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West Asia
Turkish Kurds Protest Killings Of Three Kurdish Women In Diyarbakir, Turkey
Several hundreds Turkish Kurds gather to protest the killings of three Kurdish women, including one of the founders of a militant group battling Turkish troops since 1984 in Paris, France, in the southeastern Turkish city of Diyarbakir, Turkey, Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013. The three women were “executed” at a Kurdish…
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South East Asia
Flood In Indonesia Destroys More Than 1,000 Houses, Leaves Some 3,300 People Homeless
Refugees take a shelter from rain in temporary tents in Undar-Andir Village of Serang, Indonesia, Jan. 10, 2013. More than 1,000 houses were destroyed and around 3,300 people were displaced during the flood. Refugees wade through flood waters in Undar-Andir Village of Serang, Indonesia, Jan. 10, 2013. <Xinhua/Veri Sanovri>
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Park calls for ‘leap’ in Seoul-Beijing ties
President-elect Park Geun-hye said Korea and China should advance relations by creating a shared vision for the future, during talks with a senior official dispatched by Beijing, Thursday. Park, who will take office late next month, added that the region must send a “consistent and clear message” to North Korea…
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East Asia
NK tech capabilities put on spotlight
A trip to North Korea by Google’s Eric Schmidt this week has sparked speculation over whether the Kim Jong-un regime is politically inclined to increase internet access for his people. Additionally, there are questions over whether the impoverished state is technologically capable of the move. Watchers say the North may…
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Death sentence sought for rapist of 7-year-old
Prosecutors in Gwangju are seeking the death penalty for a man indicted for kidnapping and raping an elementary schoolgirl last summer. The request was filed Thursday by the Gwangju District Prosecutor’s Office asking a local court to impose the death sentence on Koh Jong-seok, 24, on charges of kidnapping and…
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Prostitution vs. women’s rights
Constitutionality of law to be reviewed A district court’s decision to ask the Constitutional Court to rule on whether part of the country’s Anti-Prostitution Law is constitutional has triggered a hot debate among citizens. At issue is a clause of the law, implemented in 2004, which punishes a woman for…
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East Asia
‘Cars are like part of my body’
The worst interviewees for journalists are those who give short or just yes or no answers as there is then nothing much to write about. But talkative people are difficult too as they tend to talk about less interesting topics at length. Kim Pil-soo, a professor of automotive studies at…
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East Asia
Seokpajeong
Restored pavilion of Heungseon Daewongun Seokpajeong, located in Buam-dong, Jongno-gu, is a stately “hanok,” or Korean traditional building, built by the Joseon Kingdom’s (1392-1910) man of power Heungseon Daewongun. He was the father of the Joseon’s penultimate king. The house was privately owned for decades, but is now on public…
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East Asia
Smart ways to embrace New Year’s energy
People like to rearrange the interior of rooms or change furniture to refresh their living environment in the New Year. It is more recommended before Feb. 4, the first month of the saju calendar. In order to activate energy around us letting the old one out and allowing the new…
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