Provides the latest RSS feeds for South Korea News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Seoul News.Net http://www.seoulnews.net/ en-us Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:40:42 -0500 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:40:42 -0500 30 Turkish prime minister said on Wednesday that Turkey's growth forecast for 2010 was 3.5 percent, however, international organizations expected the country to reach a much higher rate. Speaking at ... http://feeds.seoulnews.net/?rid=32985523&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:18:04 -0500 World Bulletin http://feeds.seoulnews.net/?rid=32985523&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 The top officials of Turkey and South Korea sign a cooperation protocol to establish a nuclear power plant in the northern Turkish province of Sinop. AA photo http://feeds.seoulnews.net/?rid=32986962&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:57:04 -0500 Turkish Daily News http://feeds.seoulnews.net/?rid=32986962&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 By Han Sang-hee Staff Reporter Christian and Buddhist communities are at odds over whether ceremonial gestures during sports matches should be allowed. The debate was ignited as the Jogye Order... http://feeds.seoulnews.net/?rid=32985617&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:15:39 -0500 The Korea Times http://feeds.seoulnews.net/?rid=32985617&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 By Lee Hyo-sik Staff Reporter Wall Street Journal (WSJ) Seoul correspondent Evan Ramstad said Wednesday that he regrets swearing at a senior government official after a press conference two days a... http://feeds.seoulnews.net/?rid=32985618&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:15:36 -0500 The Korea Times http://feeds.seoulnews.net/?rid=32985618&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 By Kang Shin-who, Oh Young Jin Staff Reporters Dongguk University President Oh Young-kyo has called on Yale University to admit its mistake and live up to its reputation. "Yale has a long and p... http://feeds.seoulnews.net/?rid=32985620&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:15:33 -0500 The Korea Times http://feeds.seoulnews.net/?rid=32985620&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 By Kim Tong-hyung Staff Reporter The government intends to impose rules on Internet users, but these attempts could be rendered irrelevant as the Web goes mobile. Since last year, Korean users ... http://feeds.seoulnews.net/?rid=32985619&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:15:30 -0500 The Korea Times http://feeds.seoulnews.net/?rid=32985619&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 By Kwon Mee-yoo Staff Reporter The world's first On-Line Electric Vehicle (OLEV) debuted Tuesday at the Seoul Zoo in Gwacheon, Gyeonggi Province. Seoul City decided to introduce the OLEV at the... http://feeds.seoulnews.net/?rid=32985622&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:15:22 -0500 The Korea Times http://feeds.seoulnews.net/?rid=32985622&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 By Cathy Rose A. Garcia Staff Reporter It only takes one glance at the zebra prints, bright floral patterns and polka dot fabrics of Bobo Wrapping Scarf Company to know that these are not your gra... http://feeds.seoulnews.net/?rid=32985623&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:15:19 -0500 The Korea Times http://feeds.seoulnews.net/?rid=32985623&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Larry Klane, chief executive officer of the bank, said via an in-house announcement yesterday that Lone Star Funds has expressed its intentions to sell its 51.02 percent stake in KEB once again after ... http://feeds.seoulnews.net/?rid=32986966&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:02:59 -0500 JoonAng Daily http://feeds.seoulnews.net/?rid=32986966&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Orion Corp., a Korea-based confectionery company that also operates in the entertainment, restaurant and sports industries, is emerging as a favorite stock for foreign investors. http://feeds.seoulnews.net/?rid=32986967&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:02:58 -0500 JoonAng Daily http://feeds.seoulnews.net/?rid=32986967&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Korean stocks closed 0.08 percent higher yesterday as investor suspicion that the equity market has peaked amid tepid economic fundamentals increased, analysts said. The local currency rose to its hig... http://feeds.seoulnews.net/?rid=32986969&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:02:58 -0500 JoonAng Daily http://feeds.seoulnews.net/?rid=32986969&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 But it could actually insulate the local market from large external shocks, mitigating a drastic drop in stock prices during a global crisis. That buffer may actually make the domestic stock market mo... http://feeds.seoulnews.net/?rid=32986968&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:02:57 -0500 JoonAng Daily http://feeds.seoulnews.net/?rid=32986968&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 With its rising number of single-member households and increasing preference for smaller portions, Korea has seen convenience stores gain in popularity and expand their presence in recent years. http://feeds.seoulnews.net/?rid=32986970&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:02:57 -0500 JoonAng Daily http://feeds.seoulnews.net/?rid=32986970&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 LG Group, a major Korean electronics manufacturer, plans to focus its resources this year on developing technologies in four areas - solar cells, light-emitting diodes, rechargeable batteries and air ... http://feeds.seoulnews.net/?rid=32986971&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:02:56 -0500 JoonAng Daily http://feeds.seoulnews.net/?rid=32986971&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Cargo handling through ports in Korea shot up in February, recovering to levels before the economy was battered by the global financial crisis, the Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs sai... http://feeds.seoulnews.net/?rid=32985948&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:02:55 -0500 JoonAng Daily http://feeds.seoulnews.net/?rid=32985948&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Passengers take care not to step in the slush as they get off