Science and technology are two driving forces for the economies of South Korea and India, with tremendous potential for projects that link both sides.To capitalize on this potential, India’s Science and Technology Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal came to Seoul to take part in the first Ministerial Steering Committee meeting on May 4. Education, Science and Technology Minister Lee Ju-ho (left) with Indi

Brazil wants a more give-and-take approach to trade with South KoreaBrazil’s ambassador is eliminating the word “complementary” from the lexicon of bilateral trade with Korea.Instead, he uses the word “synergy” to explain the growth possibilities for both sides.“Complementarity means that one side is making the food while the other is eating it. Synergy means that both sides can contribute to the

An undergraduate student of Bournemouth University in England has created a “symphony” of Twitter feeds, the Daily Telegraph reported. Music technology student Sam Harman used a computer program to turn Twitter posts into sounds by giving each character its own distinctive tone. As a computer reads each Tweet, it plays a sound. The result is a collection of sounds similar to a xylophone. “The syst

Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi gestures as he addresses a rally in Milan, Italy, Saturday, May 7, 2011. (AP-Yonhap News)Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi accused his political opponent of not washing enough and being smelly at a local election campaign, the Telegraph reported. Berlusconi faces key local elections scheduled for Sunday and Monday which will determine the fate of his remaining two

South Korea pop singer and movie star Jung Ji-Hoon, also known as Rain, smiles during a news conference in Macau Saturday, May 14, 2011 as Rain will hold his concert in Macau May 14. (AP-Yonhap News)MACAU (AP) -– In nine years, Rain has gone from an unknown backup dancer to one of Asia‘s hottest stars. The South Korean actor-singer also has two Hollywood movies to his credit.But his thriving enter

In this photo released Friday by the FREEDLAND Fundation, a leopard cub looks out from a cage after being confiscated by Thai authorities at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi International Airport.  (AP-Yonhap News)Authorities at Thailand's international airport arrested a first-class passenger Friday whose suitcases were filled with baby leopards, panthers, a bear and monkeys. The animals had been drugged a

IMF Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn, speaks during a news briefing at the 2010 WB/IMF Spring Meetings in Washington. (AP-Yonhap News)NEW YORK (AP) ― The leader of the International Monetary Fund and a possible candidate for president of France was pulled from an airplane moments before he was to fly to Paris and was being questioned Saturday by police in connection with the sexual assault

Police investigates two explosions at transportation centers in Seoul. Police said they have arrested three men on suspicion of setting explosives in lockers of two major Seoul transportation hubs. (Yonhap News)Police said Sunday they have arrested three men on suspicion of triggering a string of explosions involving what appeared to be butane gas that struck two major Seoul transportation hubs. P

As Daejeon is likley to be the site to host science research centers, other candidate cities protest against government's decision. (Yonhap News)The central city of Daejeon is likely to be the site to host a 3.5 trillion won (US$3.2 billion) science belt the government is pushing to build over the next seven years, a government official said Saturday.A government-private committee will announce th

High-speed KTX-Sancheon train was launched in March, 2011. (Yonhap News)CHILGOK - A high-speed KTX-Sancheon train from Seoul abruptly stopped Saturday in the southern part of the country for nearly an hour due to an apparent malfunction in its brake system, officials said.The train came to an unscheduled halt at 3:13 p.m. near Gimcheon, some 234 kilometer south of Seoul, on its way to Masan on the

  PARIS -- President Lee Myung-bak on Saturday discussed the G20 summit, regional integration, North Korea’s nuclear program and green growth with renowned scholars of France such as former foreign minister Hubert Vedrine.  President Lee Myung-bak talks with renowned French scholars during a breakfast meeting in Paris on Saturday. Yonhap News  Also attending the 90-minute breakfast meeting here wi