Friday 12th March, 2010
<span Class="style3">korean Doctors Flocking To Us </span>
The Korea TimesBy Jane Han Staff Reporter Kim, a 31-year-old resident physician at a Seoul hospital, has had to give up his dream for now â not the dream of becoming a specialist, but to pass the test that wou...
<span Class="style3">seoul Needs Romantic 'storytelling' To Be Attractive City </span>
The Korea TimesBy Kwon Mee-yoo Staff Reporter Rolf Jensen, 66, the chief imagination officer of Dream Company, says that Seoul needs "stories to tell" in order to make it a global city where people of the world ...
<span Class="style3">park Scores In 4-0 Win Over Milan </span>
The Korea TimesBy Kang Seung-woo Staff Reporter Park Ji-sung scored a goal in a 4-0 drubbing of AC Milan in the second leg of the Champions League Thursday (KST) at home as Manchester United marched into the qua...
<span Class="style3">arrest Warrant Sought For Busan Murder Suspect </span>
The Korea TimesBy Park Si-soo Staff Reporter Prosecutors will file a request Friday for an arrest warrant for Kim Kil-tae who is suspected of kidnapping, raping and killing a 13-year-old middle school girl in Bu...
<span Class="style3">samsung Tycoon World’s 100th Richest </span>
The Korea TimesBy Kim Tae-gyu Staff Reporter Lee Kun-hee, erstwhile chairman at Samsung Group, was ranked as the world's 100th richest person in 2010, 100 years after his father and Samsung founder Lee Byung-chu...
<span Class="style3">ven. Beop Jeong Passes Away At 78 </span>
The Korea TimesBy Han Sang-hee Staff Reporter Ven. Beop Jeong, one of the most respected Buddhist leaders in Korea, passed away Thursday at Gilsang Temple in Seoul. He was 78. Ven. Beop had suffered from lung...
<span Class="style3">[hs] Seoul Typography New Tool Of Design </span>
The Korea TimesVisitors look at works of art on display at the “Let’s Meet New Seoul Typography” exhibition Feb. 25. The event is showing designs and artworks based on newly made calligraphic fonts symbolizing...
Seeing The Market Through A New Lens
JoonAng DailyThis is largely due to the nature of its products. A long-standing global player in the optical and optoelectronics industry, Carl Zeiss has manufactured basic industrial products including semiconduc...
Hyundai E&c Sees Rally On News Of Turkey Deal
JoonAng DailyIn particular, the stock price of Hyundai Engineering and Construction could continue to rally on the growing expectation that it may win a deal to construct nuclear power plants for export to other c...
Fki Announces Job Policy Committee
JoonAng DailyThe Federation of Korean Industries, a local business advocacy group, launched a committee yesterday to develop strategies to create 3 million jobs as a contribution to government efforts to fight une...
Ex-iaea Head Speaks At Nuclear Forum
JoonAng DailyMohamed ElBaradei, delivering the keynote at the Summit of Honor on Atoms for Peace and Environment (Shape) in Seoul, noted that only a handful of countries such as the United States regulate the nucl...
Teen Victim Might Have Been Saved, Source Says
JoonAng DailyAn autopsy performed at the Institute of Forensic Medicine at Pusan National University showed that Lee Yu-ri probably died between March 2 and March 4, meaning that she was alive for more than a week...
Drill Under Way To Remove Wmds
JoonAng DailyAn American general has revealed for the first time that an American unit is running a joint military drill with South Korean forces to train for the elimination of weapons of mass destruction in case...
Police May Reveal Faces Of Suspects In Vicious Crimes
JoonAng DailyAs the public demanded to see the face of a man suspected of a heinous crime, police said yesterday that they will devise internal guidelines about releasing photographs of certain suspects from now o...
Russia Mixes Its Messages Over Stabbing Arrests
JoonAng DailyThe Russian Embassy in Seoul insisted yesterday that police in Moscow arrested two suspects in the recent stabbing of a South Korean student, even after police officials in the Russian capital denied ...
Light Court Fines May Fuel Illegal Strikes
JoonAng DailyAfter losing tens of millions of won when a strike forced him to close for 10 days in July 2007, he said a recent court ruling that granted him just 300,000 won ($265) in compensation feels like no aw...
South Korea Leaves Key Interest Rate Unchanged
MENAFN(MENAFN) South Korea's central bank left its key interest rate at a record low Thursday amid international sovereign debt concerns and as the institution prepares for a leadership change, Bloomberg re...
South Korea Delegation To Israel Seeks Cleantech Collaboration
GlobesIsrael is beginning to acquire standing as a world center for development of renewable energy technologies. A large and high-ranking delegation from South Korea is in the country for a comprehensive, ...
Golf: Japan, S. Korea To Hold Team Event In Sept.+
BreitbartTOKYO, March 11 (AP) - (Kyodo)ÂThe Japan Golf Tour Organization said Thursday a team event will be held between Japanese and South Korean players in a suburb of Seoul on Sept. 10-12. The $70...
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The Korea TimesAsiana’s Incheon-Ibaraki service: Asiana Airlines launched a new route linking Korea with the Ibaraki airport, northeast of Tokyo, Thursday. Asiana CEO Yoon Young-doo, center in second row, and offi...
<span Class="style3">culture, Sports And Tourism Minister Yu In-chon, Right, ... </span>
The Korea TimesSports product exhibition: Culture, Sports and Tourism Minister Yu In-chon, right, and Rep. Ko Heung-gil of the governing Grand National Party, next to Yu, listen to explanations about products exhibi...
Military Unit On Wmd Participating In S Korea-u.s. Military Drills
People's DailyGeneral Walter Sharp, the top U.S. military commander in Seoul, said an army unit formed to counter weapons of mass destruction (WMD) that the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) might posses...
The Chief Of The Nation's Anti-corruption Agency Pledged Thursday Efforts To Eliminate Drug "rebate" Irregularities.
The Korea TimesBy Kang Hyun-kyung Staff Reporter The chief of the nation's anti-corruption agency pledged Thursday efforts to eliminate drug "rebate" irregularities. Both the giver and recipient of bribes in ...
<p Class="style15" Style="line-height:120%; Margin-top:0; Margin-bottom:0; Margin-left:0; Margin-right:0;">• Monitoring Of Pedophiles, Rapists To Be Strengthened</p>
The Korea TimesBy Park Si-soo Staff Reporter The Ministry of Justice said Thursday that convicted pedophiles and other sex offenders are expected to face closer monitoring following their release from prison. ...
<p Class="style15" Style="line-height:120%; Margin-top:0; Margin-bottom:0; Margin-left:0; Margin-right:0;">• Seoul Needs Romantic 'storytelling' To Be Attractive City</p>
The Korea TimesBy Kwon Mee-yoo Staff Reporter Rolf Jensen, 66, the chief imagination officer of Dream Company, says that Seoul needs ``stories to tell'' in order to make it a global city where people of the worl...
<p Class="style15" Style="line-height:120%; Margin-top:0; Margin-bottom:0; Margin-left:0; Margin-right:0;">• Jeon Jae-hee ã ¡ Minister Of Ingenuity</p>
The Korea TimesBy Bae Ji-sook Staff Reporter If you think Health and Welfare Minister Jeon Jae-hee is a business-as-usual, desk-bound, pencil-pushing member of the Cabinet, brace yourself for a surprise. As t...
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