• Lawmaker Do’s poems to remain in textbooks

    Poet-turned-lawmaker Do Jong-hwan’s works will continue to be published in textbooks after the National Election Commission (NEC) said Tuesday that including them in textbooks does not go against the election law. The clarification came after the Korea Institute for Curriculum and Evaluation (KICE) asked the commission whether publishing a certain…

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    Police in hot water over handcuffing incident

    Police are under fire for failing to secure the immediate release of three citizens who were handcuffed last Thursday by American troops following a dispute outside Osan U.S Air Force base near Pyeongtaek in Gyeonggi province. Activists claim that it is illegal under the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) for…

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    Are Korea billboard ads effective?

    NEW YORK ― Times Square’s glittering spectacle of lights, neon signs and a chaotic bustle make it one of the busiest places on earth. And starting last Wednesday, in the heart of this glitzy spot, a giant digital billboard began playing an advertisement promoting Korea’s traditional folksong “Arirang.” Interesting ―…

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    [India Report] Air India plane makes emergency landing in Pakistan

    An Air Inida passenger plane with 122 passengers on board made an emergency landing in  Pakistan Monday (July 9). But there was no casualties due to the emergency landing. The Airbus 319A bound for New Delhi from Abu Dhabi was forced to make an emergency landing because of  some technical…

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    Protestor rams truck into Japanese embassy

    Police apprehended a man in his 60s for crashing his truck into the main gate of the Japanese Embassy in central Seoul, early Monday. According to police, the 61-year-old driver, surnamed Kim, smashed his 1 ton truck into the embassy’s main gate at 4:59 a.m. Policemen on guard in front…

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    ‘Se-ri kid’ clinches US Open

    In 1998, at the height of a currency crisis gripping Korea, Pak Se-ri’s landmark victory at the U.S. Women’s Open inspired a nation to get back on its feet. Some girls were inspired to follow in her footsteps, and were given the moniker “Pak Se-ri kids.” One of them, Choi…

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    Qualification of justice nominees questioned

    Two of four justice nominees are under fire for religious inclination, abuse of authority or fake residence registration ahead of their National Assembly confirmation hearing. The main opposition Democratic United Party (DUP) denounced Kim Shin, 55, chief of the Ulsan District Court, for references to Christianity during trials he presided…

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  • Immigrants with vocational licenses soar

    The number of immigrants with vocational licenses certified by the Korean government increased nearly threefold to 2,144 last year from 788 in 2010, the Ministry of Employment and Labor said Monday. The ministry said it expects a record-high number this year as 26,308 foreigners have already applied to take the…

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  • LG Scion gets 3-year jail term for embezzlment

    The Supreme Court upheld a lower court’s ruling to sentence a scion of the late LG Group founder Koo In-hwoi to a three-year prison sentence, Monday, on charges of stock manipulation and embezzlement. Koo Bon-hyun, a nephew of LG honorary Chairman Koo Cha-kyung, was convicted of pocketing some 13.9 billion…

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    IMF calls on Indonesia to speed up infrastructure projects

    JAKARTA, July 9 (Xinhua) — The International Monetary Fund ( IMF) has called on the Indonesian government to be more serious about its commitment to developing infrastructure, local media reported on Monday. IMF Asia and Pacific department chief Sanjaya Panth said that one of the main factors hindering Indonesia from…

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