• Military pact with Japan

    Scrap ill-advised accord; sack relevant ministers To the relief of most Koreans, the foreign ministry postponed the signing of its first military pact with Japan, Friday. Now that the government has avoided the worst with the last-minute turnaround, it should bring the matter to the National Assembly for discussion from…

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  • Business

    Seoul weights impact of Iran oil ban

    Korea halts oil imports from Iran Korea has halted crude imports from Iran in line with the sanctions led by the European Union (EU) aimed at thwarting Teheran’s nuclear ambitions, despite a warning from Iran that it would “reconsider” its relationship with Korea and imports of Korean products. The Ministry…

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  • Business

    Legacy of Jobs

    Korean technology CEOs can’t stop talking about humanities It may seem difficult at first glance to find a connection between information technology industries and the studies of the humanities, but company chief executives are propagating the importance of culture to connect with employees, consumers and making products. The late Steve…

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  • BusinessJun Kwang-Woo NPS chairman

    Pension fund sees crisis as opportunity

    Now is the time to look beyond the crisis and try to find a new opportunity the head of the nation’s pension fund has said, by effectively managing the economic turmoil. At a speech to mark the opening of its office in London on June 21, National Pension Service (NPS)…

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  • Society

    Mini-capital Sejong City opens

    Sejong City, an administrative center designed to house 36 government ministries and agencies, was inaugurated Sunday after a decade of political and social conflict. The city was supposed to induce more balanced regional development, but still draws skepticism over the effectiveness of dividing government functions between Seoul and Sejong. Government…

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  • Females to outnumber males in 2015

    The number of women in Korea is forecast to exceed that of men in 2015. Statistics Korea said Sunday the number of females will reach 25.31 million within three years, surpassing the male population projected at 25.30 million. It will be the first time for females to outnumber males since…

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  • Politics

    Hu pledges continuous support for Macao’s development

    MACAO, July 1 (Xinhua) — Chief Executive of the Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) Chui Sai On said here Sunday that Chinese President Hu Jintao had pledged the central government will continue to support the development of the region. Chui, who just finished a two-day visit to Hong Kong for…

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  • tobechecked

    Handover of Hong Kong Marks the 15th Anniverasry

    Fireworks explode over the Victoria Harbor in Hong Kong Sunday, July 1, 2012 as part of the celebrations to mark the 15th anniversary of the handover of Hong Kong. <AP/Newsis> news@theasian.asia оформить дебетовую карту онлайн с доставкой

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  • Business

    Samsung has Google’s backing in fight against Apple

    The intellectual property battle between Samsung Electronics and Apple may have hit a turning point as the Korean company now appears to have the support of Google, which competes with Apple for supremacy in mobile operating systems (MOS). Samsung and Google have a productive partnership in the technology sector. The…

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  • West Asia

    Dozens Killed During Funeral Procession in Syria

    This image made from amateur video released by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and accessed Saturday, June 30, 2012, purports to show a Syrian helping a man near dead bodies on the ground after an explosion in Zamalka near Damascus, Syria. In the latest episode, activists said dozens of…

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