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Society
Has smartphone ruined disco?
Too many standing still at Asia’s 1st Sensation seeking perfect shot GOYANG, Gyeonggi Province — Over 20,000 people, each and every one of them dressed entirely in white, filled the KINTEX Saturday night for one of the world’s largest gatherings of house music fans. These attendees of the Asia debut…
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Lifestyle
National museum invites foreigners for day out
The National Museum of Korea is inviting 100 foreigners and their friends to enjoy a summer day with various events and jazz music this coming Saturday. “A Special Saturday with Masterpiece” will feature a variety of programs related to the museum, including tours, cultural experience programs and a jazz festival.…
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Society
Embassy of Fiji opens in Seoul
The Pacific island of Fiji opened a brand new embassy in Korea Thursday, the first in 41 years after the two countries established bilateral diplomatic relations. To an opening ceremony held at Westin Chosun Hotel in Seoul came a high-profile delegation led by Prime Minister Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama. In his…
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People
‘Hotelier envoy’ promotes tourism in Nepal
Tourism in Nepal has specific associations. Out 14 of the highest Himalayan peaks — all are more than 8,000 meters high — eight are located in the landlocked country, attracting intrepid mountaineers and trekkers. This creates business opportunities in the country, which has nearly 800 local tourist agencies specializing in…
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Business
Will K-pop continue to stay on top?
Is K-pop for real or the fluke of the century? While it’s difficult to call an imposter a $3.2 billion industry that has doubled its global sales in each of the past three years, production companies admit to concerns that their strength in highly produced, one-size-fits-all music is beginning to…
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IT-Science
Kumho Petro expands investment in China
Kumho Petrochemical is expanding its presence in China, the most sought after market in the world. Park Chan-koo, chairman of Kumho Petrochemical, visited Chongqing Friday to meet with Mayor Huang Qifan and agreed on a joint investment plan to expand Kumho’s chemical business there. “We were able to finish our…
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Who will speak for Rohingyas?
The military junta in Myanmar has been courted by the West in its quest to encourage the democratization process in this bastion of tyranny. However, it is primordial that respect of human rights, especially the ethnic cleansing of the Rohingya minority should remain high on the international agenda. The Rohingyas…
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Ominous rumblings in North Korea
Strange things are happening in North Korea, which is nothing new. This time, however, developments apparently reflect divisions within the leadership of the isolated totalitarian regime. Conceivably, this could spark a renewed Korean War. Ri Yong-ho, a powerful military figure and until recently a close ally of young North Korea…
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Column
What’s unknowable about N. Korea
As the inner group of the new North Korean leadership is inaccessible, it is impossible to know how and what decisions are made in the North. We only learn about them after they are officially announced. We struggle to understand what led to the decisions and to figure out what…
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Society
SNU hires University of Tokyo professor
Seoul National University (SNU) has hired a professor from the University of Tokyo as a full-time faculty member. The hiring is expected to strengthen the two top schools’ exchanges but, at a more fundamental level, serve as another small but necessary step to help overcome the two countries’ unhappy chapter…
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