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Anish Kapoor, beyond material concerns

Anish Kapoor, beyond material concerns

Anish Kapoor, the sculptor of the 2012 London Olympics’ “Orbit,” came to Korea with his signature works and pigment series, “Auto-generation” and recent steel sculptures. This exhibition currently under way at Leeum museum is designed to review what Kapoor has done for some 30 years of his artistic career. “We chose works that can represent […]

‘Gangnam Style’ means business

‘Gangnam Style’ means business

Seoul conference to discuss potential of Korea’s pop culture exports Korea’s meteoric rise as an economic power has been driven by exports of televisions, mobile phones, cars and ships. It bears further watching as to whether soap operas, movies and music will prove to be the next big thing in the country’s expanding export lineup. […]

‘Dokdo School’ to be launched in March

The Independence Hall of Korea said Wednesday it will begin an educational program called “Dokdo School” next year after Korea’s easternmost islets that are the subject of a territorial dispute with Japan. The memorial center, located in Cheonan, South Chungcheong Province, said the program will be launched on March 1, a national holiday to commemorate […]

ROK to take back wartime control in 2015 as planned

ROK to take back wartime control in 2015 as planned

South Korea and the United States have reaffirmed that the two allies will adhere to their earlier plan to transfer Washington’s wartime operation control (OPCON) over South Korean troops to Seoul by the end of 2015 as scheduled. The announcement was made Tuesday following the annual Military Committee Meeting between South Korean Joint Chiefs of […]

Aquino rating back to ‘very good’ +62

Aquino rating back to ‘very good’ +62

Philippine Daily Inquirer –The Aquino administration’s net satisfaction rating bounced back to a “very good” net satisfaction rating of plus 62, gaining 18 points from the preceding quarter’s “good” net rating of plus 44, results of the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey showed. The survey, which used face-to-face interviews with 1,200 respondents, found that […]

The AsiaN determined to play a role of bridge between Korea and Kuwait through its Arabic version

The AsiaN determined to play a role of bridge between Korea and Kuwait through its Arabic version

Lee Sang-ki, publisher of The AsiaN, Wang Xuan(China), vice-editor of Chinese version of The AsiaN, and Alpago Sinaci(Turkey), Correspondent to Korea of Cihan News Agency visited Kuwait from Oct 14 to 18 to discuss launching the Arabic version of The AsiaN and activate the Middle East Chapter of Asia Journalist Association(AJA). Abdullah Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah, vice-chairman […]

Egyptian Court Decision Over Who Makes New Constitution Causes Activists’ Protest

Egyptian Court Decision Over Who Makes New Constitution Causes Activists’ Protest

Egyptian activists chant slogans and carry banners in Arabic that read, “the constituent assembly has no legitimacy,” following the High Administrative Court’s session in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012. An Egyptian court on Tuesday has referred the decision on whether to disband the panel writing the new constitution to the country’s highest court, in […]

New Chinese Consulate General Inaugurated In Khon Kaen, Thailand

New Chinese Consulate General Inaugurated In Khon Kaen, Thailand

Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Xie Hangsheng (2nd L), Deputy Permanent Secretary of Thai Foreign Ministry Nuttawudh Photisaro (C) and guests attend the inauguration ceremony of China’s new consulate general in Khon Kaen, northeastern Thailand, Oct. 23, 2012. China officially opened a new consulate general in Khon Kaen in northeastern Thailand on Tuesday. It is the […]

Cambodian King Thanks Buddhist Monks Praying For His Deceased Father Sihanouk

Cambodian King Thanks Buddhist Monks Praying For His Deceased Father Sihanouk

Cambodia’s King Norodom Sihamoni, right, greets Buddhist monks in front of the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012. Sihamoni and his mother, Queen Monineath on Tuesday visited mourners gathered in front of the Royal Palace from across the country to pay tribune to their former king late Norodom Sihanouk. Cambodia’s Queen […]

Tourism Festival Worshipping Goddess Of Sea Held In Meizhou Island, China

Tourism Festival Worshipping Goddess Of Sea Held In Meizhou Island, China

People attend a memorial ceremony for Mazu, the goddess of the sea, during a tourism festival in the Meizhou Island in Putian City, southeast China’s Fujian Province, Oct. 23, 2012. The tourism festival themed on Mazu culture, which kicked off here on Tuesday, attracted tens of thousands of worshippers from the Chinese mainland and Taiwan. […]

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