Suicide Bomb In Kabul Claims 12 Lives Including Foreigners
Afghan military officials investigate the site of a suicide car bombing in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, on Sept. 18, 2012. At least 12 people, including eight foreigners, were killed Tuesday morning in a suicide car bombing in Afghan capital Kabul, the police said. <Xinhua=Ahmad Massoud> news@theasian.asia
Here Comes Chili Production Season In Central China
Two chili dryers whose job is to bake fresh chilies sorts out chilies at Zhilong chili production and marketing cooperative in Xuan’en County of Enshi Tu Autonomous Prefecture, central China’s Hubei Province, Sept. 18, 2012. The prefecture, which is well known for its chili planting, has many chili production and marketing cooperatives. “Chili dryers” of […]
Kurdish Forces Attack Turkish Military Convoy, Killing Seven
Picture taken on Sept. 18, 2012 shows an attacked military truck on the Bingol-Mus highway in Turkey. At least seven soldiers of the Turkish security forces were killed and more than 50 others wounded when suspected members of Kurdish Workers’ Party (PKK) attacked a military convoy in Bingol province in eastern Turkey on Tuesday, private […]
Papyrus Script Saying Jesus Had Wife Found By Havard Professor
This Sept. 5, 2012 photo released by Harvard University shows a fourth century fragment of papyrus that divinity professor Karen L. King says is the only existing ancient text that quotes Jesus explicitly referring to having a wife. King, an expert in the history of Christianity, says the text contains a dialogue in which Jesus […]
Musical as next ‘hallyu’
A Korean production of musical “Jack the Ripper,” successfully opened at the Aoyama Theater in Tokyo, Sunday. Despite the high price of 9,500-16,000 yen ($120-$200) a ticket, the first night starring Sung Min of Super Junior was sold out and some 1,200 audience members gave it a standing ovation. The show, revolving around a serial […]
Samsung topples Apple in brand image
Samsung Electronics lost its recent court battle against Apple in San Jose and was ordered to pay a staggering $1.05 billion but ironically, recent polls show that the Korean firm has overtaken its U.S. rival in brand image. According to a recent poll by market research agency YouGov that compared public perception of the two […]
Why Ieodo matters
Reef vital to protecting Korea’s economic zone Some 150 kilometers southwest of Marado, the nation’s southernmost island, sits Ieodo, a submerged rock with a unique place in Korean lore. As the story goes, fishermen from Jeju Island were destined to spend eternity there should they perish in rough waters. What’s not myth is the significance […]
CJ partners with SOHO China
CJ Group formed a partnership with China’s biggest real-estate developer SOHO China Tuesday to facilitate expansion of its food business in Asia’s largest market, industry insiders said Monday. An official representing CJ Foodville, they said signed an agreement with a counterpart from the Chinese developer in Beijing, Tuesday. Under the agreement, Foodville, CJ group’s food […]
Seoul should forge peace zone in East China Sea
Korea can use the Ieodo issue to build confidence among countries bordering the East China Sea and transform the area into a “peace zone,” an expert said Tuesday. To do so, Ko Choong-suk, director of the Society of Ieodo Research, said Seoul should take a long-term approach to maritime delimitation, starting by fully discerning the […]
Entry barrier lowered on foreigner-only casinos
The government lowered the entry barrier for foreign investors seeking to operate casinos in free economic zones (FEZs), Tuesday. Until now, foreign investors were required to make an investment of at least $300 million up front to build a hotel or convention center before seeking permission to run a foreigner-only casino. According to revisions of […]
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