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Chief justice nominee leans toward right

PoliticsAug 19, 2011

President Lee Myung-bak’s nominee for Supreme Court chief justice is expected to bring the court’s political pendulum considerably to the right as he takes over from his liberal predecessor. Yang Sung-tae, who served as justice of the top court from 2005 to 2011 February, was named the new chief lat
Korea to be Greenpeace’s 41st outpost

Social affairsAug 19, 2011

Group to open Korean office soon to focus on nuclear power, maritime environmentThe main issues in Korea in the last 10 years have been peace, environment and energy. Greenpeace’s announcement in June that it would open a Korean office looks set to stir these issues further.Greenpeace started in Van
Kim Jong-il’s Russia visit ‘imminent’

North KoreaAug 19, 2011

North Korean leader Kim Jong-il is likely to embark on a Russian visit as early as Saturday, South Korea’s intelligence officials said Friday. “Kim Jong-il’s visit to Russia appears imminent,” an official at the National Intelligence Agency told a parliamentary intelligence committee, according to m
Korea to allow foreigners-only duty free shops

IndustryAug 19, 2011

The government plans to allow foreigners-only duty free shops from next year, the Korea Customs Service said Friday. The customs agency revealed the plan during a meeting of the Presidential Council on National Competitiveness presided over by President Lee Myung-bak at Cheong Wa Dae.Under the plan,
Shares plunge on global recession woes

Aug 19, 2011

KOSPI posts year’s worst drop of 115.7 points; U.S., European, Asian stocks extend slumpKorean stocks took a pounding again on Friday following steep losses in the United States and Europe amid renewed fears of a global recession.The Korea Composite Stock Price Index posted the sharpest drop among m
Campaign heats up for vote on school meals

PoliticsAug 19, 2011

Election commission bans mayor from picketing, probes education board for ‘encouraging’ vote boycottThe nation’s conservative and liberal forces, siding with Seoul government and education authority respectively, exchanged barbs Friday, arguing about whether citizens should participate in the upcomi
LG Electronics holds fair to recruit global talents in R&D

IndustryAug 19, 2011

LG Electronics said Friday it was moving to recruit talented research and development personnel from other countries.The company held a tech conference in Tokyo on Friday, which invited 50 engineering students, including Korean students studying in Japan. A total of 20 executives in the firm’s resea
FSS urges banks to resume loans

Aug 19, 2011

FSS chief: Insurers need to brace for external uncertaintiesFinancial Supervisory Service Gov. Kwon Hyouk-se urged commercial banks Friday to resume their suspended household loans.“The FSS will instruct the banks to resume the lending,” Kwon told reporters before attending a meeting with chief exec
HP buys Autonomy as it exits mobile

World BusinessAug 19, 2011

PALO ALTO, Califonia (AP) ― Hewlett-Packard Co. is buying Autonomy Corp. to expand its line-up of business software products as it lowers its profile in consumer electronics.The acquisition, announced Thursday, comes amid a flurry of other dramatic moves that will reshape HP, the world’s largest tec
Is b-boying past its pinnacle?

TheaterAug 19, 2011

Lack of new b-boy generation, fewer shows signal uncertain future for break-dancingBreak-dancing has pretty much infiltrated every aspect of popular culture in Korea. People can catch breakers showcasing their hip moves on television, in musicals, competitions and ads. The arresting visual all
Exhibitions

TheaterAug 19, 2011

“My Motherland”: Veteran photographer Joo Myung-duck is showcasing around 130 serene black-and-white photos of Korea’s traditional houses, relics and landscapes taken in different provinces of South Korea from the 1960s to the present. It is the third and final exhibition of the Daelim Contemporary
Dance

MusicAug 19, 2011

“New Concept Performing Arts Festival”: Hanguk Performing Arts Center will be staging 12 performances from Aug. 19 to Oct. 2 at Arko Arts Theater and Daehangno Arts Theater in Hyehwa-dong, central Seoul. Under the slogan “Make the Difference,” the festival aims to showcase experimental and original
Festivals

TheaterAug 19, 2011

“2011 Hyoseok Culture Festival”: The festival will be held from Sept. 9-18 in Bongpyeong-myeon, Pyeongchang County in Gangwon Province, to commemorate modern Korean writer Yi Hyo-seok and his popular novel “When Buckwheat Flowers Bloom.” The novel depicts the connection between human life and beauty
Classical Music

MusicAug 19, 2011

“TIMF Ensemble Sound on the Edge 2 - Oboe +”: Ensemble TIMF said it will showcase modern classical music featuring the oboe as part of its “Sound on the Edge” project on Sept. 7 at Ilsin Hall in Hannam-dong in Seoul. It is the second of the three-phased “Sound on the Edge” project. The performance w
Pop music

MusicAug 19, 2011

“Koichi Domoto 2011 BPM in Seoul”: Koichi Domoto, a member of Japanese idol group duo Kinki Kids, will hold his first concert in Korea on Sept. 10 at the Olympic Hall. Since debut in 1997, the idol group has been actively engaging in various entertainment areas in Japan, ranging from singing to acti