K-Pop enthusiasts in France surprised many people in Korea as they queued for hours to see the SM Town concert. Now they are gathering online to talk about the stars. The French fan site “Sweety Nine Forum” (snsd.frenchboard.com) has a fan base ranging from the 12 to 26-years-old, but what they share in common is the Girl’s Generation. They talk about what they like about the girl group and list c

(MCT)A cat in Britain survived after being shot by 30 air gun bullets, the Daily Mail reported.When the owner found the pet, Hope, bleeding, he assumed that she had been attacked by a dog.After being transferred to a vet, it was then revealed that her body was full of gunshot wounds. Most damage was on her back, with four bullets in her head.Medical specialists removed some 10 fragments, but gave

Hollywood's rising star Jonathan Rhys Meyers was rushed to hospital by ambulance after a suspected suicide attempt, Daily Mail reported.Meyers -- who played amateur singer-turned-businessman in a hit-movie "August Rush" -- is believed to have taken pills at his £3million home in Maida Vale, west London on Tuesday evening, it reported.Jonathan Rhys-Meyers (MCT)The Irish actor has been battling a lo

Lee urges prosecution to refrain from excessive response to reform billDespite strong protests from some prosecutors, the National Assembly on Thursday passed a disputed revised bill redefining the investigative rights of the prosecution and the police in a bid to meet public demands to reform the prosecution.The revised bill calls for the prosecution to maintain command over police investigations

The Korea-EU Free Trade Agreement took effect Friday, beginning the process of removing tariffs on more than 20,000 items produced in Korea and the EU.Negotiations over the pact, which began in May 2007, came to a close in October 2009 when the agreement was penciled in, and in October 2010 the agreement was formally signed by the leaders of Korea and the EU.Under the agreement, tariffs on 11,261

Finance Minister Bahk Jae-wan addresses a news conference on Thursday. (Yonhap News)Growth outlook lowered to 4.5%, inflation likely to be 4% this yearThe government has cut its growth forecast for the economy and raised the outlook for inflation this year, backing off from its ambitious growth plan due to weakening consumption and persistent price hikes. In a downbeat assessment of Asia’s fourth-

The international community should come together to pressure North Korea into giving up its nuclear weapons programs that pose a major threat to global safety and security, a ranking South Korean official said Thursday.Speaking at a global nuclear conference in Daejeon, 164 kilometers south of Seoul, Second Vice Foreign Minister Min Dong-seok urged the participants from 86 nations and internationa