Provides the latest RSS feeds for South Korea News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page South Korea News.Net http://www.southkoreanews.net/ en-us Fri, 04 Jul 2008 07:39:43 -0400 Fri, 04 Jul 2008 07:39:43 -0400 30 Police in South Korea say they have arrested a number of South Asian men suspected of involvement in drugs rings linked to Taleban insurgents. The men were suspected of trying to smuggle raw material... http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15964922&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Fri, 04 Jul 2008 06:16:04 -0400 BBC http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15964922&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Meet Eddie Murphy's big head: A pedestrian poses for picture in front of a large model of Eddie Murphy's head in Times Square in New York, Thursday. The large model head of the actor was being used to... http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15963526&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Fri, 04 Jul 2008 04:46:19 -0400 The Korea Times http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15963526&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Seattle Mariners center fielder Jeremy Reed dives to catch a fly ball from the Detroit Tigers' Gary Sheffield in the second inning of a baseball game Thursday in Seattle. / AP-Yonhap http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15963527&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Fri, 04 Jul 2008 04:46:17 -0400 The Korea Times http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15963527&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 HONG KONG (Thomson Financial) - Asian stocks were mixed Friday with Japan and Korea falling after a fresh spike in oil prices, while Australia and Hong Kong outperformed after investors hunted for bar... http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15962465&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Fri, 04 Jul 2008 02:57:01 -0400 Congoo http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15962465&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 July 4 (Reuters) - South Korea's Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering Co (042660.KS: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Friday it had received a 2.44 trillion won ($2.34 billion) order for 16 con... http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15962464&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Fri, 04 Jul 2008 02:56:49 -0400 Congoo http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15962464&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 SEOUL, July 4 (Reuters) - Shares in Ssangyong Engineering & Construction (012650.KQ: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) surged Friday on reports that a preferred bidder for the medium-sized South K... http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15962462&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Fri, 04 Jul 2008 02:56:48 -0400 Congoo http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15962462&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon called on South Korea to contribute more foreign aid and peacekeepers abroad, saying Friday his homeland owes the international community for its help rebuilding from the Korean... http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15962461&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Fri, 04 Jul 2008 02:56:46 -0400 Congoo http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15962461&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon called on South Korea to contribute more foreign aid and peacekeepers abroad, saying Friday his homeland owes the international community for its help rebuilding from the Korean... http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15962466&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Fri, 04 Jul 2008 02:56:56 -0400 Congoo http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15962466&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Hundreds of Korean investors are facing losses running into millions of dollars because of Dorchester Pacific's financial strife. Potential losses to 300 Korean investors follow revelations that thous... http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15962458&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Fri, 04 Jul 2008 02:56:40 -0400 Congoo http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15962458&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 By Wendy R. Sherman, Special to the This latest round of diplomatic dancing with North Korea should finally put to rest the hoariest of political cliches -- that a willingness to talk with an enemy is... http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15962456&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Fri, 04 Jul 2008 02:56:39 -0400 Congoo http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15962456&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 SHANGHAI (XFN-ASIA) - China shares were lower in early trade with oil refiners pressured by surging oil prices, with nonferrous metals stocks retreating, dealers said. At 9:58 am, the benchmark Shangh... http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15962463&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Fri, 04 Jul 2008 02:56:54 -0400 Congoo http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15962463&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 AFPSEOUL -- A South Korean court Thursday handed a four-year jail sentence to the former chief of the Ssangyong Group, which was largely broken up following Asia's 1997-98 financial crisis. The Seoul ... http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15962457&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Fri, 04 Jul 2008 02:56:38 -0400 Congoo http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15962457&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 U.S. President George W. Bush on Wednesday speculated North Korean leader Kim Jong-il is tired of being isolated in the world... and would try to advance his country in a way that makes it easier for ... http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15959875&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 23:54:17 -0400 Congoo http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15959875&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 A local court yesterday sentenced Kim Suk-won, former chairman of Ssangyong Group, to four years in jail for breach-of-trust and embezzlement charges. The Seoul Western District Court also sentenced M... http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15959872&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 23:54:27 -0400 Congoo http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15959872&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Hyundai Motor group chairman Chung Mong-koo on Thursday donated W30 billion worth of his stocks in Glovis Co. to the Haebichi Corporate Social Responsibility Committee (US$1=W1,045). With the W60 bill... http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15959874&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 23:54:14 -0400 Congoo http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15959874&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Haliun, 32, passed the state exam yesterday. She will begin working at the ministry sometime around the middle of this month, officials said. She applied in June to a special category for applicants