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West Asia
Afghan President, NATO Secretary General Hold Joint Press Conference In Kabul
Secretary General of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Anders Fogh Rasmussen (L) shakes hands with Afghan President Hamid Karzai during a joint press conference in Kabul on Oct. 18, 2012. The visiting Secretary General of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Anders Fogh Rasmussen on Thursday assured the alliance firm committed…
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East Asia
UNC Official, NK Officers Talk In Panmunjom For Repatriation Of NK Soldier Found Dead In Imjin River
North Korean officers and a United Nations Command official inspect a coffin containing the body of the North Korean soldier who was found dead in August in South Korea’s Imjin River during the repatriation ceremony at the border village of Panmunjom (DMZ) that separates the two Koreas since the Korean…
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South East Asia
Myanmar Parliament Opens Its Fifth Regular Session In Nay Pyi Taw
Photo taken on Oct. 18, 2012 shows the scene of the 5th regular parliament session of the House of Representatives in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar. The Myanmar parliament’s two houses began their 5th sessions in Nay Pyi Taw Thursday, more than one month after the end of theirs 4th sessions.…
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N. Korea hikes taxes at Gaeseong complex
North Korea is squeezing South Korean companies working at the joint Gaeseong Industrial Complex in the North with new taxes and a demand for more severance pay, officials said Thursday. The move, which observers say is the North’s latest attempt to draw cash into its beleaguered economy, came after it…
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S. Korea upbraids Tokyo on Yasukuni
Seoul expressed displeasure Thursday over visits by Japanese politicians to a controversial war shrine in Tokyo, calling the act “extremely regrettable” and demanding its neighbor face up to its past atrocities. Two Japanese Cabinet members — Transport Minister Yuichiro Hata and Postal Reform Minister Mikio Shimoji — visited the Yasukuni…
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Politics
NK seeks to fight inflation
North Korea appears to be agonizing over how to curb rampant inflation, one of the most serious hurdles to developing its economy, an expert who frequently visits the country said Wednesday. The expert, who recently traveled to Pyongyang, was told by officials that wages had been raised to cope with…
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Military hit for politicized lectures on pro-NK groups
A lawmaker criticized the military Wednesday for allowing “biased” lecturers to teach soldiers about “Pro-North Korean forces in the South,” claiming they made inappropriate remarks about liberal presidential candidates. Rep. Ahn Gyu-baek of the main opposition Democratic United Party (DUP) claimed that the military had increased such training sessions ahead…
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South East Asia
[Philippine] Gov’t, MILF panels go back to work
MANILA, Philippines—Although the dividends of peace may have to wait a little longer, the goodwill generated by the signing on Monday of the preliminary agreement for the creation of Bangsamoro continues to fire up both sides as they look forward to the next round of talks to complete the peace…
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Politics
Africa wants greater help from Korea
The participants of the third Korea-Africa Forum adopted the Seoul Declaration calling for an increase in Korea’s development assistance to the continent and a specific action plan to deepen partnerships. Under the declaration, Korea vowed to increase non-binding aid to Africa gradually and expand cooperation across the region. The agreement…
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Politics
China makes no big fuss over death of fisherman
Envoy’s protest visit cancelled Beijing is apparently refraining from engaging in a diplomatic spat with Seoul over the death of a Chinese fisherman on a boat illegally fishing in South Korea’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the West Sea. Zhang Xinsen, the Chinese Ambassador to Korea, had earlier planned to…
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