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Culture
Kpop pamphlets in American universities
Popular South Korean singer “PSY” cooperated with public relations expert professor “So Kyung Dok” in promoting Korean pop music in the US. They printed pamphlets introducing Kpop, and distributed them in some of the big American universities. The pamphlets’ cover has a picture of PSY, and includes a brief history…
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Politics
Chinese admiral calls for closer defense ties with Iran
Sun Jianguo, a senior Chinese admiral, said that China wants to strengthen military ties with Iran. Last Thursday during a visit to Tehran, Sun made the remarks to Iranian defense Minister Hossein Dehghan. This comes three months after Tehran sealed a deal with world powers over its nuclear program. He…
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Culture
JOO makes her comeback after 5 years
The kpop singer Jung Min Joo, who’s known by her stage name JOO, hasn’t been active since 2011, and she’s finally making a comeback. JOO’s latest album “Heartmade” was released in 2011 under the management of JYP entertainment, with the main single being “Bad Guy”. Following that she released “Not…
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West Asia
Korean government awards S-oil executive manager and others
South Korean government awarded 53 foreign executives from international companies with investments that manage to promote local economy with golden medals. Among the executives was S-oil’s executive manager, Naser Al-Mahasher. The ministry of finance and industry organized a ceremony celebrating international companies for 2015 in Intercontinental Hotel in Seoul. Executive…
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Culture
Kimbap: Korea’s special food
Kimbap is “bap” which is rice wrapped in “kim” which is dried seaweed leaves. It’s considered Korea’s relief food; it’s made especially for kids to put in their lunch boxes when they go to school, or as a light lunch served with Korean specialty, Kimchi. But since it needs a…
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Politics
Park Geun Hye visits the United States
Korean president Park Geun Hye arrived in the United States of America, as she’s expected to hold a summit with US president Barack Obama on next friday. While she’s there, president Park is expected to visit the memorial statue of warriors in Korean War. She’s also expected to visit “Goddard”…
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West Asia
Mother of condemned Saudi man seeks US aid
Ali Mohammed al-Nimr’s mother, Nusra al-Ahmed, seeks Obama’s help to release her son. Al-Nimr was arrested in 2012 after participating in Shiaa-supporting protests in 2011. He was 17 years old at the time he was arrested which violates the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. Al-Nimr who’s facing…
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West Asia
Briton faces death in Saudi Arabia over wine
Karl Andree, has been in prison in Saudi Arabia since August 2014 after being caught with homemade wine. His one-year sentence has been completed, but he is still behind bars awaiting punishment. The 74 years old British man is awaiting his punishment of 350 lashes according to Saudi flogging law.…
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Culture
Marlon James wins the Man Booker prize 2015
Marlon James has become the first Jamaican writer to win the Man Booker prize, as he receives it for his third novel “A Brief History of Seven Killings”. He was the only Jamaican to be shortlisted in this year’s round, as the shortlist included two authors from the US and…
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West Asia
Hajj: a political issue or a holy mission?
Following last month’s stampede and the crane disaster before that, Saudi Arabia is facing a lot of criticism concerning its ability to organize hajj and ensure people’s safety, especially from its rival, Iran. As Iran started calling for the hajj to be managed by other Islamic states after at least…
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