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Politics
U.S. State Secretary Arrives In Istanbul
US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton arrives in Istanbul, Turkey on Wednesday, June 6, 2012. Clinton will attend the Second Meeting of the Coordinating Committee of Global Counterterrorism Forum (GCTF) set to be held in Istanbul on June 7-8. The Committee is the highest decision-making body of the Forum,…
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Leftist party decides to oust 2 pro-N. Korean lawmakers
A progressive party decided Wednesday to oust two pro-North Korean lawmakers at the center of political controversy in the new National Assembly session. The move by the beleaguered Unified Progressive Party (UPP) will apparently spur efforts by conservative lawmakers to deprive Reps. Lee Seok-gi and Kim Jae-yeon of their seats.…
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Mobile carriers urge KCC to block Kakao’s free phone service
The domestic mobile carriers ― SK Telecom, KT and LG Uplus ― are expected to urge the telecommunications regulator to block Kakao Talk’s free voice service, which started here Tuesday. They claim that the free call service offered by the nation’s most popular mobile messenger service provider could deal a…
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Society
Syria accuses armed groups of committing Hama massacre
A Syrian boy walks next to the rubble of house , destroyed during a military operation by the Syrian pro-Assad army in April 2012 , in the town of Taftanaz, 15 km east of Idleb, Syria, Tuesday, June 5, 2012. <AP/NEWSis> DAMASCUS, June 7 (Xinhua) — Syria’s state TV said…
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East Asia
China Southern Airlines opens Guangzhou-London direct flight
LONDON, June 6 (Xinhua) — China Southern Airlines has opened an air route from south China’s Guangzhou city to London with its maiden flight arriving in London on Wednesday. Launching of the Guangzhou-London direct flight targets at the potential market of transfer passengers between Europe and Australia and New Zealand,…
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Society
Twitter simplifies its bird logo
SAN FRANCISCO, June 6 (Xinhua) — Micro-blogging website Twitter on Wednesday announced it will simplify its logo, dropping the text and making the blue bird silhouette more simple and happy- looking. According to a video posted on Twitter’s blog, the new logo was created from three sets of overlapping circles.…
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Politics
Shanghai Cooperation Summit kicks off
The leaders of many Asian and Pacific countries arrived to China to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Summit in China, June 5, 2012. On the sidelines of the Summit Chinese President Hu Jintao held talks with his Kyrgyz counterpart, Almazbek Atambayev, in Beijing on Tuesday, raising a five-point proposal on promoting…
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East Asia
Transit of Venus Watched In The World
A young boy uses a pair of binoculars with special filters, to observe the transit of Venus at the National Science Museum in Gwacheon, south of Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, June 6, 2012. From the U.S. to South Korea, people turned their attention to the daytime sky on Tuesday and…
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Business
Korea has ability to combat crisis: Moody’s
Korea is well-positioned to weather the worsening global conditions thanks to its fiscal strength, the health of its banking system and manageable external positions, a senior official from Moody’s said. However, the historically high level of household debt, which continues to pose a considerable threat to financial stability, may have…
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Society
KIPA, Yunnan College agree on ethnic projects
The Korea Institute of Public Administration (KIPA) and Chinese Yunnan Public Administration College (YPAC) agreed to increase academic research Monday, in a joint effort to find a solution to ethnic problems. KIPA, a flag think tank under the Prime Minister’s Office, and YPAC share the view on the need that…
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