Kim Ki-hoonKim Ki-hoon, chief of Jeonnam Culture Industry Promotion Agency, was found dead at his home in an apparent suicide Friday. Kim, 45, was under investigation over misdeeds related to salary payment at the institution based in Muan, South Jeolla Province. He inhaled toxic fumes after burning coal briquettes in his room, police said. (Herald Online)Edited by Rob York(한글기사) 김기훈 전남문화산업진흥원장 자살

NEW YORK (AP) -- Facebook, it turns out, isn't just a waste of time. People who use it have more close friends, get more social support and report being more politically engaged than those who don't, according to a new national study on Americans and social networks. (Bloomberg)The report comes as Facebook, Twitter and even the buttoned-up, career-oriented LinkedIn continue to engrain themselves i

This is the first installment of a three-part series looking into problems in Korea’s tertiary education system. ― Ed. After nearly a year of job hunting, Lee decided to lower her expectations. The 27-year-old graduate of a university in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province, now goes to a vocational training institute in Seoul to learn how to make coffee. Hopefully, after completing this four-month course,

Prime minister to reshuffle Cabinet, seek vote of confidenceATHENS (AP) ― Greece’s prime minister, struggling to ensure parliamentary approval for a crucial austerity bill, said he would reshuffle his Cabinet and seek a vote of confidence for his new government after coalition talks with opposition parties failed.The negotiations collapsed Thursday as rioters clashed with police in the streets of

This file photo shows a boat that drifted to South Korea carrying 27 North Koreans on Feb. 25. (Yonhap News)North Korea delivered a message on Thursday demanding that South Korea repatriate nine North Koreans who defected by sea over the weekend, warning that the South's failing to do so would worsen inter-Korean relations, Seoul officials said.The North's move comes one day after local media, cit

Trace amounts of dioxin were found in streams near a U.S. military base where drums of Agent Orange were purportedly buried about three decades ago, a South Korea-U.S. probe team announced Thursday.However, it said no dioxin was detected from samples of underground water taken from 10 tube wells located within 2 kilometers of Camp Carroll in Waegwan, North Gyeongsang Province, a key logistical sup