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 North Korea Times.com http://www.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/10/id/3f5c98640a497b43/ en-us Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:52:36 -0400 Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:52:36 -0400 30 In about four years, smokers could be paying higher insurance premiums than non-smokers. Samsung Life Insurance, the country's largest insurance company, says it is currently considering ways to diff... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17063804/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:06:59 -0400 Chosun http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17063804/ The leaders of South Korea, China and Japan are slated to hold summit talks on Sept. 21 in the Japanese city of Kobe. Citing unnamed sources in the Japanese government, state-run broadcaster NHK repo... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17063805/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:06:58 -0400 Chosun http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17063805/ Differences still remain between the United States and North Korea on verification of Pyongyang's nuclear declaration. So says Seoul's chief nuclear negotiator, Kim Sook, in a briefing Wednesday held... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17063806/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:06:56 -0400 Chosun http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17063806/ Vienna (PTI): India, Pakistan and North Korea were on Wednesday urged to sign the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) for the political stability in the region. The call was made by Comprehensive Tes... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17059106/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:56:54 -0400 Congoo http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17059106/ Hyundai Motor Corp. says it will bring a gas-electric hybrid version of its Sonata sedan to the U.S. Vice President of Product Development John Krafcik said Wednesday that Hyundai will display a hybri... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17059107/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:56:53 -0400 Congoo http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17059107/ A personality cult surrounds King Jong-Il, the North Korean leader that extends to badges bearing his portrait and eulogistic remarks made by his subjects. His late father, Kim Il-Sung is also venerat... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17059108/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:56:53 -0400 Congoo http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17059108/ Fire swept through a Seoul nightclub in the predawn hours Wednesday, causing the building's roof to collapse and killing three firefighters, Yonhap News reported quoting police sources. The victims... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17057101/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:14:18 -0400 The Korea Times http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17057101/ BEIJING, Aug. 20 (AP) - (Kyodo)—Chunichi Dragons closer Hitoki Iwase allowed three consecutive run-scoring singles in the top of the 11th inning as Japan went down 4-2 to the United States in its... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17058142/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:05:21 -0400 Breitbart http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17058142/ By Kim Sue-young Staff Reporter The National Assembly's ad hoc committee on U.S. beef imports decided Wednesday to hold a public hearing Sept. 5 with Prime Minister Han Seung-soo participating. ... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17057098/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:14:28 -0400 The Korea Times http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17057098/ The Korea Communications Commission said yesterday that if Internet portals do not temporally block online postings containing defamatory information even after receiving a complaint, they should be s... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17059119/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 13:58:20 -0400 JoonAng Daily http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17059119/ Members from the Nationwide Bicycle Association head to Wonhyo Bridge to mark the 60th anniversary of the establishment of the Republic of Korea on Aug. 15. The event was organized by the Ministry of ... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17059125/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 13:58:27 -0400 JoonAng Daily http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17059125/ John Thain, the chairman and chief executive officer of Merrill Lynch, will visit Korea next month to meet with government officials and other financial policy makers, a government source said yesterd... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17059122/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 13:58:23 -0400 JoonAng Daily http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17059122/ Tech-savvy Korea now has 45 million mobile phones, equivalent to 91 percent of the total population, the Korea Communications Commission said yesterday. http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17059123/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 13:58:25 -0400 JoonAng Daily http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17059123/ By Kim Hyun-cheol Staff Reporter Beer was the most favorite alcoholic beverage in Korea for the past 42 years, with beer consumption growing at the fastest pace, according to the National Tax Serv... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17059111/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:14:15 -0400 The Korea Times http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17059111/ Portugal’s Pedro Povoa, red face mask, and Yulis Gabriel Mercedes of the Dominican Republic compete in the men’s under-58-kilogram taekwondo preliminary bout at the Beijing Olympics, Wednesday. Fo... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17057100/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:14:21 -0400 The Korea Times http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17057100/ Nishita Shah, 28, is a businesswoman from Thailand.It should come as no surprise that golfer Tiger Woods sits on Forbes' list of next-generation billionaires.Ditto for Hollywood ... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17059112/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:10:29 -0400 Examiner http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17059112/ According to the Ministry of Strategy and Finance, overseas real estate acquisition was at $71 million for the month. Koreans bought 154 pieces of property in the month. It is a sharp drop from the sa... