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Central Asia
Archbishops Get Together In Tbilisi To Mark 80th Anniversary Of Georgian Orthodox Church
Archbishop of Constantinople, Patriarch Bartholomew I, left, and Georgian Orthodox Patriarch Ilia II, right, talk during their meeting in Tbilisi, Georgia, Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013. Bartholomew I arrived in Georgia to mark the 80-year anniversary of the Georgian Orthodox Church. <AP/NEWSis>
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East Asia
Junior Lee plays key role in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS ― Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jay-yong, the only son of company head Lee Kun-hee, is stepping up efforts to earn his stripes as the next leader of the technology giant. His latest stage was the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, where he was seen actively engaging…
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East Asia
With the people
What is a good slogan for the new government to be led by Park Geun-hye, who will be inaugurated as president on Feb. 25? I suggest that it should be “With the people” in English and in Korean “국민과 같이.” The suggestion comes from my interest in Abraham Lincoln, the…
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‘Be rude to your wife if you want to get a divorce’
“Sit properly! Where do you think you are that you are twisting your body around?” This is one of the comments made by a judge during a hearing, addressing a person who was facing a certain charge in court. In fact, the Seoul Bar Association said judges make it a…
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Illegally adopted baby to return home from US
A seven-month old Korean-born baby illegally adopted by an American couple and currently at the center of a legal dispute is likely to return home. The Circuit Court of Cook County in Illinois, which initially granted the couple the right to take care of the child in November, nullified its…
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East Asia
Overbalancing: The Folly of Trying to Contain China
*Author, Malcolm Fraser was Prime Minister of Australia from 1975 to 1983. As the US reorients its foreign policy toward Asia, with the attendant redeployment of military assets to the region, fears are spreading that the American pivot is really aimed at containing the rise of China. Former Australian Prime…
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South Asia
Indian Soldiers Patrol Along The Fence Near India-Pakistan Border In Kashmir
Indian Border Security Force (BSF) troopers patrol along the border fence at an outpost along the India-Pakistan border in Suchit-Garh, some 36 kilometres southwest of Jammu, the winter capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir, Jan. 10, 2013. Tensions between India and Pakistan escalated following deadly skirmishes on line-of-control (LoC) in Kashmir. India…
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East Asia
Russian Red Star Ensemble Gives A Performance In Lanzhou, China
Artists of the Russian State Red Star Red Army Chorus & Dance Ensemble perform at Gansu Grand Theatre in Lanzhou, capital of northwest China’s Gansu Province, Jan. 9, 2013. The ensemble offered a performance in Lanzhou on Wednesday, with traditional Russian songs and dances such as “Moscow Night” “Oy, the…
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South Asia
Indian Pilgrims Warm Themselves Amid Intense Cold Wave In Calcutta
Indian pilgrims warm themselves in Calcutta, capital of eastern Indian state West Bengal, Jan. 10, 2013. An intense cold wave swept over north and east India this winter. <Xinhua/Tumpa Mondal>
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East Asia
Hong Kong Ranks As The Freest Economy In The World 19 Years Consecutively
Photo taken on Sept. 10, 2012 shows scenery of Hong Kong, south China. Hong Kong’s acting Financial Secretary K C Chan on Jan. 10, 2013 welcomed the ranking of Hong Kong as the freest economy in the world for the 19th consecutive year. According to the 2013 Index of Economic…
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