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Online real-name system unconstitutional
The Constitutional Court ruled Thursday that the Information Communications Law requiring the use of real names online was unconstitutional, setting the stage for scrapping the policy which was implemented in 2007. The court made a unanimous decision that the law violated people’s freedom of speech. A petition filed by “Internet…
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Society
Sensational Ahn keywords sweep Naver
“Ahn Cheol-soo room salon (hostess bar),” “Park Geun-hye room salon,” and “Park Geun-hye condom” were the most searched keywords at the nation’s largest portal site Naver on Tuesday afternoon. As the lewd keywords connected with the possible front-runners for the presidential election appeared on the top 10 search ranking, people…
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Politics
South Koreans, Chinese differ on way of handling NK defectors
Most of South Koreans think that the North Korean defectors in China should be treated in accordance with their free will while many Chinese say that the defectors should be sent back to the North, it was learned last week. It was revealed in a survey conducted recently by The AsiaN in cooperation with the Asia Journalist Association…
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Society
Macquarie seeks to ban screening of film on relations with President
Macquarie Group’s South Korean investment unit is seeking a court injunction to ban the screening of a documentary on its alleged ties to President Lee Myung-bak, the firm said Monday. The documentary, titled “Mac Korea,” will depict allegations that the Australian financial firm has expanded its presence in Korea using…
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Society
[Nigeria Report] Photo-journalists attacked repeatedly in Lagos
Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State Monday (Aug. 20) assured the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) that justice would be done over the recent assault on two photo-journalists in the state the Nigerian Guardian reported. The Guardian reported that he gave the assurance at Alausa, Ikeja, while addressing the protesting members of the…
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Society
New monument set up on Dokdo
Stone symbolizes Korea’s sovereignty over easternmost islets Korea installed a monument on Dokdo, Sunday, to reaffirm its sovereign rights over the country’s easternmost islets and to repudiate Japan’s repeated claim over them. The stone monument inscribed with the name of President Lee Myung-bak, the first South Korean president to visit…
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Business
V-Society
How fraternity impacts business, politics Not many people knew about V-Society. Since its foundation in 2000 the fraternity of domestic business leaders and entrepreneurs has formed an extensive network of power, prosperity and position. Recently it was suddenly mentioned in the media and the trigger was Ahn Cheol-soo, a Seoul…
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Bride murders husband to be hours before Wedding
ABC News — A bride-to-be is charged with murder after allegedly stabbing her fiancé just hours before the couple’s wedding was to start near Whitehall, Pa, USA. The bride named Na Cola Darcel Franklin, 31, and her fiancé Billy Rafael Brewster, 36, were planning to tie the knot at 10…
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Society
Could Japanese understand it?
KFA letter contains at least 27 grammatical, contextual errors A brief six-paragraph letter sent by the Korea Football Association (FTA) to its Japanese counterpart regarding the brouhaha following the football match between the two countries at the London Olympics contains at least 27 mistakes. Judging by his poor construction, it…
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Society
Death of dissident in 1975 may bring political storm
The main opposition Democratic United Party (DUP) said Friday that it will form a fact-finding panel to investigate the death of Chang Joon-ha, a prominent dissident who fought against the authoritarian government of then-President Park Chung-hee, in 1975. The move came after Chang’s family renewed suspicions that he might have…
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