Can judges tweet?
Controversy over judges and social networking in South Korea Judge Seo Ki-ho of the Seoul Northern District Court aroused controversy when he posted disapproving words about President Lee Myung-bak on his social networking site. The Supreme Court’s personnel committee assessed him as “unfit” and made the final decision not to reappoint him. This sparked a […]
Fears over China cadmium spill
Chinese authorities are erecting barrages and pouring tons of chloride into a river in southern China in a desperate effort to prevent a toxic cadmium spill from further tainting water supplies of a major city. Cadmium was discharged into the Liu River in early January and the flow of cadmium has continued in spite of […]
Drama of the Pakistani Politics Starring
1) President Asif Ali Zardari The current President of Pakistan and the Co-Chairman of the ruling Pakistan Peoples Party(PPP). Also, the widower of Benazir Bhutto. 2) Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani The current Prime Minister of Pakistan. Also, the first elected Prime Minister from the Saraiki-speaking belt and the longest serving Prime Minister with 45 […]
Chinese holidaymakers all gather round in Korea
According to the Korea Tourism Organization, at least 45,000 Chinese travellers are expected to come to Korea during the biggest holiday season of ‘Lunar New Year’ beginning this weekend. It is estimated that 800 million Chinese people on average either visit their hometowns or travel abroad. Chinese tourists have taken up the largest share of […]
Kim Jong-nam’s View on North Korea
Remarks by Kim Jong-nam, the eldest son of late North Korean ruler Kim Jong-il, were recently revealed and attracted great attention as he doubted Kim Jong-un’s leadership, disparaged the third-generation power succession and asserted the need for openness to help the faltering economy of North Korea. A Japanese journalist working for the Tokyo Shimbun, Yoji […]
Diamond and Diplomat
Relatives of a senior official of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade allegedly bought stocks of a Korean firm before the Ministry announced in 2010 that it had won a right to develop a diamond mine in Cameroon. Kim Eun-seok, a senior diplomat in charge of energy and resource diplomacy, disseminated the press release […]
Former Actor’s Debut as a Politician
Moon Sung-keun, famous as a charismatic actor and a TV presenter made an impressive debut on a political stage on Sunday as one of the new leaders of the main opposition party. The 59-year-old former actor gained second most votes in the Democratic United Party’s leadership vote, following after former Prime Minister Han Myeong-sook. While […]
Shortlist Announced for IPAF 2012
Six shortlisted authors for the International Prize for Arabic Fiction (IPAF) 2012 were announced on 11 January at a press conference in Cairo, Egypt and they are Jabbour Douaihy, Ezzedine Choukri Fishere, Rabee Jaber, Nasser Iraq, Bashir Mufri and Habib Selmi. This year’s shortlist includes a number of different themes, ranging from exile and questions […]
What Makes Nepal Identify Lumbini’s Nationality
Maya Devi Mandir in Lumbini, Nepal dedicated to Queen Maya, Buddha’s mother <Source: AsiaN> 2012 as ‘Visit Lumbini Year’ The Nepali people have launched an aggressive campaign to promote the fact that Buddha was born in Nepal, not India. Nepal’s Ambassador to Korea Kamal Prasad Koirala wrote a letter on 19 December 2011 to […]
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