Prostitution vs. women’s rights
Constitutionality of law to be reviewed A district court’s decision to ask the Constitutional Court to rule on whether part of the country’s Anti-Prostitution Law is constitutional has triggered a hot debate among citizens. At issue is a clause of the law, implemented in 2004, which punishes a woman for having sex for money. On […]
‘Cars are like part of my body’
The worst interviewees for journalists are those who give short or just yes or no answers as there is then nothing much to write about. But talkative people are difficult too as they tend to talk about less interesting topics at length. Kim Pil-soo, a professor of automotive studies at Daelim College, falls in the […]
Seokpajeong
Restored pavilion of Heungseon Daewongun Seokpajeong, located in Buam-dong, Jongno-gu, is a stately “hanok,” or Korean traditional building, built by the Joseon Kingdom’s (1392-1910) man of power Heungseon Daewongun. He was the father of the Joseon’s penultimate king. The house was privately owned for decades, but is now on public view since last August at […]
Smart ways to embrace New Year’s energy
People like to rearrange the interior of rooms or change furniture to refresh their living environment in the New Year. It is more recommended before Feb. 4, the first month of the saju calendar. In order to activate energy around us letting the old one out and allowing the new one in, we usually purchase […]
Huge Number Of Roman Catholics Carry Image of Black Nazarene During A Procession In Manila
Devotees struggle to climb the cart carrying the centuries-old image of the Black Nazarene during a raucous procession on its feast day Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013 in Manila, Philippines. Hundreds of thousands of mostly barefoot Roman Catholic devotees joined the annual ritual to demonstrate faith and seek miracle cures for illnesses and a good life. […]
Chinese Craftsman Busy Painting New Year Pictures For Spring Festival
Craftsman Zhai Ruichen (R) and his wife Liu Shufang examine New Year pictures they paints in Liaocheng, east China’s Shandong Province, Jan. 9, 2013. The couple were busy painting New Year pictures recently to meet the demand in local market for the Spring Festival in February. Craftsman Zhai Ruichen (R) and his wife Liu Shufang […]
Indonesian Women Hold Candles In Vigil For Victims Of Sexual Crimes Against Childen
Indonesian women hold candles during a vigil for the victims of sexual crimes against children in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013. Sexual crimes against children in the country increased by 10% to 1,526 cases in 2012, a National Commission on Child Protection (KPAI) report said. <AP Photo/Dita Alangkara>
Russians’ Venture Of Riding Down Ski Slope Inside Inflatable Ball Ended In Tragedy
In this frame grab made Wednesday Jan. 9, 2013, taken from APTN video provided by Yekaterina Achkasova, as her husband Denis Burakov, left, inside the large plastic ball called a zorb, with another man, before tragedy struck on Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013, at a winter sports venue at Donbay in the Caucasus Mountains of southern […]
JAL’s Boeing 787 Which Developed Fuel Leak In Boston Arrives In Narita Airport
A Japan Airlines 787, from which about 40 gallons of fuel spilled at Boston’s Logan International Airport Tuesday, arrives at Narita Airport in Narita, east of Tokyo, Wednesday night, Jan. 9, 2012. Officials at Logan airport said crew have contained the fuel leak from the outbound Japan Airlines flight to Japan, marking the second time […]
Egypt’s Largest Islamist Party Elects New Leader After Months Of Infighting
In this Monday, Dec. 12, 2011 file photo, An Egyptian woman walks under electoral posters with pictures of candidates of the Salafi Al-Nour party and Arabic that reads, “Said Maghawri, and Ahmed Ibrahim,” in Cairo, Egypt. Egypt’s largest ultraconservative Islamist party, which has emerged as a potent political force in the country, elected a new […]
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