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Duo direct music video slamming bus bust up

Social affairsSept 12, 2011

A foreign duo has made a music video in response to the black English teacher who assaulted a middle-aged Korean man on the bus, and have since added Korean subtitles.The video, made by Sonny and Pinnacle TheHustler, portrays that the assault has damaged foreigners’ image in general. “I don’t
Grace Min wins U.S. Open girls title

More sportsSept 12, 2011

NEW YORK (AP) -- American Grace Min added the U.S. Open girls championship to her Wimbledon girls doubles championship Sunday, defeating top-seeded Caroline Garcia of France, 7-5, 7-6 (3).Min became the first American and first unseeded player to win the girls single title since CoCo Vandeweghe in 2
South Korean composers scoop prizes at Enescu music festival

CultureSept 12, 2011

Three South Korean composers won top prizes at the George Enescu International music competition held in Bucharest, organizers said on Sunday.Kwang Ho Cho with his "Cytisus/A-Phonie" and Mihyun Woo with 'The play of light for string quartet", tied for the first prize in the chamber-music section.In
Abducted son of S. Korean businessman freed in Lima

Social affairsSept 12, 2011

LIMA, Peru (AFP) – The son of a South Korean businessman was freed after a gang held him for 19 days demanding a $1.8 million ransom, police said Sunday.Kim, 18, was released about midnight in a neighborhood on Lima's south end, and is now with his loved ones," said General Felix Murga, the po
Inter-Korean trade decreases 16 pct through July

North KoreaSept 12, 2011

Trade volume between South and North Korea reached $958 million in the first seven months of the year, down 16 percent from a year earlier, Seoul's customs office said Monday.According to data provided by the Korea Customs Service (KCS), the South's exports to the North came to $447 million in the J
Seoul to ask foreign countries this week not to invest in Mt. Kumgang

North KoreaSept 12, 2011

South Korea will formally ask foreign countries this week not to invest or engage in tourism activities at North Korea's Mount Kumgang resort, officials said Monday.Earlier, Seoul said it will use all diplomatic channels to prevent foreign companies from controlling operations at the resort, w
Consumer complaints about social commerce sites on rise

IndustrySept 12, 2011

An increasing number of customers of social commerce sites said they were dissatisfied with faulty contracts or poor services offered by business operators, a report showed Monday.Social commerce, a business model that is most well known through U.S. online commerce site operator Groupon Inc., gener
Cancer-linked deaths grow 3.2 pct last year

Social affairsSept 11, 2011

The number of people who died from cancer in South Korea grew 3.2 percent last year from a year earlier, data showed Sunday.A total of 72,046 people lost their lives to cancer last year, compared with 69,780 tallied a year earlier, according to the data by Statistics Korea. Cancer made up 28.2 perce
Seoul shares to track reaction to Obama's jobs speech next week

Sept 10, 2011

Amid an absence of major events next week, the South Korean stock market is expected to be largely influenced by the political reactions following U.S. President Barack Obama's jobs proposal, analysts said Saturday.The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) wrapped up this week at 1,812
N.K. leader inspects DVD factory: report

North KoreaSept 10, 2011

North Korean leader Kim Jong-il and his son, heir-apparent Kim Jong-un, have inspected a newly-built factory producing DVDs in Pyongyang, the North's state-run news agency said Saturday.While touring the Mokran Video Company, the leader praised the workers and technicians of the company and related
Seoul education chief arrested on election bribery charges

Social affairsSept 10, 2011

Seoul's education chief was detained on Saturday for further investigation into allegations that he bribed a rival candidate to drop out of last year's election. A local court issued a warrant to allow the physical detention of Kwak No-hyun, superintendent of the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Educati
U.S. expert: North Korea may need more atomic tests

North KoreaSept 10, 2011
Lee sends message to Obama to commemorate 10th anniversary of Sept. 11 attacks

PoliticsSept 10, 2011

President Lee Myung-bak sent a message of comfort to U.S. President Barack Obama on the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks on Saturday, pledging to work together with the traditional ally to make sure such a tragedy won't happen again."On the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 terror
Court approves arrest warrant for Seoul education chief

Social affairsSept 10, 2011

SEOUL, Sept. 10 (Yonhap) -- A Seoul court on Saturday issued an arrest warrant for the city's education chief over allegations that he bribed his rival candidate in last year's election to get him to drop out of the race.Kwak No-hyun, who was elected superintendent of the Seoul Metropolitan Office o
Samsung Electronics loses key lawsuit against Apple in Germany

TechnologySept 9, 2011

DUSSELDORF, Germany, Sept. 9 (Yonhap) -- A German court on Friday turned down a request by Samsung Electronics Co. to nullifyApple Inc.'s injunction granted earlier to ban the sale and marketing of its Galaxy Tab tablet computer in the European country.The Dusseldorf court decision dealt a blow to t