• Saenuri’s mayor hopefuls in 1st TV debate

    The three Saenuri Party members hoping to contest the Seoul mayoral race appeared in their first televised primary debate, Wednesday. During the debate, former Prime Minister Kim Hwang-sik, seven-term lawmaker Chung Mong-joon and Supreme Council member Lee Hye-hoon also attacked sitting Mayor Park Won-soon, a member of the New Politics…

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  • Samsung to unveil Note4 in September

    Samsung Electronics plans to unveil the Galaxy Note4 at this year’s technology exhibition in Berlin, Germany, in September, according to company officials Wednesday. “Samsung is considering holding a launch event of the Note4 at the IFA trade fair. It is in the middle of finalizing specification details for the upcoming…

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  • Obama overreacts to selfie brouhaha

    What if David Ortiz had used an iPhone for a selfie with President Barack Obama? Would the White House consider legal action against Apple? These are questions asked by some Koreans after the U.S. presidential office showed displeasure after the photo the Boston Red Sox star took of himself and…

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  • Kim Jong-un keeps job

    North Korean leader Kim Jong-un was re-elected as the first chairman of the country’s powerful National Defense Commission (NDC), Wednesday. His re-election came during the first session of the North’s newly-elected Supreme People’s Assembly (SPA), said the state-run North Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). Kim was initially chosen for the…

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  • US President likely to pass on sex slave issue

    Korea visit will follow Japan trip U.S. President Barack Obama will face a couple of issues that Koreans want to see addressed during his visit here later this month. First among these is the issue of Korean women forced into sexual slavery by the Imperial Japanese Army during World War…

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  • Kang to receive German order of merit

    Kang Sue-jin, the Korea National Ballet (KNB) director, will be honored by the state of Baden-Wurttemberg in Germany on May 3rd for her contributions to art and culture, according to KNB on Monday. Kang is widely regarded as the greatest Korean ballerina of her generation. She has been with the…

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  • Streak interrupted

    Hollywood blockbusters halt Korean films’ local dominance After dominating the local box office for most of 2012 and 2013, Korean films are off to a slower start this year with moviegoers showing more love for Hollywood films. According to the Korean Film Council, Korean movies combined for a 48 percent…

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  • Korean authors arrive for London Book Fair

    The “Korea Market Focus” of the London Book Fair, a major publishing trade event, opened Tuesday with the attendance of several major Korean literary figures. The Korea-centric event, which aims to highlight the Korean publishing industry, is being held under the theme, “Books opening the mind, doors opening the future.”…

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  • Yuhan-Kimberly leads green innovation

    Tree-planting campaign marks 30th anniversary Yuhan-Kimberly leads environmental conservation efforts in the country through its corporate social responsibility (CSR) program Keep Korea Green. The program, launched in 1984 by a joint venture between Korean pharmaceutical firm Yuhan Corp. and global personal care company Kimberly-Clark, plans to reach the mark of…

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  • Carmakers to benefit most from FTA

    Car and machinery manufacturers are expected to benefit most from the Korea-Australia free trade agreement (FTA), which was signed Tuesday, while hardest hit will be agricultural sector, according to experts. “Like Korea’s FTAs with the U.S. and Canada, the FTA with Australia will benefit export-oriented goods, such as cars, components,…

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