• Korean voters in US do collective nail-biting

    Wednesday nights election showdown was nail-biting for Koreans in the U.S. just as much it was for their families and friends back in their motherland. They reacted in a variety of ways but accepted the winner without bitterness. . Many people came across the news first thing in the morning,…

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  • East Asia

    Lighten up, Madam!

    It is not hard to imagine President-elect Park Geun-hye working under pressure. The presidential election campaign was grueling, requiring her to be a superwoman. Now as a leader who will take office in two months’ time, Park is obviously feeling a great deal of responsibility to lead the nation on…

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  • Do’s and don’ts for Park

    Use popular mandate correctly and humbly President-elect Park Geun-hye has finally attained her lifelong goal of winning the nation’s highest office. Awaiting her is the much harder task of turning her occupancy of Cheong Wa Dae into a legacy future historians’ will extol. Here’s a checklist of things she should…

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  • East Asia

    Park Geun-hye sets many firsts

    This year’s presidential race is that of many firsts. It is the first between genders in Korea and the first to elect a president who was born after the outbreak of the Korean War (1950-1953). Park Geun-hye becomes the first woman president in the nation’s history as a republic. In…

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  • East Asia

    Park to put policy priority on culture

    What kind of changes in the cultural landscape can voters expect from a female president? It is still too early to tell as Park Geun-hye, president-elect of the Saenuri Party, has not shown any strong signs that she is particularly devoted to cultural issues. It would be hasty to associate…

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  • East Asia

    Park backs merit-based appointments

    President-elect meets US, China envoys President-elect Park Geun-hye pledged Thursday to appoint people to important positions based on their merits, not hometowns or school ties. “I will do my best to end the history of division here by adopting measures for reconciliation and putting a halt to cronyism in public…

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  • East Asia

    President-elect’s business network

    Park has links with POSCO, Hanwha, GS With Park Geun-hye elected as the next president, market players are paying attention to how close her relationships are with domestic business leaders. Park has an extensive network within the business world. Companies with ties forged with the President-in-waiting include Korea’s biggest steelmaker…

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  • East Asia

    Four Asian nations in power transition asked to have summit meeting at DMZ

    Any one to study the history of the Far East Asia can easily realize how much it is difficult to grow the seeds of trust in the soil of those four countries; China, Japan, North & South Korea. This is true either for people or more critical for the politicians.…

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  • East Asia

    Appreciation Meeting On Works Of Tanga Art Held In Beijing

    Visitors watch the works of Tangka Art during an appreciation meeting held in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 19, 2012. The appreciation meeting, with the participation of numerous experts explaining the displayed some 60 works of Tangka Art on Wednesday. <Xinhua/Wang Yongji>

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  • East Asia

    Meeting Of U.S.-China Joint Commission On Commerce And Trade Opens In Washington D.C.

    Chinese Vice Premier Wang Qishan (4th L back), together with Acting U.S. Commerce Secretary Rebecca Blank (4th R back) and U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk (3rd R back), attends a signing ceremony of the 23rd Session of China-U.S. Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade (JCCT), in Washington D.C., the United…

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