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For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page North Korea Times.com http://www.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/10/id/3f5c98640a497b43/ en-us Sun, 21 Mar 2010 20:27:12 -0400 Sun, 21 Mar 2010 20:27:12 -0400 30 GM Daewoo, the South Korean subsidiary of U.S. car giant General Motors, yesterday recalled more than 58,000 vehicles because of defects, in the latest blow to Asia's crisis-hit auto industry.The reca... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/33343759/ Sun, 21 Mar 2010 12:28:51 -0400 eTaiwan News http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/33343759/ Kim Young-jin Staff Reporter Three South Korean men charged with a gang sexual assault were released on bail by a Toronto court Friday, while three other suspects, also Koreans, remain at large, a... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/33343267/ Sun, 21 Mar 2010 11:54:16 -0400 The Korea Times http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/33343267/ By Kang Seung-woo Staff Reporter South Korea swept the podium in the men's and women's 1,500 meters Saturday (KST) at the World Short Track Speed Skating Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria. Kwak ... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/33343266/ Sun, 21 Mar 2010 11:54:08 -0400 The Korea Times http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/33343266/ Foreign-invested companies operating in the country posted solid sales gains in 2008 and enjoyed higher productivity than their Korean counterparts, a government report showed yesterday. http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/33343765/ Sun, 21 Mar 2010 11:43:26 -0400 JoonAng Daily http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/33343765/ A number of companies - including S1 Corp., SK Group, SK Energy Co., Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. and Lotte Shopping Co. - have added a range of new businesses, from funeral services and gas stations ... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/33343226/ Sun, 21 Mar 2010 11:43:24 -0400 JoonAng Daily http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/33343226/ For the next two decades, an annual average of $2 trillion is expected to be spent worldwide on building infrastructure. As such, the infrastructure industry has been emerging as a promising area for ... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/33343227/ Sun, 21 Mar 2010 11:43:24 -0400 JoonAng Daily http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/33343227/ Yoon Youngsun, deputy finance minister on tax and customs, was appointed the new head of the Korea Custom Service in a personnel reshuffle by the Blue House yesterday. Kim Dong-seon, presidential secr... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/33343764/ Sun, 21 Mar 2010 11:43:24 -0400 JoonAng Daily http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/33343764/ GM Daewoo Auto & Technology Company, the local unit of General Motors, will recall more than 58,000 sport-utility vehicles and compact sedans on the Korean market due to problems with their steering w... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/33343270/ Sun, 21 Mar 2010 11:43:23 -0400 JoonAng Daily http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/33343270/ The Korean government is expected to send as many as 100 retired or retiring local experts in water and sewage management, agriculture, engineering and other fields to 19 developing countries, includi... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/33343763/ Sun, 21 Mar 2010 11:43:23 -0400 JoonAng Daily http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/33343763/ According to a public notice posted by the Unification Ministry, the amounts of six North Korean goods allowed to be shipped to the country, including crab, shrimp and peanut products, have been reduc... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/33343762/ Sun, 21 Mar 2010 11:43:22 -0400 JoonAng Daily http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/33343762/ One of the hottest issues arising before the June 2 local elections is a free school lunch policy, with clear battle lines being drawn between the ruling and opposition parties. http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/33343757/ Sun, 21 Mar 2010 11:43:20 -0400 JoonAng Daily http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/33343757/ The Justice Ministry has changed its regulations to permanently ban entry into the country of any foreigner convicted of a sex offense, the ministry said yesterday. http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/33343760/ Sun, 21 Mar 2010 11:43:20 -0400 JoonAng Daily http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/33343760/ Oh, a 57-year-old husband and the father of two daughters, is waiting for a new kidney due to chronic renal insufficiency. Oh endures six to seven hours of hemodialysis treatment three times a week fo... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/33343761/ Sun, 21 Mar 2010 11:43:20 -0400 JoonAng Daily http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/33343761/ In the race for his current job, Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon has the best chance to win against former Prime Minister Han Myeong-sook of the Democratic Party, a survey by the JoongAng Ilbo showed over the ... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/33343758/ Sun, 21 Mar 2010 11:43:19 -0400 JoonAng Daily http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/33343758/ General Motors Co's South Korean unit plans to recall some 60,000 of the Chevy Cruze small car and the Captiva sports utility vehicle (SUV) in South Korea, the government and the company said on S... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/33342252/ Sun, 21 Mar 2010 11:18:06 -0400 World Bulletin http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/33342252/ By Lee Hyo-sik Staff Reporter Korea's leading corporations have been eager to take advantage of figure skater Kum Yu-na's success at the Vancouver Olympics last month in promoting their products a... