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Society
Earthquake Hits Mountain Village Of Guatemala, Inflicting Heavy Damage
Residents walk among rubble after a magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck in San Marcos, Guatemala, Wednesday Nov. 7, 2012. The mountain village, some 80 miles (130 kilometers) from the epicenter, suffered much of the damage with some 30 homes collapsing in its center. There are three confirmed dead and many missing…
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Society
Shopping Center Building Collapses In Accra, Ghana, Killing Four People
Rescuers work at the site of a shopping building collapse in Accra, Ghana, on Nov. 7, 2012. At least four people died following the collapse of a four-storeyed building which houses Melcom Shopping Center in Accra on Wednesday morning, officials of the Ghana Police Service confirmed to Xinhua. <Xinhua/Sabina Wusu>…
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West Asia
Exxon Mobil To Get Out Of Iraqi Major Oil Field Development Project
Gati Al-Jebouri Executive Director of LITASCO LUKOIL global trader, signs a contract in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012. A senior Iraqi oil ministry official says U.S. oil giant Exxon Mobil has expressed an interest in pulling out of a major oil field development project in the country’s south. The…
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East Asia
Head Of Tokyo Electric Co. Reveals His Plan To Ask Gov’t To Share Cleaning Cost Of Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant
Chairman of Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) Kazuhiko Shimokobe (1st L) attends a press conference at the headquarters of TEPCO in Tokyo, capital of Japan, on Nov. 7, 2012. TEPCO has planed to ask the government Wednesday to share the cleaning- up costs of the crippled Fukushima No.1 nuclear power…
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East Asia
Newly-Bred Fluorescent Fish Shown In Taipei, Taiwan
Photo taken on Nov. 7, 2012 shows newly-bred fluorescent fish in Taipei, southeast China’s Taiwan. Photo taken on Nov. 7, 2012 shows newly-bred fluorescent angelfish in Taipei, southeast China’s Taiwan. <Xinhua>
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East Asia
3 saltwater crocodiles born in Seoul Zoo
Three saltwater crocodiles were born in Seoul Zoo, the first breeding of the species in Korea. Seoul Zoo Wednesday, made public the endangered species hatchlings that were born in August. The three, named Ssingssing, Ssukssuk and Ssakssak, which were 28.5 centimeters in length and 80 grams in weight on average…
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Hangeul Day to be national holiday from next year
Hangeul Day, which falls on Oct. 9, will become a national holiday from next year to celebrate the invention and proclamation of the Korean alphabet. The Ministry of Public Administration and Security said Wednesday that it will propose a revision to the holiday regulations to include Hangeul Day on the…
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The ball remains in NK court
The impetus remains with North Korea to improve ties with Washington in President Barack Obama’s second term, as analysts say his administration will watch how inter-Korean relations unfold rather than making a bold initiative. Citing a lack of political will to engage, the analysts said Obama will continue his “strategic…
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East Asia
N. Korea puts greater emphasis on sports
North Korea is showing noticeable effort in promoting sports from football to rollerblading in the latest reflection of a new leadership style exhibited by Kim Jong-un. The efforts, formalized by the establishment a new sports commission, will build on the nation’s surprise success at the London Olympics and paint Kim…
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East Asia
Foreign Student’s first experience of taking school exams in Korea
Mid Term Examination period officially ended for Korean university students. Many students must hope that their weeks of preparation for the exam would pay off. Cafes are turning into place for hanging out once again, not as ‘fun study room’ anymore. Read also Cafe emerges as a favorite spot for Korean students…
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