• Let’s set mad cow facts straight

    The first case of mad cow disease in the United States was discovered in a Holstein dairy cow in Washington State on Dec. 23, 2003. In memory of the 2008 candlelit protests that were triggered by concerns about the safety of U.S. beef, over 3,000 gathered in Cheonggye Square, central…

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  • Keeping slim linguistically

    Keeping slim physically is in vogue. Fat people feel inferior. They go to gyms to shed weight. Like physical fitness, keeping slim mentally and linguistically is a personal asset. Keeping slim mentally enhances happiness as it gives a feeling of satisfaction through only gaining a little. In the same vein,…

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  • Business

    Important milestone

    Korea aims to reach $10 bil. in food exports After reaching the $10 billion plateau in exports in the late 1970s, Korea has chalked up fast growth in overseas shipments to become the world’s ninth country to top $1 trillion in trade last year. Korea Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Corp.…

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  • Politics

    Hypocrites!

    Series of fraudulent acts taint credibility of leftist party Rep. Lee Jung-hee, the baby-faced 43-year-old who jointly leads the leftist Unified Progressive Party (UPP), issued a formal apology Thursday for fraudulent candidate selection of proportional representatives in the April 11 National Assembly elections. The party, led by Lee and three…

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  • Politics

    Hu calls on U.S. to build cooperative partnership

    Chinese President Hu Jintao addresses the opening session of the fourth round of the China-U.S. Strategic and Economic Dialogue in Beijing, capital of China, May 3, 2012. <Xinhua/Li Tao> BEIJING, May 3 — Chinese President Hu Jintao on Thursday called on China and the United States to break the traditional…

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  • AJA issues statement on World Press Freedom Day

    On the occasion of the World Press Freedom Day which fell on Thursday (May 3),  the  Asia Journalist Association (AJA), represented by Ivan Lim, issued a statement in which it said “we would like to applaud the journalists doing their best to convey the truth to their readers.” It continued that “as…

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  • East Asia

    Beginning Of Korea-China FTA Talks

    BEIJING — Chinese Commerce Minister Chen Deming, right, shakes hands with the Trade Minister of the Republic of Korea (ROK) Bark Tae Ho during a press conference in Beijing, capital of China, May 2, 2012. China and ROK announced the beginning of negotiations for setting up a Free Trade Area…

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  • World

    Bloody Scene Of Violence In Egypt

    An Egyptian medic helps a wounded man during clashes outside the Defense Ministry in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, May 2, 2012. Clashes erupted on Wednesday between assailants and mostly Islamist protesters gathered outside the Defense Ministry in the Egyptian capital, leaving several people dead and many wounded, security officials said. <AP/Newsis>…

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  • Politics

    Egyptian military to hand over power when outright election winner appears

    Egypt’s military is ready to hand over power to a new president after the first round of the vote on May 24, Egyptian Armed Forces Chief of Staff Sami Anan said on Wednesday. That will happen if the first round produces an outright winner, he said. “The Military Council is…

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  • Society

    Baby boomers going bust

    Plight of Koreans over 50 poses serious threat to financial stability The Korean story of decaying family finances is beginning to resemble an old wedding saying: There’s something old and something new, definitely something borrowed and all is blue. As the country faces a disastrous vortex of historically high household…

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