‘Lower voting age below 18’
17 year-olds can serve in military but denied vote Are you 18 years old? If so, you cannot vote in any elections in South Korea. You can neither join political parties nor express your views on a certain candidate because to do so is regarded as a form of political campaigning. These are among the […]
Addiction vs. distraction
These days, many smartphone users in Korea are busy playing Anipang, a cyber game on Kakao Talk. In a crowded subway train, teenagers are absorbed in whipping their fingers to match three of the same animals in a row, a completely different scene from subway trains in countries in the West where many passengers on […]
Afghanistan calls for deeper ties with Korea
A senior Afghanistan official urged Seoul to facilitate engagement from Korea this week, saying economic projects will be vital for stability in 2014 when NATO scales down its forces in the war-torn nation. During a visit to Seoul Monday, Afghani Deputy Foreign Minister Jawed Ludin underscored the country’s vast natural resources as an opportunity for […]
Wangsimni: From pasture to ‘gopchang’ street
The smoky smell from restaurants and street vendors that grill “gopchang” (intestines of cows or pigs) usually depicts a night scene of the Wangsimni street in Seoul. Better known as the “gopchang” district, Wangsimni is surrounded by uneven and curvy roads spanning the gigantic construction site of urban redevelopment projects. It’s a fatigued and disorderly […]
Naro set to lift off
Locally-made rocket to be launched this afternoon GOHEUNG, South Jeolla Province – Korea is set to launch a locally assembled rocket today with officials hoping that this time it will succeed. The Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) and the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology said Wednesday that the final checks were completed without problems […]
Paris Baguette going global
SPC aims to increase bakery outlets to 3,000 in 60 countries by 2020 Bread is a staple food for Westerners and few doubt that the best-quality breads are baked in their countries. For Korean food and confectionery conglomerate SPC Group this is an image it hopes to shatter. The company’s Paris Baguette and Paris Croissant […]
[Korea Report] Mini market selling world food in Itaewon is a great comfort for foreigners
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Living abroad away from home could be tough for some people. There would be a lot of things that must be missed. One might think that foreigners miss all the time are the food from his home country. As people travel and move here and there easily now, most of host countries have their own area for […]
Lee Gun-hee’s incessant innovation brings Samsung to success
Samsung School Book In our childhood, we considered ourselves the last generation of 1952 revolution. I was born in 1963, and then it was very clear that we live under the umbrella of values and slogans of Nasser revolution. Something we were proud of, as many are still, is that time was when Nasser built […]
[The AsiaN Video for Indonesian] Berbagai Pekerjaan di Korea Utara
![[The AsiaN Video for Indonesian] Berbagai Pekerjaan di Korea Utara](http://www.theasian.asia/wp-content/themes/city-desk/timthumb.php?src=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theasian.asia%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2012%2F11%2F20121121inn.mp4_20121121_175418.463.jpg&q=90&w=160&h=106&zc=1 "[The AsiaN Video for Indonesian] Berbagai Pekerjaan di Korea Utara")
Halo! Saya Meidyana Rayana dari Indonesia. Berikut adalah berita mengenai mengenai Korea Utara. Masyarakat Barat selalu terkesan saat mengetahui bahwa seseorang di Korea Utara adalah seorang dokter . Perwujudan kesuksesan karir seperti di Seoul, New York atau London. Bagaimanapun, Korea Utara berbeda. Dokter Korea Utara tidak menikmati perlakuan yang dimanja dan bayaran berlebihan seperti yang […]
Egyptian journalists challenge constitutional declaration by President Morsi
The general assembly of the Egyptian Journalists Syndicate on Sunday voiced its rejection of President Mohamed Morsi’s constitutional declaration, threatening to stage a general strike in retaliation for Morsi’s divisive Thursday declaration. Eight decisions are adopted by the General Assembly: First: The emergency general assembly of the Journalists Syndicate declares its full rejection of the recent […]
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