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East Asia
Seoul warns NK of ‘serious’ consequences
South Korea began its push Thursday to implement “more serious” penalties against North Korea for its long-range rocket launch this week, as details emerged about the feat that has intensified concerns over Pyongyang’s missile threat. The U.N. Security Council earlier in the day (KST) convened an emergency meeting to discuss…
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East Asia
‘Onionskin’ envelopes create stir
Concerns have risen over possible violations of voting privacy in the ongoing absentee ballot for the Dec. 19 presidential election because of the envelopes used to return the completed voting papers. Voters complained on Thursday, the first of the two-day absentee ballot, that the return envelopes are glassine and almost…
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East Asia
2 hours of jubilation
About 30 minutes ago before the start of the 1st Multicultural Youth Awards ceremony, the hall on the 19th floor of the Korea Press Center was all but deserted. A group of volunteers sat at the reception table at the doors to the hall, with final checks being made on…
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East Asia
Chinese Young Couples Rush To Get Married On “Triple 12 Day” For Good Luck
A young couple show their marriage certificates at a civil affairs bureau in Zaozhuang City, east China’s Shandong Province, Dec. 12, 2012. Young couples across the country rushed to get married on Dec, 12, 2012, or 12/12/12, hoping that the “triple 12 day” will bring them good luck. In Chinese,…
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West Asia
Yemenis Clean A Street During National Cleaning Campaign In Sanaa
A Yemeni soldier cleans a steet during a national cleaning campaign in Sanaa, Yemen, on Dec. 12, 2012. The Yemeni government launched the first and biggest ever cleaning campaign in the capital Sanaa on Wednesday. The campaign may allow Yemen to enter the race to break a Guinness World Record…
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South Asia
Indian Students Vow To End Practice Of Aborting Female Fetuses In Mumbai
Indian students hold placards as they take an oath vowing to eliminate the practice of aborting female fetuses in Mumbai, India, Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012. In India, daughters are often seen as a burden because tradition requires that a bride’s family pay the groom’s family a large dowry of cash…
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South East Asia
[Indonesia Report] UN asks Indonesia to reduce traffic accidents
The United Nations (UN) has asked Indonesia to reduce the number of deaths due to traffic accidents. Each year about 32,000 lives are lost due to traffic accidents, according to report by Vivannews.com quoting Deputy Chief Police Commissioner General Nanan Sukarna. “The demand to reduce the number of deaths by traffic accidents…
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East Asia
North Korean rocket technology progressing
There appears to be a new North Korean satellite lurking in orbit. The real statement out of Pyongyang was how its rocket achieved the desired height and speed, according to the head of South Korea’s space agency. Whether the intention is to boost its long-range weaponry or jump into the…
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East Asia
Who will benefit from high overseas voter turnout?
The high turnout rate in overseas absentee voting, which was wrapped up on Tuesday, stirred speculation about which candidate was likely going to benefit from it. According to the National Election Commission (NEC), more than seven out of every 10 registered overseas voters cast their ballots in polling stations in…
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East Asia
Red ginseng effective against HIV virus: study
A Korean research team said Wednesday it found that a stable dose of red ginseng given to people infected with HIV prevented it from developing into AIDS. The team, led by Prof. Cho Young-keol of the College of Medicine at the University of Ulsan, conducted the research on three HIV…
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