as well as charges of violating the National Security Law. […]
Korean voters in US do collective nail-biting
Wednesday nights election showdown was nail-biting for Koreans in the U.S. just as much it was for their families and friends back in their motherland. They reacted in a variety of ways but accepted the winner without bitterness. . Many people came across the news first thing in the morning, just as president-elect Park Geun-hyes […]
Lighten up, Madam!
It is not hard to imagine President-elect Park Geun-hye working under pressure. The presidential election campaign was grueling, requiring her to be a superwoman. Now as a leader who will take office in two months’ time, Park is obviously feeling a great deal of responsibility to lead the nation on a prosperous path. The level […]
A Church In West Bank Of Bethlehem Prepare For Coming Christmas
A nun touches a wooden sculpture of the baby Jesus after a ceremony in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Thursday Dec. 20, 2012. The baby Jesus is made from handmade olive wood with the length of 2.5 meters (8.2 feet). A woman places her fingers into crucifix-shaped holes in the Church of the Nativity […]
People Buy Something To Eat For The Longest Night Of Iranian Calendar At Bazaar In Tehran
People shop for Yalda Night, the longest night of the Iranian calendar year, at Tehran’s old main bazaar in downtown Tehran, Iran, Dec. 20, 2012. <Xinhua/Ahmad Halabisaz>
A Rightful Place for the Indigenous People in the Heart of Borneo
IT could well have been a plot from Joseph Conrad’s novel, Heart of Darkness. Except that, instead of the African Congo, the clashes between the aboriginal inhabitants and timber tycoons were taking place in the Borneo jungles of South-east Asia. And what an unequal clash of cultures that was breaking out in the 80s and […]
Syria Beats Iraq 1-0 In Final Of WAFF Championship Held In Kuwait City
Hamid Mido (Bottom) of Syria vies with Waleed al Lami of Iraq during the 7th WAFF (West Asian Football Federation) Championship 2012 Final Football match between Syria and Iraq in Kuwait City, Kuwait, on Dec. 20, 2012. Syria won the match 1-0. Players of Syria celebrate scoring against Iraq during the 7th WAFF (West Asian […]
Protesters Stage Demonstration Against Austerity Measure In Madrid, Spain
Former IMF managing director Rodrigo Rato, center right, arrives at the National Court in Madrid, Spain, Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012. Rato, a former deputy prime minister was to answer questions over his stewardship of a major Spanish bank, Bankia that had to be nationalized and bailed out for $24 billion earlier this year. Rato was […]
Undergoing trials
We are undergoing trials every moment. Each of us in different positions is walking on and on while going through trials and challenges for the change and betterment of society. It is interesting to know that Vincent Van Gogh receives the highest price for his works of art. He was born in 1853 and ended […]