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South East Asia
Ex-President Kim Young-sam’s funeral takes place
The funeral for former President Kim Young-sam began at the National Assembly in Yeouido, Seoul at 2 p.m. today. Over 10,000 mourners attended including Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn, the head of the funeral committee, government officials, business representatives and foreign ambassadors and envoys. President Park Geun-hye partially attended the ceremony,…
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South East Asia
Over 100-year old Korean Traditional music recordings discovered
Eleven rare albums of gugak, or traditional Korean music, dating back to the Korean Empire (1897-1910) have been uncovered by the Korea Traditional Music Association, the group announced Monday. The discovery of the eleven albums, released under the early American recording company Victor Talking Machine Company in the early 1900s,…
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South East Asia
Koh Sun-woong named best director of the year
Director Koh Sun-woong was named Best Director of the Year by the Korea Theater Directors Association (KTDA), Tuesday. The association chose the 47-year-old as the winner of their inaugural award, citing his creative contributions to the development of Korean theater. Known for his playful yet stylish style based on an…
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South East Asia
Two Koreas hold working-level dialogue this afternoon
North and South Korea kicked off a working-level meeting on Thursday afternoon to decide details of a high-level talks that the two countries agreed in August to hold as soon as possible, Yonhap news agency reported Thursday. The preparatory meeting took place on the North’s side of the truce village…
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South East Asia
It must definitely be more Fun in the Philippines
Korea has an abundance of embassies, representing more than 100 countries in the world. Living in Korea, I have observed a large number of travelers looking for experiences come to Korea, an interestingly unique cultural hub that it is, while many Koreans go out to experience other countries, be it…
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South East Asia
Cheongju International craft Biennale hosts philosopher de Botton
Famous philosopher Alain de Botton participates in 2015 Cheongju International craft Biennale as an art director, introducing a special project. His special project titled “Beauty and Happiness” aims to discover the value of letters in our daily life. According to organizers, it’ll include 49 works resulted from cooperation between Botton and 15 teams…
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South East Asia
President Park: we can hold summit talks with Japan
During her US official visit, president Park Geun Hye said that Seoul is expected to hold trilateral summit talks between South Korea, China, and Japan in the upcoming month. This will be the first summit meeting in three and half years. Bilateral summit talk with Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe…
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South East Asia
Busan Review: A Copy of My Mind
Indonesian filmmaker Joko Anwar’s latest film, A Copy of My Mind hit the screens as part of the 20th Busan International Film Festival in ‘A Window on Asian Cinema’ section. The film has previously premiered in Venice. The film revolves around the love story of a pirated DVDs subtitles maker…
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South East Asia
Korea, Pakistan explore possibilities of Free Trade Agreement
The two Asian republics – Pakistan and Korea, having bilateral trade and diplomatic relations for over three decades, are exploring avenues including Free Trade Agreement to enhance investment and trade volume. Both the countries are very much ambitious to sign Free Trade Agreement (FTA) however it will take years to…
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South East Asia
Indian filmmaker Anurag Kashyap at BIFF: Filmmakers need to find their own voice
Indian filmmaker Anurag Kashyap is currently in Busan, as part of jury for the New Currents at Busan International Film Festival. The Asia N journalist Rahul Aijaz caught up with Mr. Kashyap at the festival. Talking about indie filmmakers in India, Mr. Kashyap said he is happy because new Indian…
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