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NK’s reckless challenge
Pyongyang should pay the price for rocket launch After much speculation, North Korea fired a long-range rocket Wednesday morning in defiance of international condemnation and sanctions threats from the United Nations. The launch is a reckless challenge to the international community that has stubbornly urged the North to give up…
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Central Asia
Everyday Putinism
For those following the headlines, Putin II may seem progressive. As opposed to Putin’s first tenure, there have been no controversial television station closings, no prominent cases against businessmen and no assassinations. Instead we read about the building of a Jewish history museum in Moscow and improved relations with U.S.…
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South East Asia
[Indonesia Report] UN asks Indonesia to reduce traffic accidents
The United Nations (UN) has asked Indonesia to reduce the number of deaths due to traffic accidents. Each year about 32,000 lives are lost due to traffic accidents, according to report by Vivannews.com quoting Deputy Chief Police Commissioner General Nanan Sukarna. “The demand to reduce the number of deaths by traffic accidents…
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Russia’s European prospects
MOSCOW ― In 1966, Charles de Gaulle’s vision of a Europe “that stretched from the Atlantic to the Urals” was provocative. Today, Russian President Vladimir Putin has advanced an even more ambitious goal: “a common market stretching from the Atlantic to the Pacific.” In the race toward globalization, the stakes…
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East Asia
North Korean rocket technology progressing
There appears to be a new North Korean satellite lurking in orbit. The real statement out of Pyongyang was how its rocket achieved the desired height and speed, according to the head of South Korea’s space agency. Whether the intention is to boost its long-range weaponry or jump into the…
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East Asia
Who will benefit from high overseas voter turnout?
The high turnout rate in overseas absentee voting, which was wrapped up on Tuesday, stirred speculation about which candidate was likely going to benefit from it. According to the National Election Commission (NEC), more than seven out of every 10 registered overseas voters cast their ballots in polling stations in…
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East Asia
Red ginseng effective against HIV virus: study
A Korean research team said Wednesday it found that a stable dose of red ginseng given to people infected with HIV prevented it from developing into AIDS. The team, led by Prof. Cho Young-keol of the College of Medicine at the University of Ulsan, conducted the research on three HIV…
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East Asia
2 candidates condemn NK but slightly differently
The camps of the two main presidential candidates slammed North Korea, Wednesday, for the launch of a long-range Unha-3 rocket that allegedly put a satellite into orbit. Experts say that it’s hard to know which of the two will benefit more from the launch, although it was agreed no major…
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East Asia
Building more livable place for everyone
response to the article titled “Multiracial kids have better odds of excelling at sports.” ― E.D. Recently, an article in the Korea Times titled “Multiracial kids have better odds of excelling at sports” by Lee Tae-hoon ignited a heated controversial debate on racism. Quoting some experts, the article says many…
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East Asia
New records in K-pop, tourism, sports
In retrospect, there were some outstanding cultural milestones for which this year will be remembered for. One of them is the global expansion of “hallyu,” or Korean Wave, demonstrated most clearly by the meteoric rise of Korean rapper/singer Psy. Also, Korean movies, sports and tourism broke new records this year.…
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