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East Asia
Japan Seeks Countermeasure Against NK Rocket Launching
Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Osamu Fujimura speaks during a news conference held after the Security Council of Japan, in Tokyo Wednesday afternoon, Dec. 12, 2012. North Korea defied international warnings and fired a long-range rocket Wednesday, the second launch under its new leader and a clear sign Pyongyang is pushing…
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East Asia
NK Readily Announces Its Successful Rocket Launch Through State Broadcaster
North Korean employees at a restaurant watch TV broadcast in Pyongyang, North Korea Wednesday noon, Dec. 12, 2012. North Korea’s state broadcaster has announced on TV that Pyongyang’s rocket launch was a success. North Koreans walk near a poster with slogan which reads “Advance toward the final victory” in Pyongyang,…
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West Asia
Afghan People In Helmand Province Get Frustrated Due To Widespread Insecurity
In this Oct. 22, 2012 photo, Afghan men gather at a local police station trying to get permission to gather for a demonstration in Lashkar Gah, Helmand province, Afganistan. In southern Helmand province, one of Afghanistans deadliest battlefields, angry residents say 11 years of war has brought them widespread insecurity.…
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West Asia
Rival Rallies By Opponents And Supporters Of Egypt’s President Get Intensified In Cairo
Chairman of Egypt’s Judges’ Club Ahmed al-Zend (C) speaks during a press conference in Cairo, Dec. 11, 2012, four days ahead of a nationwide referendum on the new draft constitution. Ahmed al-Zend said that “90 percent of Egyptian judges refuse to supervise the referendum.” <Xinhua/STR> Protesters climb a wall during…
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East Asia
North Korea defies warnings, launches long-range rocket
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – North Korea successfully fired a long-range rocket on Wednesday, defying international warnings as the regime of Kim Jong Un took a giant step forward in its quest to develop the technology to deliver a nuclear warhead. The United States, South Korea and Japan quickly condemned…
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East Asia
Artist-in-residence in Kumho Art Hall
Many concert halls around the world, such as London’s Wigmore Hall, run artist-in-residence programs for a deeper musical dialogue between artists and their audience. Kumho Art Hall joined this trend last week, becoming the first Korean concert venue to conduct an artist-in-residence program. It appointed Leipzig-based pianist Kim Da-sol as…
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East Asia
Last princess revived in exhibition
Deokhye (1912-1989), the fateful last princess of the Joseon Kingdom (1392-1910), has almost been forgotten. Her life reflected the ups and downs of her country’s fate and is shown at a special exhibition of the National Palace Museum in Gyeongbok Palace, Seoul, that opened Tuesday and continues through Jan. 27.…
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Lotte seeks to buy POSCO’s retail units
Lotte Group, the country’s fifth largest family-controlled conglomerate specializing in retail and leisure industries, is in talks with POSCO to take over the world’s fourth largest steelmaker’s three retail units here and abroad, according to industry sources Tuesday. They include Diamond Plaza, a hybrid residential and commercial building in Vietnam,…
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East Asia
Foreign IT companies leaving
Motorola, HTC pull out of Korea on lackluster performances Foreign smartphone manufacturers are packing their bags as they are losing out to strong local brands. On Monday, Motorola said it will withdraw from Korea as part of its global restructuring. The U.S. technology giant came to Korea in 1967 and…
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East Asia
Korean students excel in math, science – john
Korean eighth graders, or second year students in middle school, ranked number one in math and third in science, according to a study comparing the achievements of students of 42 countries. Fourth graders showed equally impressive achievements in these subjects, ranking second in math and first in science among 50…
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