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South Asia
Indian farmers grapple with drought
Water budgeting expertise sought after among farmers Amid continued drought in rural areas in India, farmers struggle to cultivate crops with less and less water. In some rural areas, illiterate farmers use their knacks in farming with less water and their farming expertise has now become a much-requested skill among…
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South Asia
Why dozens of Pakistani peacocks perish?
Peacocks and peahens on the verge of extinction in area Like every year, drought and extreme hot weather in Thar Desert of Southern Sindh province of Pakistan have started hitting the birds as dozens of peacocks have died and hundreds of birds fallen sick in different villages. The drought and…
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East Asia
North Korea’s bizarre distribution system
When it comes to its economy, North Korea is a very special place. Perhaps not as much as it used to be, with the steady growth of grassroots capitalism, but in the days of Kim Il Sung, the grandfather of the current North Korean strongman Kim Jong Un, North Korea…
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15 may face homicide charges
The prosecution said Monday that it is considering filing negligent homicide charges against 15 crewmembers of the Sewol who escaped the sinking ferry without evacuating passengers. This is the first time that prosecutors have hinted that all the sailors who were working on the ill-fated ship may be subject to…
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Coward!
Captain in underwear captured jumping ship ahead of passengers Captain Lee Joon-seok of the sunken ferry Sewol was seen sliding out of the ferry Sewol to be rescued ahead of other passengers in video clips released Monday by the Coast Guard. By the time a rescue boat reached the front…
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Park accepts PM’s resignation
Chung to stay until disaster is dealt with President Park Geun-hye Sunday decided to accept Prime Minister Chung Hong-won’s resignation for mishandling the Sewol disaster. However, presidential spokesman Min Kyung-wook quoted President Park as saying that the top priority is to deal with the aftermath of the nation’s worst maritime…
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Sorrow shared at buddhists’ lantern parade
Koreans and foreigners, believers and nonbelievers alike joined hands in consoling the loss of lives in the ferry Sewol disaster in an annual Buddhist lotus lantern festival in Seoul, Saturday. Thousands watched the parade stretching from Dongguk University to Jogye Temple wearing yellow ribbons in symbolic commiseration. This year’s parade…
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Obama to pray for victims
President Barack Obama is expected to express his condolences to the victims of the sunken ferry Sewol and their families during his two-day trip starting today. A Cheong Wa Dae official said that it will be up to the U.S. head of state as to where and how he does…
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‘It’s their last day in school’
ANSAN — Danwon High School reopened Thursday but the grief from the loss of students in the tragic Sewol ferry disaster was palpable. The school had been closed since the April 16 sinking of the ferry that was taking hundreds of the school’s students on a field trip to Jeju…
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Denial, anger… and grief in Ansan
ANSAN — It’s hard not to find someone unrelated to the tragedy of the sunken ferry in this town which feels like a giant funeral home. From banks to government buildings, banners express the hope of residents wishing the return of the missing students in Gojan-dong, the home of the…
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