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Fiat’s Marchionne becomes Chrysler chairman

World BusinessSept 7, 2011

Chrysler Group LLC, the U.S. automaker majority-owned by Fiat SpA, named two new directors and elected Sergio Marchionne, chief executive officer of both automakers, as Chrysler’s chairman. Chrysler said it named Leo Houle and John Lanaway as independent directors, effective immediately. The directo
Little Travellers raise cash in Seoul

Sept 7, 2011

Little Traveller dolls sold to benefit people with HIV/AIDS.A photo scavenger hunt in Seoul has raised 775,000 won to help people living with HIV/AIDS. The competition organized by Little Travellers Initiative saw 62 people form 16 teams to take on a variety of challenges and raise cash for the Hill
Cake sale for cats and dogs

Sept 7, 2011

An animal welfare charity is seeking helpers to stage a bake sale during a theatrical production. The Korean Animal Protection Society is to host the sale during the run of “A Streetcar Named Desire” at the YMCA in Daegu. The charity which helps rescue and find homes for abandoned pets in Korea is t
Investing in Seoul’s environment

Sept 7, 2011

Volunteers stop for a picture during an event to clean the streets of Seoul. (Invest Korea)Volunteers joined forces to adopt a road in Seoul by cleaning streets in Yangjae on Saturday. The event saw employees of foreign-invested companies help keep the area around Yangjae IC tidy by picking up litte
Mannam’s picnic on the Han

Sept 7, 2011

A Mad Hatter’s picnic is to be hosted on the banks of the Han River by Mannam volunteers.People of all nationalities are asked to come dressed with a touch of madness for the event at Yeouinaru Han River Park to run from 11:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 17. Prizes will be awarded for the best
Helpers find happiness at Angel House

Sept 7, 2011

Saturday’s dinner of pizza and fried chicken was far from an ordinary evening meal for the residents of Angel House. A typical weekday dinner can be as simple as kimchi, rice and water. "They are really poor,” said volunteer coordinator Kiki Fastino. “They are always waiting until Saturday and
Books build dreams for Burmese refugees

Sept 7, 2011

Korean helps kids to brighter future with English libraries on Thai borderFor children born in Umpiem Mai refugee camp, it can be difficult to imagine a world outside the hilly settlement on the Thai-Burmese border. Some have never even seen a settlement outside the shacks their Burmese families hav
[Editorial] Party politics in crisis

EditorialSept 7, 2011

The default political system throughout the world is representative democracy ― a form of government in which people are represented by those they have elected to the legislature. It applies not just to the parliamentary system of government but to the presidential system.With representatives select
[Editorial] Where’s the market?

EditorialSept 7, 2011

One of the first things students learn in an economics class is that, in a competitive market, the price of a good is determined by the supply of and demand for it. There is no room for intervention by the government except in case of a market failure.But the Korean government intervenes in the mark
Sarkozy’s pro-NATO policy more than symbolism

ViewpointsSept 7, 2011

French President Nicolas Sarkozy has ushered in a new era of cooperation with a foreign policy that brings the country closer to the U.S. than it has been in decades. Vive la France. The fall of Muammar Qaddafi’s brutal dictatorship in Libya wouldn’t have been possible without Sarkozy’s leadership.
[Joseph E. Stiglitz] The price of 9/11 terror attacks

ViewpointsSept 7, 2011

NEW YORK ― The September 11, 2001, terror attacks by al-Qaida were meant to harm the United States, and they did, but in ways that Osama bin Laden probably never imagined. President George W. Bush’s response to the attacks compromised America’s basic principles, undermined its economy, and weakened
[Iain McCalman] Australia’s refugee uproar ignores founding story

ViewpointsSept 7, 2011

They came great distances across dangerous seas in overcrowded ships to land at various points on the coast. More than 800 boats made it during an 80-year period, each carrying fragile human cargoes. Lack of sanitation, poor food and disease were commonplace, sexual and other forms of violence were
[William Pesek] A $31 billion loss creates the biggest tea party

ViewpointsSept 7, 2011

Few people in their right mind would find any good in a $31 billion loss. In India’s case, it may just be the best thing that has happened in a very long time. Let’s flash forward 20 years to what school kids will learn about recent events. Sure, they may hear about Anna Hazare, the anti-corruption
[Naomi Wolf] Charles Dickens and David Cameron’s great expectations

ViewpointsSept 7, 2011

NEW YORK ― As I listened to the news coming out of England after the recent wave of urban riots ― and as I read Robert Douglas-Fairhurst’s compelling new biography of Charles Dickens, “Becoming Dickens” ― life and art seemed to be echoing each other.In the wake of the riots, British Prime Minister D
U.S., U.N. criticizes Syria

World NewsSept 7, 2011

BEIRUT (AP) ― The U.S. Embassy in Syria said Tuesday that President Bashar Assad is not fooling anyone by blaming terrorists and thugs for the unrest in his country as security forces try to crush the uprising by unleashing a brutal crackdown that has killed more than 2,200 people in nearly six mont