• Central Asia

    Major news in Afghanistan: Deaths, Which Could be Avoided!

    Top news in <Outlook Afghanistan> : Deaths, Which Could be Avoided! Afghanistan is one of the countries that have been facing the destructions of wars and conflicts for some decades now. With the horrors of wars, there are many other issues as well that have been annoying the Afghan people…

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  • East Asia

    Japanese police detain final fugitive in Tokyo gas attack

    TOKYO, June 15 (Xinhua) — Police in Tokyo detained the final fugitive behind a deadly sarin gas attack on Tokyo’s subway about 17 years ago, local media reported on Friday. Katsuya Takahashi, 54, has been on Japan’s most wanted list for his suspected involvement in the Aum Shinrikyo cult’s lethal…

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  • Politics

    Defiant leftist lawmaker faces bribery probe

    Prosecutors raided the office of a public relations company founded by United Progressive Party (UPP) lawmaker Lee Seok-ki, Thursday, on suspicion that the firm received kickbacks from a liberal educator. Lee has been under pressure to resign for his alleged support for North Korea. Prosecutors said they have secured computer…

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  • Pentagon okays chopper reinforcements for Korea

    The U.S. government has approved a plan to deploy an additional attack-reconnaissance helicopter squadron in South Korea in response to the growing security threats from North Korea, a spokeswoman for the United States Forces Korea (USFK) said Thursday. “The squadron is already authorized, just not on hand,” USFK spokeswoman Jennifer…

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  • Autism-causing genetic factor found

    Korean researchers have discovered the genetic factor causing autism, paving the way for proper treatment of the disease. The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology announced Thursday that the Korean research team led by professor Kang Bong-kiun of Seoul National University, Lee Min-goo of Yonsei University, and Kim Eun-joon of…

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  • Descendants of veterans to visit UN cemetery

    Seventeen descendants of Korean War veterans from eight countries currently studying at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies will visit the U.N. Memorial Cemetery, Saturday, to commemorate the 62nd anniversary of the war, which falls on June 25. The students will pay their respects to their grandfathers and their fellow soldiers…

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  • Korean cosmetics popular at duty free

    Amore Pacific and other cosmetics makers here have been enjoying booming business over the past few years in line with the soaring number of Chinese, Japanese and other foreign visitors. Many non-Korean travelers go on a buying spree for skincare, makeup and other beauty-related goods produced here, with Korean actors…

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  • Society

    Hangeul Romanization needs fixing

    Experts shun it, users confused, government sits on hands The current Romanization system for Hangeul (Korean script) has been in use for more than 10 years, but people still find it confusing. Moreover, Hangeul experts shun it and prefer using an older system. Although the government knows this, it refutes…

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  • Column

    Conquering Mt. Everest’s impossible without Sherpas ①

    *This is the first of two-part story about the role of Sherpas they have played for the successful climbing of the Mt. Everest. Kathmandu, June 14: Sherpas have been synonymous to mountaineering since the first Mt. Everest expedition of 1921. “The first Everest Expedition of 1921 had seven to eight Sherpas…

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  • World

    Egyptians Want To Clean Remnants Of Mubarak

    Egyptian protesters chant slogans against the country’s military ruling council and presidential candidate Ahmed Shafiq, as one holds a poster with merged photos of ousted President Hosni Mubarak and Ahmed Shafiq, in Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, June 14, 2012. Judges appointed by Hosni Mubarak dissolved the Islamist-dominated parliament…

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