Park Tae-joon, Father of Steel Dies at 84
Park Tae-joon, the creator of Posco, one of the world’s largest steel companies that helped to lay the foundations for South Korea’s rise from a devastated postwar society into an industrial powerhouse, died on Tuesday in Seoul at the age of 84. According to Lee Sung-man, a spokesman for Severance Hospital where he had […]
[1000th Wednesday] Han Myeong-sook
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Former Prime Minister Han Myeong-sook at the rally saying, “Let us solve this problem while the old ladies are alive.” <Photograph: Kris Min>
[1000th Wednesday] Chung Bong-ju
![[1000th Wednesday] Chung Bong-ju](http://www.theasian.asia/wp-content/themes/city-desk/timthumb.php?src=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theasian.asia%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2011%2F12%2Fkor_post_5423.jpg&q=90&w=160&h=106&zc=1 "[1000th Wednesday] Chung Bong-ju")
Chung Bong-ju, a former MP who gained the increasing popularity with the radio talk show “Naneun Ggomsuda” which can be translated as “I’m a man of tricks” attended the rally. <Photograph: Kris Min>
[1000th Wednesday] Lee Jung-hee
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Lee Jung-hee, the leader of the United Progressive Party delivering her speech at the rally. <Photograph: Kris Min>
Every Wednesday They Have Cried Out
Another “Wednesday Demonstration” was held on 14th in front of the Embassy of Japan in Seoul. The former sex slaves, euphemistically called “comfort women” have held a “Wednesday Demonstration” every week since January 1992 and today, 1000th demonstration was staged. Those elderly Korean women have called upon Japan to apologise and provide compensation for […]
Syrians Vote for LAC
A Syrian girl shows her ink-stained finger after voting at a polling station in Damascus, capital of Syria, on Dec. 12, 2011. Syrians across the country began voting on Monday to elect the representatives of the Local Administration Councils (LAC). <Photograph: Xinhua> news@theasian.asia
Obama “War in Iraq Ends This Month”
U.S. President Barack Obama speaks during a news conference in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building next to the White House in Washington D.C., the U.S., Dec. 12, 2011. President Obama and Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki spoke to journalists after a meeting at the White House, in which the two leaders discussed ongoing relations after […]
Maliki-Obama, Joint News Conference
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki (L) and U.S. President Barack Obama hold a joint news conference in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building next to the White House in Washington D.C., the U.S., Dec. 12, 2011. President Obama and Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki spoke to journalists after a meeting at the White House, in which […]
Hazare Fasts for Anti-Corruption Bill
India’s anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare sits a day long fast to press for a strong Lokpal (Ombudsman) anti-corruption bill in New Delhi, India, Dec. 11, 2011. The 74-year-old Gandhian began his fast on Sunday morning in central New Delhi, where hundreds of his supporters gathered to show solidarity with him. <Photo=Xinhua> news@theasian.asia
China Holds WTO High Level Forum
Chinese President Hu Jintao delivers a speech during the high level forum on the 10th anniversary of China’s accession to the World Trade Organization in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 11, 2011. <Photo=Xinhua> news@theasian.asia
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