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Marshal Kim Jong-un, what if he dies?

Marshal Kim Jong-un, what if he dies?

Marshal Kim Jong Un, Supreme Leader of North Korea, in person was last seen in public on 3rd September attending a concert of his favourite girl group, the Moranbong ensemble, together with his beautiful wife. Since then, he has not been seen in public and North Korean media has not reported on any of his […]

Abu Dhabi Film Festival collaborates with Martin Scorsese

Abu Dhabi Film Festival collaborates with Martin Scorsese

Abu Dhabi-UAE: 28 September, 2014 – Abu Dhabi Film Festival (ADFF), powered by twofour54, has announced a collaboration with Martin Scorsese’s The Film Foundation/ World Cinema Project (WCP). As part of the collaboration, two newly restored international masterworks – THE COLOR OF POMEGRANATES, directed by Sergei Parajanov and MANILA IN THE CLAWS OF LIGHT, directed […]

POSCO industrial accident pollutes soil and water; poisons residents

POSCO industrial accident pollutes soil and water; poisons residents

By Joel Lee, Jin Yong-jun An industrial accident by a South Korean steel-making company that leaked hazardous chemicals into the soil and underwater was found to have infected residents living nearby. Environmental watchdogs are demanding the company to properly carry decontamination works and cover medical check-ups. Large volumes of phenol, benzene, xylene, TPH and other […]

South Korean broadcasting company chair nomination reveals cronyism history

South Korean broadcasting company chair nomination reveals cronyism history

By Joel Lee The nomination of a conservative South Korean politician as the head of a public broadcast-advertising company is causing a deep-seated uproar among critics who see it as yet another government-orchestrated scheme to rein in on media control. Kwak Sung-moon, 61, a former National Assembly and Saenuri Party representative, was nominated as the […]

Call to protect tigers: “Dhaka Declaration” recommends actions

Call to protect tigers: “Dhaka Declaration” recommends actions

DHAKA: With the call to protect tigers, the Second Global Tiger Stocktaking Conference of Tiger Range Countries and Global Tiger Initiatives partners ended on Sept 16 (Tuesday) in Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh. The conference adopted a Dhaka Declaration, in which the tiger range countries pledged not to build any infrastructure that might endanger […]

South Korea and Canada to sign FTA

South Korea and Canada to sign FTA

By Joel Lee South Korea and Canada will sign a free trade agreement (FTA) on Tuesday, which would eliminate nearly all tariffs on the mutually agreed products for the next 10 years. As part of a state visit address in Ottawa on Sunday, South Korean President Park Geun-hye said the agreement will elevate the two […]

Football connects world in Brazil

Football connects world in Brazil

Brazil is a passionate place for football. “Vai Japan! Japan! Japan!” That is the phrase that people, from kids to the elderly, used in Brazil to cheer my team on the minute they found me walking with the Japanese football jersey on in town. We did not know each other’s languages and we did not […]

Magazine N’s September issue

Magazine N’s September issue

“2014 Dream Together Master Program” for International Sport Development and Cooperation

“2014 Dream Together Master Program” for International Sport Development and Cooperation

“2014 Dream Together Master Program” for International Sport Development and Cooperation begins 2nd year in South Korea The ‘Dream Together Master Program (DTMP)’ began its first semester on September 1, 2014, with full support from the Ministry of Culture, Sport and Tourism (MCST) and Korea Foundation for the Next Generation Sports Talent (NEST Foundation). Study […]

China’s central bank cuts RP rate to spur growth

China’s central bank cuts RP rate to spur growth

By Joel Lee China’s central bank cut its repurchase agreement rate to the lowest level since Jan 2011 in a bid to counter the slower-than-expected growth. The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) announced Thursday it has sold 10 billion yuan ($1.6 billion) of 14-day contracts at 3.5 percent – a further sign of monetary easing […]

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