| Peru Aims For Japan, South Korea Trade Talks In April Asian nations want this to be the last round" of negotiations, he added.At the last meeting between Peruvian and South Korean representatives, Seoul offered to lower a proposed tariff on... | |
| South Korea Speedskaters Dominate Early At Worlds South Korea has dominated the first day of the short track speedskating world championships in Sofia, Bulgaria. Yoon-Gy Kwak posted a time of two minutes 24.316 seconds to win the men's 1,500-metre... |
| No Death In The Afternoon At South Korea Bullfight Two bulls enter the oval arena, bellowing loudly, and exchange momentary glares. Then they clash head to head - and there's not a matador in sight.Centuries after the tradition began, Korean... |
| <span Class="style3">lee Tops List Of Stock Riches In Entertainment </span> By Yoon Ja-young Staff Reporter SM Entertainment CEO Lee Soo-man, which represents idol groups such as Girls' Generation and Super Junior, is the entertainment scene's biggest investor. Actor... |
| Benefits For Foreign Direct Investment To Increase A revision in the foreign investment promotion act aimed at enticing overseas firms to pump more money into Korea has passed the National Assembly, the Ministry of Knowledge Economy said... |
| Ex-chief Of Seoul Education Summoned Former Seoul Education Superintendent Kong Jung-tack yesterday appeared before the prosecution for allegedly accepting bribes while in office in return for using his power to help senior... |
| Ministry Press Room Leader Moving Up After 32 Years The press room at the Ministry of Strategy and Finance in Gwacheon, south of Seoul, is immersed in a constant cacophony, with reporters always on the phone reading out press releases, clarifying... |
| Doctor Develops Strong Bond With Woman In Need The friendship between former comfort woman Yi Ok-seon, left, and Dr. Lee Su-chan, the head of Himchan Hospital in Seoul, dates back nearly 10 years. Lee performed knee surgery on Yi and paid for the... |
| Automakers, Tech Stocks Lead Market Rise Korean stocks closed 0.65 percent higher yesterday as investor sentiment was soothed by overnight gains on U.S. markets with tech and auto shares leading the advance, analysts said. The local... |
| Unemployed Graduates Feeling The Gender Gap Her drawbacks, she says, are being female and being a rising college graduate. And figures recently released by Statistics Korea back up her claim. The number of female college graduates without... |
| Refugee Made A Korean Citizen For The First Time Korea has granted citizenship to a refugee for the first time since it joined the United Nations Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees in... |
| Gender Equality Ministry Gets A New Name The Ministry of Gender Equality officially changed its name to the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family (MOGEF) yesterday after taking over the jurisdiction of government policies on family, youth,... |
| Many Firms Not Preparing For Ifrs The majority of publicly traded companies and firms planning to issue stock in the near future are gearing up to adopt internationally approved financial reporting standards before a... |
| Busan Principal Found Dead Amid Bribery Investigation A middle school principal who had been under police investigation for allegedly accepting bribes from a company bidding to install artificial turf on a school playground apparently poisoned himself... |
| Top Secretary Sets Out To Fight Old Stereotypes Recently appointed the chairwoman of the Korean Association of Administrative Professionals, Jeon is now delivering lectures about how to be a capable administrative professional to students seeking... |
| Insurer Stock May Underwhelm The listing of Korean life insurers on the stock market has provoked controversy and anticipation. But as another company in the sector made its initial public offering this week, investors may find... |
| Gum Spitting Major Target Of Summit Cleanup Push Xylitol fans will need to think twice before they gum up the streets of Seoul. The city government announced yesterday that, starting soon, people who spit out their chews on the street will be fined... |
| Cambodia Bans Marriage To Koreans The Cambodian government has imposed a provisional ban on international marriages with Koreans, citing fears of human trafficking, an official at the Korean embassy in Cambodia said... |