w... http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15959880&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 23:54:01 -0400 Congoo http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15959880&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 The nation's top defense acquisition agency is on the verge of being drastically downsized or vanishing altogether amid Defense Ministry efforts to absorb the agency and strengthen its hold on arms an... http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15959881&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 23:53:58 -0400 Congoo http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15959881&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 A buying frenzy has greeted the release of US beef in Korea, despite the mass protests from consumers concerned about potential health risks. According to Korea's JoongAng Daily, the office at A-Meat ... http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15959883&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 23:53:57 -0400 Congoo http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15959883&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 SEOUL, July 3: South Korean activists on Thursday launched a nationwide campaign to boycott US beef as President Lee Myung-Bak issued a fresh warning against violent protests. At least four protest gr... http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15959887&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 23:53:53 -0400 Congoo http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15959887&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 The U.S. Congress has estimated that it will cost the country US$575 million over the four years from 2009 to dismantle and replace North Koreas nuclear facilities, Radio Free Asia reported Thursday. ... http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15959876&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 23:54:15 -0400 Congoo http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15959876&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Former National Assembly vice speaker Park Hee-tae has been elected the new chairman of the ruling Grand National Party. Park beat lawmaker Chung Mong-joon by a margin of 842 votes by winning a total ... http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15958705&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 22:34:15 -0400 Chosun http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15958705&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Ã? Ã? Ã? Ã? Ã? Ã? Ã? Ã? Ã? Ã? Ã? The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) announced today that the remains of a U.S. serviceman, missing in action from the Korean War, ... http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15959885&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 23:53:55 -0400 Congoo http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15959885&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Five of the worlds top architects will compete to draft a master plan for a US$28 billion international business hub aimed at transforming the South Korean capital, developers said yesterday. This is ... http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15959888&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 23:53:55 -0400 Congoo http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15959888&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 SEOUL, July 4 (Reuters) - South Korea said on Friday it planned to help local companies win more construction projects abroad, especially in energy-producing countries, to offset the impact from recor... http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15959869&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 23:54:24 -0400 Congoo http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15959869&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 - Nebraska's Sen. Ben Nelson met with South Korea's Ambassador to the U.S., Lee Tae Sik, late Thursday to discuss U.S. beef trade with Korea. Ambassador Lee confirmed to Senator Nelson that his govern... http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15959877&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 23:54:07 -0400 Congoo http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15959877&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 The Korea Council of University Education and the Korea Bar Association on Thursday called for a return to law and order and an end to street protests against the import of American beef. The KCUE, an... http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15958706&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 22:34:16 -0400 Chosun http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15958706&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 SEOUL (Thomson Financial) - South Korean shares are expected to open higher on Friday, with a decline of more than 6 percent over the past six sessions and the Dow's overnight advance prompting invest... http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15959871&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 23:54:33 -0400 Congoo http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15959871&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 AFPSEOUL -- Five of the world's top architects will compete to draft a master plan for a US$28 billion international business hub aimed at transforming the South Korean capital, developers said Thursd... http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15959882&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 23:54:06 -0400 Congoo http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15959882&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 BEIJING, July 4-(Kyodo), North Korea has restored the pace of disablement activities at its key nuclear plant to previous levels after the United States began steps to take the country off its blackli... http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15959884&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 23:53:56 -0400 Congoo http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15959884&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 SEOUL, July 3 Asia Pulse - Japan's Mitsubishi Motors Corp. (TSE:7211) said Thursday it will sell vehicles in South Korea from late September in a bid to tap the nation's fast-growing market for import... http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15959886&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 23:53:52 -0400 Congoo http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15959886&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 "How come the government has agreed to import beef from cattle that has been dead for more than 30 months?" asks a middle-aged protester in a recent anti-U.S. beef rally in Seoul, apparently befuddled... http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15958710&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 22:34:10 -0400 Chosun http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15958710&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Ginseng is well-known as a traditional remedy and for its complex growth patterns and needs. But that could change as Korea's Rural Development Administration has come up with a technology that speeds... http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15958707&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 22:34:06 -0400 Chosun http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15958707&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Developers