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17057648/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 13:58:21 -0400 JoonAng Daily http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17057648/ ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Hyundai Motor Co. is aiming to sell about 50,000 Genesis luxury sedans in the U.S. in 2009, a senior executive said on Tuesday. The vehicle, which started arriving in U.S. dealersh... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17059109/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:56:52 -0400 Congoo http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17059109/ Government departments said yesterday that among 24 major state-run firms, including the Korea Electric Power Corp. which named former LG Electronics chief executive and vice present Kim Ssang-su as i... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17059118/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 13:58:19 -0400 JoonAng Daily http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17059118/ According to the Ministry of Strategy and Finance, Koreans bought 154 properties abroad worth $71 million, compared to 314 real estate acquisitions in July last year valued at $126 million. The tota... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17057649/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 13:58:22 -0400 JoonAng Daily http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17057649/ By Na Jeong-ju Staff Reporter The presidential office of Cheong Wa Dae denied Wednesday a report by Japanese broadcaster NHK that Japan is seeking to host a summit with South Korea and China in Ko... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17057097/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:14:31 -0400 The Korea Times http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17057097/ Seoul prosecutors yesterday indicted the embattled former KBS president, Jung Yun-joo, charging him with causing financial damage of nearly 200 billion won ($191 million) to the company because of mis... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17059117/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 13:58:19 -0400 JoonAng Daily http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17059117/ This is the first new town plan to be presented by the Lee Myung-bak administration. According to a top official at the Ministry of Land, Transportation and Maritime Affairs yesterday, the new towns... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17059121/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 13:58:23 -0400 JoonAng Daily http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17059121/ Korean stocks inched down yesterday as investors unloaded tech and shipyard shares amid overnight falls in U.S. markets and lingering concerns over a credit crunch, analysts said. The local currency e... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17059120/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 13:58:22 -0400 JoonAng Daily http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17059120/ By Jane Han Staff Reporter Almost 160 billion won ($160 million) in profit after five years, without making or selling anything. This is the ``sweet'' figure Macquarie Central Office, a division o... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17057099/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:14:24 -0400 The Korea Times http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17057099/ At one point this spring, Daum, boosted by monthlong candlelight vigils against the resumption of U.S. beef imports, received more page views to its news section than its formidable rival Naver, the n... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17059124/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 13:58:26 -0400 JoonAng Daily http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17059124/ Aides of former President Roh Moo-hyun removed presidential records from the Blue House when Roh left office in February knowing full well what they were doing was illegal, prosecutors said yesterday. http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17059115/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 13:58:18 -0400 JoonAng Daily http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17059115/ The first ever summit between the leaders of South Korea, China and Japan could take place in Japan later next month to discuss pressing issues facing the Northeast Asian nations. http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17059114/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 13:58:18 -0400 JoonAng Daily http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17059114/ A long-awaited special hearing on the deal reached between Korea and the United States in April to resume imports of U.S. beef is now scheduled to take place on Sept. 5, and the prime minister will at... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17059113/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 13:58:16 -0400 JoonAng Daily http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17059113/ Korean boxing is winded but not down and out. The sport, once an avenue for the young and courageous to test their strength and wits in the ring has taken on a new look. http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17059126/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 13:58:14 -0400 JoonAng Daily http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17059126/ North Korea stepped up criticism of ongoing U.S.-South Korea military exercises, warning Wednesday that it would boost its 'war deterrent' a euphemism for its nuclear programs. North Korea 'will incre... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17053459/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 11:17:19 -0400 Congoo http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17053459/ :25:22 (Beijing Time) Xinhua English SEOUL, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co. said Wednesday that the company was the top global seller of flash memory products during the firs... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17053458/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 11:17:18 -0400 Congoo http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17053458/ SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea said on Wednesday it saw as 'unjust' calls from global powers such as the United States for Pyongyang to verify claims it made in disarmament talks about producing arms-g... