‘Rage crimes’ grip the nation in fear
A series of recent “rage crimes” has sent a wave of shock and fear across the nation. In the latest incident, a man terrorized the streets of Yeouido Wednesday, knifing two former colleagues and two strangers. This was preceded Tuesday by the arrest of a sex offender on probation, now charged with murdering a housewife. […]
Ban gaining independence
Bucking pressure from the United States and Israel, U.N. secretary-general Ban Ki-moon will attend the Non-aligned Movement (NAM) summit in Iran next week, his office said Thursday. U.N. spokesman Martin Nesirky said Ban would participate in the Aug. 29-31 talks in Tehran because he takes “seriously” the U.N. responsibility to engage with all of member […]
NK victims of human trafficking harbor hatred toward Chinese
Many North Korean refugees face a variety of ordeals, including human trafficking, in the northeastern region of China before setting foot in South Korea for freedom and a life free of fear. Traumatic memories haunt them every day even after they find shelter in the South, causing them to bear a grudge toward Chinese Koreans […]
Hyundai chairman calls for enhancing ‘quality’
Hyundai Motor Group Chairman Chung Mong-koo called for the firm’s U.S. factories to improve product quality, Wednesday, so that customers are offered value for money, during an inspection of the automaker’s plant in the United States. The chairman flew to the U.S. on Monday to meet with executives in Los Angeles, where Hyundai’s U.S. sales […]
Nature, music, book at Paju BookSori 2012
Books, nature and music intermingle in this celebration to delight readers, authors and publishers in Paju, the Asian capital of books. Located 30 kilometers north of Seoul, Paju in Gyeonggi Province has recently emerged as the nation’s new center of art and culture with events like the DMZ Korean International Documentary Festival and Heyri Art […]
Online real-name system unconstitutional
The Constitutional Court ruled Thursday that the Information Communications Law requiring the use of real names online was unconstitutional, setting the stage for scrapping the policy which was implemented in 2007. The court made a unanimous decision that the law violated people’s freedom of speech. A petition filed by “Internet Media Today,” an online media […]
Sensational Ahn keywords sweep Naver
“Ahn Cheol-soo room salon (hostess bar),” “Park Geun-hye room salon,” and “Park Geun-hye condom” were the most searched keywords at the nation’s largest portal site Naver on Tuesday afternoon. As the lewd keywords connected with the possible front-runners for the presidential election appeared on the top 10 search ranking, people clicked on them out of […]
Seoul denies report on Kim’s 1st overseas trip
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade denied Wednesday allegations that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un will make his first overseas visit to Iran next week. Iranian media earlier reported that Kim will make a trip to the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) summit in Tehran slated for Aug. 26 to 31 quoting NAM spokesman Mohammad-Reza Forqani. […]
Seoul likely to return Noda letter
Seoul is likely to return Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda’s letter protesting President Lee Myung-bak’s visit to Dokdo back to Tokyo, according to a Cheong Wa Dae official, Wednesday. The official said the government has yet to make a decision. “However, we are considering seriously sending the letter back to Japan as an option,” he […]
Core US value put to test
Samsung asks jury to back customer-is-king argument over Apple’s copycat claim The customer is king and the United States is home to consumer capitalism. Now this market axiom is being put to the test in the case of Korea’s Samsung Electronics against America’s Apple in a patent dispute that is subject to a jury ruling […]
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