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West Asia
Israeli Female Soldiers Relax Under Sun
Three Israeli female soldiers enjoy the sun on the beach in Tel Aviv, Israel, Sunday, June 24, 2012. <AP/NEWSis> news@theasian.asia
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Column
Truth about Rwanda
KILGALI ― Ongoing unrest between rival military factions in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has triggered a predictable barrage of innuendo, fabricated leaks, and outright lies regarding Rwanda’s role. It began 10 days ago, with a single BBC story on a leaked United Nations report that was said…
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Politics
US, N. Korea sowed seeds of doubt
Six decades ago, the U.N. forces led by the United States fought against the North on Korea battlefields, not only with guns but also with thought tactics to defeat the enemy with fewer causalities. Psychological warfare such as propaganda leaflets, posters, and radio shows were widely used during the bloody…
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Column
Romney on North Korea
Despite U.S. concerns of proliferation and security threats, North Korea is not a critical issue that will affect the outcome of the American presidential election in November. The North is not likely to provoke military trouble serious enough to make a difference during the rest of this presidential election year…
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Cargo drivers to go on strike Monday
Truck drivers will go on a nationwide strike at 7 a.m. Monday in protest of the government’s lack of efforts to improve their working conditions. The Korean Cargo Transport Workers’ Union said it has “waited long enough” after 80.6 percent of its 380,000 members approved of the walkout in the…
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World
Mohammed Morsi Elected As New Egyptian President
In this image taken from Egypt State TV, newly-elect President Mohammed Morsi delivers a speech in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, June 24, 2012. Morsi has called for unity and said he carries “a message of peace” to the world. In his first televised speech on state TV, Morsi pledged Sunday to…
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Russia to write off North Korean debt
Russia’s finance ministry said Saturday it has agreed to a plan to write off 90 percent of North Korea’s debt of $11 billion, underscoring what observers say is an interest to boost economic ties with the Stalinist state. The remaining 10 percent will be invested in joint projects in the…
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130 Korean-Chinese rounded up for false IDs
The Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office said Sunday that it has ferreted out 130 Korean-Chinese immigrants who re-entered the country with forged identities after being deported for crime or staying illegally. The office said it has arrested 11 of them and booked 15 others on charges of violating the immigration…
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Politics
Mohamed Morsy wins Egyptian presidency
Mohamed Morsy of the Muslim Brotherhood was elected president of Egypt with 51.7 percent of last weekend’s run-off vote, the state election committee said on Sunday. Thousands of Brotherhood supporters on Cairo’s Tahrir Square were waving national flags and chanting “Allahu Akbar!” or God is Great, greeting Morsy’s victory. Morsy,…
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Society
Koreans in US ham-handed on racial issues
NEW YORK ― The recent death of Rodney King, the face of the brutal 1992 Los Angeles riots, has people looking back to what’s remembered as America’s worst urban disturbance that turned into an attack against Koreans. The buildup of racial tension exploded into violent mayhem, triggering angry blacks to…
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