• ‘Gangnam Style’ expands YouTube’s view limits

    K-pop singer Psy’s megahit “Gangnam Style” has drawn unexpectedly high view counts on YouTube, so much so that Google had to reform the system to expand the maximum limit. The music video surpassed 2.26 billion views as of Wednesday, which exceeds the online video provider’s view counter. YouTube-owned Google had…

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  • People

    World Mourn the Death of Lee Kuan Yew

    Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore’s former prime minister and founding father of modern Singapore passed away early Monday morning at the age of 91. It was just half a century after he led the tiny Asian city-state to independence in 1965. As Singapore’s first prime minister, Mr Lee ruled the island…

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  • South Asia

    Pakistani truck art to change nation’s image

    Interview with truck artist Haider Ali “I am the fuel-breathin’, smoke-emittin’, metal and glass-work wearin’ (Woo!), art drippin’, trail blazin’, road thumpin’ son of a truck!” Well, that’s what a Pakistani truck would say (if it could speak). Ric Flair style. Woo! The Transformer-like monstrosities dominate the roads in Pakistan.…

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  • British court imprisons Pakistani man for stabbing wife over learning English

    Nazakat Ali, a Pakistani man has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for stabbing his wife 15 times over her desire to take English lessons. According to the Daily Mail, Ali, 30, and his wife, Shahzana Kausar, 27, residents of Rochdale, England, got into a heated argument over her…

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  • South Asia

    A National Agenda: Nepal in Transition

    Interview with Nepalese Ambassador Kaman Singh Lama “Korea is a partner and model of growth for Nepal. Nepal has a lot to offer and we need the help of our partners to make the best out of our potential.” Nepalese envoy to Korea Kaman Singh Lama in an exclusive interview…

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  • East Asia

    Taiwan’s First Love Icon, Michelle Chen

    Every boy has a strong memory of his first love. Taiwan movie You Are The Apple of My Eye touches a deep memory of people’s first love, demonstrating boy’s crush on a naïve and beloved girl during his high school days. Within Asian countries, the first love is often depicted…

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  • East Asia

    Dialogue and Negotiation central in reviving COEX Mall

    Coex Mall is a major underground shopping mall located in Seoul’s Gangnam district, which became globally known through Psy’s viral hit “Gangnam Style.” For the last three and a half years, a miraculous transformation has been taking place at Coex that could serve as a new model for Korean society.…

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  • West Asia

    “Today is the Day to Work in Iraq”

    Interview with Iraqi Ambassador Khalil Al-Mosawi The Iraqi envoy to Korea, Ambassador Khalil Ismail Abdul Sahib Al-Mosawi, in an interview with the Magazine N expresses his hopes to change the perceptions about Iraq, and how his oil and water-rich country is ripe for investments. “Iraq has been the cradle of…

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  • West Asia

    Iranian film director wins Manhae Award

    Iranian dissident and film director Mohsen Makhmalbaf received the 18th Manhae Peace Award, the Manhae Prize Committee said Tuesday. He is the second Iranian citizen to win the award. Nobel Peace Prize laureate Shirin Ebadi won it in 2003. The award was established in 1997 to commemorate Han Yong-un —…

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  • West Asia

    Kuwait News Reports Ashraf Dali, 2014 Manhae Grand Prize Awardees

    Kuwait’s newspaper Al-Rai reported Ashraf Dali who is a 2014 Manhae Grand Prize Awardees. Ashraf Dali, the president of the Asia Journalist Association (AJA) Middle East chapter was determined as one of the awardees of the Manhae Grand Prize 2014 in the field of arts and literature. Ashraf Dali (1963~)…

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