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McLaren’s Hamilton fastest on Day 1 at Korean GP

More sportsOct 14, 2011

YEONGAM, South Jeolla Province — Lewis Hamilton of McLaren set the fastest time on Friday after the opening practice session for the Korean Grand Prix. Driving in wet conditions, Hamilton clocked a time of 1 minute 50.828 seconds to finish ahead of his team mate Jenson Button by 0.104 seconds.
Detroit stays alive, Brewers level series

BaseballOct 14, 2011

DETROIT (AP) ― Justin Verlander helped save Detroit’s season with a gutsy pitching effort as the Detroit Tigers recorded a 7-5 victory Thursday that cut the Texas Rangers’ lead to 3-2 in the American League championship series.Delmon Young hit two of Detroit’s four homers and Miguel Cabrera had a ti
Insurers fined W365b for price-fixing

Oct 14, 2011

Samsung Life, Mirae Asset among those punished for collusionTwelve life insurance companies were fined a total of 365.3 billion won ($315 million) by the antitrust regulator for engaging in price-fixing.The Fair Trade Commission unveiled the list of the companies Friday ― Samsung, Kyobo, Korea, Mira
Apple scoffs at Samsung’s mobile patent infringement claim

TechnologyOct 14, 2011

SEOUL (Yonhap) -- A lawyer for Apple Inc. said Friday that Samsung Electronics Co.’s mobile patent lacks novelty and was not invented by the Korean firm, the iPhone maker’s latest attempt to counter the accusation that it is using its rival’s technology without permission. The latest court showdown
China unveils rule on foreign direct investment in yuan

World BusinessOct 14, 2011

HONG KONG (Yonhap) -- China promulgated Friday a rule on foreign direct investment (FDI) made in the yuan, a move seen to promote the use of the Chinese currency by foreign investors.The central People's Bank of China (PBOC) announced it has issued regulations about FDI settled in the Chinese curren
Google said to seek rights from record labels for online store

TechnologyOct 14, 2011

Google Inc. is seeking agreements with record companies by the end of the month to start a music store that will compete with Apple Inc.'s iTunes, three people with knowledge of the talks said. Google is seeking permission to sell downloads and to stream purchased music to its customers' devices, sa
White House dinner icing on SKorea charm offensive

World NewsOct 14, 2011

WASHINGTON (AP) _ First came an intimate dinner at a suburban Korean restaurant. Next, the all-out opulence of a White House state dinner in the East Room.In between, it was lunch on the State Department's fine china.President Barack Obama deployed maximum culinary diplomacy this week to signal his
Schumacher fastest in Korean GP practice

More sportsOct 14, 2011

YEONGAM, South Korea (AP) _ Mercedes driver Michael Schumacher set the fastest time in Friday's rain-drenched opening practice for the Formula One Korean Grand Prix.(Yonhap) (Yonhap)Schumacher's best time of 2 minutes, 02.784 seconds was 0.056 seconds faster than Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel, who cli
Ancient art supplies found in South African cave

CultureOct 14, 2011

WASHINGTON (AP) — Researchers in South Africa have discovered what may have been the world's earliest artist's studio. A 100,000-year-old workshop used to mix and store the reddish pigment ochre has been discovered in Blombos Cave on the rugged southern coast near Cape Town. At the same site,
N. Korean leader‘s grandson begins studying in Bosnia

North KoreaOct 14, 2011

MOSTAR, Bosnia, Oct. 14 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-il’s grandson appears to be enjoying his new life as he began studying in an international high school in Bosnia earlier this week.Kim Han-sol has enrolled at the United World College‘s branch in the southern Bosnian town of Most
Gov’t declares war on ‘fake’ gasoline

PoliticsOct 14, 2011

SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Yonhap) -- The government declared an all-out war on fake gasoline on Friday, significantly increasing fines for people selling unauthorized products and giving investigative jurisdiction to government officials.The crackdown starts with changing the commonly used name for such fuel,
US teen who faked pregnancy gets TV movie

World NewsOct 14, 2011

SEATTLE (AP) -- Faking her pregnancy was the high school project that keeps paying off for one U.S. teenager.Gaby Rodriguez of Washington state was 17 last April when she told a high school assembly that she'd faked her baby bump for the past six months to see how the community would react.The proje
Korea‘s top university to offer first Japanese studies course

InternationalOct 14, 2011

SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Yonhap) -- Seoul National University (SNU), South Korea’s top-ranked university, said Friday it will offer its first Japanese studies course next year, breaking a longstanding taboo stemming from Japan‘s 1910-45 colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula.SNU officials said the university
Gov't declares war on 'fake' gasoline

Social affairsOct 14, 2011

SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Yonhap) -- The government declared an all-out war on fake gasoline on Friday, significantly increasing fines for people selling unauthorized products and giving investigative jurisdiction to government officials.The crackdown starts with changing the commonly used name for such
U.S. Senate confirms Sung Kim as envoy to Korea

PoliticsOct 14, 2011

WASHINGTON (Yonhap News) -- The U.S. Senate on Thursday confirmed Sung Kim, a career diplomat, as the new U.S. ambassador to South Korea, officials said.Kim will be the first Korean-born American ambassador to the Asian nation.