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17053462/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 11:17:16 -0400 Congoo http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17053462/ By Kang Shin-who Staff Reporter Seoul National University and dozens of other universities will expand the use of admission officers to recruit students. The Ministry of Education, Science and ... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17053467/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 10:32:50 -0400 The Korea Times http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17053467/ It's extremely rare that big companies do the 'viral video' thing well, let alone 'wow that's cool' well -- but someone has hit the jackpot and surprisingly it's the king of nonsensical slogans, Samsu... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17053461/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 11:17:16 -0400 Congoo http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17053461/ SEOUL, Aug 20 (Reuters) - Seoul shares closed flat on Wednesday after losing as much as 1 percent earlier, supported by gains in steelmakers and chemical issues, but deepening outlook worries sent mem... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17053466/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 11:17:13 -0400 Congoo http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17053466/ SEOUL, Aug 20 (Reuters) - Korea Development Bank (KDB) will stick to plans to raise more than $1 billion via bonds and loans in the second half of 2008, amid fears that the global credit crunch may wo... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17053464/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 11:17:12 -0400 Congoo http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17053464/ North Korea lashed out Wednesday against ongoing U.S.-South Korea military exercises and warned it would boost its 'war deterrent' against military threats. A spokesman for North Korea's Foreign Minis... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17053463/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 11:17:15 -0400 Congoo http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17053463/ Hyundai Asan has reduced its staff at the Mount Kumgang resort to 200, including 75 South Koreans and 125 foreigners, mostly ethnic Korean Chinese nationals, the unification ministry said. The compa... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17053468/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 10:17:23 -0400 Morning Star http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17053468/ ) to heighten vigilance against such unjust demands as the 'verification in line with the international standard' recently claimed by the U.S. as regards the nuclear issue," said a foreign ministry... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17051887/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 10:17:21 -0400 Morning Star http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17051887/ Kim Dae-il of Jeju Island lost consciousness only a few minutes after being put into the car at around 9:40 p.m. to be taken to the Jungnang Police Precinct for further questioning. He was immediately... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17053469/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 10:15:41 -0400 JoonAng Daily http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17053469/ Mayumi Ono, left, of Japan puts pressure on Kim Jin-Kyoung of South Korea during a women’s field hockey match for the ninth and 10th positions of the Beijing Olympics at the Olympic Green Hockey Sta... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17046071/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 06:03:01 -0400 The Korea Times http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17046071/ A total of 2.2 million moved in the quarter, up 5.9 percent from 2.1 million during the same period last year, according to data from the National Statistical Office. Many moved into new towns that w... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17046080/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 05:45:49 -0400 JoonAng Daily http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17046080/ At a time when raw materials and Chinese shares are losing value, funds investing in the makers of world-renowned luxury goods posted returns of 10 percent or so. By contrast, raw material funds, whi... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17046082/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 05:45:49 -0400 JoonAng Daily http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17046082/ Korean stocks tumbled yesterday as investors dumped tech, shipyard and other large-cap shares on renewed concerns over financial instability and a global economic slowdown, analysts said. http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17046083/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 05:45:48 -0400 JoonAng Daily http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17046083/ Starting in February at the earliest, secondary Kosdaq-listed companies that remain in the red for five consecutive years or more or are involved in illegal corporate activities will be kicked out of ... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17046085/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 05:45:47 -0400 JoonAng Daily http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17046085/ For No Byeong-hyeon, 26, sending out job resumes has become a routine. Fifty times he has tried to land a job; fifty times he has failed. A GPA of 3.6 and a Toeic score of 840 should be enough to get ... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17046090/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 05:45:43 -0400 JoonAng Daily http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17046090/ Korean stocks closed higher yesterday as foreign investors snapped up steel, shipyard and other recently oversold shares despite lingering concerns over a global slowdown, analysts said. http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17046084/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 05:45:47 -0400 JoonAng Daily http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17046084/ Today she stores a number of books on her credit card-sized MP3 player. For Kim, the player functions like a portable library because it stores more than eight audiobooks that can be erased to make ro... