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West Asia
Explosion Occurs At Main Military Compound In Sanaa, Yemen
Smoke rises from a military compound after an explosion in Yemeni capital Sanaa on Oct. 18, 2012. At least five soldiers were killed when explosions hit a main military compound in the Yemeni capital of Sanaa on Thursday, an officer told Xinhua. <Xinhua>
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South East Asia
Myanmar Parliament Opens Its Fifth Regular Session In Nay Pyi Taw
Photo taken on Oct. 18, 2012 shows the scene of the 5th regular parliament session of the House of Representatives in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar. The Myanmar parliament’s two houses began their 5th sessions in Nay Pyi Taw Thursday, more than one month after the end of theirs 4th sessions.…
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East Asia
Largest Apple Store In Asia To Open On Wangfujing Street In Beijing
A cameraman shoots the indoor scene of the new store of Apple Inc. on Wangfujing Street in Beijing, China’s capital, Oct. 18, 2012. The new store, which will reportedly be the largest Apple store in Asia, is expected to open on Oct. 20. Photo taken on Oct. 18, 2012 shows…
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Column
Magic numbers for Korea’s long-term prosperity
Korea’s economic miracle comes of age. According to U.S. economist Paul Krugman, Korea’s small open economy has entered a low-growth phase owing to the country’s heavy reliance on exports, and negligence in fostering domestic demand and curbing population decline. Indeed, the current stagnant economy is likely to be a long-term…
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Rough waters in NE Asia
Do presidential candidates have sailing strategies? In most countries, presidential elections are about domestic issues, mainly the economy and public welfare. In Korea this year, both voters and candidates can hardly afford to focus solely on the economic wellbeing of individuals. At stake is the entire nation’s diplomatic survival amid…
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N. Korea’s ‘tax bomb’
Keeping Gaeseong complex benefits both The joint industrial complex in the North Korean border city of Gaeseong is the only pipeline linking the two Koreas due to their strained relations, especially since President Lee Myung-bak took office in February 2008. The possible tinderbox for renewed inter-Korean relations after the December…
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Lifestyle
What did you dream about last night?
What comes to mind when you think about dreams? Do they remind you of something impalpable, unrealistic and fanciful? Do you think it is when or where you release your repressed unconscious, as taught by Sigmund Freud, the founder of modern psychology? Or do you just consider them absurd and…
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Lifestyle
Contemplating on trails of Jeju
The most popular walking trail in the world is perhaps the one in Spain known as Camino de Santiago. This trail which stretches across Spain is also called the “pilgrimage trail” because it was the route Saint James, one of Jesus’ 12 disciples, took to travel to Spain for worship.…
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Lifestyle
‘All I wanted was to quit my job’
Playing protagonist Ji Hyeong-do, So Ji-sup doesn’t actually utter these words, but all his actions and body language amounts to that one sentence that puts in a nutshell the toils and agonies of any salaried worker in Korea Inc. But heartthrob So plays no ordinary salaried worker. As Ji in…
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People
Kang tells about realities of coffee shop jungle
How one owner fell into financial abyss and lived to tell about it A fatigued Korea is about to round out its 15th year of economic ugliness dating back to the crippling foreign currency crisis of the late-1990s. The legacy of these dismal times is represented in the ubiquity of…
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