• Samsung halts clinical tests for biosimilar

    Samsung Electronics’ aspirations to find a new growth engine in biotechnology and pharmaceuticals appear to have hit a speed bump. Company officials admit that it has halted clinical tests for SAIT101, a material it hoped would create more effective drugs to fight Hodgkin’s disease. “We have been conducting clinical tests…

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  • Welfare and tax increases

    Two key words should be fairness, efficiency Like other emerging economies, Korea is moving toward a welfare state, as shown by the competitive pledges presidential candidates are making for various public services free of charge. The problem is financing, more explicitly money, an inconvenient truth most politicians avoid facing. It…

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  • Column

    Hangeul, a uniquely Korean Script

    It is an immensely positive sign for the nation that a growing number of foreigners are undertaking the study of the Korean language and Hangeul, the Korean alphabet in the wake of “Hallyu” ― the Korean Wave, which refers to the spread of Korean pop culture around the world. Furthermore,…

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  • Tragedy in West Sea

    China must act resolutely to uproot illegal fishing  Another tragedy took place in the West Sea Tuesday and this time, a Chinese fisherman died after being hit by a rubber bullet. It’s sad to continue to see a string of tragic incidents due to illegal fishing by Chinese trawlers in…

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  • Politics

    NK seeks to fight inflation

    North Korea appears to be agonizing over how to curb rampant inflation, one of the most serious hurdles to developing its economy, an expert who frequently visits the country said Wednesday. The expert, who recently traveled to Pyongyang, was told by officials that wages had been raised to cope with…

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  • Military hit for politicized lectures on pro-NK groups

    A lawmaker criticized the military Wednesday for allowing “biased” lecturers to teach soldiers about “Pro-North Korean forces in the South,” claiming they made inappropriate remarks about liberal presidential candidates. Rep. Ahn Gyu-baek of the main opposition Democratic United Party (DUP) claimed that the military had increased such training sessions ahead…

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  • South East Asia

    [Philippine] Gov’t, MILF panels go back to work

    MANILA, Philippines—Although the dividends of peace may have to wait a little longer, the goodwill generated by the signing on Monday of the preliminary agreement for the creation of Bangsamoro continues to fire up both sides as they look forward to the next round of talks to complete the peace…

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  • Politics

    Africa wants greater help from Korea

    The participants of the third Korea-Africa Forum adopted the Seoul Declaration calling for an increase in Korea’s development assistance to the continent and a specific action plan to deepen partnerships. Under the declaration, Korea vowed to increase non-binding aid to Africa gradually and expand cooperation across the region. The agreement…

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  • Politics

    China makes no big fuss over death of fisherman

    Envoy’s protest visit cancelled Beijing is apparently refraining from engaging in a diplomatic spat with Seoul over the death of a Chinese fisherman on a boat illegally fishing in South Korea’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the West Sea. Zhang Xinsen, the Chinese Ambassador to Korea, had earlier planned to…

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  • Column

    [Indonesia Report] Living in a foreign country is exciting, adventuresome experience

    Psy concert in City Hall, Seoul (October 4, 2012) (Photo: www.kzoz.com) Living in a foreign country with different language and cultural background could be an exciting as well as adventuresome experience. Especially when one has to be involved in the society where majority does not adopt English in their daily life. When…

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