Egyptians Clash With Police During Rally Against New Constitution In Cairo
Egyptian protesters clash with riot police during the anti-Mursi rally near the U.S. Embassy in central Cairo, Egypt, Nov. 27, 2012. Egyptian people flooded to the capital Cairo’s central Tahrir Square on Tuesday to join a rally rejecting the new constitutional declaration issued by President Mohamed Morsi last Thursday. <Xinhua/Amru Salahuddien> Egyptian protesters carry large […]
Prosecutor called Mr. Strangelove
A sex scandal is shaking the prosecution to its foundations. A 30-year-old law school graduate, who was a trainee in the Seoul Eastern District Prosecutor’s Office, engaged in sexual acts twice and sexual intercourse once with a 43-year-old female accused of shoplifting. The prosecution asked for an arrest warrant against the trainee prosecutor “on heat” […]
Reasons for Romney’s loss
The Republican Party had a very good shot at winning the 2012 U.S. presidential election. One major reason was that, before this election, no U.S. President had succeeded in reelection when the unemployment rate was higher than 7.3 percent. At the time of the election, the unemployment rate was 7.8 percent. So why did the […]
Journalists call for end to Israel violence
Asia Journalist Association (AJA) on Tuesday condemned the bloody conflict between Israel and the Palestinian movement Hamas and expressed regret over the losses of civilian lives. “Israel and Hamas, the militant group of Palestine, announced the ceasefire on Nov. 22 after 8 days of fighting which left more than 150 victims. However, the cause of […]
Medical tourism faces credibility crisis
Hospitals face tougher penalties for dealing with unregistered agencies Hospitals that attract people through unregistered medical tourism agencies will be banned from accepting foreign patients for the next two years, according to the Ministry of Health and Welfare. The ministry said Tuesday that it is promoting the revision of medical regulations to toughen punishments on […]
Moon’s plea falls on Ahn’s deaf ears
As a presidential contender, Ahn Cheol-soo arrived with a bang and went out with a bigger one. Several days has passed since the computer software guru and influential public speaker withdrew from the race after failing to merge candidacies with fellow opposition challenger Moon Jae-in of the Democratic United Party (DUP). Comments from remaining candidates […]
Singaporean ambassador wins grand prize at Korea CQ awards
Singaporean Ambassador Peter Tan won the grand prize at the Korea CQ award ceremony organized by the Corea Image Communication Institute (CICI) at the Grand InterContinental Seoul Parnas Hotel in southern Seoul, Tuesday. The institute has held the Korea CQ Forum twice yearly since 2006 to promote Korean culture to its members, made up of […]
Who are ‘unfabulous’ 5?
The Dec. 19 presidential election is not all about top two candidates, Park Geun-hye and Moon Jae-in who are in a neck-and-neck race after Ahn Cheol-soo bowed out last week. There are “five others” in the presidential race, some of them are obscure figures little-known to the general public. The five completed their registration as […]
Goliath vs. Goliath
Apple battle helps Samsung realize hidden strengths Looking back at the patent battle lasting more than a year on multiple fronts across the globe, it noticeable that Samsung is no longer what it was ― a hardware driven multinational that relied on orders from Apple and other big firms. It has undergone compressed growth, now […]