Change or status quo?
Interpretation differs by partisan line Millions of voters cast their ballots in the 2012 National Assembly elections, Wednesday. It was a collective effort to shape the future of the nation. A series of pre-election surveys conducted by media outlets have predicted the result to be on a knife edge and add to an already deafening […]
What will be changed after the election?
The just-ended National Assembly election has elected a total of 300 new legislators. The election will have great significance in the Korean politics. First of all, the South-North relation is expected to improve markedly in any form. What attract people’s attention would be whether the major policies of the Lee Myung-bak regime will be changed drastically or not. The representative issue […]
Asian media’s views toward the South Korean general election
A total of 300 new members of representatives are to be elected in the 19th general election. Five-year term presidential election is also scheduled to be held at the end of this year. The four-year term parliamentary election and the presidential election are set to held in the same year for the first time in […]
Korea seeks diplomats with ‘entrepreneurial spirit’
Korea is shifting the focus of selecting and training rookie diplomats by putting an emphasis on a spirit of challenge. This is aimed at enabling our corps of diplomats to better cope with the fast-changing global environment and to promote national interest. Leading this change is Kim Byung-kook, the inaugural chancellor of the Korea National […]
Hyundai Motor to hold job fair for suppliers
Hyundai Automotive Group, Korea’s second largest conglomerate, plans to organize a series of large-scale job fairs to help its small-and medium-sized parts suppliers secure talented workers. This is also expected to provide millions of young job seekers here with a good opportunity to find work. The world’s sixth-largest automaker said Monday that it will hold […]
Global race for ‘rare earths’
Korea’s effort to find new sources making little headway Global tension over rare earth metals — often identified as rare earths — has intensified as the United States, European Union and Japan recently teamed up and took it up a notch in pressuring China over persistent trade disputes. Last month, the trading power players filed […]
Mental health concerns rise with cosmetic surgery boom
“This is the nose you’ll see most if you go clubbing these days,” said Sumi Lee, a university student in Seoul. She gestured to an ad for a posh plastic surgery clinic, showcasing “before and after” images of a rhinoplasty patient. “I call it the Gangnam nose, and half of my friends have it. If […]
Suwon murder shames police
Police’s ability to perform their duty — serve and protect — has been put in serious doubt, following the revelation that they apparently mishandled a call for help by a woman being confronted by a Korean Chinese man in Suwon, Gyeonggi Province, last week. The 28-year-old woman was killed and chopped into pieces on April […]
Google succumbs on privacy policy
Google succumbed to the request by telecommunications regulators here to tweak its privacy policy for Korean users to abide with local laws. The announcement by the Korea Communications Commission (KCC) Thursday marked a critical moment for the U.S. Internet giant as it has been serious about avoiding country-specific rules and implementing the same conditions to […]
‘What Koreans are talking about, so are we’
Two foreigners translate Korea’s popular news, comments into English on website Not all expats in Korea or foreigners abroad will want to hear about government-promoted national advertising like K-pop or skin care programs. Many will rather want to know about what ordinary Koreans are talking about and how they feel while going about their daily […]
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