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/33342237/ Sun, 21 Mar 2010 10:24:59 -0400 The Korea Times http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/33342237/ By Bae Ji-sook Staff Reporter The Korean Peninsula experienced its worst case of yellow dust ever recorded Saturday and Sunday, leading the weather administration to advise people to take extra ca... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/33342261/ Sun, 21 Mar 2010 10:24:52 -0400 The Korea Times http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/33342261/ S EOUL, South Korea — General Motors is recalling nearly 60,000 automobiles in South Korea due to potential problems with steering wheels, fuel hoses and seats, the company’s local unit an... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/33341467/ Sun, 21 Mar 2010 09:23:08 -0400 Boston Herald http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/33341467/ SEOUL (AFP) - GM Daewoo, the South Korean subsidiary of US car giant General Motors, Sunday recalled more than 58,000 vehicles because of defects, in the latest blow to Asia's crisis-hit auto indu... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/33340656/ Sun, 21 Mar 2010 08:39:35 -0400 West Australian http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/33340656/ Apron-clad members of the Mr World red team listen to recipe instructions during the Korean food cooking competition held Sunday at the Korea House, Seoul. / Korea Times Photos by Cho Young-ho http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/33340658/ Sun, 21 Mar 2010 07:46:19 -0400 The Korea Times http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/33340658/ Distraught family members of the victims of World War II stage a rally to protest the remarks by a senior official of Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party, which glorified the atrocities Japan committed... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/33340659/ Sun, 21 Mar 2010 07:46:16 -0400 The Korea Times http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/33340659/ Kim Young-jin Staff Reporter Three South Korean men charged with a gang sexual assault were released on bail by a Toronto court Friday, while three other suspects, also Koreans, remain at large, a... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/33340660/ Sun, 21 Mar 2010 07:46:11 -0400 The Korea Times http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/33340660/ An opening ceremony of "Visit Korea 2010-2012"campaign will be held on Friday in Vladivostok. This is the first out of 20 main events devoted to 20th anniversary of establishment of diplomatic relatio... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/33340661/ Sun, 21 Mar 2010 07:46:05 -0400 The Korea Times http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/33340661/ By Bae Ji-sook Staff Reporter About one out of every 50 people here tried to change their names over the past 10 years, and more than 725,000 were successful, the Supreme Court said Sunday. A t... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/33340662/ Sun, 21 Mar 2010 07:46:02 -0400 The Korea Times http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/33340662/ By Do Je-hae Staff Reporter Foreigners who have committed sex crimes will not be allowed to enter Korea. Under a new regulation, foreign residents that commit sex crimes here will be deported a... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/33340663/ Sun, 21 Mar 2010 07:45:58 -0400 The Korea Times http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/33340663/ New Kia sedan: This set of images shows the exterior and interior renderings of the K5, Kia Motors’ upcoming mid-sized sedan. The carmaker said Sunday K5 was confirmed as the name for the vehicle su... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/33340180/ Sun, 21 Mar 2010 07:45:45 -0400 The Korea Times http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/33340180/ By Do Je-hae Staff Reporter Foreigners who have committed sex crimes will not be allowed to enter Korea. Under a new regulation, foreign residents that commit sex crimes here will be deported a... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/33339733/ Sun, 21 Mar 2010 06:15:59 -0400 The Korea Times http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/33339733/ A key U.S. underground command bunker is seen on the outskirts of Seoul. Gen. Walter Sharp, commander of the U.S. Forces Korea, has proposed the sale of the bunker to South Korea. http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/33339310/ Sun, 21 Mar 2010 06:15:48 -0400 The Korea Times http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/33339310/ Death from exhaustion, murder and now child neglect: these are among the shocking cases that have South Koreans worried they are in the clutches of a dangerous obsession. http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/33338262/ Sun, 21 Mar 2010 05:26:04 -0400 The Herald http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/33338262/ Seoul: GM Daewoo Auto and Technology, the South Korean unit of General Motors, is recalling more than 58,000 vehicles due to manufacturing defects, government officials said on Sunday. The recall aff... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/33337250/ Sun, 21 Mar 2010 03:37:19 -0400 Gulf News http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/33337250/ By Park Si-soo Staff Reporter Comedian Kwak Han-goo was caught stealing a car for the second time in eight months, police said Saturday. The 28-year-old faces imprisonment since he committed th... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/33337006/ Sun, 21 Mar 2010 03:19:49 -0400 The Korea Times http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/33337006/ By Frank Wilczek CAMBRIDGE ― Modern physics and cosmology suggest that basic truths about how nature operates, and how our universe arose, are visible only to those who can see events that occur ... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/33337008/ Sun, 21 Mar 2010 03:19:37 -0400 The Korea Times http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/33337008/