UN Secretary-General awarded Seoul Peace Prize
Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is “deeply honoured” over his selection as the 2012 winner of the Seoul Peace Prize, according to his spokesperson. “The Secretary-General regards this award as a recognition of the efforts of the United Nations and humbly accepts the 2012 Seoul Peace Prize on behalf of the United Nations,” his spokesperson said […]
SK hynix establishes R&D center in Italy
SK hynix announced Tuesday that it has established its first European research center by acquiring an Italy-based flash-type chip producer. This is the first time for the Korean chipmaker to buy a foreign firm in a decade. Early this year, Korea’s biggest mobile carrier SK Telecom purchased a controlling stake of Hynix and renamed it […]
‘Cool-biz’ dress code in vogue
Japan initiated the current global trend for the “cool-biz’’ dress code as part of its efforts to reduce electricity consumption, following an explosion at the Fukushima nuclear power plant early last year after an earthquake triggered a tsunami. Since the incident, the Japanese government has shut down all nuclear power plants, causing chronic electricity shortages […]
North Korea’s meddling faces constraints
North Korea’s ability to interfere in the South’s elections could be waning despite a recent media blitz targeting conservative lawmakers, analysts said Tuesday. In its latest attempt, Pyongyang threatened Monday to expose remarks made by Reps. Park Geun-hye and Chung Mong-joon and Gyeonggi Province Governor Kim Moon-soo during respective visits to the Stalinist state, saying […]
Man-eating shark caught in East Sea
Summer vacationers hoping to frolic on the east coast will need to be extra careful as man-eating sharks have been spotted there. The Pohang Coast Guard said Monday that a shortfin mako shark measuring 1.5-meter-long was found dead in the net of a fishing boat operating two kilometers off the coast of Yeongdeok, North Gyeongsang […]
Professor rekindles feud with Kim Yu-na
Professor Hwang Sang-min went back on the offensive against Olympic figure skating champion Kim Yu-na saying, “Kim is putting on another show by saying that she will drop the charges, if I make a public apology.” Hwang used the same word that got him into trouble with Kim in the first place when he referred […]
Samsung to offer Facebook-like service
Samsung Electronics is expected to make a foray into the social network service (SNS) market early next year by introducing a Facebook-like service, according to Samsung officials, Tuesday. They said that the electronics giant is developing a social networking service it hopes could eventually compete with Facebook. The new website will be accessible on a […]
First multicultural officers in training
The Army will produce its first non-multiracial officers next month. Cadets Bae Jun-hyeong, 22, and Han Gi-yeop, 21, are in training at the Korea Army Training Center, and set to become non-commissioned officers on July 4 after completing a 12-week training period. “Since I had to enlist, I thought it’d be better to do it […]
Difficlties go on despite financial assistance to Spain
<Nikkei Editorial on June 12> Member nations of European Union(EU) has decided to give Spanish Bank financial assistance of 100 billion Euro (about 10 trillion yen) at maxium. We welcome the decision, though belated, of removing the cause for concern on the part of the regional market. Despite the decision, there are still a mountain […]
Legislature to vote on US beef amendments
The Legislative Yuan is scheduled to vote on the so-called beef amendments today. The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) caucus said yesterday it’s staging an unprecedented 120-hour filibuster that could kill the package. If passed, amendments to Act Governing Food Sanitation would relax Taiwan’s zero-tolerance policy against U.S. beef imports containing ractopamine. If no vote occurs […]
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