• East Asia

    Japan adopts absurd claims in textbooks

    The Japanese government Friday approved newly revised textbooks for elementary schools claiming that Korea’s easternmost islets of Dokdo are Tokyo’s and they are illegally occupied. Seoul lodged a strong protest, warning the move will further strain relations between the two countries. The foreign ministry called in Japanese Ambassador to Korea…

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  • East Asia

    US knows Japan at fault on row with Korea

    Korean Ambassador to the U.S. Ahn Ho-young said Friday that Washington is aware that Japan is primarily responsible for the ongoing diplomatic standoff between Korea and Japan. “For the United States, Korea and Japan are two key allies and therefore it is very difficult for Washington to take one’s side,”…

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  • South East Asia

    Freedom from fear

     Freedom from fear The only real prison is fear, and the only real freedom is freedom from fear. – Daw Aung San Suu Kyi (1945~ )

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  • SK, Hyundai give up solar business

    Korea’s major conglomerates, such as Samsung, LG, SK and Hyundai, are moving to scale down or restructure their solar businesses due to snowballing losses caused by a prolonged market slump. The solar technology business was once considered one of the next cash cows for the conglomerates, which vowed to increase…

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  • Samsung speeds up realignment

    Group expected to merge construction units soon Samsung Group is accelerating its move to realign its affiliates through merger and acquisition (M&A) to foster a next cash generator and diversify its revenue portfolios. The nation’s biggest conglomerate said that the group needs to reduce its dependence on Samsung Electronics both…

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  • East Asia

    K-pop meets old popular music

    Collaboration makes ‘trot’ hot The music genre “trot” seems hardly mainstream today. Although it is regarded as the “root” of K-pop, the oldest form of Korean popular music has had to live so far the life of an outcast, whilst its offspring enjoyed global stardom. Such tags as “boring” and…

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  • East Asia

    Asia’s largest aerospace museum to open in Jeju on April 24

    JEJU — Aerospace museums are typically places with cool airplanes that visitors must not touch. The new Jeju Aerospace Museum (JAM), however, will let you sit in the cockpits. The 30,000-square meter institution, which will open on April 24 on the island’s Seogwipo City, is claimed to be the largest…

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  • Arms export by Japan

    Should the world let painful history repeat itself? Step by carefully calculated step, Japan is moving toward becoming a military power ― as it was 70 years ago. Nothing shows this better than Tokyo’s decision Tuesday to throw away its 46-year-old ban on the export of weapons and military hardware.…

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  • Stronger security urged for presidential office

    One of two crashed drones found in South Korean territory last week that had photographed Cheong Wa Dae underlined the importance of beefing up the security of the presidential house, analysts said Thursday. Experts raised concerns Thursday that President Park Geun-hye might be vulnerable to attacks from such an unmanned…

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  • Unregistered children need protection

    Jasmine Lee calls for passage of bill Rep. Jasmine Lee of the ruling Saenuri Party called on rival lawmakers, Thursday, to pass a bill to protect fundamental rights of undocumented foreign children, saying passage was not a choice, but a must in a global village. “Many developed countries such as…

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