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Lifestyle
Football coach Hong Myung-bo eyes London medal
Korea’s Olympic football team manager Hong Myung-bo says that an absence of star players from top leagues in the national squad will not stop the team winning a medal at this summer’s London Games. “I do not place much importance on how we are rated,” Hong said in a recent…
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Politics
U.S. State Secretary Arrives In Istanbul
US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton arrives in Istanbul, Turkey on Wednesday, June 6, 2012. Clinton will attend the Second Meeting of the Coordinating Committee of Global Counterterrorism Forum (GCTF) set to be held in Istanbul on June 7-8. The Committee is the highest decision-making body of the Forum,…
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Mobile carriers urge KCC to block Kakao’s free phone service
The domestic mobile carriers ― SK Telecom, KT and LG Uplus ― are expected to urge the telecommunications regulator to block Kakao Talk’s free voice service, which started here Tuesday. They claim that the free call service offered by the nation’s most popular mobile messenger service provider could deal a…
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Politics
Shanghai Cooperation Summit kicks off
The leaders of many Asian and Pacific countries arrived to China to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Summit in China, June 5, 2012. On the sidelines of the Summit Chinese President Hu Jintao held talks with his Kyrgyz counterpart, Almazbek Atambayev, in Beijing on Tuesday, raising a five-point proposal on promoting…
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Business
Korea has ability to combat crisis: Moody’s
Korea is well-positioned to weather the worsening global conditions thanks to its fiscal strength, the health of its banking system and manageable external positions, a senior official from Moody’s said. However, the historically high level of household debt, which continues to pose a considerable threat to financial stability, may have…
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Society
KIPA, Yunnan College agree on ethnic projects
The Korea Institute of Public Administration (KIPA) and Chinese Yunnan Public Administration College (YPAC) agreed to increase academic research Monday, in a joint effort to find a solution to ethnic problems. KIPA, a flag think tank under the Prime Minister’s Office, and YPAC share the view on the need that…
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Politics
US envoy on North Korea human rights to visit Seoul
The United States envoy on North Korean human rights will visit Seoul later this week for talks with South Korean officials amid ongoing humanitarian concerns about the Stalinist state. The trip by Robert King comes amid reports that the human rights situation has deteriorated in recent months and concern from…
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Decency of lawmakers
Lim should make sincere apology to defectors Rep. Lim Su-kyung’s abusive remarks last week against North Korean defectors and a ruling party lawmaker are creating a stir, raising the possibility that the controversy over “pro-North’’ legislators may spread to her main opposition Democratic United Party (DUP). The row comes at…
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Smuggler arrested for helping N. Korea launch cyber attack
Police have arrested a smuggler for allegedly helping North Korean intelligence attempt cyber terrorism on government computer networks through online game software. The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency said Sunday that the 39-year-old man, surnamed Cho, is under investigation for purchasing 10 versions of gambling software with malicious code from North…
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Politics
Dispute over rant by DUP’s Lim intensifies
The dispute involving the rant by Rep. Lim Su-kyung of the Democratic United Party (DUP) on North Korean defectors is escalating despite the lawmaker’s apology. Lim, a former pro-North Korean student activist, is drawing fire not only from the ruling Saenuri Party but also from conservative groups as a whole…
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