World
At a conference in Washington D.C. General Martin Dempsey, the current Chairman of the Joint Chief of Staff stated through Military Times that the war against the terrorist group ISIS (Islamic State in Iraq and Syria) could take as long as 4 years. READ MORE
Society
On the 20th, Business Insider reported that Mozilla’s Fire Fox had decided to end its partnership with Google, and instead chose Yahoo as its new default site. On this day, Fire Fox’s contract with Google had ended. READ MORE
Entertainment
Jin Eon Kwak emerged as the 2014 champion of Super Star K6. On the 20th, South Korea’s Mnet broadcast the final episode of the popular audition program. Many critics and fans have expressed that the fact that Kwak had won the tournament was a miracle in that while most auditions tend to favor singers with high-pitched tones, Kwak was able to critics that singers with lower tones could show equally if not more unique and lush performances. READ MORE
World
The U.K.’s Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) announced on the 20th that Myanmar has the world’s highest WGI (World Giving Index). In other words, Myanmar’s citizens are the most generous in the world compared to other nations. CAF reported that Myanmar has climbed to the top place since the past 2 years, alongside the United States. The WGI was evaluated by measuring rates of monetary donations, volunteer work, and also giving aid to strangers. READ MORE
World
On the 19th, North Korea officially rejected the United Nations’ human rights resolutions. The North Korean representatives expressed outrage at the resolution that which suggested that DPRK’s human rights issue be discussed at the International Criminal Court (ICC). The North Korean government mentioned the possibility of recommencing its nuclear experiments and called the resolution a “political provocation” reports Yonhap News. READ MORE
Ministries
Higher Calling is one of the largest conferences for young Korean-Americans. Hosted by KCCC (Korea Campus Crusade for Christ), the conference’s purpose is to give Korean-American college and high school students an opportunity to find the calling and vision that God had planned for their lives. On the 14th and 15th of November, all the college campus ministries of KCCC LA region gathered at the site of Higher Calling 2014 in San Diego literally saturate the facilities in prayer. READ MORE
US
Japan’s Sankei Newspaper reported that the Japanese Foreign Ministry officially requested that “McGraw Hill” Education, one of America’s major publishing companies, remove information about the Japanese military’s use of “Comfort Women” or wartime prostitutes from their text books. READ MORE
World
Growing up as an average high school student in Korea is no easy task, especially if you entered your senior year. While here in the U.S. when you enter your senior year, you would imagine having fun after sending in your college applications and taking fewer classes. If you are a high school student in Korea however, being a senior means going to more classes and either going to a public library or studying until midnight or spending the entire day with a private tutor either by yourself or with a team of students. READ MORE
World
On the 12th of November humanity succeeded for the first time in landing an unmanned spacecraft on the surface of a comet. The European Space Agency (ESA)’s robotic probe “Philae”, landed on the surface of the comet 67P after almost 10 years of travelling through the solar system. YTN News reported that the probe had already started its mission of digging into the comet’s surface to acquire dirt samples. READ MORE
Entertainment
Mnet’s Super Star K Season 6 announced that Feel Kim and Jin Eon Kwak will be moving onto the finals. On the 14th the audition program announced that Do-Hyeok Lim, who was part of the TOP 3 that made it into the semifinals will no longer be able to participate in the tournament. READ MORE
Entertainment
South Korea’s Sports Kyung-Hyang reported that a number of major MLB ball clubs are observing Hyeon-Jong Yang, a Korean starting pitcher for the Gwangju KIA Tigers. Yang has already earned approval from his team and is currently preparing to start bidding with any MLB (Major League Baseball) team that might be interested. READ MORE
Entertainment
A team of Major League Baseball (MLB) star players travelled across the Pacific Ocean to participate in the 2014 “US-Japan Baseball All-Star Series” with Japan’s NPB (Nippon Pro Baseball) all-star team. The purpose of this event was to further globalize baseball and so far many Japanese baseball fans flooded into the seats of the Tokyo Dome, home of the Yomiuri Giants. READ MORE
World
Korea’s World Ilbo reported that North Korea has dispatched Ryong-Hae Choi, who is currently a member of the Politburo Presidium, and Secretariat of the Workers’ Party of Korea, as ambassador to Russia. Both governments of Russia and North Korea announced that Choi will be in Russia from the 17th to the 24th of November. READ MORE
World
South Korea’s KBS reported that the Iraqi government forces have recaptured the city of Baiji from the ISIS (Islamic State in Iraq and Syria) jihadists. Baiji is a vital oil refining town that is also a crucial strategic point for both the Iraq forces and the ISIS militants. The town was under the control of ISIS militants for 3 months before it was liberated. READ MORE
Entertainment
South Korea’s OSEN reported that the San Diego Padres had offered Korean pitcher Kwang-Hyun Kim (Incheon SK Wyverns) 2 million dollars as his posting price. Korean baseball columnists and critics are showing mixed reactions regarding the Padres’ decision, and are still waiting on the Incheon SK Wyverns’ decision as to whether they will allow their best starting pitcher to leave the team to play for the Major Leagues. READ MORE
The Sunday Assembly, also known as the “Atheist Church”, based in the United Kingdom is scheduled to have its first global assembly. The “church” is also known to have a branch and ...
World May 06, 2014 02:34 AM EDTThe leaders of the DPRK have been making very strong statements regarding human rights. A representative from the North Korean government has stated in a speech that the U.S. is a ‘living ...
World May 08, 2014 03:08 AM EDT
