• Society

    Catholic University to build ‘hallyu’ research hub

    The Catholic University of Korea (CUK) is seeking to become a global hub for education and research on “hallyu,’’ or the Korean culture wave, the school’s President Pahk Yeong-sik said. It plans to open a Hallyu Graduate School (HGS) in late August to provide courses on K-pop, K-drama and the…

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  • Politics

    NK confirms myterious woman to be Kim Jong-un’s wife

    North Korea confirmed Wednesday that a young woman repeatedly seen closely flanking its leader Kim Jong-un in recent public appearances is his wife. “General Kim Jong-un attended a groundbreaking ceremony along with his wife Ri Sul-joo,” the North’s state-run Korean Central TV reported Wednesday as it describes the young leader’s…

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  • Society

    Number of single men on rise

    One or two decades ago, 37-year-old unmarried man, Jung, would have been labeled an “old bachelor.” But in 2012, the insurance company worker rarely hears people refer to him in that way. “Many of my friends, and even my elder brother, haven’t married. Some haven’t because they started working late…

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  • Society

    ‘One-source, multi-use’ strategy will boost hallyu

    Korea should adopt a “one-source, multi-use” strategy to make “hallyu,” or the Korean cultural wave, a sustainable global trend, former Vice Culture Minister Yoo Jin-ryong said Wednesday. Yoo, as the first dean of the Catholic University of Korea’s Hallyu Graduate School, which will open in late August, will lead its…

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  • Society

    [Indonesia Report] Flood at Padang leaves hundreds of evacuees

    Padang, the capital of Indonesian’s West Sumatra Province hit by flash flood Tuesday (July24) evening, left hundreds of people evacuated from their homes. Casualties are not yet being confirmed. Previously, Indonesian local media, Tempo.com as cited in The Jakarta Globe reported 8 people missing. Later another local media, Kompas, quoted Fauzi Bahar,…

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  • Korean women marrying Western men on the rise

    Korean women who marry Western men from such countries as the United States and Australia, are on the rise. The number of Korean women who marry Chinese and Japanese men during the last three years, has diminished whereas Korean women who marry Western men such as Americans, Canadians, Australians and British are on the…

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  • [Q & A] ABU 2012 Seoul…’Beyond the Wave’

    -What is ABU? The Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union is a non-profit, non-governmental professional association of broadcasting organizations, formed in 1964 to facilitate the development of broadcasting in the Asia-Pacific region. It currently has about 220 members in 60 countries, with its broadcaster members reaching a potential audience of about 3 billion…

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  • Society

    More Nepali women workers leave for foreign employment

    KATHMANDU, July 23 (Xinhua) — The departure of Nepali women for overseas jobs more than doubled in the last fiscal year. The surge has been attributed to the increased hiring from major labor destinations and aspirants choosing legal channel to leave for foreign employment. A total of 22,655 Nepali women…

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  • Consumption pattern among rich Chinese Changes rapidly

    Consumption pattern of wealthy Chinese has changed greatly in recent days, according to a report by the KOTRA Shanghai Office released on July 16. The rich people in China changed to prefer commodities with cutting-edge technological functions to just luxury bands. They no longer stick to buying expensive commodities just for demonstration. Thay have come…

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  • Society

    Has smartphone ruined disco?

    Too many standing still at Asia’s 1st Sensation seeking perfect shot GOYANG, Gyeonggi Province — Over 20,000 people, each and every one of them dressed entirely in white, filled the KINTEX Saturday night for one of the world’s largest gatherings of house music fans. These attendees of the Asia debut…

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