Friday 18th May, 2012
Reprieve May Be Brief For KOSPI
5/17/2012 7:30 PM ET (RTTNews) - The South Korea stock market on Thursday finally ended the six-day losing streak in which it had given away almost 1300 points or 6.8 percent. The KOSPI now rests ...
• EBS attacked by hackers
By Yi Whan-woo The state-run educational television station said Thursday that its website had been hacked and the personal information of some 4 million users stolen. The Educational ...
G-8 leaders to discuss N. Korea: Donilon
WASHINGTON (Yonhap) -- President Barack Obama plans to discuss North Korean when he hosts a key summit with his counterparts from seven major nations later this week, Obama's top security aide ...
• Former chief of sports bookmaker allegedly created slush fund
The Korea TimesBy Yi Whan-woo The former head of the country's only licensed sports bookmaker allegedly maintained a slush fund of billions of won for years, prosecutors said Thursday. The Seoul Central ...
Davies set for regional tour on N. Korea: State Dept.
The Korea TimesWASHINGTON, (Yonhap) -- The U.S. point man on North Korea, Glyn Davies, will arrive in Seoul this weekend for discussions on dealing with the communist nation, the State Department announced ...
Defense Minister Kim Kwan-jin said Thursday he has postponed a plan to visit Japan this month and will take a cautious approach toward signing a military pact with Tokyo.
The Korea TimesDefense Minister Kim Kwan-jin said Thursday he has postponed a plan to visit Japan this month and will take a cautious approach toward signing a military pact with Tokyo. Korea and Japan have ...
US House panel leader due in Seoul next week
The Korea TimesWASHINGTON/ SEOUL (Yonhap) -- Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, chairwoman of the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee, will visit South Korea next week, her first trip there in 11 years, according to a ...
South Korea seeks Sikorsky helicopters
UPIThe U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency reports that South Korea is seeking acquisition of MH-60R Seahawk multi-mission helicopters. The package deal under the Foreign Military Sale program ...
Seoul showing reluctance to forging military cooperation pact; historical gripes cited
Japan TimesTokyo and Seoul will probably postpone concluding an accord that would let their militaries share equipment and transport roles, Japanese sources said ...
Gambling episode gives bad name to Bud..
The Korea TimesBy Do Je-hae The recent scandal involving gambling Buddhist monks could not have erupted at a worse time for the proponents of spreading Korean Buddhism globally. Modern Korea is not a ...
Head of US House Foreign Affairs Committee to visit Seoul
The Dong-a IlboU.S. congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, who chairs the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee, will visit South Korea Wednesday, her first visit to the country since taking over the committee.She ...
48 Hours In: Seoul
The IndependentWhy go now? The avenue of cherry trees in Yeouido Park should still be in glorious bloom for the next few weeks. Next weekend sees the annual parade and elaborate rituals converging on Jongmyo Royal ...
While Japan turns away from nuclear power, South Korea sticks to its path
The GuardianJapan , but few cars pass through these deserted intersections. Frozen in time after being hit by the triple disaster of earthquake, tsunami and meltdowns in the ...
Bus strike in Seoul looms larger
The Korea TimesBus drivers in Seoul are likely to abandon their vehicles from Friday after overnight negotiations between the union and management failed to produce any compromise on a pay raise and other working ...
KMA chief under probe
The Korea TimesBy Yun Suh-young The police are investigating Cho Seok-joon, president of the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA), for allegedly favoring a company he used to work for in a bid to select a ...
Park Chu-young excluded from final Asi..
The Korea TimesKorea's national football team said Thursday it has excluded Arsenal striker Park Chu-young from its list of 26 players for next month's final Asian qualification round for the 2014 World ...
Samsung sells 20-nano mobile DRAMs to ..
The Korea TimesBy Kim Yoo-chul Samsung Electronics said Thursday that it's been selling ultra-thin mobile memory chips based on 20-nanometer level technology to Apple, dismissing market concerns that the ...
Kidnapped girl adopted overseas in legal battle over parental right
The Korea TimesA Guatemalan mother, who claims her child was kidnapped and later adopted by an American couple, will travel to the United States to ask a state court to get her daughter back. The ...
US restricts flights of F-22 jets over safety worries
The Korea TimesU.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has called on the Air Force to "expedite" the installation of a back-up oxygen system in the F-22, its most advanced fighter jet and to provide a ...
World in Pictures, May 17, 2012: The Queen in a Yellow Duckmarine, Boris Johnson in Athens and bus drivers strike in Seoul
IC WalesTODAY’S World in Pictures features photographs of The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh in a Yellow Duckmarine in Liverpool, Boris Johnson sightseeing in Athens ahead of the Olympic Flame Handover ...
South Korea to Launch Satellite from Japan
Prensa LatinaSeoul, May 17 (Prensa Latina) South Korea will launch on Friday a multipurpose satellite from the Tanegashima Space Center of Japan, in Kyushu Island, in a mission which preparations were made as ...
Korea unveils next-generation bullet t..
The Korea TimesBy Lee Hyo-sik Korea has developed a next-generation bullet train that can travel as fast as 430 kilometers per hour, making it possible to travel between the country's two largest cities of ...
Monk hit for justifying gambling
The Korea TimesBy Yun Suh-young A monk is under fire for justifying the inappropriate behavior of eight monks caught on video gambling in a hotel room in South Jeolla Province. The incident is likely to take ...
AIA Life Korea CEO Daniel Costello, left in the
The Korea TimesTwenty fifth anniversary: AIA Life Korea CEO Daniel Costello, left in the front, and Kim Yang-hee, right, an employee who has worked with the insurance firm for the past 25 years, cut a rice cake as ...
South Korea to North Korea: Learn from Myanmar
Christian Science MonitorSouth Korea's President Lee made a historic visit to Myanmar this week to boost long-frozen relations - and send a message to North Korea about the benefits of coming in from the ...
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