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17046091/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 05:45:42 -0400 JoonAng Daily http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17046091/ The government is considering loosening housing regulations that limit the reselling of apartments. The move would ease the burden on real estate brokers who are struggling with unsold homes. http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17046089/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 05:45:43 -0400 JoonAng Daily http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17046089/ Kim Cheol-woong, a North Korean pianist who came to South Korea in 2003, hopes to encourage young North Korean defectors to pursue their dreams. Provided by the organizer http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17046087/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 05:45:44 -0400 JoonAng Daily http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17046087/ Gold medal for late wife: Gold medalist Matthias Steiner of Germany holds a picture of his late wife Susann, who died in a car accident in 2007, after winning the men’s over 105 kg of the weightlift... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17043454/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 06:03:02 -0400 The Korea Times http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17043454/ Tech-savvy South Korea now has 45 million mobile phones, equivalent to 91 percent of the total population, the Korea Communications Commission said Wednesday. The data means each of the country's 15.8... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17046068/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 06:56:57 -0400 Congoo http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17046068/ BEIJING - In February 1983, a girl was born in Daegu in southeast Korea. But she soon ended up at a local orphanage, and three months later, Allen and Marjorie Bashore adopted the girl and raised her ... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17046094/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 05:45:41 -0400 JoonAng Daily http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17046094/ The main hall of the National Assembly sits empty yesterday afternoon as deadlocked negotiations continued among governing and opposition parties over which party will lead individual standing committ... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17046093/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 05:45:41 -0400 JoonAng Daily http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17046093/ Citi Securities and Fund Services, a division of the bankââ?¬â?¢s global transaction services, has entered into an agreement with the Korea Securities Depository (KSD) to provide daily turnarou... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17046067/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 06:56:57 -0400 Congoo http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17046067/ In the past, most wine enthusiasts focused on which wine went well with a specific dish. However, recent research on music and wine carried out by a psychology professor in Edinburgh has turned many... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17046095/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 05:45:41 -0400 JoonAng Daily http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17046095/ Korea was roiled by trouble at home and abroad at the start of the 20th century. Outside Korea, ambitious imperialists were expanding their territory and internally, the country was in dire need of so... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17046092/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 05:45:42 -0400 JoonAng Daily http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17046092/ I celebrate being Korean, I promote Korean-ness in American life as well as in international settings. But I am just one story in the larger American story. http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17046096/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 05:45:40 -0400 JoonAng Daily http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17046096/ For the past 20 years, the local shipping industry has been dominated by two companies - Hanjin Shipping and Hyundai Merchant Marine(HMM). But this year, STX Pan Ocean stormed onto the scene, transfor... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17046086/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 05:45:44 -0400 JoonAng Daily http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17046086/ Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education announced a plan to establish two international middle schools in the capital city, each of which will accept 160 freshmen beginning next March. But the plan als... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17046097/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 05:45:39 -0400 JoonAng Daily http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17046097/ Suwon prosecutors said yesterday that they have no choice but to seek an arrest warrant against the chairman of the Creative Korea Party, Moon Kook-hyun, over allegations his party sold a proportional... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17046099/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 05:45:38 -0400 JoonAng Daily http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17046099/ After the Japanese tore down Hwangudan, what remains at the former site is a three-story octagonal pavilion built as an ancestral altar that was part of the complex used by Korean kings to offer sacri... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17046098/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 05:45:38 -0400 JoonAng Daily http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17046098/ Two rookie South Koreans will make their debut on Thursday to defend the honor of the taekwondo powerhouse. Lim Su-jeong, who celebrated her 22nd birthday Wednesday, will compete in the women's 57kg c... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17044640/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 05:44:21 -0400 People's Daily http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17044640/ KARACHI: Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) last two days' upbeat proved short-lived, as the KSE-100 index today within a brief one hour of trading was seen nose-dived by 331 points to 10587 points.Market p... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17040028/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 03:20:41 -0400 Congoo http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17040028/ Tech-savvy South Korea now has 45 million mobile phones, equivalent to 91 per cent of the total population. The Korea Communication Commission says those figures mean each of the country's 15.8 millio... