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East Asia
Major news in China on Jun 14: State Council improves food safety
Top news in <CNTV>: State Council improves food safety Country will reward people who expose substandard products The State Council laid out measures to improve food safety on Wednesday, including tighter supervision and harsher punishment for violators. “It is an onerous task for the government to ensure food safety,” as…
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Politics
Seoul won’t buy F-35s without discount
DAPA expects Lockheed deal to overshoot FX budget The state-run arms procurement agency announced Wednesday that it will not purchase Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Lightening II Joint Striker Fighters, if the Pentagon cannot come up with an enticing price-tag. “If the negotiation price exceeds our target price, it will be difficult…
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IT-Science
Speculation mounts over NCsoft
CEO Kim’s stake sale may have negative effect on new game Game developer NCsoft is attracting unwanted attention after a recent below market price sale of shares in the company by its chief executive evoked much speculation, while a press conference to trail its forthcoming new game is less than…
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Politics
Questions linger over Lee’s involvement
Key questions remained answered Wednesday, even after the prosecution concluded its investigation into illegal surveillance operations by indicting five figures, including former presidential aides for their involvement, among them, former vice knowledge economy minister Park Young-joon. Was President Lee Myung-bak aware of the illicit activities of his aides before prosecutors…
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Pyongyang jumps into the fray
Ideological quarrels approaching farce North Korea has joined in the ideological mudslinging among South Korean politicians, turning an already wasteful dogfight into a farce. “If we disclose what some conservative South Korean politicians said in North Korea, most South Koreans will fall down in a fit,” said the North’s Committee…
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Society
Colleges in turmoil over election of presidents
State-run colleges are in a whirlwind of internal conflict over the government’s move to scrap the direct election system that chooses the institution’s presidents. Changing the way presidents are picked at state schools is the centerpiece of Education Minister Lee Ju-ho’s college restructuring plan. Professors are resisting the move, alleging…
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Society
Park Chu-young “I will do my military duty”
Arsenal forward Park Chu-young broke his silence Wednesday and clarified the position on the controversial delaying of his mandatory military service at a press conference at the Korea Football Association in Seoul. He did not, however, give a specific time frame as to when he would complete his national service.…
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World
Presidential Campaign Highly Polarizes in Egypt
In this Monday, June 11, 2012 file photo, giant billboards showing Egyptian presidential candidates Ahmed Shafiq, top, and Mohammed Morsi, bottom, are seen along a highway in Cairo, Egypt. Arabic sign, top, reads, “Ahmed Shafiq, president for Egypt, actions and not words.” Arabic sign, bottom, partially shown, reads, “our strength…
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IT-Science
Samsung hopes China will help soften crisis
Samsung Electronics is preparing to make China the new center of its activities, hoping that a strengthened position in the world’s fastest-growing economy will provide a cushion to absorb business rockiness in shell-shocked nations in the West. To explore new business opportunities Choi Gee-sung, the former Samsung Electronics CEO who…
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Korea prohibits trade of online game items
Korea has decided to ban trade for commercial game items from the second half of this year as a measure aimed at encouraging students to not waste time. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has announced that it is planning to halt all virtual item trades with a new…
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