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Gambling regulations in some Asian countries allows only foreigners to play
The casino industry is booming across Asia, offering anyone looking for high-stakes action a wide choice of venues, from high-tech South Korea to the Himalayan nation of Nepal and communist Vietnam. Anyone, that is, except South Koreans, Nepalese or Vietnamese. For conservative Asian countries, the financial pros and social cons…
South Korea tries to recall a U.S. adoption
South Korea tries to recall a US adoption (via The Christian Science Monitor) The bitter legal struggle of an American couple to adopt a Korean baby is touching on nationalist and ethnic sensitivities in South Korea. The couple, Christopher and Jinshil Duquet, wait at home in Evanston, Ill., to see…
Dictator’s daughter Park Geun-hye elected South Korea’s first woman president
South Korea elects its first woman president, Park Geun-hye Park Geun-hye won a decisive victory Wednesday after a bitterly fought election for president of South Korea in which she overcame criticism of her legacy as the daughter of long-ruling dictator Park Chung-hee. So doing, she also overcame traditional barriers to…
Greenpeace sues South Korea over denying nuclear activists entry
Greenpeace said Monday it had filed a lawsuit against the South Korean government for denying entry to half a dozen key campaigners and seeking to “silence” criticism of its nuclear policies. The environmental group said it wanted recognition from the court that Seoul’s decision to bar six Greenpeace staff was…
S. Korea formally dumps ‘scientific’ whaling plan
SEOUL — South Korea confirmed Wednesday that it had formally dropped its fiercely criticised plan to resume “scientific” whaling and adopted non-lethal means to study the mammals in its waters. Under International Whaling Commission (IWC) rules, a formal proposal for the hunt was required by 3 December, but none was…
South Korea postpones rocket launch to 2013: official
South Korea has postponed its third bid to put a satellite in orbit until next year, after a technical problem forced the cancellation of last week’s scheduled launch, an official said Monday. “We have decided not to launch the rocket this month,” a science ministry official said. Engineers are now…
South Korea to attempt space flight for third time
SEOUL — South Korea braced Thursday for its third attempt to send a satellite into orbit and lay down a national marker in the high-cost world of commercial space technology and exploration. After two previous failures in 2009 and 2010, the 140-tonne Korea Space Launch Vehicle (KSLV-I) was scheduled to…
South Korea readies new bid to reach space
South Korea held a final dress rehearsal Wednesday for its third attempt to send a satellite into orbit and join an elite space club that includes Asian powers China, Japan and India. After two previous failures in 2009 and 2010, the 140-tonne Korea Space Launch Vehicle (KSLV-I) is scheduled to…
South Korea suspends rocket launch
South Korea suspended its third attempt to send a satellite into orbit by at least three days on Friday, after a helium leak was detected in the rocket just hours before scheduled launch time. With only a five-day launch window that ends October 30, any further delay could result in…
Google maps drawn into South Korea-Japan island dispute
South Korea on Thursday lashed out at Google for changing the name of an isolated set of islands at the centre of a territorial dispute with Japan on its English-language web mapping service. The protest came as Seoul and Tokyo are locked in a propaganda war to publicise their respective…
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