• Column

    Smartphone addiction: disease or obsession?

    Many foreigners marvel at the Koreans’ engrossment in smartphones. For instance, in a subway car, one would often find more than half of the passengers, especially young ones, are so absorbed in their mobile devices that they sometimes miss their stops. Smartphone addiction, often called communication addiction disorder, is a…

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  • Politics

    Anti-graft agency to submit bill on civil servants

    The country’s anti-corruption agency announced Thursday that it will seek to introduce a law that would significantly help the country eliminate corruption in the public sector. Kim Young-ran, the head of the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission (ACRC), said that her agency spent more than a year consulting with related…

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  • Society

    Hanwha chairman jailed

    Kim Seung-youn gets 4-year prison term for embezzlement Hanwha Group Chairman Kim Seung-youn was sentenced to four years in prison and fined 5.1 billion won ($4.5 million) Thursday for embezzlement and breach of trust. Kim was imprisoned immediately after the Seoul Western District Court handed down the ruling. Hanwha officials…

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  • IT-Science

    Can Samsung, Apple compromise?

    The interminable saga surrounding Samsung Electronics and Apple over smartphone design and technology patents feels more dragged out than the ending to “The Lord of the Rings” films. So U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh was perhaps speaking for the rest of the world when she urged the two firms’ chief…

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  • Society

    [Nigeria Report] Mandela’s grandson kicks his wife out for infidelity

    Nelson Mandela’s grandson and political heir have banished his wife from their home after he discovered she had given birth to his brother’s baby. Mandla Mandela, 38, was accused of bigamy when he married teenager Anais Grimaud while still married to his first wife. Now, following weeks of media speculation…

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  • East Asia

    NK Olympic Athletes Pay Respect To Late Leaders

    North Korea’s London Olympics team athletes walk out after laying wreaths and paying homage to the statues of late leaders Kim Il Sung, left, and Kim Jong Il in Pyongyang, North Korea, Thursday, Aug. 16, 2012. The Olympians waved bouquets from a bus as they paraded through Pyongyang on Thursday…

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  • South East Asia

    “Black Head” Bread, A Traditional Singaporean Food

    SINGAPORE — A baker makes the “Black Head” bread in Singapore, on Aug. 16, 2012. “Black Head” bread is one of Singapore’s traditional food. Due to the reason that few youngsters are willing to learn the skills of making such bread, the number of “Black Head” bakeries is decreasing over…

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  • East Asia

    Beer Drinking Competition At Qingdao Beer Festival

    QINGDAO — A visitor takes part in a beer drinking competition during the International Beer Festival in Qingdao, east China’s Shandong Province, Aug. 16, 2012. The 22th Qingdao International Beer Festival has set a beer drinking competition, attracting worldwide participants. After various event, the final winner will get a brand-new…

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  • South Asia

    Indian Muslims On The Verge Of Breaking Ramadan Fast

    An Indian Muslim boy has his hand pushed away as he tries to take donated food from a volunteer before breaking the Ramadan fast at the shrine of Sufi saint Hazrat Nizamuddin in New Delhi, India, Thursday, Aug. 16, 2012. Muslims around the world are marking the holy fasting month…

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  • South East Asia

    Bomb Explosion Occurs In Zamboanga, Philippines

    Philippine military and police bomb squad units search for bomb debris from a bus that was ripped by a powerful explosion late Thursday, Aug. 16, 2012 in Zamboanga City, southern Philippines . Several people were injured in the blast. Another explosion occurred near a mosque at the city but no…

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