• Business

    ‘Korea, US cut secret beef deal’

    Lawmaker claims gov’t complied with US demand for softer stance An opposition lawmaker alleged Thursday that the government promised the United States not to discontinue American beef imports even if a new case of mad cow disease was reported in a secret deal made in 2008. Rep. Park Joo-sun of…

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  • Business

    2012 Beijing Auto Show

    The 2012 Beijing International Automotive Exhibition kicked off Monday at the China International Exhibition Center with domestic and global automakers filling the venue with new models. The biennial event will run through May 2. This year’s event is the largest ever, showing the increasing importance of China as the biggest…

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  • Column

    Guilty verdict given on incumbent Pakistani Prime Minister

    Islamabad— The Supreme Court (SC) of Pakistan has ruled that Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani is guilty of contempt of court for refusing to obey an order to write to the authorities in Switzerland asking them to re-open corruption cases against country’s President Asif Ali Zardari. “For reasons to be…

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  • Society

    Reserve forces in South Korea and China

    Chinese reserve forces, at right, and Korean reserve forces, at left, are under training at their training camps.  South Korea’s reserve forces wee established on April 1, 1968 after the North Korean commando troops attacked the Chong Wa Dae, the official residence of the President, two and half months earlier.   Members…

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  • Society

    Dawn Service To Remember The War Dead

     Thousands of Australians and New Zealanders gathered at a dawn service on Wednesday in Turkey’s northwestern Gallipoli Peninsula to commemorate those who died in the Canakkale campaign during World War I. Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard also participated in the service, which marks the 97th anniversary of the Çanakkale battle. Gillard addressed…

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  • Society

    Not done yet

    Yang preaching patience to naysayers After rallying to defeat Tiger Woods in the final round of the PGA Championship in 2009, Yang Yong-eun came from nowhere to become a national hero. However, since the breakthrough victory, he has made little noise on the PGA Tour and critics question if he…

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  • Lifestyle

    ‘G.I. Joe: Retaliation’ bests original

    Lee Byung-hun reprises ‘loner’ Storm Shadow, praises new director For one of the country’s biggest stars, Lee Byung-hun was surprisingly — even excessively — modest. At a press event to plug the second installment of the G.I. Joe franchise in Seoul Wednesday, Lee shied away from accolades and was focused…

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  • Business

    Exim focuses on Middle East, North Africa

    The Export-Import Bank of Korea (Korea Eximbank) hosted an international business conference Wednesday aimed at connecting Korean companies with business executives and finance experts in fast-growing regions in the Middle East and North Africa. In a keynote speech at the conference, titled “Shaping the relationship between MENA (Middle East and…

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  • Column

    North Korea’s choice

    There seems to be a general consensus that North Korea’s new “First Secretary” Kim Jong-un utterly botched his first big test of leadership by going ahead with the launch of a new rocket despite international condemnation, only to see the missile disintegrate less than two minutes into its flight. The…

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  • Lame-duck session

    This is no way to conduct nation’s business The 18th National Assembly, which has shown neither dignity nor productivity in legislation, is disappointing voters even in its final days. Political parties failed to open a one-day plenary session Tuesday, aimed at passing dozens of vital bills for people’s livelihoods, over…

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