Thursday 17th May, 2012
The ruling party is allegedly considering the feasibility of a law to prevent lawmakers-elect whose career backgrounds are suspicious enough to pose a threat to national security from taking office as scheduled.
By Kang Hyun-kyung The ruling party is allegedly considering the feasibility of a law to prevent lawmakers-elect whose career backgrounds are suspicious enough to pose a threat to national ...
• Full Gospel Church mired in corruption
By Kim Rahn The son of the founder of the largest church in Korea was summoned Monday by the prosecution for questioning on suspicions of embezzling funds from an affiliated company. His ...
• Unpaid workers to get aid
By Yi Whan-woo The government is planning wage subsidies for employees who are currently on unpaid leave due to financial mismanagement by their employers. The Ministry of Employment and Labor ...
China treats detainees ‘like animals’:..
The Korea TimesBy Kim Young-jin Depravation, intimidation and no access to law or counsel: Beginning to sound like North Korea's notorious prison system? In fact, these are the conditions that often ...
S.Korea's Eximbank raises 100 bln yen through samurai bond sales
SINASEOUL, May 17 (Xinhua) -- The Export-Import Bank of Korea ( Eximbank), South Korea's state-run trade bank, said Thursday that it has raised 100 billion yen (1.25 billion U.S. dollars) through ...
Seoul launches multipurpose satellite
Bahrain News AgencySeoul, May 17 (BNA) -- Korean government announced today that it will launch its multipurpose satellite (Arirang-3) tomorrow from the Japanese Tanegashima Space Center. The four-year lifespan ...
• Gambling scandal gives bad name to Buddhism
The Korea TimesBy Do Je-hae The recent scandal involving gambling Buddhist monks could not have erupted at a worse time for the proponents of spreading Korean Buddhism globally. Modern Korea is not a ...
• Monk hit for justifying gambling
The Korea TimesBy Yun Suh-young A monk is under fire for justifying the inappropriate behavior of eight monks caught on video gambling in a hotel room in South Jeolla Province. The incident is likely to take ...
• KMA chief under probe
The Korea TimesBy Yun Suh-young The police are investigating Cho Seok-joon, president of the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA), for allegedly favoring a company he used to work for in a bid to select a ...
South Korea Drop Striker Park for World Cup Qualifiers
International Herald Tribune(Reuters) - Arsenal striker Park Chu-young has been left out of the South Korean squad for next month's final round of 2014 World Cup qualifiers amid a backlash from fans over his controversial ...
The South Korean and U.S. air forces began a large-scale, regular joint maneuver Monday to sharpen their ability to work together in simulated war situations, officials said, amid growing concerns that North Korea may conduct a third nuclear test.
The Korea TimesThe South Korean and U.S. air forces began a large-scale, regular joint maneuver Monday to sharpen their ability to work together in simulated war situations, officials said, amid growing concerns ...
South Korea Urges Release of Human Rights Activist Detained in China
MENAFN(MENAFN - Qatar News Agency) South Korea's ruling Saenuri Party said Wednesday it will press Beijing to release a South Korean human rights activist who has been detained in China for nearly 50 ...
S. Korea Needs to Boost Economic Vitality
MENAFN(MENAFN - Qatar News Agency) South Korea should seek to resuscitate its economic vitality and plot a policy of long-term sustainable growth to counter mounting global financial uncertainty, the top ...
Regular flights launched between Seoul, China's Shijiazhuang
Global TimesJin Air, a low-cost airline of the Republic of Korea (ROK), will launch regular flights between the ROK's capital of Seoul and Shijiazhuang city in northern China's Hebei province on June ...
S.Korea, US, Japan to hold talks on N.Korea
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This file photo shows Lim Sung-Nam (L), South Korean negotiator for six-nation talks, along with his Japanese counterpart Shinsuke Sugiyama, prior talks in Tokyo, in 2011. ...
South Korea pension fund eyes more investment from mainland
The China PostSEOUL -- South Korea's national pension fund, the world's fourth largest, said Wednesday it hopes to buy more yuan-denominated Chinese stocks to diversify its overseas investment ...
Seoul: 10 Things to Do
TimeSeoul is the seat of government and it's as crowded and competitive, if more homogeneous, as any other developed megacity. Skyscrapers dwarf shanty towns, throngs of delivery men on motorcycles ...
• Korea unveils next-generation bullet train
The Korea TimesKorea unveiled a fully working prototype of its next-generation high speed train that can reach speeds of up to 430 kilometers per hour, the government said Thursday. The new train, called the ...
• Korea set to launch multipurpose satellite
The Korea TimesKorea is set to launch a multipurpose satellite equipped with a high-resolution camera from a Japanese space center as planned, the government said Thursday. The Arirang 3 satellite is scheduled ...