| North Threatens To Seize Assets At Mount Kumgang The Unification Ministry yesterday rejected threats from North Korea that it would seize real estate held by South Koreans at the Mount Kumgang resort unless the South resumed inter-Korean tour... |
| 3rd Trilateral Summit Still In Planning Seoul, Beijing and Tokyo are finalizing plans for a trilateral summit, the Blue House said yesterday, following media reports that the meeting will take place on Jeju Island in Korea at the end of... |
| <p Class="style15" Style="line-height:120%; Margin-top:0; Margin-bottom:0; Margin-left:0; Margin-right:0;">• Honduras Withdraws Korean-born Envoy</p> By Kim Se-jong Staff Reporter Honduras has withdrawn its designation of Kang Young-sun, 57, a Korean-born immigrant, as its new ambassador to Korea, Seoul’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and... |
| Beijing ― A Phone Call Was Made To The North Korean Embassy In Beijing On Tuesday Night And The Following Conversation Was Logged. By Sunny Lee Korea Times Correspondent BEIJING ― A phone call was made to the North Korean embassy in Beijing on Tuesday night and the following conversation was logged. A: Hello. I am a... |
| <p Class="style15" Style="line-height:120%; Margin-top:0; Margin-bottom:0; Margin-left:0; Margin-right:0;">• France Vows To Do 'best' Over Looted Books' Return</p> By Jung Sung-ki Staff Reporter The visiting French foreign minister told President Lee Myung-bak, Friday, that Paris would do its best to address Korea’s wish to repatriate royal texts from the... |
| <span Class="style3">nk Moving To Confiscate S. Korean Properties In Mt. Geumgang </span> By Kim Se-jeong Staff Reporter North Korea threatened to confiscate all real estate on Mt. Geumgang owned by South Korean companies unless its owners show up for an inspection on March 25. The... |
| <span Class="style3">cambodia Forbids Marriage To Koreans </span> By Lee Tae-hoon Staff Reporter Cambodia has temporarily banned its citizens from tying the knot with Korean nationals, officials at the Korean Embassy in the Southeast Asian country said Friday. ... |
| <span Class="style3">us-china Currency War Worries Korea </span> By Kim Tae-gyu Staff Reporter As the United States and China are poised to clash over exchange rates, Korea is scrambling not to become sandwiched behind the world's two largest economies. ... |
| <span Class="style3">comic Books Hailed As New Education Tools </span> By Chung Ah-young Staff Reporter Comic strips were once branded as being just for fun. But today educators and parents are turning to them as a new tool to reach struggling children. In the... |
| <span Class="style3">'after You' Campaign Proposed For Tourism </span> By Kwon Mee-yoo Staff Reporter Seoul needs an "After You" campaign to make foreign visitors feel more welcome, the city's top tour promoter said Friday. "Koreans are the most hospitable people... |
| <span Class="style3">fbc Chief Offers To Quit Over Remarks On Mbc </span> Kim Woo-ryong, chairman of the Foundation for Broadcasting Culture (FBC), has offered to resign Friday. His resignation came two days after he caused a stir with his remarks indicating that Cheong Wa... |
| <span Class="style3">bribery Scandal Mars College Soccer </span> By Park Si-soo Staff Reporter The head coach of a university soccer team was arrested Thursday for bribing referees. Ten referees registered with the Korea Football Association and two parents of... |
| <span Class="style3">samsung, Lg See Hurdles Ahead In 2010 </span> By Kim Yoo-chul Staff Reporter The CEOs of Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics each told shareholders Friday that the consumer electronics giants are facing tougher business conditions this... |
| <span Class="style3">war In The Pacific: Ripples Live On </span> By Reg Henry Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Watching a war movie conveys a vicarious pleasure similar to watching workers on a construction site. That's a dirty and dangerous job, onlookers say to... |
| <span Class="style3">'real Estate Not Attractive Anymore' </span> By Yoon Ja-young Staff Reporter Real estate used to be the first choice for Koreans when it came to investment, but that's unlikely to be the case anymore. The Construction Economy Research... |
| <span Class="style3">min Keh-sik, Chairman Of Hyundai Heavy Industries, Reads ... </span> 9th anniversary of founder’s death: Min Keh-sik, chairman of Hyundai Heavy Industries, reads a statement to mark the ninth anniversary of the death of Chung Ju-yung, the founder of Hyundai Group,... |
