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World
28th International Book Fair Opens In Sanaa, Capital Of Yemen
Yemenis read books at the 28th Sanaa International Book Fair in Sanaa, capital of Yemen, Oct. 2, 2012. The 11-day Sanaa Internaitonal Book Fair started on Sept. 25 and has attracted more than 400 publishers, exhibiting 160,000 newly published books among a total of more than 300,000 books.(Xinhua/Mohammed Mohammed) A…
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Politics
All 3 candidates vow closer ties with China
The next president will face a tough foreign policy landscape featuring the U.S.-China rivalry in East Asia and intensified territorial disputes between China and Japan. The three major presidential candidates echoed that boosting relations with China will be a key policy task for the next president as Seoul-Beijing ties are…
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Business
New cars ready to hit road
Foreign brands aggressively seeking bigger market shares Consumers here have tightened their purse strings but they seem to be open to buying imported cars. Foreign brands seem to be aware of this spending pattern and are poised to unveil new models to snap up a bigger slice of the pie.…
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Business
Darkest days in Korean history
People suffered greatly under brutal Japanese colonial rule This is the ninth of a 10-part series of Korean history from its mythological, ancient beginning until the present day. This project is sponsored by several companies and public agencies including Merck Korea, eBay Korea, Daewoo Securities and Korea Post. ― ED.…
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IT-Science
Is free-to-play model for future?
Ani Pang may give lessons to Facebook Ani Pang, a smartphone game developed by a 30-employee startup, can teach Facebook some lessons. While the U.S. social networking giant struggles to establish a concrete business model of its mobile platform, Ani Pang has become the biggest grossing application in Korea, generating…
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Society
Corn silk tea popular among consumers
Korea’s traditional corn silk tea is drawing public interest in terms of its health effects with more people paying attention to their well-being. Studies have shown that corn silk carries anti-cancer agents as well as chemicals that prevent aging of the skin. Research on corn silk has been especially active…
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Society
Songdo vying to host Green Climate Fund
Songdo, the heart of Incheon City, is in the final stages of competing for the right to host the headquarters of the Green Climate Fund, the tentative decision for which is expected Oct. 18-20. The final decision is scheduled for the 18th Congress of the U.N. Framework Convention for Climate…
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Society
Dokdo dispute to put smile on China’s face
This is the second in a series of contributing articles by international and Korean experts shedding light on Japan’s claim on Korea’s easternmost islets of Dokdo and other affairs that prove Japan’s lack of remorse about historic misdeeds it has committed. ― E.D. If I were one of the good…
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Getting the story straight on Libya
In the public relations business there is said to be a maxim for handling disasters: Get the information out right; get it out first and get it out your way. If that first rule is botched, the other two don’t much matter, and the Obama administration is now paying the…
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A one-question campaign quiz on Iran
The first “Debate Week” of the fall campaign has interrupted the traditional majesty of our democratic presidential selection process, in which accusations and insults have been flung, yet again, with the frequency (if not accuracy) of meatballs at a frat-house food fight. Now it is our civic duty to pause…
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