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President-elect to set new records
The president-elect will set new records, regardless of whether it is the Saenuri Party’s Park Geun-hye, the Democratic United Party’s (DUP) Moon Jae-in or independent Ahn Cheol-soo. If Park wins in the December poll, she will be the nation’s first female president. America has still to elect a female president…
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East Asia
‘Spicy kimchi kept me warm in winter’
Peace Corps volunteers recount their discovery of Korea in late 1960s The first group of American Peace Corps volunteers to come to Korea in the mid-1960s had their own way of keeping warm during the icy winter weather, despite the poor heating systems. Some wore several layers of clothes, while…
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East Asia
Bid to send anti-NK leaflets blocked
The government blocked activists from sending anti-regime pamphlets into North Korea, Monday, in a bid to avoid a military clash over the activity. Dozens of activists including North Korean defectors had planned to send 200,000 pamphlets across the border in giant balloons from the Imjingak Park near Paju. But soldiers…
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‘Unification costs will depend on NK wages’
South Koreans just can’t decide whether they want their country to unify with the North or not. One moment they get starry eyed imagining a bigger country with more political and economic clout but the next they worry about the enormous price tag attached to the combined country and social…
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South East Asia
[The AsiaN Video for Indonesian] Cina Tidak Meributkan Kematian Nelayan Cina
Halo! Saya Meidyana Rayana dari Indonesia. Berikut tanggapan China atas kematian para nelayan yang ditemukan di perairan Korea Selatan. Tampaknya Beijing menahan diri untuk tidak bertengkar dengan Seoul atas kematian para nelagan Cina yang secara illegal memancing di zona ekonomi eksklusif Korea Selatan di Laut Barat. Zhang Xinsen, Duta Besar…
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South East Asia
[Indonesia Report] Indonesia plastic surgeons enjoy booming business
Indonesia is hit by Korean Wave Fever. Not only female but also male’s awareness of appearances is increasing nowadays. According to one of Indonesian mass media, Berita Satu.com, Dr. Enrina, owner of a plastic surgery clinic Ultimo, said in an interview during this past one year, the male patients increased 15 to 20…
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South East Asia
Mall Rongsok, Opened In 2009, Is Only Shopping Center For Used Goods In Indonesia
Nurcholis Agi, 41 years old, looks at a Balinese statue at Mall Rongsok, a local used goods market, in Depok, Indonesia, Oct. 21, 2012. Mall Rongsok, opened in 2009 by local dealer Nurcholis Agi, is the only shopping center for used goods in Indonesia. A cashier waits for costumers at…
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West Asia
Kuwaiti Opposition Supporters Rally Against Electoral Law Change In Kuwait City
Opposition supporters hold a rally in Kuwait City on Oct. 22, 2012 to protest against a decision to change the electoral law. Opposition supporters clash with riot police during a rally in Kuwait City Oct. 22, 2012. Kuwaiti opposition supporters on Monday held a rally to protest against a decision…
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Culture
Blue Iguana No Longer Considered Endangered Species Due To Success In Breeding
In this Friday, Aug. 3, 2012, file photo, an adult Grand Cayman Blue Iguana nicknamed “Biter” is shown shedding its dead skin at the Queen Elizabeth II Botanic Park on the island of Grand Cayman. Blue iguanas on Grand Cayman island are no longer considered a critically endangered species. A…
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