Van Gogh exhibit opens today
Some 60 works from post-Impressionist Vincent van Gogh’s oeuvre, including nine acclaimed self-portraits, will be on exhibition at Hangaram Design Museum of Seoul Arts Center in southern Seoul. The exhibit runs through March 24, 2013. The gallery is rather dimly-lit to protect oil paintings. This exhibition provides a rare chance to appreciate the Dutch master’s […]
Apple’s move to cut Samsung reliance likely to backfire
Apple’s move to reduce its reliance on Samsung will do more harm than good to the U.S. electronics giant as it is likely to encounter problems with quality parts supply, according to market analysts. Amid the deepening global patent dispute with Samsung, Apple has sped up efforts to lower its heavy reliance on its biggest […]
Yeokjeon Market struggles to survive mega retail giants
SUWON, Gyeonggi Province ― Jeon Hea-ok, 29, recalls the 1990s when Yeokjeon outdoor market near Suwon train station was still bustling with people seven days a week. Her parents ran a small stationery store in the market for several decades, and back then, take-home income was good for them and other merchants at perhaps the […]
Blackout feared
Concerns are rising that Korea will face serious power shortages this winter following the unexpected stoppage of two nuclear reactors in Younggwang, South Jeolla Province due to faulty parts. The demand for electricity surges when temperatures fall. Yet it’s believed that the two reactors ㅡ each capable of generating one million megawatts to cover 5 […]
Rashad, Egyptian artist, uses art as means to express revolution of Egypt
“The Artist is close to the society and he gets affected by it the most” –Hany Rashad This is one of the things that Hany Rashad, the revolutionary artist, sees. He started his own way of expressing the revolution of Egypt. After being a participant in the Jan. 25 demonstrations, he started to use art as […]
Foreign Student’s first experience of taking school exams in Korea
Mid Term Examination period officially ended for Korean university students. Many students must hope that their weeks of preparation for the exam would pay off. Cafes are turning into place for hanging out once again, not as ‘fun study room’ anymore. Read also Cafe emerges as a favorite spot for Korean students to study http://www.theasian.asia/archives/40025 Some universities […]
Unknown Gunmen Open Fire On A Car Killing Three Shiite Muslims In Quetta, Pakistan
Bullet holes are seen on the window of a damaged vehicle at the shootout site in southwest Pakistan’s Quetta, Nov. 6, 2012. At least three Shiite Muslims were killed and two others injured when unknown gunmen opened fire on a car here on Tuesday, local media reported. Security officers inspect a damaged vehicle at the […]
U.S. Presidential Candidate Obama Casts His Vote At Community Center In Chicago
President Barack Obama, second from the left, casts his vote, during early voting, in the 2012 election at the Martin Luther King Community Center, Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012, in Chicago. <AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais> Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and wife Ann Romney vote in Belmont, Mass., Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012. <AP […]
Radical Muslims Stage Rally In Tunis To Protest Imprisonment Of Fellow Salafist Militants
A demonstrator holding a banner reading: No to Racism, stands in front of the Justice Ministry in Tunis, Tuesday Nov. 6, 2012, as part of a demonstration by radical Salafi Muslims protesting against the imprisonment of hundreds of Salafist militants. Riot policemen protect the justice ministry building, as Tunisian Muslims are gathered in front of […]
Asian, European Leaders Hold Press Conference During ASEM In Vientiane, Laos
European Council President Herman Van Rompuy (L), Lao Prime Minister Thongsing Thammavong (C) and European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso attend a press conference of the Ninth Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) Summit in Vientiane, Laos, Nov. 6, 2012. Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) leaders pledged on Tuesday to foster closer relations between Asia and Europe at the end […]
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