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Culture
Fire At Fireworks Factory Kills 40 Workers In India
Muthumani, 25, injured with burn marks on his back rests on a bed at a government run hospital in Madurai, about 460 kilometers (285 miles) southwest of Chennai, India, Thursday, Sept. 6, 2012. A massive blaze raged for hours at a fireworks factory in southern India, killing at least 40…
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East Asia
Momorial Serice For Rev. Moon At Chong Shim Peace World Center
The Rev. Hyung-jin Moon, third from left, the youngest son of the late Rev. Sun Myung Moon, bows with mourners during a memorial service for his father and the founder of the Unification Church at the Cheong Shim Peace World Center in Gapyeong, South Korea, Thursday, Sept. 6, 2012. <AP…
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South Asia
Fireworks Factory In India Seen Gutted By Fire
SIVAKASHI– Photo taken on Sept. 5, 2012 shows the scene of a fireworks factory after massive fire in Sivakasi district in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu. At least 25 people were killed and 40 others seriously injured after an explosion in a fireworks factory in Sivakasi district. <Xinhua/Stringer>…
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Society
Korea’s 1st-ever WCC to open on Jeju
Participants to tackle environmental challenges A record number of 10,000 delegates from more than 170 countries will participate in the 2012 World Conservation Congress that kicks off its 10-day run on Jeju Island on Thursday. The delegates include global environmental leaders and experts from the United Nations (U.N.), government agencies,…
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Samsung seeks sales ban on LG OLED television
Samsung Display, the world’s biggest flat-screen maker, is seeking a complete sales ban on its rival LG Display’s advanced flat-screen televisions using organic light-emitting diode (OLED) technology. On Wednesday, Samsung filed the injunction request with the Seoul Central District Court. “LG Display stole our key OLED technologies and employees. Thus,…
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War on sex crimes escalates
Man arrested for handing out fliers for prostitution Police said Wednesday they have apprehended a 49-year-old man for handing out leaflets that featured naked women in a Busan district to attract male clients for prostitutes. This is the first time that police have detained a person for distributing such fliers.…
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Society
College graduates lost in job search
Han Suk-hoon, a 27-year-old law major at Hanyang University in Seoul, graduated three weeks ago but he still goes to school every day. At the library, he reads newspapers to keep up with current affairs and studies for an English proficiency test. He has struggled to find a job. He…
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IT-Science
Copycatting ― Apple style
US firm’s internal memo indicates iPhone imitated Samsung, LG products Apple sued Samsung Electronics for copying its iPhone and a U.S. jury made a “patriotic” ruling ordering the Korean firm to pay $1.05 billion in damages. Now, what appears to be an internal memo from Apple appears to show it…
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Airport may be built on Ulleung Island
Korea has taken a wide range of measures over the years to bolster its sovereignty over the Dokdo islets in the East Sea against Japan’s repeated claims over them. In a bid to further solidify its ownership of the disputed territory, the government has decided to revive a plan to…
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NK to hold rare assembly soon
North Korea said Monday it will hold a rare second session of its Supreme People’s Assembly later this month. The move could be tied to economic reform measures being studied by the isolated state, analysts said. The session will be held on Sept. 25, Pyongyang’s official Korean Central News Agency…
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