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[Editorial] Hyundai donations

EditorialAug 29, 2011

It is refreshing that the children of the late Hyundai Group founder, Chung Ju-yung, now operating top-level enterprises have made large donations amounting to 1 trillion won ($950 million) from their personal assets for social service programs. The charity moves by Chung Mong-joon of the Hyundai He
[Editorial] Crucial investigation

EditorialAug 29, 2011

With Seoul Education Superintendent Kwak No-hyun’s admission that he gave 200 million won to his former rival candidate Park Myung-gi in last year’s election, the prosecution will have no other choice but press charges of election law violation on Kwak, the champion of free school meals and an icon
[Virginia Postrel] How Jobs made business cool

ViewpointsAug 29, 2011

To understand the cultural significance of Steve Jobs, you have to go back in time: to before the iPad or iPhone or iTunes, before Apple Inc.’s comeback products made candy-colored plastics and iAnything cool, before Jobs got kicked out of Apple, even before the Macintosh hurled a sledgehammer at Bi
[Jack Goldstone and Charles Cadwell] Planning for new Libya in post-Gadhafi era

ViewpointsAug 29, 2011

Post-Gadhafi Libya brims with promise, but also with pitfalls. Blessed with low-sulfur oil, proximity to Europe, and recent strong economic growth, the country should be poised to move forward. But that’s only if the risks of tribal conflicts and the challenges of a very young population and regiona
[Simon Johnson] Behind euro, a crisis unfolds in slow motion

ViewpointsAug 29, 2011

Is the economic and financial situation in Western Europe largely under control, as many prominent Europeans contend? Or is it poised to move into a new and more difficult phase? The crisis feels unreal to some people in the same way that war felt phony to some Britons from September 1939 through sp
Big Bang member cleared of charges regarding deadly car accident

PeopleAug 29, 2011

Popular boy band Big Bang's key member has been cleared of suspicion regarding a motorcyclist's death in a midnight car accident in Seoul in May, prosecutors said Monday.Kang Dae-sung, known just as Daesung in the entertainment industry, has been under investigation after being booked without detent
Knife attack at Chinese daycare center wounds 8

World NewsAug 29, 2011

SHANGHAI (AP) _ A staff member slashed children with a knife at a daycare center for migrant workers in eastern China on Monday, wounding eight children, one seriously.The attack took place at noon at an informal daycare center in Shanghai's suburban Minhang district, home to many migrant workers.Th
Winners of 2011 MTV Video Music Awards

TelevisionAug 29, 2011

Pop Music Video: Britney Spears, “Till the World Ends.”Britney Spears poses with the video vanguard award backstage at the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday Aug. 28, 2011, in Los Angeles.(AP-Yonhap News)Rock video: Foo Fighters, “Walk.”Collaboration: Katy Perry featuring Kanye West, “E.T.”Male
Taiwan hospital transplants 5 HIV-infected organs

World NewsAug 29, 2011

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) -- One of Taiwan's best regarded hospitals transplanted organs from an HIV carrier into five patients, a hospital official said Monday, in what appears to be one of the most egregious examples of medical negligence in the island's modern history.(AP)The five are now be
Diary defeats South Korean burglar

NationalAug 29, 2011

A South Korean burglar has been arrested after police found details of his criminal exploits recorded in his diary, complete with addresses he hit and entries such as "Jackpot!", a detective said Monday.The 42-year-old Seoul man, identified only as Kim, had stolen luxury bags, jewelry and elect
Finance minister wins Japan party vote, to be P.M.

World NewsAug 29, 2011

Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda speaks shortly after he was elected as the new leader of the Democratic Party of Japan at a voting by the party lawmakers in Tokyo Monday, Aug 29, 2011. (AP-Yonhap News)TOKYO (AP) -- Japan's ruling party has elected Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda as its new chief, me
Boy dies after parents refuse to let him drink water for 5 days

World NewsAug 29, 2011

A couple in the U.S. has been arrested for killing the husband’s son by refusing him water for five days, Daily Mail reported.Jonathan James was being punished for wetting his bed and taking guitar strings from his twin brother. Jonathan’s father and his stepmother, have been arrested and charged fo
Looters attack S. Korea embassy in Libya: official

World NewsAug 29, 2011

South Korea‘s embassy in the Libyan capital Tripoli has been attacked by looters amid the chaos arising from battles to topple leader Moamer Kadhafi, a Seoul official said Monday.Some 10 armed attackers stormed the mission on Sunday afternoon and tried to steal furniture and electronics, said foreig
Beyonce pregnancy announcement overshadows VMAs

TelevisionAug 29, 2011

Beyonce upstaged every performer at Sunday night‘s MTV Video Music Awards before the show even began _ she announced she and hubby Jay-Z are expecting a baby.Nicki Minaj, left, and Beyonce arrive at the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday Aug. 28, 2011, in Los Angeles. (AP-Yonhap News)The soon-to-be-30
Apple wins more delay from Samsung in Australia tablet sale

TechnologyAug 29, 2011

Apple Inc. won a further delay in the release of Samsung Electronics Co.’s newest tablet computer in Australia, with the South Korean company agreeing not to sell the Galaxy Tab 10.1 until the end of September. Apple, based in Cupertino, California, sued Samsung in Sydney Federal Court last month, c