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East Asia
Polls show gap significantly tightens
With just days before the Dec. 19 presidential election, the race between Park Geun-hye and Moon Jae-in is becoming too close to call. Park, the ruling Saenuri Party candidate enjoyed a lead outside the statistical margin of error in some polls a few days ago. However, the latest polls show…
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East Asia
Seoul warns NK of ‘serious’ consequences
South Korea began its push Thursday to implement “more serious” penalties against North Korea for its long-range rocket launch this week, as details emerged about the feat that has intensified concerns over Pyongyang’s missile threat. The U.N. Security Council earlier in the day (KST) convened an emergency meeting to discuss…
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East Asia
‘Onionskin’ envelopes create stir
Concerns have risen over possible violations of voting privacy in the ongoing absentee ballot for the Dec. 19 presidential election because of the envelopes used to return the completed voting papers. Voters complained on Thursday, the first of the two-day absentee ballot, that the return envelopes are glassine and almost…
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East Asia
2 hours of jubilation
About 30 minutes ago before the start of the 1st Multicultural Youth Awards ceremony, the hall on the 19th floor of the Korea Press Center was all but deserted. A group of volunteers sat at the reception table at the doors to the hall, with final checks being made on…
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East Asia
Lee Young-pyo attacks results-first K-League
Former Korea international Lee Young-pyo criticized the K-League Thursday for its rankings-are-everything attitude. “I read a newspaper article saying 10 out of 16 K-League managers were sacked this year for their poor performances. This exemplifies what a mistaken notion the teams have,” the 35-year-old said at a press conference in…
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East Asia
Winners and losers
Strong won hurts carmakers, IT firms, shipbuilders Concerns are growing over the ill-effects of the local currency’s steep appreciation against the dollar as the stronger won makes Korean products more expensive on the global market. This also results in smaller earnings in terms of won for exporters, which affects their…
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South Asia
Indians Pay Tribute To Legendary Sitar Player Who Died At Age Of 92
A portrait of legendary Indian sitar player Ravi Shankar is placed under a tree as part of a makeshift memorial at his music center, in New Delhi, India , Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012. Shankar, who is credited with connecting the world to Indian music, died Tuesday in San Diego at…
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East Asia
Chinese Young Couples Rush To Get Married On “Triple 12 Day” For Good Luck
A young couple show their marriage certificates at a civil affairs bureau in Zaozhuang City, east China’s Shandong Province, Dec. 12, 2012. Young couples across the country rushed to get married on Dec, 12, 2012, or 12/12/12, hoping that the “triple 12 day” will bring them good luck. In Chinese,…
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West Asia
Saudi Oil Minister Meets The Press Ahead Of OPEC Meeting
Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Ali Ibrahim Naimi speaks to journalists prior to the start of the meeting of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC, at their headquarters in Vienna, Austria, Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012 . <AP/NEWSis/Ronald Zak>
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East Asia
People In Pyongyang Dance To Celebrate NK’s Successful Rocket Launch
North Korean youths dance before the Pyongyang Grand Theatre in Pyongyang, North Korea, to celebrate a rocket launch on Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012. North Korea appeared to successfully fire a long-range rocket Wednesday, defying international warnings as the regime of Kim Jong Un pushes forward with its quest to develop…
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