SK Chairman Chey steps down from top post
SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won has stepped down from the top post of Korea’s third largest conglomerate’s decision-making body to serve as a strategic stakeholder, the group said Tuesday. Kim Chang-geun, vice chairman of SK Chemical, was appointed to chair the group starting January, it said. “Chey, who has served as the group’s head since […]
Protecting all members of our human family
I am a great champion of the power of youth to change the world but I am celebrating a 64-year-old responsible for ushering in momentous progress. Not a person but a document that was born on December 1948 and forever altered the view of how we treat members of our human family. The Universal Declaration […]
Winner’s bucket list
Here are five suggestions for what our new President has to do during his or her five-year term. 1) Don’t be ambitious but be ambitious The late former President Roh Moo-hyun once observed, “The fact that I became president,” when asked what he thought was his biggest presidential achievement. Roh didn’t elaborate but it was presumed […]
Pop starts urged to shun alcohol ads
Seoul City government is poised to set guidelines on alcohol advertisements that may be harmful to teenagers. The municipal authorities said Tuesday that it sent an official document to alcohol manufacturers, entertainment companies and advertisers requesting that they refrain from contracting young idol stars. A recent soju advertisement showing female idols dancing in a suggestive […]
President-elect to set new records
Whoever wins Wednesday’s election, he or she will rewrite Korean history as the two major candidates’ unique political and personal backgrounds will make them set new records in many ways. If ruling Saenuri Party’s Park Geun-hye is elected, the 60-year-old will be the first female president in Korean history, which could come as a surprise […]
‘More senior NK leaders to fall’
One year after the announcement of the death of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il on Dec. 19, 2011, his son and successor Kim Jong-un appears to have overseen a relatively smooth transition of power. But analysts say tricky moves such as replacing more senior figures and smoothing relations with regional players will test the new […]
‘Abenomics’ unnerves Korean exporters
Korean companies are expected to experience another hurdle in their exports as Shinzo Abe’s expected return to power in Japan is highly likely to appreciate the Korean won against the Japanese yen. Conservative ex-premier Abe has pledged to ease credit in an unlimited manner to boost the Japanese economy, which will weaken the value of […]
[The AsiaN Video for Indonesian] Kemajuan Teknologi Roket Korea Utara
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Halo! Saya Meidyana Rayana dari Indonesia. Berikut adalah berita mengenai roket Korea Utara. Tampaknya Satelit baru Korea Utara mengintai di orbit. Menurut kepala badan antariksa Korea Selatan, telah dilansir pernyataan resmi dari Pyongyang mengenai roket yang baru saja diluncurkan, mengenai ketinggian yang dicapai dan kecepatannya. Apa tujuan Korea Utara sebenarnya, apakah untuk meningkatkan jangka panjang […]
Italian Mafia godfather caught in Bali, Indonesia
Indonesian mass media, vivanews.com, on Friday (December 14) published an article on an Italian Godfather, caught in Bali, Indonesia. In the article, it says, he looks like a polite man, and probably wise. Messicati Antonino Vitale was shown in a picture by many media around the world lying looked relax with his dark glasses, topless and in […]
Despite revolutions, much of the problems remain intact in Arab countries
2011 has been a busy year for most Arabic countries, as they witnessed the uprisings of revolutions that were later named “Arab Spring.” Now, it’s been almost two years after the revolution, and it seems that no stability is set yet. In Tunisia, the instability is due to Islamists radical rising to power, and as […]
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