NK builds benevolent image of leader Kim Jong-un
The Korea TimesNorth Korea's state media have apparently set out to build an image of the country's new leader Kim Jong-un as caring as citizens show little sign of warming to the young ruler. ...
• Bus strike in Seoul looms larger
The Korea TimesBus drivers in Seoul are likely to abandon their vehicles from Friday after overnight negotiations between the union and management failed to produce any compromise on a pay raise and other working ...
China-Japan-S. Korea FTA puts pressure on Taiwan
Asia News NetworkTaiwan President Ma Ying-jeou said yesterday that the country can't afford to be absent from a free-trade bloc that could be formed in upcoming trade talks among mainland China, Japan and South ...
S. Korea car crash caught on camera goes viral
CNN AsiaA car suddenly accelerated as a couple drove to a store Their son posted rearview camera video from the drive and subsequent crash South Korean ministry is investigating claim of sudden ...
Third high-altitude spy plane delivered for deployment
The Korea TimesThe Air Force has taken delivery of a third advanced surveillance plane from U.S. aircraft giant Boeing on Thursday, officials said, to strengthen South Korea's capacity to carry out aerial ...
• Korean-born adviser tapped as French minister for digital economy
The Korea TimesPARIS (Yonhap) -- French President Francois Hollande has appointed his Korea-born adviser Fleur Pellerin as minister for digital economy, making her the first ethnic Korean to advance to the French ...
Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono hosted a banquet in honor of Kim Yong-nam, North Korea's ceremonial head of state, in Jakarta on Tuesday, the North's official KCNA reported.
The Korea TimesIndonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono hosted a banquet in honor of Kim Yong-nam, North Korea's ceremonial head of state, in Jakarta on Tuesday, the North's official KCNA ...
WASHINGTON -- A U.S. congressional committee is pressuring the Obama administration to redeploy tactical nuclear weapons on the Korean Peninsula.
The Korea TimesWASHINGTON (Yonhap) -- A U.S. congressional committee is pressuring the Obama administration to redeploy tactical nuclear weapons on the Korean Peninsula. The House Armed Services Committee, ...
South Korea Stock Market Looking For Traction
RTT News5/16/2012 7:33 PM ET (RTTNews) - The South Korea stock market has closed lower now in six straight sessions, falling almost 1300 points or 6.8 percent along the way. The KOSPI finished just below ...
In S Korea Taxing Gambling Monks
New America MediaThe leadership of Jogye, South Korea’s largest Buddhist order, is being thrown into question following the disclosure Thursday of a video clip showing monks gambling, drinking and smoking in a ...
N. Korea renews works on new nuclear reactor: think tank
The Korea TimesWASHINGTON (Yonhap) -- North Korea has resumed construction of a new experimental light water reactor at its main nuclear complex, a U.S. institute said Wednesday, citing commercial satellite ...
Beijing, Seoul ignore requests to ease import curbs on food
Japan TimesChinese and South Korean leaders turned a deaf ear to Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda's request that they ease restrictions on Japanese food imports imposed last year because of the Fukushima No. ...
UAE and S. Korea sign Customs Cooperation Agreement
WAMWAM Abu Dhabi, May 16th, 2012 (WAM) -- Represented by the Federal Customs Authority (FCA) and Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) respectively, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the Republic ...
U.S.-South Korea Alliance Provides Security in Northeast Asia
Defense LinkBy Jim GaramoneAmerican Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, May 16, 2012 – The U.S.-South Korea alliance provides security and stability in Northeast Asia and that partnership will continue into the ...
Caribbean Athletes Shine at IAAF Meeting in South Korea
Prensa LatinaSeoul, May 16 (Prensa Latina) Grenadian sprinter Kirani James and Bahamian high jumper Trevor Barry on Wednesday shined at the athletic meeting held in the city of Daegu. James, current world ...
Canadian shot putter Armstrong wins silver in South Korea
TSNSEOUL, South Korea -- Canada's Dylan Armstrong captured a silver medal in shot put at the Colorful Daegu Meeting on Wednesday, continuing his comeback from injuries. The 31-year-old from ...
Yonsei to compete with Ivy League
The Korea TimesYonsei University President Jeong Kap-young speaks about the school's globalization strategy during an interview with The Korea Times at his office in Seoul, Wednesday. / Korea ...
Yonsei proposes 'G10' academic exchang..
The Korea TimesBy Na Jeong-ju Yonsei University President Jeong Kap-young said Wednesday that his school's administration is talking with other top schools in the Asia-Pacific region about forming an elite ...
Meltdown of Korean diplomacy
The Korea TimesWhat does the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade do? Four activists were detained in China but the ministry appeared to be at a loss. Reports, although denied by its spokesman, are that China ...
Head of Buddhist Jogye Order accused of engaging in sex
The Korea TimesVen. Jaseung, head of Buddhist Jogye Order, repents fellow monks' sins with 108 bows. He has been accused of engaging in prostitution by the same monk who submitted a video of six Buddhist ...
