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Saturday 28th January, 2012

  • Joint US, South Korea military exercises soon

      Joint US, South Korea military exercises soon

    Seoul News.Net

    SEOUL - The United States and South Korea are to hold annual military exercises on the Korean peninsula soon, the first since the recent change of leadership in North Korea. There had been ...

    • South Korea's business sentiment remains weak in January

    Seoul News.Net

    South Korea's business sentiment remained weak in January as local companies were still worried about economic uncertainties amid fragile domestic demand, the central bank said Friday. The monthly ...

    • South Korea: Young Koreans: "Faith is a serious and life enhancing commitment"

    Spero News

    For the first time in its history, the Episcopal Conference launches a survey aimed at all young people throughout the country's 15 dioceses. The results are surprising: young people ...

  • N. Korea holds first Cabinet meeting since Kim's death

    The Korea Times

    North Korea held its first cabinet meeting since its long-time leader Kim Jong-il's death, the state media said Sunday. According to North Korea's official Korea Central News Agency ...

  • Mercedes prosecutor gets 3-year j..

    The Korea Times

    By Yun Suh-young A former prosecutor who received luxury items from a law firm in exchange for peddling her influence in a court ruling was sentenced to three years in prison by a local court, ...

  • Top telecom regulator quits amid ..

    The Korea Times

    By Kim Tae-gyu Korea Communications Commission (KCC) Chairman Choi See-joong resigned Friday amid an investigation into the bribery and influence-peddling allegations involving his close aide. ...

  • Lee's aide denies role in diamond..

    The Korea Times

    By Park Si-soo A former vice minister denied his involvement in a stock price rigging scam Friday in which the state auditor pinpointed a ranking diplomat as the prime suspect a day earlier. ...

  • Photo studios decry free passport..

    The Korea Times

    Members of the Korea Professional Photograph Association smash cameras in front of Bosingak, central Seoul, in a rally against the government's plan to offer a free photograph service to ...

  • Samsung suffers legal setback aga..

    The Korea Times

    By Kim Yoo-chul Samsung Electronics suffered another legal setback in its patent battle with Apple, after a German court ruled against its claim that the iPhone maker infringed on its smartphone ...

  • Leaders toughen foreign policy in..

    The Korea Times

    By Kang Hyun-kyung Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda has rejected Seoul's call on a Japanese cabinet minister to withdraw his controversial remarks on Korea's easternmost islets, ...

  • Huge asteroid Vesta may be packed with water ice: report

    The Korea Times

    The surface of Vesta, the second-largest object in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, appears to be quite dry, space.com reported Thursday. But water ice may lurk underground over ...

  • Samsung Electronics reports 17% r..

    The Korea Times

    Samsung Electronics Co., the world's largest maker of computer memory chips, said Friday that its fourth-quarter earnings rose 17 percent from a year earlier, fueled by strong sales of ...

  • Strange noises: Are they UFOs, thunder, HAARP or a hoax?

    The Korea Times

    The online community has been spooked by a series of videos uploaded to YouTube and other video sharing websites which appear to show loud noises rumbling apparently from beneath the ground, ...

  • Chaebol bailing from bakeries ami..

    The Korea Times

    By Kwaak Je-yup Hyundai Motor Group announced Friday it was going to close its food and beverage unit Ozen, in an attempt to deflect public anger towards chaebol families and their advancement ...

  • Ex-Romanian dictator's gifts up for auction

    The Korea Times

    BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) - What did they give the dictator who had everything? An African leopardskin or a silver dove - a novel offering from the former Shah of Iran - are just two examples of gifts ...

  • South Korea allows flour shipments to NKorea

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    PAJU, South Korea (AP) — South Korea has sent the first shipment of flour aid to North Korea since Kim Jong Il died last month. The aid comes as North Korea unites around Kim Jong Un after his ...

  • Iran Sanctions: Why Japan and South Korea Must React

    IBTimes

    In an effort to get Iran to abandon its nuclear program, the United States has imposed new sanctions on the country's oil industry. While the sanctions won't take effect for months, the ...

  • • Should trainee doctors be present in delivery room?

    The Korea Times

    By Kim Tae-jong Lee Jung-eun had an unpleasant experience when she gave birth to a baby at Asan Medical Center in Seoul in 2009. She was so happy to have her first baby but the happiest moment in ...

  • • Police officer disciplined for warning message to President

    The Korea Times

    By Kim Rahn A senior police officer replied to President Lee Myung-bak's message of encouragement with a warning that Lee would be held accountable for his administration's policy on ...

  • • Judiciary under attack

    The Korea Times

    By Yun Suh-young The judiciary is under an unprecedented attack from both conservative and liberal groups. Not only are people fiercely criticizing judges online for their ...

  • 'Fat tax' proposed to fight obesi..

    The Korea Times

    Primary target to be hamburgers, fried chicken and pizza By Kang Seung-woo With obesity emerging as a serious social problem, there are growing voices demanding measures for the medical ...

  • Trucks loaded with 180 tons of flour head to the inter-Korean ...

    The Korea Times

    NK flour aid: Trucks loaded with 180 tons of flour head to the inter-Korean transit office in border city of Paju, Gyeonggi Province, Friday. It marks the first time Seoul has transported flour to ...

  • Prince, Blanket and Paris, from left, the children of the late ...

    The Korea Times

    Prince, Blanket and Paris, from left, the children of the late pop star Michael Jackson, participate in a hand & footprint ceremony at Grauman's Chinese Theater in the Hollywood section of ...

  • Torrential rain kills at least 41 in S Korea

    People's Daily

    Flash floods and landslides triggered by torrential rain have left 41 people dead and 12 missing in South Korea as of Thursday morning, the National Emergency Management Agency said.At least 15 ...

  • S. Korea, U.S. military exercises set

    UPI

    SEOUL, Jan. 27 (UPI) -- South Korea will hold its scheduled joint military drill with the United States, the first such since North Korea's regime change, officials told JoongAng Ilbo. The ...

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