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Politics
Governor declares presidential bid
Gyeonggi Province Governor Kim Moon-soo declared his presidential candidacy Sunday, becoming the first to announce a bid to compete in the ruling Saenuri Party’s presidential primary. “Today, I announce my decision to run for the presidential election,” he said during a press conference at the National Assembly. Kim said he…
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East Asia
Major news in Japan on April 23 2012
Top news in <Kyodo News>: Teenager thankful after tsunami-swept soccer ball was found off Alaska news@theasian.asia
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Business
Hollande, Sarkozy heading to French vote runoff
PARIS – Francois Hollande, a mild-mannered French Socialist who wants to take better care of the jobless and the poor, is heading to a presidential runoff election against tough-on-immigration Nicolas Sarkozy in a vote that could alter Europe’s political and economic landscape. Hollande heads into the May 6 second round…
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Jasmine Revolution, Korean style
Korea has come of age, of sorts. Jasmine Lee, a naturalized Korean citizen originally from the Philippines, became the first foreign-born lawmaker. Granted, she didn’t run for a seat herself, but became a member of the National Assembly as a proportional representation candidate when the Saenuri Party won a majority…
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Korean church and repatriation issue
Recently, there have been vigorous protests led by right wing evangelical churches against the Chinese government for its repatriation of North Korean refugees. In the United States, it is led by a consortium of conservative churches called the Korean Church Coalition. Let us examine how the problem of repatriation started,…
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Politics
Predictions on Kim Jong-un era
‘Years 2015-2020 crucial to third-generation leader’ The launch of Kim Jong-un’s rule in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) has been a major theme in publishing in recent months, with many scholars, experts and journalists writing about it. Even the untested leader’s older brother Kim Jong-nam’s views on the…
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Politics
Moderate voters: cure or curse?
A lawmaker-elect of the main opposition Democratic United Party (DUP) strove to put a halt to the full-blown debate calling for embracing middle-of-the-road voters ahead of the presidential election slated for December, Friday. There have been growing calls from within that the party needs to woo the hearts and minds…
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Business
Snapshot of Korean CEOs
Here is something that corporate CEO hopefuls here should remember ㅡ if they want to be successful, they need to be male, Seoul-born, have graduated from Kyunggi High School and Seoul National University (SNU) with a major in engineering. They are also required to spend 27.7 years working for the…
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People
PGA champion Yang to lead youth templestay program
PGA Tour golfer Yang Yong-eun, the first Asian to win a major championship, will mix Buddhist teachings and golf techniques this weekend to promote the Templestay program, which celebrates its 10th anniversary this year. The two-day session, starting Saturday will take place at Silleuk Temple in Yeoju, Gyeonggi Province, and…
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Society
Plagiarist!
Kookmin concludes IOC member’s thesis is piracy Kookmin University announced Friday that the ruling Saenuri Party lawmaker-elect and International Olympic Committee (IOC) member Moon Dae-sung had committed plagiarism in his doctoral thesis submitted to the university in 2007, following a preliminary investigation. “The theme and purpose of Moon’s study was…
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