of so-called "new town" redevelopment projects in Seoul will be obligated to leave some of the original appearance of the areas. This is according to Seoul Metropolitan Government's new pla... http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15958708&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 22:34:05 -0400 Chosun http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15958708&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) -- North Korea, a member of President Bush's 'axis of evil,' has begun receiving porridge from the Palouse. Tons of wheat from Washington state arrived in North Korea this week, pa... http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15956536&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:50:20 -0400 Congoo http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15956536&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Japan's Mitsubishi Motors said July 3 it will start selling vehicles in South Korea in late September to try to tap the growing market for imported cars.'Mitsubishi Motors aims to become a leading for... http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15956531&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:50:03 -0400 Congoo http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15956531&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Michiro Okamoto and Takashi Sadahiro / Yomiuri Shimbun Correspondents WASHINGTON--U.S. President George W. Bush said Wednesday the United States would put pressure on North Korea within the framework ... http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15956534&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:50:15 -0400 Congoo http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15956534&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 The Bush administration says it has $20 million available to pay for disabling North Korea's main nuclear facility. State Department spokesman Sean McCormack told reporters Thursday that Korea has com... http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15956529&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:50:24 -0400 Congoo http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15956529&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 SEOUL, July 3 (Reuters) - South Korea is not currently experiencing stagflation but is headed toward such a phase, Finance Minister Kang Man-soo said on Thursday, referring to a situation that occurs ... http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15956530&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:49:59 -0400 Congoo http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15956530&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Swiss technology company Kudelski Group said its SmarCAM product will be sold with Samsung TV sets in Italy. The product, which allows users to access digital TV, is made ... http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15956532&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:50:10 -0400 Congoo http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15956532&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 U.S. President George W. Bush stressed Wednesday the need to keep an eye on North Koreaâ??s further cooperation in the verification for its nuclear declaration, according to some Japanese news media,... http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15956535&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:50:17 -0400 Congoo http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15956535&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 An all-star group of international architects bidding for the chance to design a new urban center for the South Korean capital said Tuesday the vast site offered a rare chance to create a model for 21... http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15956539&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:50:11 -0400 Congoo http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15956539&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 How dare the Danish claim to be the happiest!!!???!!! Don't they know that Korea invented happy???? Have they never been in the subway and seen all the smiling faces of Koreans?? Have they never walke... http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15956018&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:45:50 -0400 The Korea Times http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15956018&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Some 400 foreigners missionaries, diplomats and soldiers are buried on a small hill overlooking the Han River in Hapjeong-dong, northern Seoul. They either called Korea home or enjoyed special relatio... http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15957763&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:45:49 -0400 JoonAng Daily http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15957763&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Restaurants and markets specializing in green and organic food reported yesterday increasing numbers of customers amid two months of protests over the imports. Opponents say U.S. beef carries a risk... http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15957012&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:45:39 -0400 JoonAng Daily http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15957012&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 SEOUL, July 3 (Xinhua) -- South Korea's conservative ruling party elected Park Hee-taek as its new leader on Thursday. The new leader of the Grand National Party (GNP) will take over Kang Jae-sup to h... http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15941938&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 06:46:05 -0400 Congoo http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15941938&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 (Reuters) - The U.S. government plans to ship mainly corn to North Korea during the next year to ease food shortages at a cost of $300 million to $350 million, including shipping, Jon Brause, USAID's ... http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15941936&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 06:46:03 -0400 Congoo http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15941936&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 SEOUL, July 3 (Reuters) - GS Caltex said on Thursday it has signed a preliminary agreement with Japan's Nippon Oil (5001.T: Quote, Profile, Research) to jointly build a carbon materials plant in South... http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15941942&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 06:45:59 -0400 Congoo http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15941942&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 firms pull Asian IPOs as markets slide - EasyBourse actualit Bourse Cours de A Z Par march ou indice Par secteur conomique CAC Next 0 CAC Mid 100 CAC Small 90 CAC Mid & Small 190 CAC IT 0 CAC IT CAC A... http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15941940&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 06:46:07 -0400 Congoo http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15941940&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 HONG KONG, July 3 (Reuters) - Asian stocks slumped on Thursday on signs of further deterioration in the U.S. economy, fresh record highs for oil prices and fears that stagflation will continue to