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Business
Born to lead: Sheikh Mubarak Al Abdullah Al Mubarak Al Sabah
By Shane McGinley Arabian Business Kuwait: Waiting in one of the reception rooms in The White Palace in Kuwait City, it is hard not to notice a huge painting hung on one of the room’s walls. The image is of an Arabic woman sitting at a desk writing by candlelight…
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Politics
Moon says peace process buttressed by stronger military
Seoul: President Moon Jae-in vowed a continued push Tuesday to bolster South Korea’s defense power, calling it a driving force behind his audacious peace efforts. He was addressing the 71st Armed Forces Day ceremony held at an Air Force base in Daegu, 302 kilometers southeast of Seoul, a highly symbolic…
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East Asia
Typhoon Mitag likely to hit South Korea’s southern coast this week
Seoul: Typhoon Mitag is expected to make landfall on South Korea’s southwest coast on Thursday but its strength may be weaker than anticipated after passing through Taiwan and the Chinese mainland, the local meteorological agency said. Mitag, the season’s 18th typhoon and the seventh to affect the Korean Peninsula this…
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Culture
Seoul city gives foreigners Korean names
Seoul: The Seoul city government said Monday that it has launched a pilot program to give foreigners Korean names as part of efforts to promote the Korean alphabet, hangeul. The program, titled “Korean Names for Non-Koreans,” is available to foreigners who reside overseas and are interested in Korean culture, Park…
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South Asia
Pakistan to invite Indian former PM Manmohan Singh for Kartarpur Corridor inauguration
By Nasir Aijaz AsiaN Representative Islamabad: Pakistan has decided to invite former Indian prime minister Manmohan Singh for the inauguration of the Kartarpur Corridor for Sikh pilgrims, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said on Monday. “We have decided after consultation that we want to invite former Indian Prime Minister Manmohan…
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Politics
South Korea military to lower bar for active duty conscripts amid population decline
Seoul: The South Korean military said Sunday it plans to lower the bar for the conscription of active duty soldiers, as the country’s population is widely expected to shrink drastically. The Ministry of National Defense and the Military Manpower Administration are currently in the process of revising related regulations to…
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East Asia
18 people injured in cargo ship fire at Ulsan port
Ulsan: Eighteen people were injured after a fire broke out on a cargo ship and spread to another vessel following an explosion in the southeastern port city of Ulsan, authorities said Saturday. The 25,881-ton vessel for transporting petroleum products from the Cayman Islands caught fire following the explosion at around…
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People
Eight electrocuted as heavy rain lashes Karachi
By Nasir Aijaz AsiaN Representative Islamabad: At least eight people died of electrocution, as heavy rain lashed Karachi, the port city and capital of southern Sindh province, on Friday afternoon. The rain lowered the sweltering temperatures and brought some much-needed relief to the residents of the city, but also left…
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Society
We expel them by force! A journey inside South Korea’s only private prison
By Pooneh Nedai Editor in chief of Shokaran magazine- Iran Seoul: Do you prefer to live in a prison with lots of facilities or live freely in a poor cage? But there are inmates who prefer Somang private prison to state prison! Somang is actually a correction institution for the…
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South Asia
Incessant rain calls off Pakistan v Sri Lanka first One Day International
By Nasir Aijaz AsiaN Representative Islamabad: The opening One Day International (ODI) between Pakistan and Sri Lanka at the National Stadium Karachi has been called off. The decision was taken due to the heavy rain that lashed the capital city of Sindh province on Friday. As a result, the stadium…
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