Allies may sanction N. Korea
North Korea notified nearby countries and an international agency of the trajectory of its planned long-range rocket launch this month, Tuesday, as South Korea sought consultations on how best to handle its neighbor’s actions. The International Maritime Organization (IMO) said that Pyongyang stated that the launch slated from Dec. 10 to 22 would occur between […]
Ban Ki-moon Speaks In Opening Of UN Climate Change Conference
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon speaks during the opening session of the high-level segment of the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Doha, Qatar, on Dec. 4, 2012. UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Executive Secretary Christiana Figueres speaks during the opening session of the high-level segment of the United Nations Climate Change Conference […]
Seoul to ditch US missile purchase
Seoul is considering eliminating a U.S. defense giant from its possible bidders for the purchase of 177 long-range air-to-surface cruise missiles due to Washington’s continued delay in issuing an export license, multiple sources said Tuesday. Korea has repeatedly expressed interest in the purchase of the Lockheed Martin’s the Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missiles (JASSMs) since April […]
Rotten Vegetable Leaves Turned Into Food For Insects In China
Workers sort mealworms at a feedlot breeding insects in Lijiazhuang Village, Yuzhong County of northwest China’s Gansu Province, Dec. 4, 2012. A worker tries dried mealworms at a feedlot breeding insects in Lijiazhuang Village, Yuzhong County of northwest China’s Gansu Province, Dec. 4, 2012. The feedlot was set up in Lijiazhuang in the hope of […]
Candidates aim to win ‘midfield’ battle
Conservative Park continues to lead, but Moon hangs within striking distance Let’s get one thing out of the way: Korea probably won’t see its version of Nate Silver in this presidential election and maybe not in the next. The idea of a poker player-turned-political forecaster winning fame after predicting the election with guided missile-like accuracy […]
People Stand In Line For Bread Amid Fierce Fighting In Aleppo, Syria
A man makes bread as residents, background, stand in line in front of a bakery during heavy fighting between Free Syrian Army fighters and government forces in Aleppo, Syria, Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2012. A girl looks outside the window of her home during heavy fighting between Free Syrian Army fighters and government forces in Aleppo, […]
Worsening Air Pollution In Tehran Forces Gov’t To Close Schools For Two Days
An Iranian woman wearing a protective mask walks on a street in downtown Tehran, Iran, on Dec. 4, 2012. Iran’s government has announced that all government offices, universities and schools of Tehran closed for two days, Dec. 4 and 5, due to the alarming high air pollution in the city. A view of Tehran covering […]
Debate captures woman power
Korean politics is the domain of men or so many people believe. But Tuesday night’s televised presidential debate gave a strong rebuttal to this conventional wisdom. The main opposition Democratic United Party’s Moon Jae-in was sandwiched between two female candidates: the ruling Saenuri Party’s Park Geun-hye and the minor leftist Unified Progressive Party’s Lee Jung-hee. […]
Corporate culture crushes joy of life
A nine-to-five existence and a two-week annual holiday, regarded as a humdrum life in some countries, remains a pipedream for most Korean workers. Rather than being able to keep regular hours, many office workers here must remain at their desks if their boss stays late, even if they lack anything to do. In Korea, people […]
Korea, China agree to tap swap line for trade settlement
South Korea’s central bank said Tuesday that it has agreed with its Chinese counterpart to support a trade settlement in the two countries’ currencies by using the existing bilateral currency swap line. In October last year, South Korea and China agreed to double their won-yuan swap line to 360 billion yuan (US$57.8 billion) in a […]
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