People in Korea show solidarity for Malaysian campaignBy Kirsty TaylorPro-democracy campaigners in Korea are to push for free and fair Malaysian elections this weekend.A show of solidarity for people in Kuala Lumpur is to be held in Seoul on Saturday, as part of the Coalition for Clean and Fair Elections (Bersih) campaign calling for an end to dirty politics in the country. Amnesty International h

The number of civil servants in South Korea has risen sharply to approach the 1 million mark, the home affairs ministry said Thursday.There were 987,754 central and local government officials as of last year's end, up 7.9 percent from 915,221 in 2005, the Ministry of Public Administration and Security said. The figure has since been on a steady rise to 940,397 in 2006, 963,132 in 2007, 968,836 in

Arizona police charged a man of child abuse after he burned his 5-year-old son’s hand to get rid of demons, according to reports.　Johnny Salazar, 25, explained that he did it because the son had touched his Bible and become “possessed by Satan.”　When arrested, he was speaking languages that could not be understood.　His mother, Connie Salazar, maintained that her son was suffering from hallucinatio

A father was sentenced to 8 years in jail this week for killing his daughter who had condemned him for his financial problems.　The 51-year-old, whose name has not been released, strangled his daughter whilst she was lying on a bed.　Divorced, he had been raising his two children alone. However, the aftermath of the separation had left him mentally scarred and he was unable to work. 　The family hous

By Cho Ji-hyunThree well-known global companies are taking part in the bid for E-Mart’s Chinese operations, according to a U.K.-based company specializing in information on M&As.Mergermarket, an independent mergers and acquisitions intelligence service, told The Korea Herald that Wal-Mart, Tesco and Ren Ren Le are most likely in line to take over E-Mart’s Shanghai operations and that the players w

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama says back-channel talks with congressional leaders last weekend have produced new progress in advance of a White House session Thursday on deficit reduction.　The president is siding with House Speaker John Boehner in insisting that negotiators resist the temptation to “kick the can down the road” and settle for a makeshift, short-term solution to stave off

Korea's financial watchdog said it has decided to penalize SC First Bank for its violations of local banking laws such as the illegal handling of metal loan services to corporate customers. The Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) said it will impose fines worth 4.5 million won ($4,225) and punish 41 officials of the Korean unit of Standard Chartered Plc after the bank violated regulations on metal

North Korean dictators are enjoying their luxurious lives through seizing the aid provided to help those on the streets.Even though the South knows that not all the food will reach those in need, South Korea keeps sending food.Just because North Korea is a brother nation does not give them the right to starve the poor. The South should realize the truth and find a better way to help civilians rath

Prosecutors are investigating Goldman Sachs Group on allegations that the investment bank defrauded local insurers Heungkuk Life Insurance and Heungkuk Fire & Marine Insurance.The Seoul Central District Prosecutor’s Office said Wednesday it was taking on complaints by the two insurers that the U.S. investment bank sold a high risk, high yielding investment product known as collateralized debt obli