Asia burning

Changing times in South Korea: A girl is worth ten sons. Imbalances in sex ratios have been a notable part and a prime concern for countries in Asia and Africa. Most of these nations witnessed a patriarchal society lead and dominate for a long time...

Tensions in the Korean peninsula have reduced dramatically since the North decided to stop its nuclear weapons programmes in return for economic aid. South Korea's economic help towards its impoverished northern neighbour and international pressure to...

The Six-Nation Talks have been dragging for so long that there were several observers who were convinced that diplomatic procedures would prove a failure and only military intervention would impel North Korea to shut down its nuclear reactor. But...

The South Korean hostage drama enacted by the Taliban militants is showing no signs to plummet. Life is increasingly getting difficult for the hostages who were on an aid trip to Afghanistan to help the victims of atrocity, alas, they themselves became.

With the survival of the 21 South Korean hostages remaining a question mark, the presence of the media around the site where talks between the militants and the negotiators are taking place has been banned. Afghanistan government fearing that the...

The South Korean hostage drama is showing no signs to plummet, instead it is growing day by day. With the Taliban militants setting another deadline, this time in the form of talks between the abductors and the South Koreans, the drama seems to be...

Combat troops from South Korea are set to join the Indian, Chinese and Bangladeshi troops under the UN mandate in Lebanon. A 300 strong contingent is to be deployed in the peace zone between Israel and Lebanon to bolster the peacekeeping forces...

The U.S. official, Christopher Hill, at North Korean nuclear talks made a stern statement on Sunday that complete eradication of the communist regime's atomic program remains far from satisfactory levels. But in the same breathe he also welcomed the...

Han Myeong-sook, the first woman Prime Minister of South Korea, announced her decision to stand in December's presidential elections on Monday. She is attempting to represent left leaning forces. Han is seeking the post of the President of South...

N. Korea made East Asian countries stunned when it fired the a salvo of short-range test missiles into the Sea of Japan. The move is viewed significantly, as it occurred amid the continued standoff between IAEA and N. Korea on the issue of...