dama... http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15941939&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 06:46:06 -0400 Congoo http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15941939&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 By Kang Shin-who Staff Reporter YANGYANG, Gangwon ㅡ Education Minister Kim Doh-yeon has asked university presidents to refrain from raising tuition fees. ``I understand we need plenty of fund... http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15940826&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 06:41:50 -0400 The Korea Times http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15940826&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 workers walked off their jobs at South Korea's biggest manufacturers Wednesday as antigovernment protests there have become increasingly strident over the past two months, proving a deep and persisten... http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15941943&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 06:46:00 -0400 Congoo http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15941943&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 SEOUL (AP) — South Korea's president called for an end to a festering dispute over American beef imports, saying Thursday it was time for the nation to concentrate on overcoming domestic and econ... http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15940508&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 06:15:39 -0400 USA Today http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15940508&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Models wear creations by French fashion designer Jean-Paul Gaultier as part of his Fall-Winter 2008/2009 Haute Couture collection presented in Paris, Wednesday. / AP-Yonhap http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15940591&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 05:32:43 -0400 The Korea Times http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15940591&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 By Jane Han Staff Reporter Anyone with a basic understanding of Korea's property market has a good idea what kind of status Dogok-dong and Daechi-dong has. Considered the cream of the crop, the t... http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15938906&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 03:58:21 -0400 The Korea Times http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15938906&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 (RTTNews) - The dollar dropped to its lowest in more than two months versus the euro and was little changed in choppy dealing against the yen and sterling on Wednesday as traders weighed a mixed bag o... http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15936634&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 01:20:29 -0400 Congoo http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15936634&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Koreas economy, which grew 5.4 percent in the first half, will slow to 3.9 percent in the latter half of this year, while consumer prices are expected to rise 5.2 percent in the second half, compared ... http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15936636&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 01:20:26 -0400 Congoo http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15936636&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 TOKYO (Dow Jones)--Mitsubishi Motors Corp. (7211.TO) said Thursday that it will enter the South Korean auto market to expand its operations in Asia. Starting in October, the Japanese car maker will ma... http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15936640&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 01:20:24 -0400 Congoo http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15936640&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 According to overseas report, Samsung is warning that there may be a NAND flash memory drought after Apple placed a massive order. Click to enlarge According to a number of sources, Apple recently pla... http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15936642&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 01:20:22 -0400 Congoo http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15936642&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 LIMA (Reuters) -Workers at Peru's third-largest copper pit threw their weight behind a nationwide strike that entered its third day Wednesday, as miners in hard hats marched through Lima to demand a b... http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15936633&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 01:20:33 -0400 Congoo http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15936633&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 BEIJING, July 2 (Xinhua) -- China on Wednesday pledged its support for United Nations role of safeguarding world peace and coordinating on international issues. Chinese President Hu Jintao said in a m... http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15936635&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 01:20:28 -0400 Congoo http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15936635&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 By Yoon Ja-young Staff Reporter Korea is behind other countries in terms of gender equality, but is not so when it comes to ``who controls the household budget.'' Statistics show that women in two... http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15935237&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:04:08 -0400 The Korea Times http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15935237&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 the White House announced that President Bush was planning to visit South Korea on Aug. 5 and 6. Yesterday, the administration said it was sorry. Bush is still going to Seoul in August, officials said... http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15936637&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 01:20:25 -0400 Congoo http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15936637&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States government has issued a rare apology to South Korea -- not for a beef deal that has sparked protests in the streets of Seoul but for prematurely announcing Pre... http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15935181&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:00:06 -0400 Reuters http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15935181&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 The Seoul High Court on Wednesday ordered Internet portals to pay W30 million (US$1=W1,042) in damages in a defamation suit brought by a man who said he became the subject of an online witch hunt. The... http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15935418&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:51:59 -0400 Chosun http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15935418&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Amnesty International will investigate alleged excessive force by the Korean authorities against demonstrators who protested against the import of U.S. beef. Amnesty Korea announced Wednesday that hea... http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15935417&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:51:58 -0400 Chosun http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15935417&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 South Korea's soccer chief