Apple’s design claim rejected
A Korean court gave a partial victory to Samsung in its patent dispute with Apple, Friday. The three-judge panel in the Seoul Central District Court ruled that the Korean firm didn’t infringe on Apple’s designs, the key part of the iPhone maker’s legal argument, while the American firm copied two of Samsung’s wireless patents. The […]
Microsoft Introduces New Logo
The new Microsoft logo is seen above the entrance to a company store Thursday, Aug. 23, 2012, in Seattle. Microsoft’s new corporate logo sets the stage for a wave of products designed to cast the world’s largest software maker in a new light. The makeover unveiled Thursday marks the first time that Microsoft Corp. has […]
Chinese Bridge Built Less Than A Year Ago Collapsed
Photo taken on Aug. 24, 2012 shows the collapsed section of the Yangmingtan Bridge in Harbin, capital of northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province. Four trucks fell off to the ground after a section of the Yangmingtan Bridge collapsed in Harbin early Friday morning, killing three people and injuring five others. The bridge has been in service […]
Young Couples Celebrate Chinese Valentine’s Day
Young couples drinking wine make a formation in the shape of a heart during an activity to celebrate the Qixi Festival, or Chinese Valentine’s Day, in Changli County, north China’s Hebei Province, Aug. 23, 2012. <Xinhua=Huang Jingwen> Young couples take part in a group wedding ceremony in Yuncheng City, north China’s Shanxi Province, Aug. 23, […]
Air Pollution Also Troubles Afghanistan
Afghan labors work at a brick factory on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan on August 23, 2012. Smoke rises from a brick factory on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan on August 23, 2012. Air pollution has become a serious problem in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan. <Xinhua=Ahmad Massoud> news@theasian.asia
Presidents Of Sri Lanka, Maldives Get Together
Maldives President Mohammed Waheed (2nd L) shakes hands with Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa (2nd R) in Colombo, capital of Sri Lanka, Aug. 23, 2012. Maldives President Mohammed Waheed arrived in Sri Lanka on Thursday for a two-day official visit. <Xinhua=Pushpika Karunaratne> news@theasian.asia
‘Takeshima doesn’t exist’
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade criticized the foreign minister of Japan Thursday for his remarks on Dokdo made a day earlier in the Diet, demanding the neighboring country stop its diplomatic provocation over the islets’ sovereignty. Speaking in a regular briefing, foreign ministry spokesman Cho Tae-young demanded Koichiro Gemba withdraw his remarks that […]
‘Rage crimes’ grip the nation in fear
A series of recent “rage crimes” has sent a wave of shock and fear across the nation. In the latest incident, a man terrorized the streets of Yeouido Wednesday, knifing two former colleagues and two strangers. This was preceded Tuesday by the arrest of a sex offender on probation, now charged with murdering a housewife. […]
Ban gaining independence
Bucking pressure from the United States and Israel, U.N. secretary-general Ban Ki-moon will attend the Non-aligned Movement (NAM) summit in Iran next week, his office said Thursday. U.N. spokesman Martin Nesirky said Ban would participate in the Aug. 29-31 talks in Tehran because he takes “seriously” the U.N. responsibility to engage with all of member […]
NK victims of human trafficking harbor hatred toward Chinese
Many North Korean refugees face a variety of ordeals, including human trafficking, in the northeastern region of China before setting foot in South Korea for freedom and a life free of fear. Traumatic memories haunt them every day even after they find shelter in the South, causing them to bear a grudge toward Chinese Koreans […]
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