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Hyundai Engineering wins $672 mln order from Singapore

IndustryAug 4, 2011

Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co., South Korea's top builder, said Thursday that it has won a $672 million deal to build two office and residential towers in downtown Singapore.Under the deal with South Beach Consortium, Hyundai Engineering will construct the two complex buildings on Beach Road
Chief prosecutor nominee denies suspected wrongdoing at hearing

PoliticsAug 4, 2011

The chief prosecutor nominee faced tough questions at a confirmation hearing on Thursday over his ethical qualifications for the job, including allegations that he dodged the mandatory military service.President Lee Myung-bak appointed Han Sang-dae, the current chief of the Seoul Central District Pr
Obama, buoyed by debt deal, urges Congress to pass FTAs

Aug 4, 2011

Immediately after resolving a federal debt crisis, U.S. President Barack Obama called Tuesday for lawmakers to work on free trade deals with South Korea, Colombia and Panama."I want Congress to pass a set of trade deals -- deals we've already negotiated -- that would help displaced workers looking f
So Ji-sub to become first male Vivien model

TelevisionAug 4, 2011

So Ji-sub (vivien)A Korean actor is to become the first male model for Vivien, a domestic women’s underwear company.So Ji-sub has through numerous TV dramas and movies built his reputation on an image of masculinity and sincere care for his beloved.“The advertisement barely includes information abou
Police say N. Korean hackers involved in S. Korean online crime

North KoreaAug 4, 2011

More than 30 North Korean hackers are suspected of having helped a South Korean criminal gang attain money by breaking into online game programs and transferring part of their payments to their home country, police said Thursday. The communist regime is known to have launched several cyber attack
HIV epidemic emerging in Middle East

HealthAug 4, 2011

The AIDS virus is spreading like an epidemic in some Middle East and North African countries because of homosexual encounters between men, a study warned on Wednesday."This systematic review and data synthesis indicate that HIV epidemics appear to be emerging among MSM (men who have sex with men) in
Marvel: New Ultimate Spider-Man boasts big changes

BooksAug 4, 2011

PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Peter Parker is dead and gone, but Spider-Man’s still slinging webs and fighting crime.A half-black, half-Latino teenager named Miles Morales, as unveiled by Marvel Comics (Yonhap News)And it’s not just a new teenager climbing Manhattan buildings, it’s an entirely new crime
New touch-screen BlackBerrys being launched

TechnologyAug 4, 2011

NEW YORK (AP) -- Research In Motion Ltd. on Wednesday unveiled five new BlackBerry phones with touch screens, as it hopes to revive the line‘s dwindling appeal in the face of competition from the iPhone and Android smartphones. In this product image provided by Research In Motion, the new Blackberry
300 kilograms of coins trouble a car deal in China

World NewsAug 4, 2011

A flour wholesaler surnamed Wang in the city of Xianyang in Northwest China used a van to transport the seven sacks of coins, which he had amassed through flour sales to business clients including steamed bread shops and noodle manufacturers. The coins, weighing 300 kilograms, worth altogether
Korean inventor claims Miller's beer bottle design infringes on his patent

CompaniesAug 4, 2011

A South Korean inventor claimed Thursday that the bottle design of U.S.-based Miller Brewing Company's Miller Lite beer infringes on his patent registered here, and said he would take legal action against the global alcoholic beverage firm.The inventor, who asked to be identified only by his surname
Australian teenager safe after 'bomb' drama

Aug 4, 2011

SYDNEY (AFP) -- Australian bomb squad officers Wednesday safely removed a teenager from a "suspicious device" media reports said had been strapped around her neck, ending a 10-hour drama.Police officers, some wearing protective equipment, gather near the home of 18-year-old Madeleine Pulver in
S. Korean banks' Q2 net more than quadruples in Q2

Aug 4, 2011

South Korean lenders saw their earnings grow more than four-fold in the second quarter from a year earlier, due mainly to decreased loan-loss reserves and one-off gains from the sale of a stake in a local builder, the financial watchdog said Thursday.The combined net income of 18 local banks came to
N. Korea picks U.S. firm for Mount Kumgang tour business

North KoreaAug 4, 2011

North Korea has signed a deal with a New York-based company for tours to the Mount Kumgang resort, once jointly run with a South Korean conglomerate, a Korean-American businessman said Wednesday.Park Il-woo, also known as Steve Park, who has long conducted business with the communist nation, said hi
Philippine police held over chilli torture video

World NewsAug 3, 2011

MANILA (AFP) -- Eight Philippine police officers have been detained for allegedly force-feeding trainees with chillies and rubbing the pungent red fruit on the victims' genitals, officials said Wednesday.The detained men face possible charges of grave misconduct after video footage of the incid
Ex-Air Force chief indicted for leaking secrets to Lockheed

Social affairsAug 3, 2011

Prosecutors have indicted three retired high-ranking Air Force officers including a former four-star general on charges of providing classified military information to the U.S. defense giant Lockheed Martin, officials said Wednesday.Among them was a former Air Force chief of staff identified only by