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Samsung may innovate chip-making process
Samsung Electronics said Friday that it has developed and patented methods to use graphene in field-effect transistors (FETs) that may revolutionize computers. The breakthrough has been published in the online edition of Science Magazine and nine patents have been secured. Samsung said in a statement that devices with FETs could…
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Society
Shameless!
Japan expresses regret over ‘comfort women’ museum Japan protested to Korea’s foreign ministry earlier this month over the government’s financing a museum in Seoul dedicated to raising awareness of wartime sex slavery under Japanese colonial rule that lasted 36 years. “Tokyo complained about the government’s support in building the museum…
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Politics
Revolutionary thinker held in Chinese custody
Kim Young-hwan, one of four South Korean human rights activists held in China for 51 days so far, is a revolutionary thinker whose career has taken many dramatic turns. During the 1980s he was part of a communist movement that attempted to overthrow a military dictatorship which seized power here…
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Business
Shaky financial market
KOSPI dips below 1800 on Europe worries This week was a nightmare for Korea’s financial markets, which fell sharply due to renewed fears over another economic downturn fueled by the Greek crisis. In the coming weeks, investors are expected to go through a roller coaster ride. The Korea Composite Stock…
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East Asia
Ethnic Groups Show-Off Their Dresses
Performers present dresses of ethnic groups during a carnival activity in Liuzhou City, southwest China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, May 18, 2012. A series of activities were held across the country to celebrate the second China National Tourism Day on May 19. <Xinhua> news@theasian.asia
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East Asia
Childrean’s Priceless Smile
People hold umbrellas, with portraits of young survivors of the earthquake and tsunami that hit eastern Japan on March 11, 2011, during the Merry Smile Action held at Tokyo’s shopping district Harajuku, Saturday, May 19, 2012. It was a part of the Merry Project, a global art project staging ad-hoc…
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East Asia
Traditional Coming-Of-Age Ceremony
South Korean girls in traditional dresses drink tea during the 40th Coming of Age Day Ceremony and re-presentation of traditional “Gwan-Rye” at Sungkyunkwan in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, May 19, 2012. South Korean girls and boys in traditional dresses bow during the 40th Coming of Age Day Ceremony and re-presentation…
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Society
Full Gospel Church mired in corruption
The son of the founder of the largest church in Korea was summoned Monday by the prosecution for questioning on suspicions of embezzling funds from an affiliated company. His mother is also suspected of having used church money in a real estate deal. These are only two of many allegations…
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Politics
Greek Interim Cabinet Decline Salaries
At the first meeting of the newly-elected Interim Greek Cabinet of Ministers all of its 16 members promised to give up their salaries as the country grapples with a political and economic crisis that could have effects far beyond its borders, Greek state TV reported on Thursday. A caretaker administration…
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Politics
Turkish accession to EU to be speeded up
EU Minister and Turkey’s Chief EU Negotiator Egemen Bagis and the European Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighborhood Policy Stafan Fule met in Ankara and had a joint press conference regarding the new EU/Turkey “Positive Agenda” initiative. The “Positive Agenda” plan has been started by Turkish and EU authorities hoping…
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