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Business
Conrad challenges Lotte, Shilla Hotel
“Watch out Lotte and Shilla! Here we come.’’ This is the message sent out by Nils-Arne Schroeder, general manager of the Conrad Hotel Seoul, which will open in Yeouido in November. He said the Hilton Hotel Group’s premier luxury brand will steal guests from Lotte and Shilla, as well as…
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People
Stars to carry flags
The details to the opening ceremony of the 2012 London Olympic Games have still yet to emerge, but we know who will carry their national flags. Among the 204 national teams, world-class athletes will represent their countries as the flagbearers. Carrying the South Korean flag at the opening ceremony Friday…
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Society
Growth can go with environment protection
Twenty years ago, when world leaders met in Rio de Janeiro for the Earth Summit, 5.5 billion people inhabited our planet. Nearly half were living in extreme poverty. Today, even with the global population exceeding 7 billion, the proportion is down to just over one quarter. Over the same period,…
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Parks to hire migrant women as guides
Migrant women from multiracial families will work as “eco-guides” at national parks so foreign tourists can get a better understanding of the local ecosystem. The Korea National Park Service said Monday it will select 15 female employees from the Philippines, China and Mongolia who live near the parks and have…
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IT-Science
Samsung, Apple may be near reconciliation
Samsung Electronics and Apple may enter a comprehensive cross-licensing deal this year, sources told The Korea Times, Thursday. The first trial on the Samsung-Apple patent dispute in the United States is slated for July 30. Samsung is asking Apple to pay a 2.4 percent royalty rate for the iPhone and…
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Society
Calls growing for better child protection
The killing of a schoolgirl in Tongyeong by a convicted sex offender has triggered calls to enhance childcare facilities, especially for children living with working parents in rural areas. The 10-year-old victim, Han A-reum, is known to have often missed meals because her father and older brother had to work.…
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Politics
NK leader fast cementing hold on leadership
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has asserted his leadership style with more speed than expected, analysts said Thursday, amid a series of moves aimed to build his personality cult. From attending a concert featuring Disney and other icons of American culture to the surprise acknowledgment of his 2010 marriage, watchers…
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Politics
2 trouble-hit lawmakers to stay in leftist party
The plan to expel two trouble-hit lawmakers of the minor Unified Progressive Party (UPP) was foiled Thursday. Only six out of 13 UPP legislators voted in favor of the move at a party meeting. The leftist party will inevitably face a backlash from the public as the results showed the…
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Politics
Presidential hopeful calls for S-N coalition
Park Joon-yung, a presidential contender of the main opposition party, has expressed his desire to form a coalition government with North Korea, should he win the upcoming presidential election. “I believe South and North Korea will be able to enter the first stage of unification on the assumption that the…
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Society
Most sex crimes reported at Gangnam Station
Fifty seven sex offenses were reported at Gangnam Station in the upscale southern Seoul district during the first six months of this year. It is highest among 265 subway stops in Seoul, police data showed, Thursday. The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency said that a total of 465 cases of sex…
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