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Senate passes bill to sanction China over currency

PodcastOct 12, 2011

WASHINGTON (AP) _ The Senate voted Tuesday to threaten China with higher tariffs on Chinese products made cheap through an artificially undervalued currency, which lawmakers blame for destroying American jobs. The House of Representatives, though, is unlikely to take up the bill, which some American
S. Korea's jobless rate stands at 3 percent in Sept.

Oct 12, 2011

SEOUL, Oct. 12 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's jobless rate stayed unchanged in September from a month earlier but job growth was showing signs of slowing down after recent marked expansions, a report showed Wednesday.The jobless rate stood at 3 percent last month, unchanged from August, according to the
Lee arrives in Washington for state visit centering on free trade deal

PoliticsOct 12, 2011

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Lee Myung-bak arrived in Washington on Tuesday for talks with U.S. President Barack Obama as Congress prepares to endorse a long-pending free-trade agreement with Seoul, a landmark deal expected to bring the two allies further closer together.Wi
BlackBerry services hit in Latin America, India

TechnologyOct 12, 2011

LONDON (AP) -- BlackBerry's woes spread on Tuesday as the smartphone's maker reported service disruptions for a second straight day in Europe, the Middle East and Africa and fresh problems in Latin America and India.Research in Motion Ltd., which makes BlackBerry devices, acknowledged there were ong
Korea beats UAE in World Cup qualification match at home

SoccerOct 12, 2011

SEOUL/SUWON (Yonhap News) -- South Korea beat the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in a Asian-region qualification match for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil on Tuesday, maintaining its top rank in Group B. Park Chu-Young celebrates his goal against the United Arab Emirates during an Asian zone third-rou
Stock futures slip as Slovak vote awaited

World NewsOct 11, 2011
Europe warned of systemic crisis over debt

World NewsOct 11, 2011
Russia, China nearing agreement on gas: Putin

World NewsOct 11, 2011

BEIJING (AFP) -- Moscow and Beijing are nearing the "final stage" of negotiating a huge gas deal delayed for years by disagreements on price, Russia's prime minister said Tuesday during a visit to Beijing.Vladimir Putin made the comments after meeting Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on the first day of t
Ukraine's Tymoshenko sentenced to 7 years in jail

World NewsOct 11, 2011

KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko on Tuesday was found guilty of abuse of office and sentenced to seven years in jail, in a trial widely condemned in the West as politically motivated.Judge Rodion Kireyev also barred Tymoshenko, now the country's top opposit
Time to shatter political glass ceiling?

PoliticsOct 11, 2011

GNP candidate for Seoul mayor Na Kyung-won waves to supporters in Seoul early this month. (Yonhap News)More women take center stage as Korea braces for major elections next yearAsked to comment on his rival contender announcing policy pledges every day, Park Won-soon, who is running for Seoul mayor
Foreign capital inflow continues to rise

Oct 11, 2011

Direct foreign investment into Korea during the first nine months of the year increased from a year ago, but the rate of growth slowed, government data showed Tuesday.According to the Ministry of Knowledge Economy, the amount of foreign investment reported to the authorities during the first nine mo
SKT, SNU Hospital join hands for health care

IndustryOct 11, 2011

New joint venture expected to be launched this yearSK Telecom, the country’s largest mobile carrier, said Tuesday that the company and Seoul National University Hospital recently agreed to establish a joint venture involving health care.The new joint venture is expected to lead the future health car
Walkerhill, W Seoul name new GMs

PeopleOct 11, 2011

SK Networks Co., the operator of Sheraton Grande Walkerhill, said it has named Kim Yeon-soo the new general manager of the hotel. Kim, 55, has been working in the hotel industry since 1986 when he joined Grand Hyatt Seoul as sales manager. He served as director of sales and marketing for The Westin
Tissue-donor doctor could help 150 patients in death

PeopleOct 11, 2011

A local medic could help up to 150 people start new lives with his donated tissues following his death.The Korea Organization for Sharing Tissue said Tuesday that it had received the donation by the late Dr. Park Joon-chul, head of the surgery department at Hana Hospital Clinic. He died of a myocard
[Editorial] U.S. military discipline

EditorialOct 11, 2011

News pictures showing a U.S. Army general in camouflage fatigues on a nightly inspection of the Itaewon district of Seoul taking a team of MPs along were impressive enough to convince the host Koreans of earnest efforts of U.S. military authorities to keep their young soldiers from making trouble. L