Thursday 29th July, 2010
South Korea gets the fastest Internet in the world
The fastest broadband city in the world is Masan in South Korea, according to an analysis.
South Korean premier offers resignation
South Korea's Prime Minister Chung Un Chan offered his resignation Thursday over the government's failure to get parliamentary approval to revise the planned relocation of ministries to a newly planned administrative town.
S.Korea prime minister offers resignation
South Korean Prime Minister Chung Un-Chan offered to quit yesterday to take responsibility for the government's failure to win parliamentary approval for a key development project."I'm quitting the po...
South Korea's prime minister offers to resign
The Seattle TimesSouth Korea's prime minister offered to resign Thursday after parliament shot down his efforts to scrap a plan that would relocate several government ministries out of the capital.
Veteran comedian Baek Nam-bong dies of..
The Korea TimesBy Lee Hyo-won Staff reporter Veteran comedian Baek Nam-bong (real name Park Du-sik) passed away Thursday morning after battling lung cancer. He was 71. In 2008, cancer cells were detected whil...
New iPhone may debut next month
The Korea TimesBy Kim Tong-hyung Staff reporter After weeks of media fuss about the iPhone 4’s delayed Korean release, Apple has finally submitted its latest gadget for government approval here, according to t...
Prime Minister resigns over Sejong deb..
The Korea TimesCabinet reshuffle likely in early August By Na Jeong-ju Staff reporter Prime Minister Chung Un-chan resigned Thursday despite the ruling party’s overwhelming victory in the by-elections a day...
Post-Cheonan dilemma: how to deal with..
The Korea TimesBy Sunny Lee Korea Times correspondent PARIS — China’s playing the staunch guardian role for North Korea in response to the Cheonan incident greatly antagonized South Koreans. Some of them...
Galaxy S, 3D TV tell Samsung's big plan
The Korea TimesJeffrey Katzenberg, right, CEO of DreamWorks, checks out Samsung Electronics’ 3D LED-backlit LCD televisions with other unnamed executives on the sidelines of his participation earlier this year at ...
Asteroid to hit Earth in 2182
The Korea TimesAn asteroid 560 meters in diameter is forecast to crash to the Earth in 2182, according to a research report. The report by NASA, Spain, Italy and other researchers says it is possible that asteroi...
Prime Minister Chung Un-chan to resign
The Korea TimesPrime Minister Chung Un-chan will soon tender his resignation to take responsibility for the government's failure to get parliamentary approval for a project to create a science-business hub in a cent...
Comedian Paek Nam-bong dies at 71
The Korea TimesVeteran comedian Paek Nam-bong (real name Park Doo-sik) died of pneumonia at a Seoul hospital on Wednesday. He was 71. Paek had been hospitalized in the intensive care unit of Samsung Medical Cente...
Obama loses backing in Afghan war
The Korea TimesBy Dale McFeatters Scripps Howard News Service The House vote on an emergency spending bill shows that President Barack Obama faces weakening support among his own Democrats for his determination ...
IT shares weigh down local stock market
JoonAng DailyKorean stocks finished 0.15 percent lower yesterday led by tech shares, as investors locked in profits after the announcement of disappointing U.S. economic data, analysts said. The local currency fel...
Daelim Industrial wins $1.7B project
JoonAng DailyDaelim Industrial, a Korean engineering and construction giant, announced yesterday that it has won a $1.7 billion refinery plant project in the western region of Saudi Arabia from the state-owned Sau...
Shopping network to launch in India
JoonAng DailyCJ O Shopping, the television and online retail arm of food giant CJ Group, has launched a 24-hour shopping channel in India. The channel, called Star CJ Alive, will target middle-class viewers, setti...
Shinhan profits rise by 34 percent
JoonAng DailyShinhan Financial Group said yesterday that net profits rose by 34 percent to 588.6 billion won ($496.9 million) in the second quarter from a year earlier.
Shipbuilders get break on accounting rules
JoonAng DailyKorean shipbuilding firms may have won an important concession in the application of new accounting rules that threatened to hurt their balance sheets.
Kaesong firms want to talk to North
JoonAng DailyBusinessmen who are operating factories in the Kaesong Industrial Complex launch a council to hold direct dialogues with North Korean government yesterday at the Banking Center in Myeong-dong, Seoul. ...
Sri Lanka to send jaguars, alligators to thank NGO
JoonAng DailySri Lanka is donating 153 rare or endangered animals to Korea, including a pair of elephants, golden snub-nosed monkeys, jaguars and alligators, to thank a nongovernmental organization that helps Sri ...
F-5F crash not caused by mechanical problems
JoonAng DailyThe Air Force said yesterday the crash of an F-5F jet in the East Sea on June 18, which killed two pilots, was caused not by a technical defect with the aircraft but by fog.
City prepares for first-ever Leisure Games
JoonAng DailyChildren enjoy skateboards at the campus of Hallym University in Chuncheon, Gangwon, last week, in a youth camp held to celebrate the 1st World Leisure Games, which will start on Aug. 28 in the city. ...
South Korea: Seoul, the Church celebrates the first National Congress for Life
Spero NewsTwo days of discussions and interventions, coordinated by the Committee for Life and the Committee for Bioethics of the Korean Bishops' Conference, to transform the "culture of death" to a "culture of...
A high-ranking North Korean official visited Libya from June 8 to 10, the foreign ministry confirmed Thursday.
The Korea TimesBy Kang Hyun-kyung Staff reporter A high-ranking North Korean official visited Libya from June 8 to 10, the foreign ministry confirmed Thursday. Kim Young-joon, vice minister of North Korea’s...
• Law banning unlicensed medical practices deemed constitutional
The Korea TimesBy Lee Hyo-sik Staff reporter The nation’s highest court ruled Thursday that the current Medical Law, which bans unlicensed individuals from practicing acupuncture and other alternative medical ...
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