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World
Giant Paper Art Displayed At A Building In Sydney
A man photographs a giant paper art display created by paper engineer Benja Harney, at the Queen Victoria Building in Sydney, Australia, Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2012. The installation, which incorporates different elements of nature, will be displayed for the entire month of September. A worker stops to view a giant…
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East Asia
Farm Products Severely Damaged By Freezing In Inner Mongolia
Potatoes are packed and piled up at a rush havest spot during the fight against freezing disaster in Caimushan Township of Duolun County under Xilingol League, north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Sept. 3, 2012. The freezing disaster which hit Inner Mongolia in late August has affected 727,000 people and…
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East Asia
Top Leaders Of China, Singapore Meet In Beijing
Chinese President Hu Jintao (R) meets with Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 4, 2012. Chinese President Hu Jintao (R) meets with Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing,…
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South East Asia
Hillary Meets Indonesian President In Jakarta
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, left, talks with Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono after their meeting at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta, Indonesia, Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2012. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, left, is greeted by Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono prior to their meeting at…
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South East Asia
Grandson Of Red Bull Creator Arrested For Hit-And-Run
In this photo taken Sept. 3, 2012, Thai police officers look at a motorcycle and a Ferrari car that involved in a hit-and-run accident during the investigation at Thong Lor police station in Bangkok, Thailand. A grandson of the creator of the Red Bull energy drink has been arrested for…
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Culture
Super Junior reigns supreme
Young K-pop fans may have killed for the chance that we’ve had: to walk backstage on M Countdown, a popular cable television music program. Stepping inside Thursday, we saw immaculately-styled Sung Min, a member of Super Junior, whiz by us. Then up ahead, in the room with a paper sign…
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Business
Shilla, Lotte clash at Incheon Int’l Airport
The country’s two largest duty free shop operators ― Shilla Duty Free and Lotte Duty Free ― have been engaged in a fierce war over the years to get an upper hand in the booming industry fueled by the surging number of inbound and outbound travelers. They have competed to…
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Politics
Bangladeshi worker’s dream ripped apart by ill health
Mosaruf Hossain, a native of Chittagong, Bangladesh, had a big dream when he first set foot in Korea on Nov. 3, 2009 with an E-9 Visa, a work permit for a job considered too dangerous, dirty and difficult for Koreans to undertake. The 31-year-old thought it would be just a…
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Seoul seeks to impose rain tax
Seoul City is considering imposing a German-style rain tax on landowners based on the amount of rain water that flows into storm drains. The municipal authorities said Tuesday that it will hold a discussion today at the Seoul Museum of History to gather opinion from professionals and laymen on how…
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Politics
‘Guardian of teenagers’ joins presidential race
Kang Ji-won, a lawyer who earned the nickname “guardian of teenagers” for his dedication to preventing juvenile delinquency, announced his bid to run in the presidential election as an independent candidate, Tuesday. In a phone interview with The Korea Times, Kang, 63, said he was determined to join the presidential…
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