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East Asia
Open door to N. Koreans
Last Dec. 12, I fired off an opinion piece of about 1,500 words to the Washington Post. It easily could have been 1,600 words, but I deleted all of the curse words. The day before, I had learned that the United States government had rejected visa applications by three of…
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East Asia
Pro sports – children’s dream job
Kim Tae-yoon, an elementary school student living in Seoul, changes what he wishes to become when he grows up almost every month. Kim doesn’t switch from wanting to be a medical doctor to a teacher but from soccer player to baseball player. In other words, he wants to be a…
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East Asia
Park puts economy, safety first
President-elect Park Geun-hye’s government restructuring plan, unveiled Tuesday, calls for empowering ministries overseeing the economy while emphasizing public safety amid a rising number of sex crimes. Under the proposal, the team scrapped the Ministry of Special Affairs in charge of facilitating dialogue with opposition parties. Analysts widely agreed that the…
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East Asia
Global Korea, global education
Dear Madam President-Elect, On behalf of the Korean Association of Private University Presidents (KPU), I offer sincere congratulations for your success in the presidential election. The nation, I believe, made the decision based on your respect for trust and promises, in addition to your political leadership and experience. As the…
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West Asia
People Gather Around Crater Caused By Explosion At A University In Aleppo, Syria
In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian people gather in front of a crater caused by an explosion hit a university in Aleppo, Syria, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013. Two explosions struck the main university in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo on Tuesday, causing an…
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South Asia
A Bull Tamer Tries To Control A Bull During The Sport Called Jallikattu In Palamedu, India
Bull tamers try to control a bull during the bull-taming sport called Jallikattu, in Palamedu, about 575 kilomters (359 miles) south of Chennai, India, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013. Jallikattu is an ancient heroic sporting event of the Tamils played during the harvest festival of Pongal. A bull tamer holds on…
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West Asia
Iranian President Talks With Syrian PM In Tehran Aimed At Enhancing Relations
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (R) meets with Syrian Prime Minister Wael al-Halqi (L) in Tehran, Iran, Jan. 15, 2013. Ahmadinejad called on Tuesday for enhancing relations with Syria in different fields. <Xinhua/Ahmad Halabisaz>
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West Asia
Kurdish People Mourn At Ceremony For Three Kurdish Women Shot Dead In Paris
Kurdish people pay tribute to the three activists during a memorial ceremony, in Villiers le Bel, north of Paris, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013, before their bodies are sent to Turkey for burial. Three Kurdish women were shot dead at a pro-Kurdish center in Paris on Thursday Jan. 10, in what…
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South East Asia
Heavy Rains Force People To wade Through A Flooded Street In Jakarta
Local residents wade through a flooded street in Jakarta, Indonesia ,Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013. Heavy rains caused flood in some parts of the city. A man wades through a flooded street in Jakarta, Indonesia ,Tuesday, January 15, 2013. <AP/NEWSis> Casablanca street is inundated, causing long traffic jams at Kampung Melayu,…
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