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Could Japan become a beacon for the World to follow?

By, Uwe Paschen. Is Japan’s change to be a beacon for a World to follow or merely an Isolated move by one bold Nation defying a super power? Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama and his Party (DPJ) won a historic...

Obama and Lee urge N Korea talks

Let see what happens to this Obama plea, at a guess not a lot. " US President Barack Obama and his South Korean counterpart, Lee Myung-bak, have urged North Korea to return to international nuclear negotiations....

Korean Navies exchange fire

The naval patrols of North and South Korea exchanged fire in disputed waters on Tuesday morning. "“Our high-speed patrol boat repelled the North Korean patrol boat,” the South Korean Office of the Joint Chiefs...

Korea, US Create Joint Action Plan in Case of NKRegime Collapse

South Korea and the United States have devised a joint action plan in case the North Korean regime collapses or other internal emergency situations in the communist North arise, a senior defense official said Sunday.The so-called ``Operational Plan (OPLAN) 5029,'' calls for...

(B)RIC agrees on issues of terror, drug and regional cooperation

The Foreign Ministers of Russia, India and China (RIC) met at Bangalore, India to discuss issues of regional and international importance on Tuesday, October 27. This was the ninth trilateral discussion between the...

An Open Letter to the Couple

Hi, you don’t know me, but I know you. I see you every day. Usually I just try to pretend I don’t see you, but I must confess that you make that difficult to do. You’re everywhere and try as I might I just can’t seem to get away from you. You’re at Coex when I’m...

An Open Letter to Ajummas

You may not read this, but I felt compelled to write anyway just to get this off my chest. I hesitated; really, I did, because I thought about the repercussions of how this letter may be received and how it may result in a walking stick to the back of my head, an elbow to the...

An Open Letter to Flower Boys

Pardon me for being so forward. I don’t mean to interrupt your wistful gazing of your reflection in your cup of coffee or perhaps your deep contemplation of the latest strapless oversized leather Murse, but I feel compelled to make a suggestion that will hopefully make both...

An Open Letter to the Salaryman

Good morning, I don’t mean to disturb you but I want to be neighborly by introducing myself. We haven’t officially met yet since you moved into the patch of grass in front of the 7-11 next to my building because, well, you’re always passed out when I walk by on my way...

Kpop Bootcamp

Ever wonder where all those shiny faced lean bodied beautiful Korean Pop stars come from? They were so prolific shimmying across my TV screen, on my soda bottle, on billboards and bus advertising that I assumed they were grown in labs and cloned. Well that’s not far from...

North Korea Constitution Change: Kim Jong-il now "Supreme Leader"

North Korea changed its constitution back in April, but changes were not known to the world until Monday. The several notable points in the constitution are the following:The chairman of the National Defense Commission (NDC) is the "supreme leader of the state", referring to...

Foreign students abusing work-study program: Canadian Official

Barry Artiste Op Ed Certainly another case of Canada being played as fools in the never ending Immigration Fraud reported in the Media, from Hardened Criminals and Gangs buying their way into Canada to Foreign  Students using Education Visas as Economic Refugees with...

Katherine Heigl and Josh Kelley Adpoting Baby Nayleigh from Korea

Katherine Heigl and her husband Josh Kelley have announced that they are adopting a baby this week from Korea. They have been working on the adoption for about six months now and have wanted a baby for a long time. ...

North Korea Marks 61st Anniversary

North Korea marked its 61st anniversary today with a vow to "mobilize all military strengths and mercilessly annihilate the aggressors" if they attack, according to the Rodong Sinmun, the country's main newspaper in Pyongyang. The anniversary of the regime's founding is one...

N Korea 'in final uranium phase'

" North Korea has entered the final phase of uranium enrichment, the North's state media are reported as saying by South Korea's Yonhap news agency. "Uranium enrichment tests have been successfully carried out and...

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