Koreans rely heavily on imported food
The Korea TimesBy Yi Whan-woo Koreans like to eat imported food. They depend on it for their everyday meals more than other nationals, a government study showed Wednesday. Each Korean consumed 468 kilograms ...
FTC to tighten chaebol monitoring
The Korea TimesBy Park Si-soo The anti-trust regulator is intensifying pressure on giant conglomerates to deal fairly with subcontractors and other small businesses. Kim Dong-soo, chairman of the Fair Trade ...
Funerals for innocent man take place 30 years after death
The Korea TimesMourners attended a funeral service for Mun Yeong-su, who allegedly died after being assaulted by police at the age of 28 three decades ago, which was held in Gwangju, Tuesday. Organized by a ...
[ed] President Lee in Myanmar
The Korea TimesTwo countries should forget past, start anew Many Koreans have not so good a memory of Myanmar, or Burma as the Southeast Asian country was called formerly. It was where ex-President Chun ...
Top court rules in favor of MBC for 'U..
The Korea TimesBy Yun Suh-young The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that a broadcasting company cannot be held responsible for causing psychological damage to citizens who watch its programs. The court upheld ...
NK activity at missile launch site: Kyoto
The Korea TimesNorth Korea is upgrading the Musudan-ri missile launch site in North Hamgyeong Province, the Kyoto News Service reported, quoting multiple sources. The sources say that it's probable the ...
World's Tallest Lego Tower Erected In South Korea
5 Channel CincinnatiThe crown prince of Denmark places the final brick on the world's largest Lego tower built in Seoul, South Korea. Lego Group officials announced that they have completed the world's ...
S Korea's Q1 FDI up 18.7% to USD10.98b
MENAFN(MENAFN) South Korea's Ministry of Strategy and Finance announced that during 2012's first 3 months, the country's foreign direct investments (FDI) climbed 18.7 percent from ...
S. Korea's Blind Search for New Opportunities
VOASEOUL - South Korea’s blind have a unique privilege. For much of the past century they have held the constitutional right as the only people allowed to work as masseurs. But that law has come ...
S. Korea's Import Prices Rise in April
MENAFN(MENAFN - Qatar News Agency) South Korea's import prices slowly rose in more than two years last April, primarily due to a drop in the cost of refined petroleum and nonferrous metal products. ...
A foreign student attending Kyung Hee
The Korea TimesMaking Korean rice cakes: A foreign student attending Kyung Hee University's Institute of International Education makes traditional Korean rice cake during a festival at the school's ...
Employees of Tefal, the 155-year-old French
The Korea TimesBazaar for underprivileged children: Employees of Tefal, the 155-year-old French household appliance maker, introduce blenders and toasters to children and other visitors during a bazaar held at the ...
British Deputy Foreign Minister Jeremy
The Korea TimesBritish Deputy Foreign Minister Jeremy Browne, center in the front row, poses with defectors from North Korea and diplomats from the British Embassy in Seoul after a friendly football match at the ...
Viagra copycats to hit markets
The Korea Times28 generic versions ready to hit market but disputes remain By Kim Tae-gyu The patent for Viagra, the first prescription drug for erectile dysfunction, is set to expire today in Korea so a ...
Myanmar and South Korea set for business
UPISouth Korean President Lee Myung-bak arrive back from Myanmar with a pocket full of business agreements as well as a pledge to release a North Korean ...
‘Stop U.S. beef imports!’: Rep. Park Jie-won, interim leader
The Korea Times'Stop U.S. beef imports!' : Rep. Park Jie-won, interim leader of the United Democratic Party, shows a copy of a government avertisement that assures the safety of U.S. beef imports in a ...
• Jeju education city to give tax breaks to investors
The Korea TimesBy Alexander Ahn Jeju Province plans to designate the Jeju Global Education City as a special investment promotion zone next month. The provincial authorities said Wednesday that the ...
• Another savings bank chief arrested
The Korea TimesBy Kim Rahn The head of a suspended savings bank has been apprehended on suspicion of extending illegal loans, embezzling bank money and creating a slush fund. Investigators of a joint probe ...
Prime Minister Kim Hwang-sik announces measures to deal ...
The Korea TimesCombating electricity shortage: Prime Minister Kim Hwang-sik announces measures to deal with a possible electricity shortage this summer at a meeting with related ministers at the Central Government ...
S. Korea's leftist UPP forms emergency committee amid infighting
Global TimesSouth Korea's left-wing minor party, beset by factional feuds over a vote-rigging scandal, formed an ad hoc committee Wednesday in an attempt to salvage itself. The Unified Progressive Party ...
• More foreigners seek medical services
The Korea TimesBy Yun Suh-young Three year-old Trepova Malika from Kazakhstan is in Korea to receive treatment for cancer from a hospital in Seoul. Treatment in her own country to remove the tumor near her ...
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