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Xenophobia and law
Anti-racism act needed to prevent social conflicts Is Korea a xenophobic country? The answer is yes and no. Depending on how we look at what’s going on here, the answer could be either. Yet what is clear is that a huge influx of migrant workers, immigrant wives and North Korean…
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Society
Why do US colleges reject Korean applicants?
New York University American colleges and universities mailed out their admissions decisions in the past weeks, leaving many competitive and qualified Korean students puzzling over why they were rejected. The truth is, in the eyes of admissions officers, students from Korea look as if they came off an assembly line.…
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Politics
NK stays mum on UK refugee policy: envoy
North Korean refugees and their human rights is a touchy issue which often provokes a stormy reaction from the reclusive Stalinist state whenever South Koreans address it. Yet, according to Ambassador Scott Wightman, the North’s regime has yet to complain about the political refugee policy of the United Kingdom, a…
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East Asia
Major news in China on May 28: Wen urges more efforts in poverty alleviation
Top news in <CNTV>: Premier Wen urges more efforts in poverty alleviation news@theasian.asia
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Society
UN Chief: “Situation in Syria Remains Serious”
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said in a report to the Security Council that the situation in Syria “remains extremely serious” and UN efforts to end the political crisis in the country have seen only “small progress,” Al Arabiya reported. “There is a continuing crisis on the ground, characterized by…
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Society
6 Syrians Brought To Turkey For Medical Treatment
Six people including one baby, who were injured in popular uprising in Syria was brought to Turkish city of Hatay for a medical treatment. Syrians were injured after a canon fire from government forces’ plane in Jebel Karat Neighborhood of Latkia arrived to Hatay and were taken under medical treatment.…
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South East Asia
Worsening Traffic Jam In Hanoi
In this photo taken Monday, May 21, 2012, motorcyclists drive in rush hour on La Thanh street which is one of the worst traffic jam roads, in Hanoi, Vietnam. The project of expanding the street is delayed for years due to the disagreement of compensation rates that the government offered…
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Column
Summer flowers in full bloom in Bangladesh
Shonalu Krishnochura Lalshonalu Kathgolap Naglingam Amid the scorching heat, power outage and political violence during this summer, the nature blossoms in colours surpassing the brick, stone and all the junks in urban environment of the capital Dhaka in Bangladesh. The busy urban people might have no time to look at…
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East Asian community won’t be easy to come
Scholars of South Korea, Japan and China exchange talks under the theme of Building East Asian Community and its Prospects in the second East Asian Community Forum held at the International Studies Hall in Korea University on May 25, 2012. (Photo: Kim Nam-ju) From time to time, another meeting of East Asian leaders produces…
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World
Vote Counting Begins In Egytian Election
A stack of the ballots counted by election officials are laid on a table at the presidential election in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, May 24, 2012. As vote-counting began, exit polls by several Arab television stations suggested the Brotherhood’s Mohammed Morsi was ahead of the pack of 13 candidates. The reliability…
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