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Society
“I.Seoul.U” debuts as Seoul’s new slogan
Replacing the previous Seoul city’s Slogan “Hi Seoul” which has been used for 13 years, Seoul Metropolitan Government selected a new slogan, seeking to revamp its brand image and entice more tourists. Beating two other candidates, “Seoulmate” and “SEOULing”, the new slogan they chose was “I.Seoul.U”. Some 58% of voters supported “I. SEOUL.…
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Society
Seoul awards 17 foreigners with honorary citizenship
On Wednesday 28th October, Seoul awarded 17 foreigners with honorary citizenship as an appreciation for their efforts. Among them was the billionaire Nicolas Berggruen, famously known as “the homeless billionaire”. The government said that Berggruen, the investor who’s known to live in hotels with no home to go to, was awarded the…
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Society
South Korean prefer Jeju and Gangwon for internal flights
A new study shows that South Korean women prefer travelling to Jeju island, while men prefer Gangwon province for internal flights. The “Cheil” report shows that 25% of South Korean women have searched for info on travelling to Jeju island, in the farthest Southern part of the country. On the…
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West Asia
Right activists dismiss Qatar labor reforms
Rights groups on Wednesday criticized reforms of Qatar’s “kafala” labor system for foreign workers, which critics have likened to modern-day slavery, as an AFP report shows. Qatar’s prince, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, approved on Tuesday a new law overseeing the sponsorship “kafala” system – which currently only allows workers to…
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South Asia
Unspeakable taboo: alcohol in Middle East
Alcohol or liquors are one of the unspeakable taboos around the Middle Eastern countries, with their Muslim majority. Quran prohibits Muslims from drinking alcohol or being intoxicated in any way, but has it always been that way? And does that ever stop them? And who says what’s considered intoxicated and…
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Society
South and North Korea discuss communication between separated families
Kim Seoung Go, head of South Korea’s Red Cross, said that she had discussions with her North Korean counterpart to ensure that the remaining family members of separated families are still alive. They also discussed the possibility of enabling them to exchange letters and video calls. She added in an…
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Society
President Park defends unified history textbooks decision
President Park Geun Hye defended her plan to issue a unified version of history textbooks across the country, in a parliament speech on Tuesday 27th October. She said the it’s the older generations’ mission to present the youth with a correct version of history to prepare them for the future.…
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Society
Choi Misun lands Archery World Cup title for Women
South Korea’s Choi Misun beat Deepika Kumari in the gold medal match at the Mexico City 2015 Archery World Cup Final. She adds it to a list of accomplishments that includes a gold and silver medal at World Cup stages, silver at the Universiade, World Archery Championships bronze and gold at…
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Society
Elderly human rights conference held in Seoul
Elderly human rights conference is expected to be held in Asian and European Summit, taking place in Westin Chosun in Seoul starting from 26th of October for three days. This conference will be supervised by Human Rights National Committee and Korean Ministry of External Affairs, and over 140 participants from 45 countries will…
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West Asia
Turkey clocks defy time-change delay
For those in Europe and the US, Saturday night marked the end of the daylight saving time, but the Turkish government delayed the time change by two weeks this year, in light of the upcoming parliamentary elections on 1 November. Along with countries in the Eastern European Time (EET) zone…
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