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Lifestyle
Power of Psy, power of Korea
Psy rocks Seoul Plaza with own style Tens of thousands of citizens hopped and screamed in joy on Seoul Plaza Thursday for the first time in 10 years. The last time the massive plaza was packed with this many people was when Korea’s national football squad fought its way to…
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Culture
Hangeul riding high on hallyu
Various activities planned to mark creation of Korean alphabet Hangeul, or the Korean alphabet, is considered one of the most treasured cultural creations of the country. Recently it has been a popular cultural source. One of the most popular K-dramas last year was “Deep-rooted True,” about the development of the…
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Culture
King of K-pop is back
Catch TVXQ if you can The king of K-pop is here. TVXQ returned to the Korean music scene with a long-awaited sixth album “Catch Me.” The duo shared what they have been doing and what is in their newest album at an interview with The Korea Times. U-Know, 26, and…
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Politics
‘Japan’s claim to Dokdo illegitimate’
This is the third in a series of contributing articles by international and Korean experts shedding light on Japan’s claim on Korea’s easternmost islets of Dokdo and other affairs that prove Japan’s lack of remorse about historic misdeeds it has committed. ― E.D. As neighboring countries, Russia, China, Korea and…
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Society
Gumi hit by 2nd wave of chemical leaks
A leak of hydrochloric acid fumes that occurred at a chemical factory in Gumi, North Gyeongsang Province, last week is wreaking havoc on crops and livestock farms in adjacent villages. The toxic material is having a corrosive effect on human tissue as well. Local health authorities said some 600 people,…
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South East Asia
Thai Buddhist Monks Protest Against Muslim Attacks On Temples In Bangladesh
About 100 Buddhist monks stage a peaceful demonstration to call for an end to attacks against Buddhist communities in Bangladesh in front of the United Nations regional office in Bangkok on Wednesday Oct. 3, 2012. About 1,000 Buddhist families fled their villages in Bangladesh after rioters burned at least 10…
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West Asia
Triple Explosions In Syrian Gov’t-Controlled Region Leave Heavy Damages
In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian men walk at a street between destroyed buildings where triple bombs rocked at the Saadallah al-Jabri square, in Aleppo city, Syria, Wednesday Oct. 3, 2012. Three powerful explosions rocked the main square in a government-controlled central district of…
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South Asia
Teachers In Indian-Controlled Kashmir Protest Demanding Pay Hike
Police use colored water from a water cannon to disperse Kashmiri teachers during a protest in Srinagar, India, Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012. Police in Indian-controlled Kashmir on Wednesday detained dozens of government teachers during a protest demanding a hike in salary and regularization of their jobs. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan) Protesting…
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South Asia
Disabled Basketball Players Practice For Coming Tournament In Afghanistan
Afghan disabled man play basketball to prepare for the upcoming wheelchair basketball tournament in Oct. 25, 2012, in the city of Jalalabad east of Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012. A selection of Afghan disabled men during the upcoming tournament in October will be made to go to the Paralympic…
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World
Asia-Europe Parliamentary Partnership Meeting Opens In Vientiane, Laos
Lao Prime Minister Thongsing Thammavong speaks at the opening ceremony of the Seventh Asia-Europe Parliamentary Partnership Meeting (ASEP-7) in Vientiane, Laos, Oct. 3, 2012. The two-day Asia-Europe Parliamentary Partnership Meeting, themed “Asia-Europe Parliamentary Partnership for Sustainable Development”, opened in Lao capital Vientiane on Wednesday morning. (Xinhua/Liu Ailun) Representatives attend the…
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