| Air Busan To Launch S. Korea-japan Services+ TOKYO, March 19 (AP) - (Kyodo)The transport ministry said Friday it has approved the application of South Korean budget carrier Air Busan to launch services between Busan and Fukuoka on March... |
| Turkey, S.korea To Start Free Trade Talks In Late April Turkish State Minister Zafer Caglayan said on Friday that Turkey and South Korea would start talks on Free Trade Agreement (STA) in April 26 and 30, 2010. "Both parties have full determination... |
| <p Class="style15" Style="line-height:120%; Margin-top:0; Margin-bottom:0; Margin-left:0; Margin-right:0;">• Education Ministry Lists Unionized Teachers</p> By Kang Shin-who Staff Reporter The government has asked city and provincial education offices to provide it with a list of school teachers belonging to the left-leaning Korean Teachers and... |
| <p Class="style15" Style="line-height:120%; Margin-top:0; Margin-bottom:0; Margin-left:0; Margin-right:0;">• Corruption Scandals Bury Education Reform</p> By Kang Shin-who Staff Reporter Education policy and reform plans of the Lee Myung-bak administration are focusing on two key words ㅡ autonomy and competition. Now, these two words are rare... |
| <p Class="style15" Style="line-height:120%; Margin-top:0; Margin-bottom:0; Margin-left:0; Margin-right:0;">• Bribery Scandal Mars College Soccer</p> By Park Si-soo Staff Reporter The head coach of a university soccer team was arrested Thursday for bribing referees. Ten referees registered with the Korea Football Association and two parents of... |
| <p Class="style15" Style="line-height:120%; Margin-top:0; Margin-bottom:0; Margin-left:0; Margin-right:0;">• Supreme Court Hits Back At Ruling Party</p> Supreme Court Chief Justice Lee Yong-hoon declines to answer to a barrage of questions by reporters before entering his office in Seocho-dong, southern Seoul, Friday . / Korea... |
| South Korea Set To Scrap Adultery Law (RTTNews) - The South Korean Justice Ministry is seeking to abolish adultery as a crime in response to growing public calls for greater sexual freedom and individual privacy.The Ministry said its... |
| S Korea's New Central Bank Chief Expected To Cement Bok-gov't Ties In Monetary Policies South Korean financial markets were mostly welcoming the report that Kim Choong-soo, the nation's envoy to the OECD, was named next governor of the Bank of Korea (BOK) by the presidential office.A... |
| In A Recent Survey, 78.9 Percent Of Those Polled Said They Were In Favor Of The Two Koreas Holding An Inter-korean Summit, With Half Favoring President Lee's Precondition That Pyongyang's Denuclearization Be Included On The Agenda Of The Talks. By Lee Tae-hoon Staff Reporter In a recent survey, 78.9 percent of those polled said they were in favor of the two Koreas holding an inter-Korean summit, with half favoring President Lee's... |
| <p Class="style15" Style="line-height:120%; Margin-top:0; Margin-bottom:0; Margin-left:0; Margin-right:0;">• Fbc Chief Offers To Quit Over Remarks On Mbc</p> Kim Woo-ryong, chairman of the Foundation for Broadcasting Culture (FBC), has offered to resign Friday. His resignation came two days after he caused a stir with his remarks indicating that Cheong Wa... |
| <p Class="style15" Style="line-height:120%; Margin-top:0; Margin-bottom:0; Margin-left:0; Margin-right:0;">• 'after You' Campaign Proposed For Tourism</p> By Kwon Mee-yoo Staff Reporter Seoul needs an ``After You'' campaign to encourage its citizens to make foreign visitors feel more welcome, the city's top tour promoter said Friday. ``Koreans... |
| S Korea Calls For Dialogue Following Dprk's Threat To Seize Its Properties South Korea called once again on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) to engage in dialogue on cross-border tours, a day after the DPRK threatened to confiscate the South Korea's real... |
| Farm Minister To Visit S. Korea Amid Hopes For Free Trade Talks+ TOKYO, March 19 (AP) - (Kyodo)Japan's farm minister said Friday he will visit South Korea from Sunday, a move that signals the two countries' desire to resume their stalled free trade... |
| No Death In The Afternoon At S.korea Bullfight "It is a fair and clean sport. Bullfighting is part of Koreans' life, as it was mine when I was young and owned a bull." Every March, just before the farming season begins, bull owners flock to... |
