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UAE couple will miss Korea

Foreign affairsApr 24, 2011

Dynamic duo’s half a decade proved beneficial for ties and their futureThe reality that one of the diplomatic community’s most respected ambassadorial couples is leaving only rang true after they looked back on their residence to see a once colorful home laid bare.Paintings, artifacts and everything that makes a home personal and representative of a family have been packed up and sent on their way
Choi wins Tour de Korea

More sportsApr 24, 2011

Teen cyclist Kiho Choi of Hong Kong made history by winning the 2011 Tour de Korea after completing the nine-stage race, a total distance of 1,335.9 kilometers, on Sunday. Choi, 19, had a sluggish start. He finished fourth in the first stage of 108.1 kilometers by clocking 2 hours 39 minutes 5 seconds. He remained in fifth place until the third stage. But the 2010 Asian Games medalist laid the fou
Kim and Asada rekindle rivalry

More sportsApr 24, 2011

MOSCOW (AFP) ― Figure skating superstars Kim Yu-na and Mao Asada will rekindle their long-running rivalry in the relocated world figure skating championships starting here on Monday.The championships, originally scheduled to take place in Tokyo a month ago, were moved to Russia following the devastating earthquake and tsunami on March 11. All four reigning champions are back to defend their titles
P.M. Gillard mourns Korean War dead

Foreign affairsApr 24, 2011

(Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard (left) watches a North Korean soldier looking through the window as she pays a visit to the conference room of the United Nations Command Military Armistice Commission at Panmunjeom Sunday. Yonhap News)Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard on Sunday mourned hundreds of her country’s soldiers who fell during the 1950-1953 Korean War and visited the truce v
Hyundai, Kia show off wares in N.Y.

TransportApr 24, 2011

Hyundai Motor Co. unveils the new Accent subcompact in the New York International Auto Show on Friday. (Hyundai Motor)Korean carmakers focus on subcompact car market in U.S.South Korea’s two largest carmakers Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Motors Corp. are taking part in the New York International Auto Show, as the Shanghai International Automobile Exhibition nears a close.The New York show runs until
KCC demands explanation for smartphone location log

IndustryApr 24, 2011

Korean regulator to ask Apple’s on nature of location collected on devices An Apple Inc. logo hangs above the entrance at the Fifth Avenue store in New York. (Bloomberg)Korea’s top communications regulator will request that Apple Inc. address the privacy concerns caused by recent allegations that the company has been accumulating location information of its users. Officials of the Korea Communicat
Murder suspect survives Grand Canyon leap

Apr 24, 2011

Terrance Deering Black, 48, suspect (AP)A man leapt into the Grand Canyon in an attempt to dodge police arrest. But he was still arrested because his desperate jump took him less far than expected -- 8 meters. Terrance Deering Black, 48, of Dallas, was accused of killing his ex-girlfriend Susan Loper, 40, who went missing last Tuesday from the Texas country club she worked in. Her body was found i
Sony chairman credited with developing CDs dies

IndustryApr 24, 2011

TOKYO (AP)- As a young man, aspiring opera singer Norio Ohga wrote to Sony to complain about the quality of its tape recorders.That move changed the course of his life, as the company promptly recruited the man whose love of music would shape the development of the compact disc and transform the Japanese electronics maker into a global software and entertainment empire.Sony's president and chairma
S. Korea, China bust phone scam ring targeting S. Korea

TechnologyApr 24, 2011

Chinese prosecutors have arrested 23 suspects over phone fraud on South Koreans, Seoul's prosecutors said Sunday, the first bust on a scam ring after the two neighboring countries agreed to thwart voice phishing scams that have caused huge financial damage in South Korea in recent years.Voice phishing involves random phone calls to dupe victims to siphon their bank accounts. Callers, growingly tra
Yemeni president agrees to step down in 30 days

World NewsApr 24, 2011

SANAA, Yemen (AP) - Yemen's embattled president agreed Saturday to a proposal by Gulf Arab mediators to step down within 30 days and hand power to his deputy in exchange for immunity from prosecution, a major about-face for the autocratic leader who has ruled for 32 years.A coalition of seven opposition parties said they also accepted the deal but with reservations. Even if the differences are ove
Hyundai, Renault Samsung to recall 74,000 mid-size cars

IndustryApr 24, 2011

Hyundai Motor Co. and Renault Samsung Motor Co. will recall around 74,000 mid-size passenger cars sold in South Korea due to a manufacturing defect and a safety problem, respectively, Seoul's transportation ministry said Sunday.Renault Samsung, the local unit of French automaker Renault SA, will recall 55,648 units of its mid-size car SM5 produced between Aug. 12, 2009 and Oct. 29, 2010, and 65,15
British couples share royal wedding spotlight

World NewsApr 24, 2011

LONDON (AP) _ What is it like getting married on the same day as Prince William and Kate Middleton? As the royal wedding looms, hundreds of harried couples across Britain are trying to figure out how to share the spotlight with the world's most-watched couple.Sharon Hannon, 37, said she was initially upset when she saw her own wedding date being flashed across the television screen underneath a pi
Emma Watson takes break from Brown University

FilmApr 24, 2011

Emma Watson, who played Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter movie series, is to put her studying on hold.“I’ve decided to take a bit of time off to completely finish my work on ‘Harry Potter’ … and to focus on my other professional and acting projects,” posted Watson on her site Emmawatson.com, explaining her decision.“I will still be working towards my degree ... it’s just going to take me a sem
Father claims 2-year-old son killed mother

Social affairsApr 24, 2011

A toddler in Florida has allegedly shot his mother by accident, his father told police.Julia Bennet, 33, was found dead in her apartment by police who came immediately after the 911 call made by the father. They happened to be at the apartment for another case.The couple have several children including the toddler, but were not legally married. The 2-year-old is now under the custody of Florida’s
Powerful earthquake strikes off Solomon Islands

InternationalApr 23, 2011

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) -- A powerful earthquake struck in waters off the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific on Saturday, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage, and no tsunami was expected.The magnitude-6.9 quake struck about 100 miles (160 kilometers) southeast of the Solomon Islands' capital, Honiara, at a depth of 50 miles (80 kilometers), the U.S. Geological Survey s