a bus yesterday morning near Gwanghwamun, central Seoul. Heavy snowfall covered the capital and other regions overnight. [YONHAP] http://feeds.seoulnews.net/?rid=32986963&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:02:52 -0500 JoonAng Daily http://feeds.seoulnews.net/?rid=32986963&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Police have arrested a Chinese chemistry professor on charges of mass-producing narcotics at his lab and attempting to sell them online, officials said yesterday. http://feeds.seoulnews.net/?rid=32986964&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:02:52 -0500 JoonAng Daily http://feeds.seoulnews.net/?rid=32986964&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 As Korean soldiers and civilian reconstruction workers prepare to deploy as part of a provincial reconstruction team to Afghanistan this summer, a senior Afghan official said Tuesday that they will be... http://feeds.seoulnews.net/?rid=32986961&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:02:51 -0500 JoonAng Daily http://feeds.seoulnews.net/?rid=32986961&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 By Kim Young-jin Staff Reporter The United States will look to ratify pending free trade agreements (FTAs) with South Korea and two other countries at an appropriate time after remaining issues ar... http://feeds.seoulnews.net/?rid=32981275&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:49:50 -0500 The Korea Times http://feeds.seoulnews.net/?rid=32981275&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Kim Kil-tae, the chief suspect in the kidnapping, rape and murder of a 13-year-old middle school girl, is escorted by plainclothes policemen to the Sasang Police Station in Busan, Wedensday, after bei... http://feeds.seoulnews.net/?rid=32979930&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:49:39 -0500 The Korea Times http://feeds.seoulnews.net/?rid=32979930&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Air Force commissioning ceremony: President Lee Myungbak, accompanied by first lady Kim Yoon-ok, shakes hands with a graduating cadet of the Air Force Academy in Cheongwon-gun, North Chungcheong Provi... http://feeds.seoulnews.net/?rid=32979931&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:49:31 -0500 The Korea Times http://feeds.seoulnews.net/?rid=32979931&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Joint military exercise: A Korean Marine, left, bumps fists with a U.S. Marine during a joint drill by South Korean and U.S. troops in Pohang, North Gyeongsang Province, Tuesday. South Korea and the U... http://feeds.seoulnews.net/?rid=32978824&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:19:21 -0500 The Korea Times http://feeds.seoulnews.net/?rid=32978824&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 By Han Sang-hee Staff Reporter Christian and Buddhist communities are at odds over whether ceremonial gestures during sports matches should be allowed. The debate was ignited as the Jogye Order... http://feeds.seoulnews.net/?rid=32978825&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:19:17 -0500 The Korea Times http://feeds.seoulnews.net/?rid=32978825&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 By Kwon Mee-yoo Staff Reporter The world's first On-Line Electric Vehicle (OLEV) debuted Tuesday at the Seoul Zoo in Gwacheon, Gyeonggi Province. Seoul City decided to introduce the OLEV at the... http://feeds.seoulnews.net/?rid=32978826&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:19:12 -0500 The Korea Times http://feeds.seoulnews.net/?rid=32978826&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 By Bae Ji-sook Staff Reporter Pedestrians struggling on the icy roads Wednesday had to look out for one other potential hazard ― icicles falling from buildings. As the weather warmed during t... http://feeds.seoulnews.net/?rid=32978828&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:19:02 -0500 The Korea Times http://feeds.seoulnews.net/?rid=32978828&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 By Bae Ji-sook Staff Reporter The Yomiuri Shimbun, a Japanese daily, has submitted a document to the Seoul Central District Court supporting its report that President Lee Myung-bak had asked then-... http://feeds.seoulnews.net/?rid=32978827&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:19:00 -0500 The Korea Times http://feeds.seoulnews.net/?rid=32978827&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 South Korea seeks to reach the final stage of sealing a free trade agreement (FTA) with the European Union by the end of April, the trade ministry said Wednesday."We are aiming at formally sealin... http://feeds.seoulnews.net/?rid=32978821&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:06:24 -0500 People's Daily http://feeds.seoulnews.net/?rid=32978821&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 By Park Si-soo Staff Reporter The chief suspect in the kidnapping, rape and killing of a 13-year-old girl in Busan has been apprehended after 12 days on the run, police said Wednesday. Officers... http://feeds.seoulnews.net/?rid=32976515&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:46:03 -0500 The Korea Times http://feeds.seoulnews.net/?rid=32976515&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 South Korea is trying a new way to turn public transport green by using a technology popular in electric toothbrushes and razors to power buses and cars.The country's top technology university Tuesday... http://feeds.seoulnews.net/?rid=32970877&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:39:04 -0500 People's Daily http://feeds.seoulnews.net/?rid=32970877&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 LG Electronics Inc., the world's third largest mobile phone manufacturer, released its first smart phone that runs on Google's Android operating system in South Korea, the company said Wednesday.The A... http://feeds.seoulnews.net/?rid=32971486&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:39:03 -0500 People's Daily http://feeds.seoulnews.net/?rid=32971486&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 South Korean researchers Tuesday launched an environmentally friendly public transport system using a "recharging road" -- with a vehicle sucking power magnetically from buried electric strips. (AFP)... http://feeds.seoulnews.net/?rid=32953121&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:24:53 -0500 The Independent http://feeds.seoulnews.net/?rid=32953121&cat=3f5c98640a497b43