has conditionally agreed to playing the final Asia group World Cup qualifier in North Korea's capital. A previous Pyongyang fixture was shifted to China, when the North woul... http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15933791&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 22:25:13 -0400 Congoo http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15933791&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 The national civil rights watchdog is raising its global profile by exporting its anti-corruption technology overseas. Following its technology transfer to the South Asian nation of Bhutan last year, ... http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15933797&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 22:25:02 -0400 Congoo http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15933797&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Amnesty International will dispatch an on-site researcher to Korea on Friday to gauge the nation's human rights situation, which critics say has deteriorated, given the violent police crackdowns on pr... http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15933795&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 22:25:00 -0400 Congoo http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15933795&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 PUSAN--Japanese automakers are no longer taking a back seat, in a country where drivers overwhelmingly favor domestic brands. Honda Motor Co. is leading the pack in foreign car sales in South Korea th... http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15933793&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 22:25:17 -0400 Congoo http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15933793&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 A militant South Korean union grouping said more than 130,000 members would stage work stoppages from Wednesday against US beef imports, as religious leaders joined weeks of street protests. President... http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15933804&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 22:24:49 -0400 Congoo http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15933804&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 ): Samsung Electronics Co, a global leader in consumer electronics, continues to develop market-leading technology in the home appliances sector with the launch of its latest state of the art washing ... http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15933808&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 22:24:46 -0400 Congoo http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15933808&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 SEOUL -(Dow Jones)- South Korea's vice finance minister said Thursday that the government will tackle the possible revival of property market speculation and capital borrowing by large firms to financ... http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15933800&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 22:24:54 -0400 Congoo http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15933800&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 - Korean Cuisine has recently exploded on the LA restaurant scene. If you are like many others, then you know what Korean cuisine can offer your taste buds in the way of exotic spice. If you are inter... http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15933807&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 22:24:45 -0400 Congoo http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15933807&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 KARACHI: The Karachi stock market witnessed selling pressure on Wednesday due to uncertainty over political and economic developments in the country, analysts said. The Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) 10... http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15933805&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 22:24:47 -0400 Congoo http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15933805&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 WASHINGTON -- The United States government has issued a rare apology to South Korea -- not for a beef deal that has sparked protests in the streets of Seoul but for prematurely announcing President Ge... http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15933806&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 22:24:43 -0400 Congoo http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15933806&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Air China Ltd Airyy Air China Ltd Aicaf Air China Ltd. 601111 Air France - Klm Af Air France - Klm (adr) Aflyy Air N Z Nz Aiz Air New Zealand Ltd Anzff Airasia Bhd Aiabf Aircrusing Aig Alaska Air Grou... http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15933794&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 22:24:58 -0400 Congoo http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15933794&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 NEW YORK, July 2-(Kyodo), The U.N. Security Council gave up issuing a press statement Wednesday on North Korea's nuclear declaration as Russia and China opposed a draft version's reference to the abdu... http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15933799&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 22:24:53 -0400 Congoo http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15933799&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 (RTTNews) - The South Korean market was trading sharply lower Thursday, extending losses for a sixth session, after oil hit a new record overnight amid concerns over an economic slowdown. At 8:55 p.m.... http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15933802&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 22:24:50 -0400 Congoo http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15933802&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 An increasing number of American political leaders oppose U.S. President George W. Bush's plan to strike North Korea from a list of state sponsors of terrorism. In the latest move, Brad Sherman, chair... http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15932371&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 20:55:19 -0400 Chosun http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15932371&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 The Finance Ministry said yesterday it has slashed the nation's growth forecast for 2008 to upper 4 percent from 6 percent, citing surging oil prices and the global economic slowdown. The government p... http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15933801&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 22:24:56 -0400 Congoo http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15933801&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 U.S. President George W. Bush will come to South Korea on Aug. 5-6, Cheong Wa Dae announced Wednesday ending weeks of speculation about the date of the impending visit. "We hope that President Bush's ... http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15931965&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 20:55:18 -0400 Chosun http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15931965&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Busan's district of Haeundae has announced it is starting a campaign to save the country's most popular beach. District officials say the beach is eroding away too quickly, shrinking by 54 