• Business

    Hanwha gives up buying ING unit

    Construction project in Iraq will continue as planned Upon the arrest of its chairman, Hanwha Group has virtually abandoned any intention of acquiring ING Life’s Southeast Asian business. Previously, the group had been competing with multinational life insurer AIA Group to take over the Southeast Asian arm of the Dutch…

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  • Culture

    K-drama leads ‘hallyu’

    A variety of soap operas, from trendy shows to epic series, grace the small screen from morning till night. The popularity of Korean TV dramas has spilled over the nation’s borders since the late 1990s, igniting “hallyu,” or the Korean wave. The biggest hit of the first half of this…

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  • West Asia

    Opposing Islam Groups Clash In Lebanon Over Syria

    Muslim militants prepare to fight against the other group of Muslims in Tripoli, northern Lebanon, Aug. 21, 2012. <Xinhua=Umar> Black smoke rises from a burned shop that was attacked during a clashes that erupted between supporters and opponents of the Syrian regime, in the northern port city of Tripoli, Lebanon,…

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  • Split decisions on Samsung-Apple fight?

    There are two decisions coming in the patent disputes pitting Samsung Electronics against Apple. In Seoul, a delayed court ruling is scheduled for Friday, which will be followed by a ruling by the jury in San Jose, Calif. “I think the decision will be different in each country. When we…

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  • Column

    Sri Lanka, though being poor, is beautiful country

    History Sri Lanka first lost its independence to the Portuguese in 1505 and then to the Dutch in 1656, and finally to the British in 1795 and was under British rule till 1956(Baxter, Malix, Kennedy, &Oberst, 1987).English was the primary language (Wanasundera, 1996). After that, the Sri Lankan Constitution stated…

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  • IT-Science

    Samsung can’t afford to lose Apple fight

    Samsung Electronics is prepared to take the ongoing court battle with its biggest client Apple to the U.S. Supreme Court because it regards continuation of the dispute as inevitable. The two sides failed to reach a compromise despite mediation talks ordered by U.S. federal Judge Lucy Koh who is presiding…

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  • Journalism’s old order is passing

    WASHINGTON ― It has been a tough couple of years for journalism, particularly for us old guys. Aside from the continuing travails of the nation’s newspapers, the “business,” as we liked to call it, has lost some of its leading lights, and the struggle for the people’s right to know…

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  • Marking 20 years of ties

    Seoul, Beijing need to raise mutual understanding South Korea and China will celebrate the 20th anniversary of their diplomatic ties Friday. During this period, the bilateral relationship made epoch-making strides, especially in the field of socioeconomics. The neighboring countries witnessed their bilateral trade surge from a meager $6.4 billion in…

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  • Politics

    Can she make it?

    Park Geun-hye becomes 1st woman presidential candidate of ruling party Rep. Park Geun-hye, 60, daughter of the late President Park Chung-hee, won the ruling Sanuri Party’s nomination to compete in the Dec. 19 presidential election Monday. As predicted, the five-term lawmaker scored a landslide victory in the party primary by…

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  • First woman candidate

    To change nation, Park must first change herself By sweeping the ruling Saenuri Party’s presidential primary Monday, Park Geun-hye set two records. She became the first female presidential candidate in Korea, and for the first time ever turned the race into a battle between the sexes. If Park wins the…

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