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17040036/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 03:20:42 -0400 Congoo http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17040036/ SEOUL, Aug 20 (Reuters) - South Korea's foreign exchange authorities unloaded more dollars to check sharp falls in the won currency on Wednesday as part of a drive to control inflation in Asia's fourt... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17040031/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 03:20:51 -0400 Congoo http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17040031/ I can't figure out why, but "Too Heavy Chinese Nationalism" just sounds grammatically wrong. Can anyone explain? My guess is "too" is misplaced since it is distinct from the other adjective "heavy" an... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17040038/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 03:17:23 -0400 The Korea Times http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17040038/ the South Korean won recovered from new multi-week lows against the US dollar and the Japanese yen. Inflation in South Korea is expected to remain at an elevated level for a considerable period despit... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17040033/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 03:20:49 -0400 Congoo http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17040033/ South Korea toppled defending champions Cuba 7-4 yesterday to confirm their status as the surprise package of the Olympic baseball tournament and gold medal contenders.With just one game remaining in ... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17039115/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 02:09:56 -0400 eTaiwan News http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17039115/ U.S. beef is proving increasingly popular since going back on sale in South Korea despite months of mass protests against the supposed dangers of mad cow disease, officials said yesterday.Over the thr... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17039112/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 02:09:22 -0400 eTaiwan News http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17039112/ -(Dow Jones)- South Koreans spent more on overseas property purchases in July than a month before as some investors adopted the view the market is bottoming out, the Ministry of Strategy and Finance... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17038684/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 01:50:02 -0400 Morning Star http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17038684/ SEOUL, Aug 20 (Reuters) - South Korea plans to make efforts to contain the country's consumer inflation below 6 percent, a senior finance ministry official said on Wednesday. 'Recent falls in oil pric... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17035670/ Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:24:07 -0400 Congoo http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17035670/ SEOUL, Aug 20 (Reuters) - Seoul shares opened 0.6 percent lower on Wednesday after renewed credit and inflation worries slammed U.S. stocks overnight, while oil's rebound also weighed on sectors that ... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17035672/ Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:24:06 -0400 Congoo http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17035672/ South Korea's Yoo Won-chul competes in the men's parrallel bars final of the artistic gymnastics event of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on Tuesday. China's Li Xiaopeng won the gold, Yoo the silver an... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17035675/ Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:24:01 -0400 Congoo http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17035675/ Despite the financial crisis caused by the subprime mortgage meltdown in the U.S., more than 90 percent of foreign investors say they will continue investing in Korea. Based on recent interviews with ... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17035676/ Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:24:00 -0400 Congoo http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17035676/ Moon Kook-hyun, head of the minor Renewal of Korea Party, yesterday rejected prosecutors' request to appear for questioning over the cash-for-candidacy scandal involving one of his former legislators.... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17035679/ Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:23:57 -0400 Congoo http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17035679/ Of 11 different types of cancer, stomach cancer was the most common among Koreans, and a greater number of men were suffering from the disease compared to women throughout last year. The Health Insura... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17035681/ Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:23:55 -0400 Congoo http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17035681/ SEOUL, Aug 20 (Reuters) - South Korean government bond prices retreated on Wednesday, with expectations for a slowing economy to raise bond demand countered by worries about prospective debt issues by... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17035686/ Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:23:51 -0400 Congoo http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17035686/ South Korean companies invested more abroad in the first half of this year, but domestic investment was sluggish due to high costs and an uncertain business environment, officials said yesterday. Fixe... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17035684/ Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:23:53 -0400 Congoo http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17035684/ Seoul City's education authorities said yesterday that they plan to allow two private middle schools to foster globally competitive students by teaching in both English and Korean. 'Daewon Middle Scho... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17035680/ Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:23:56 -0400 Congoo http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17035680/ Thomson Financial News SEOUL, Aug 20 (Reuters) - Seoul shares are set for a weak start on Wednesday after renewed credit and inflation worries slammed U.S. stocks overnight, while oil's rebound is als... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17035674/ Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:24:03 -0400 Congoo http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17035674/ HONG KONG, Aug 20 (Reuters) - South Korea has issued a mandate for arranging a sovereign bond sale, a source close to the deal said on Wednesday. UBS , Barclays Capital , HSBC , Goldman Sachs , Lehman... