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Interlaken to Team Up with Jungfraubahnen to Woo More Korean Holidaymakers
Interlaken, in partneship with Jungfraubahnen, is eyeing the Korean market as a strong potential for the region's buoyant tourism industry. Mr. Urs Kessler, CEO and chairman of the Management ...

Do Not Tame Poisonous Snakes in Kashmir
By Tanveer Jafri
Contributing Writer
In India there is an attempt to create communal based division as it was in 1947, in Jammu & Kashmir state, again. If we give an ear to the persons having separatist thoughts, the condition is worse than 1947 ...

Women¡¯s Equality Day, August 26, 2008
The United States designates August 26 of each year as Women's Equality Day. The day marks the 1920 passage of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution that gave American women full ...

World's Marine Parks 'May Not Save Corals'
Many of the world's "no take" zones are in the wrong places and far too small to protect vulnerable coral reefs from the worst impacts of climate change, an international team of scientists warned today ...

Vacation Ends in Tragedy for 10 Koreans
Ten Korean nationals, including three women and a six-year-old child, died when their van lost control and crashed into a concrete wall at noon on Aug. 27 in Barangay Sampaloc in Bolinao, Pangasinan ...

Prosecution Arrests Alleged N. Korean Spy Disguised as Defector
Prosecutors said on Aug. 27 they have arrested a female North Korean defector believed to be a trained spy, potentially confirming long-held concerns over infiltration by agents posing as refugees. The ...

President of German Parliament Visits S. Korea
The President of the German Parliament (Bundestag), Prof. Dr. Norbert Lammert, is officially visiting the Republic of Korea at an invitation of his counterpart, Kim Hyong-O, from August 27 to 31, 2008. He is ...

Russia Responds to America's Intimidation
By Lee Jay Walker
Tokyo Correspondent
The Russian Federation have been forced to respond to America`s intimidation and despite many fingers being pointed at Moscow, it may be wise to look at the bigger picture in order to understand the ...

Lawyer Yuho Kim's column
Proposal for Family Law on the Right to Die

Legal Rights for Patients to Die with Cautious Caveats
By Yuho (Richard) Kim
U.S. Attorney at Law
In light of recent cases, such as In Re A.C. and Bush v. Schiavo which involved a cesarean-section surgery on a terminally ill pregnant woman and family members fighting over decisions about life-prolonging ...

Pans & Tilts
A Riveting Movie on Islam's Crisis

By Gautaman Bhaskaran
South Asia Correspondent
It is difficult to believe today that Jag Mundhra makes cerebral cinema. The man who once made eminently forgettable features such as "Vishkanya" (Venomous Virgin), "Tropical Heat" and "Monsoon," ...

Yonsei Prof. Oh Se-Cheol Arrested for His Belief
South Korean police arrested Prof. Oh Se-Cheol of Yonsei University on suspicion of forming anti-government organization on August 26, 2008. Six others were also arrested on the same day by police on charges of ...

China Urges Parties to Honor Promises as N. Korea Halts Denuclearisation
China on Aug. 26 urged parties in the Korean Peninsula nuclear talks to honor their commitments and take joint actions even when difficulties arise. "Whether opportunity knocks or difficulty arises, we should ...

N. Korea Says it Suspended Nuke Disablement
North Korea on Aug, 26 said it has halted disablement of its nuclear power plants as Washington failed to remove it from the U.S. list of state sponsors of terrorism. Yonhap News quoted the communist nation's ...

The 17th Anniversary of the Independence of Ukraine
On August 24, 1991 the Ukrainian Parliament, Verkhovna Rada, declared Ukraine's independence. The decision of people's deputies was supported at the national referendum by more than 90% of ...

Russian Federation & Next Stage of Development under PM Putin and President Medvedev
The Russian Federation was very weak under Boris Yeltsin, however, this nation became transformed under ex-President Putin. This transformation, however, is not finished and now PM Putin and ...

Olympic Taekwondo Competition Wraps Up with 22 Countries Winning at Least One Medal
Dear Banks in America
Iran's Hadi Defends Olympic Title on 3rd Day of Olympic Taekwondo Competition
John McCain's Creative Thinking
Lee, Hu Agree to Deepen Political, Economic, Cultural Ties
Korean Olympic Athletes Back Home to Hero's Welcome
S. Korean's Best Global Companies of the Year
Korean Won Plunges to 45-Month Low Versus U.S. Dolllar
ST Columnist Pisano Opens His Website
Hu Arrives in Seoul on Aug. 25 for State Visit




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Dr. Park's Discourse with World
US' Flexible Diplomatic Approach
North Korea seems to be in the happiest moment of diplomatic achievements the US has given in return for demolishing the cooling tower at its Yongbyeon nuclear reactor last July. US would remove North Korea from ... more
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Lawyer Yuho Kim's column
Data Security, Privacy in Asia
In recent years, the Internet has been used by a wide variety of entities, individuals and corporations alike, in many different countries, and more often than ever before. The Internet usage growth rate for the entire ... more
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"Airmart" Leads Discount Air Travel Mart
"Airmart" Travel Agency may not be known to everybody in the tour and travel businesses but it is fastly becoming quite famous by a word of mouth among the low-budget travelers including back-pack travelers and group tourists.
Headed by President Kim Bong-Man, the founder of the agency, "Airmart" has been making quite strong inroads into the ...more
Modern Dental Clinic: Dr Seo Hong-Seok
Dentist Treats Aliens as Friends
Dr. Seo Hong-Seok of Modern Dental Clinic in UN Village is more active than any other medical personality in Seoul's diplomatic community. He spends more time on sports including extreme ones than any other medical experts known to the foreign community in Seoul. Dr. Seo spends all but office hours on all kinds of sports including motorcycling, hang gliding, ...more
Mr. Lawrence Liew Kok Cheon
at Helm of Qatar Airways in Seoul
Mr. Lawrence Liew Kok Cheon, Korea area manager of Qatar Airways, is one of the airline experts with plenty of experience in airline management and marketing. After dedicating decades of his life to Singapore Airlines Mr. Liew took up his top position as Qatar Airways' Seoul area manager at the start of the year 2006. The Seoul Times recently met ...more
Asia Watch by George Zhibin Gu
Federation:
The Best Choice for Taiwan & China
The realities between Taiwan and mainland China are 'economically hot, politically cold.' Their ever-increasing economic ties demand far better political relations. One highly feasible resolution is a 'federation.' Would it work? The answer: economically, the time is right; politically, it is only few steps ... more
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Learning Languages the Easy Way?
The ad stated you could learn Spanish, French, or Japanese or other foreign languages in the time it takes to listen to a few CDs for the very low cost of less than $20.00. Maybe. It all depends on the meaning of learning a language. What will you be able to do after listening to a few CDs? No much in all likelihood. ... more
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"Kashmir":
A Never Ending Thorny Issue
India and Pakistan are still holding on to their own rigid positions. India keeps harping that Kashmir can only be one of a list of subjects to be discussed. Pakistan disagrees and argues that Kashmir is a central issue which has to be tackled first. The two countries have fought four wars ... more
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Getway with John Hagan
Harry Lime's Vienna
So what if it is the city of Mozart, Strauss, Haydn, Beethoven, Klimt, the majestic Schonbrunn Palace, the exquisite baroque Belvedere, and all the glories of Hapsburg indulgence! Call me a lowbrow , a philistine if you like, but I wasnt lured ... more
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