percent sin... http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15932370&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 20:55:17 -0400 Chosun http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15932370&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 The government plans to place limits on energy consumption for newly-constructed buildings beginning in 2010. This is according to the Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs, which has annou... http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15932009&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 20:55:16 -0400 Chosun http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15932009&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Eighteen subway stations in Seoul are slated to get new sliding doors. The Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs Ministry announced on Wednesday plans to install sliding doors on the city's busiest sub... http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15932369&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 20:55:15 -0400 Chosun http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15932369&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Fitch Ratings has upgraded two classes and affirmed 12 classes of notes from two Ford Credit Auto Owner Trusts as part of its ongoing surveillance process. The rating actions are as follows: Series 20... http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15927576&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:56:41 -0400 Congoo http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15927576&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 The Yomiuri Shimbun This is the second installment in Part 6 of our series focusing on the nuclear threat posed by North Korea and the tasks Japan should tackle to promote this country's security poli... http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15927577&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:56:38 -0400 Congoo http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15927577&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 (RTTNews) - The South Korean currency rose to a 5-day high against the Japanese yen during early deals on Wednesday. Against the US dollar, the won climbed to a 6-day high, gaining from a 6-week low h... http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15927580&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:56:34 -0400 Congoo http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15927580&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 BRUSSELS (Thomson Financial) - The European Commission said on Wednesday that it has approved 65 million euros in Slovakian investment aid for Samsung Electronics LCD Slovakia s.r.o., owned by Korea's... http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15927578&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:56:36 -0400 Congoo http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15927578&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 The number of industrial plant orders won by Korean companies shot up in the first half of 2008 as oil-rich countries used extra earnings from skyrocketing crude oil prices to build infrastructure, th... http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15927893&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:52:02 -0400 JoonAng Daily http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15927893&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 The forecast puts economic growth at 4.6 percent this year, down from the 4.7 percent presented in the first half of the year. Consumer prices will continue to soar, surpassing the 5 percent barrier ... http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15928560&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:52:00 -0400 JoonAng Daily http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15928560&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 The Financial Services Commission said yesterday that it plans to make it illegal for loan providers to try and collect on debts between 9 p.m. and 8 a.m. by making visits or phone calls. The authorit... http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15928561&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:51:55 -0400 JoonAng Daily http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15928561&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 The announcement seemed to catch the Blue House off guard. After a hasty denial earlier in the morning, the Blue House later confirmed the schedule yesterday, adding that the United States has expres... http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15922356&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:09:03 -0400 JoonAng Daily http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15922356&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 According to the company yesterday, its market share in the U.S. surpassed the 6 percent mark for the first time last month, to 6.6 percent, selling 78,325 units in June alone. This is the largest m... http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15920481&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:09:22 -0400 JoonAng Daily http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15920481&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Kia Motors, a subsidiary of Hyundai Motor Co. (HYMLF:HYMLFNews, chart, profile, moreLast: Delayed quote dataAnalyst Create alertInsiderDiscussFinancials Sponsored by:, ,... http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15920124&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:13:46 -0400 Congoo http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15920124&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Unlike the counseling he gave in the past, the services he receives are not just about which insurance products to buy. Song is one of thousands of VIP customers at Kyobo Life Insurance who are receiv... http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15920992&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:09:20 -0400 JoonAng Daily http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15920992&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 In April, the steel maker said it will buy a 5 percent stake in the Boleo project, the biggest copper and cobalt-extraction project in Mexico. The project is 70 percent owned by Canada-based Baja Mi... http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15920482&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:09:19 -0400 JoonAng Daily http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15920482&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Foreign investors abruptly reduced purchases of Korean bonds last month, raising suspicions that the bond market will soon go the way of Korean stocks, which have fallen out of favor with investors ov... http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15920993&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:09:17 -0400 JoonAng Daily http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15920993&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 At a time when an overall economic slowdown was saddening local investors, Brazil funds provided a rare source of rapture in the first half of the year. http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15920994&cat=3f5c98640a497b43 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:09:16 -0400 JoonAng Daily http://feeds.southkoreanews.net/?rid=15920994&cat=3f5c98640a497b43