BMW Korea ordered to replace customer’s car
An appeals court ruled against the German automaker BMW’s Korean unit and its dealer Tuesday in a case over a defective car, the owner of which wanted replaced. The Seoul High Court overturned the lower court’s ruling that only ordered BMW Korea and the dealer, Kolon Glotech, to fix the dysfunctional speedometer of the disputed […]
Korean gymnast rises from poverty
Yang Hak-seon has continuously said that his dream was to build a house for his poor parents, currently living in a makeshift greenhouse, if he won gold at the London Olympics. The 19-year-old gymnast triumphed in the men’s vault Tuesday (KST) and his dream is now a reality. “I cannot actually believe what is happening […]
South Korea’s footballers ready for Brazil
When South Korea faces Brazil at Old Trafford in Wednesday’s semifinal, football fans around the world will be watching to see whether they can provide yet another surprise. “We will put out our best line up against Brazil,” Korea manager Hong Myung-bo said at a media conference in London, Tuesday. “It seems obvious that we […]
From ‘Gangnam’ to US, video goes viral
Korean pop singer PSY’s new song “Gangnam Style” is capturing the world’s attention with its wacky music video. The title track of his sixth studio album has topped various online charts including Melon and Naver music for three consecutive weeks since its release on July 15. On YouTube, over 15 million clicks were recorded as […]
Photo warnings to be put cigarette packs
Photos of body parts afflicted by smoking related diseases will replace the current written warning on cigarette packs from as early as next year. The Ministry of Health and Welfare said Monday that it was seeking to revise the National Health Promotion Law to curb the nation’s high incidence of smoking. Currently cigarette packs have […]
7 in 10 multicultural students see themselves as ‘pure Korean’
Seven out of 10 children from multiracial families identify themselves as Korean, the latest study for better understanding of biracial families showed. The survey by the National Youth Policy Institute found that 73.4 percent of 1,502 biracial children responded that they’re a Korean citizen rather than a national of the country from which their parents […]
China, Great Wall, and Korea
Benedict Anderson, in the important work on nationalism entitled “Imagined Communities,” discusses the use of media and other symbols and technologies to create nationalism in the 19th century. Just as we know the Great Wall’s “new segments” are a particular extension of China’s nationalist project, other nations have used similar constructions supported by institutional power […]
Amb. Oh Joon: Korea Needs to open and connected to world
Oh Joon, Korean Ambassador to Singapore, said that Korea needs to emulate Singapore in opening up and getting connected to the world. In an exclusive interview with The AsiaN, he noted that both Korea and Singapore have come a long way from their penury ridden stature in the sixties (60s) to this stage that they are among […]
Tourists from North America Die in Vietnam
Cathy Huynh was a Canadian teacher who taught in Korea died mysteriously from food poisoning. You can contribute to www.gofundme.com/z81i8 to help send her body back home. Kari Joy Bowerman was an American teacher teaching in Korea. You can contribute to her funeral costs at www.giveforward.com/karisarmy. Both were close friends. They both shared a room […]
SNU to offer scholarships to students from overseas
Seoul National University (SNU) will provide scholarships to 332 students from China, Mongolia, Vietnam and other developing countries beginning from the fall semester, the school said Sunday. The SNU Office of International Affairs said that it will offer each student a 25 million won ($22,050) scholarship to study at the school, including tuition, living expenses […]
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