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East Asia
Chocolate Fasion Show Held In Seoul To Promote Salon Du Chocolat Exhibition
A model displays a traditional Korean outfit partially made of chocolate during chocolate fashion show in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013. The 4-day event is being promoted as South Korea’s first Salon Du Chocolat exhibition, which has a 20-years history and holding shows in 20 cities. A model…
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East Asia
Japanese And Thai PMs Shake Hands During Press Conference At Gov’t House In Bangkok
Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra (R) and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) attend a joint press conference at the Government House in Bangkok, capital of Thailand, Jan. 17, 2013. Shinzo Abe arrived in Bangkok on Thursday for a two-day official visit to Thailand. <Xinhua/Gao Jianjun> Thai Prime Minister Yingluck…
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South East Asia
People Ride On A Rubber Boat To Move Through A Flooded Street In Jakarta
A motorcyclist wades through flood waters in Jakarta, Indonesia, Jan. 17, 2013. The Indonesian capital city of Jakarta was paralyzed by flood on Thursday following a massive downpour since Wednesday night, with its main roads inundated, public transport disrupted and operation of government offices and private sector coming to a…
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South Asia
Female Staff Members Of A Luxury Hotel In New Delhi Exhibit Self-Defense Skill
Female staff members of a luxury hotel exhibit their skills after a 10-day self-defense course initiated by the hotel management and Delhi Police women’s wing in New Delhi, India, Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013. A brutal rape of the 23-year-old student last month set off protests in New Delhi and sparked…
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East Asia
Delegates Of Business Circle From Korea, Japan, China Get Together In Seoul
South Korea’s trade minister Bark Tae-ho (5th L) poses for photos with delegates of business circles from South Korea, China and Japan in Seoul, capital of South Korea, on Jan. 17, 2013. The Seoul-based Trilateral Cooperation Secretariat involving South Korea, China and Japan held a business event Thursday marking the…
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West Asia
Tens Of Thousands Of People Gather In Diyarbakir, Turkey, For Funeral Of Three Kurdish Activists Killed In Paris
Kurds shout slogans to praise three women activists who were found shot dead in Paris, as one of their coffins is carried at an airport in Diyarbakir, southern Turkey, late Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013. Thousands of people expected to attend funerals on Thursday for the women, who belonged to the…
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East Asia
‘I’m Korean style’
S-Oil CEO Nasser Al-Mahasher S-Oil CEO Nasser Al-Mahasher is never hesitant in expressing his affection for Korea. Unlike many foreign businesspeople in Korea who only pay lip service to the country and its culture, the Saudi Arabian executive demonstrates his appreciation with his actions. As part of his efforts to…
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East Asia
Visits of the deceased to our dreams
According to many belief systems, dreams often tell our future by presenting images of pre-visional situations or with the appearance of symbolic figures including natural objects. It is not always easy to interpret what they are trying to say. But in certain situations, people notice instinctively what the dream is…
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Seoul, Tokyo to discuss sanctions on N. Korea
The top envoys of Korean and Japan were set to meet Thursday to discuss how to handle North Korea’s growing nuclear threat, including possible sanctions to punish the Stalinist state for its missile development. The talks in Seoul between Lim Sung-nam, special representative for Korean Peninsula peace and security affairs…
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Samsung, LG locked in OLED battle
A legal battle between Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics is getting fiercer. The conflict focuses on the intellectual property of a variety of products and technologies ranging from refrigerators to the futuristic organic light emitting diode (OLED) televisions. Leading the LG charge is Koo Bon-joon, LG Electronics CEO and brother…
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