Is free-to-play model for future?
Ani Pang may give lessons to Facebook Ani Pang, a smartphone game developed by a 30-employee startup, can teach Facebook some lessons. While the U.S. social networking giant struggles to establish a concrete business model of its mobile platform, Ani Pang has become the biggest grossing application in Korea, generating an estimated 200 million won […]
Corn silk tea popular among consumers
Korea’s traditional corn silk tea is drawing public interest in terms of its health effects with more people paying attention to their well-being. Studies have shown that corn silk carries anti-cancer agents as well as chemicals that prevent aging of the skin. Research on corn silk has been especially active since 2006 when a leading […]
Songdo vying to host Green Climate Fund
Songdo, the heart of Incheon City, is in the final stages of competing for the right to host the headquarters of the Green Climate Fund, the tentative decision for which is expected Oct. 18-20. The final decision is scheduled for the 18th Congress of the U.N. Framework Convention for Climate Change (UNFCCC) due to take […]
Dokdo dispute to put smile on China’s face
This is the second in a series of contributing articles by international and Korean experts shedding light on Japan’s claim on Korea’s easternmost islets of Dokdo and other affairs that prove Japan’s lack of remorse about historic misdeeds it has committed. ― E.D. If I were one of the good people of Korea, for whom […]
Way Of Life Led By Low In
Myanmar daily laborers carry sand from a ship to a construction site in Yangon, Myanmar, Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2012. A woman carrying bananas on her head to sell them walks across a bridge in Yangon, Myanmar, Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2012. <AP/NEWSis=Khin Maung Win> news@theasian.asia
Top Leaders, People Of India Remember Birthday Of Gandhi
People visit the memorial of Mahatma Gandhi to pay their respects on his birth anniversary in New Delhi , India, Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2012. <AP/NEWSis=Mustafa Quraishi> Indian President Pranab Mukherjee pays his respects at the memorial of Mahatma Gandhi on his birth anniversary in New Delhi , India, Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2012. <AP/NEWSis=Mustafa Quraishi> Indian […]
Korean War veterans’ guardian honored
New Zealand presented the New Zealand Order of Merit to a Korean War correspondent who began a revisiting program for veterans of the conflict for his contribution to promoting Korea-New Zealand relations on Sept. 24. An awardee is Chi Kap-chong is chairman of the United Nations Korean War Allies Association. New Zealand Ambassador Patrick John […]
Pakistani envoy slams abuse of freedom of speech
The Pakistani Ambassador to Korea criticized those who abuse freedom of expression to derogate Islam and those who believe in it. Referring to a recent controversy surrounding an anti-Islam film, Ambassador Shaukat Ali Mukadam said, “In Islam, we do not criticize others. We respect all other religions. We don’t expect other religions to make caricatures […]
Braai Republic hits spot
When one thinks of South Africa, images of jungles swarming with lions, elephants and giraffes spring to mind. Also, one of the most iconic moments in that country’s history would have to be that of Nelson Mandela giving a speech on the steps of Cape Town City Hall after being released from Roben Island prison […]
Shikara Festival Celebrated On Dal Lake In Srinagar, Indian-Controlled Kashmir
A Kashmiri artist performs folk dance in a boat during the Shikara Festival on Dal Lake in Srinagar, summer capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir, on Oct. 2, 2012. The festival was organized by Indian-controlled Kashmir’s tourism department to promote tourism industry in the area. Kashmiri boatmen take foreign tour operators on a boat ride during the […]
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