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17035683/ Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:23:54 -0400 Congoo http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17035683/ SEOUL, Aug 20 (Reuters) - Seoul shares traded lower on Wednesday after renewed credit and inflation worries slammed U.S. stocks overnight, while oil's rebound also weighed on energy-price sensitive se... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17035685/ Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:23:52 -0400 Congoo http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17035685/ South Korea said on Tuesday it would revise rules governing initial public offerings in the lastest move by Seoul to boost stock market activity.The Financial Services Commission, the country's market... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17035688/ Tue, 19 Aug 2008 21:48:25 -0400 Financial Times http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17035688/ SEOUL, Aug 20 (Reuters) - South Korea on Wednesday intervened in the foreign exchange markets, selling dollars for won to correct irrational market behaviour, Vice Finance Minister Kim Dong-soo said o... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17035671/ Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:24:05 -0400 Congoo http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17035671/ SEOUL, Aug. 20 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ -- Novelis Asia, an operating segment of Novelis Inc., announced today that it will raise conversion prices of all its aluminum flat-rolled products an average of 1... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17035687/ Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:23:51 -0400 Congoo http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17035687/ SEOUL, Aug 20 (Reuters) - South Korea's foreign exchange authorities were seen selling dollars to lift the won currency, traders said on Wednesday. The won was quoted at 1,048.4/9.7 per dollar as of 0... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17035673/ Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:24:04 -0400 Congoo http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17035673/ Koreans look considerably different to decades ago. These days the average Korean is taller, heavier and has a smaller face. Figures show that over the past three decades the average person's height ... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17035693/ Tue, 19 Aug 2008 21:44:51 -0400 Chosun http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17035693/ The national human rights watchdog recommended yesterday that the Justice Ministry revise its visa guidelines for overseas Koreans from certain countries, saying they are 'unfairly restrictive.' The p... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17035682/ Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:23:55 -0400 Congoo http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17035682/ The deadlock that had paralyzed the National Assembly for 83 days since its launch was finally resolved on Tuesday. In marathon negotiations, the ruling Grand National Party, main opposition Democrati... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17035694/ Tue, 19 Aug 2008 21:44:52 -0400 Chosun http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17035694/ With a permission from North Korean leader Kim Jong-il, the North Korean authorities have suggested an inter-Korean version of the "Gumball Rally," a global car race, Radio Free Asia reported on Tuesd... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17035692/ Tue, 19 Aug 2008 21:44:51 -0400 Chosun http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17035692/ The number of visitors to a section on Dokdo on the Japanese Foreign Ministry's website has rapidly increased recently, the Yomiuri Shimbun reported Tuesday quoting ministry statistics. The Japanese ... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17035691/ Tue, 19 Aug 2008 21:44:49 -0400 Chosun http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17035691/ WASHINGTON (AP) ? The United States says North Korea understands that it must agree to a plan to verify its nuclear declaration to make progress in disarmament talks. State Department spokesman Robert... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17030604/ Tue, 19 Aug 2008 19:14:34 -0400 Congoo http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17030604/ To get 'Yoduk Story' produced, the director had to put his kidney up for collateral. Fortunately for Jung Sung San , South Koreans liked the idea of a musical about the horrors of North Korea's prison... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17030608/ Tue, 19 Aug 2008 19:14:33 -0400 Congoo http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17030608/ In the next 10 days, the UN food aid agency is expected to ask South Korea to provide emergency food aid to North Korea. According to Radio Free Asia, a World Food Programme spokesman said the agency ... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17030606/ Tue, 19 Aug 2008 19:14:32 -0400 Congoo http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17030606/ More Korean women are suffering from cancer, according to a survey by the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service Tuesday. The number of Korean females affected by cancer topped 188,000 last ye... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17030607/ Tue, 19 Aug 2008 19:14:32 -0400 Congoo http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17030607/ The Seoul City government will go ahead with controversial plans to open two special middle-schools mostly holding classes in English. The municipal office of education on Tuesday announced details of... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17030603/ Tue, 19 Aug 2008 19:14:30 -0400 Congoo http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17030603/ The average Korean owns more than three credit cards, according to the Bank of Korea. The figure, which works out as 3.8 cards per person, is two to three times higher than averages in France and Germ... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17030602/ Tue, 19 Aug 2008 19:14:29 -0400 Congoo http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17030602/ The city of Seoul announced the expansion of childcare services from the current 15 districts to 22 districts. Organized by the district office, they send trained professionals to working mother's hom... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17030605/ Tue, 19 Aug 2008 19:14:31 -0400 Congoo http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/17030605/