Bangladesh’s Oppositionists Demand Caretaker Administration To Oversee Coming Election
Bangladesh’s main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party activist shouts slogans during a protest in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Sunday, Dec. 9, 2012. Police fired rubber bullets and tear gas Sunday to disperse stone-throwing protesters who set fire to vehicles and tried to block roads across Bangladesh to demand restoration of caretaker administration to oversee upcoming national elections. <AP […]
Yemeni Activists Stage Anti-Corruption Demonstration In Sanaa
Yemeni activists take part in a demonstration in capital of Sanaa on Dec. 9, 2012, calling on the government to fight against corruption. <Xinhua/Mohammed Mohammed>
Economic growth leads China to worry about “Icarus paradox”
From wretched and mocked place to a great country; from the docile dragon of Asia to big brother of Asia; from a mocked country, mocked people, undermined and even forgotten super power to an incredible economic growing country. A place where about six hundred million people migrated from abject poverty to middle income. It is […]
New Middle East’s new problems
BERLIN ― When hostilities flared in Gaza last month, it seemed like the same old story was repeating itself. The world again witnessed a bloody and senseless surge of violence between Israel and Hamas, in which the main victims were innocent civilians maimed and killed on both sides. This time, however, things were not what […]
North Korea likely to delay rocket launch
North Korea is “readjusting” the launch of its long-range rocket scheduled for this month, citing “unspecified problems” found during preparations. “Our scientists and technicians are seriously examining readjusting the launch time of the satellite,” a spokesman of the North’s Korean Committee of Space Technology was quoted as saying by the Korean Central News Agency, Sunday. […]
Kim Yu-na reigns on her return
Despite a nearly two-year absence from competitive skating, Kim Yu-na was great on her return. The 22-year-old picked up where she left off Saturday in the short program at the NRW Trophy in Dortmund, Germany, posting the season’s highest score with a near-flawless performance. Kim, who claimed the figure skating Olympic gold medal in Vancouver […]
Generation shift
Galaxy, women, foreigners keywords in year-end promotions Samsung Group has geared up for a generation shift by promoting talented young individuals and females to executive positions in an apparent attempt to support Lee Jay-yong, the only son of chairman Lee Kun-hee, who was promoted to vice chairman Wednesday. On Friday, the world’s biggest technology firm […]
Where is Korean economy heading?
Foreign economists expect rebound to be possible in second half The outlook for the Korean economy has been murkier than ever due to lingering uncertainties caused by a myriad of downside risks, such as the prolonged eurozone debt crisis, concerns over the U.S. fiscal cliff and sluggish corporate investment here. The latest economic data also […]
Bottom line comes first
Korean firms need to focus more on fundamentals Korean companies have a more pessimistic outlook than their global counterparts about the world economy and the likelihood of its improvement, a sentiment that is affecting to further depress merger and acquisition (M&A) activities as well. According to Ernst & Young’s latest biannual capital confidence barometer (CCB) […]
The best, oldest K-pop
When Kim Ki-duk, winning director of this year’s Venice Film Festival Golden Lion award, sang “Arirang” instead of giving a thank-you speech, he showed what the song means to most Koreans. “I just wanted to tell the world that this song is ours by singing it on the international stage whenever possible,” Kim said. If […]