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Korea Herald’s iPhone app opens a new chapter

TechnologyApr 3, 2011

(The Korea Herald launches its iPHone app)Korea’s leading English daily introduces its news app for the iPhone, which integrates English news and education. The news app, now available at Apple’s app store, is designed to differ from previously introduced news apps. With The Korea Herald’s 58-year track record in providing English news and English educational content, The Korea Herald news app for
Japan textbooks rekindle old disputes

Social affairsApr 3, 2011

Experts urge Seoul to take more active stance on Dokdo issueNew Japanese textbooks claiming Japan’s sovereignty over Dokdo disappointed many in Korea following a rare outpouring of sympathy for their former colonial ruler, hit hard by a devastating earthquake and tsunami. The Japanese Textbook Authorization and Research Council announced Wednesday its review results of middle school textbooks that
Rooney hat trick inspires Man United comeback

SoccerApr 3, 2011

Sporting Gijon surprise Real Madrid 1-0LONDON (AP) ― Wayne Rooney’s hat trick kept Manchester United on track to win the English Premier League with a 4-2 comeback victory over West Ham on Saturday, while the title hopes of Arsenal and defending champion Chelsea were hurt by draws.Second-place Arsenal drew 0-0 with visiting Blackburn and Chelsea, in third, needed a 33rd-minute header by Didier Dro
Obama to launch re-election bid

World NewsApr 3, 2011

WASHINGTON (AP) ― President Barack Obama is about to make one of Washington’s worst kept secrets official: He wants a second term.Democratic officials familiar with the president’s plans said Saturday that Obama intends to file papers as early as this coming week with the Federal Election Commission to launch his 2012 re-election campaign. He also will announce his candidacy to supporters by email
Korea Herald debuts news app for iPhone

TechnologyApr 3, 2011

Korea’s leading English daily integrates English news and education for the first time in the nation with its news app for Apple’s iPhone users. The Korea Herald news app is the fastest way to get updated with real-time news and the smartest way to enhance one’s English level. It features useful, substantial English education contents in the e-study section. It provides short video lectures, audio
North Korea desperate for outside food aid

North KoreaApr 3, 2011

Seoul, Washington reluctant to resume full-scale assistanceFacing ongoing international isolation and experiencing a wobbly power transfer from its ailing leader to his young son, North Korea is escalating efforts to secure food assistance for its starving people, philanthropic groups in and out of the country said Sunday. The communist North, which relies mostly on outside aid to feed its impover
U.S. legislators move to redesignate N. Korea as terror sponsor

North KoreaApr 3, 2011

WASHINGTON (Yonhap News) ― A bipartisan group of congressmen will soon submit legislation to redesignate North Korea as a state sponsor of terrorism for its torpedoing of a South Korean warship and shelling of a South Korean border island that killed 50 people last year, sources said Friday.“I understand Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen has almost completed drafting the legislation, and she is likely to s
U.S. confident on ability to intercept N.K. missiles

North KoreaApr 3, 2011

WASHINGTON (Yonhap News) ― The U.S. has the capability to intercept ballistic missiles from North Korea, a senior U.S. official has said.Patrick O’Reilly, director of the Missile Defense Agency, made the remarks at a House Armed Services Committee hearing Thursday in response to a lawmaker who expressed “concerns about the ground-based midcourse defense system in Alaska and California,” citing “ba
Foreign minister leaves for three-nation African trip

Foreign affairsApr 3, 2011

Foreign Minister Kim Sung-hwan left for Africa on Saturday on a three-nation trip aimed at boosting partnerships in energy, infrastructure and other areas.The trip comes as South Korea is seeking to tap business opportunities in African countries rich in oil and other mineral resources as a way to strengthen Seoul’s energy diplomacy.The eight-day trip will take Kim to Gabon, the Democratic Republi
Ex-Air Force colonel charged with leaking arms buildup plans

Social affairsApr 3, 2011

Prosecutors said Saturday that they have arrested a retired Air Force colonel on charges of stealing confidential information on South Korea’s arms procurement plans.The suspect, identified only by his surname Chang, was accused of leaking about 10 classified documents on arms buildup projects of the Air Force, including a plan to purchase Joint Air to Surface Standoff Missiles, prosecutors said.C
Traces of radioactive silver detected here

Social affairsApr 3, 2011

Minuscule traces of radioactive silver were found in South Korean atmosphere for the first time Saturday since Japan’s nuclear accident, the Korea Institute of Nuclear Safety said.The substance was detected in air samples taken from the central city of Daejeon and the southeastern city of Daegu, the agency said. Radioactive iodine and cesium had been found in South Korean air before, but it was th
Seoul officials to hold meeting on Dokdo issue

Foreign affairsApr 3, 2011

Officials from the ruling party and the government plan to hold an emergency meeting Monday to discuss how to tackle Japan’s repeated territorial claims over Korea’s easternmost islets of Dokdo.Japan approved Tuesday new middle school textbooks claiming the islets as its territory, drawing a strong protest from the Seoul government.It repeated its territorial claims over Dokdo in its annual diplom
Herald Media a frontrunner in digital era

TechnologyApr 3, 2011

Herald Media strives to become the nation’s best and very first provider for a variety of mobile services, including news and lifestyle guides.The Korea Herald, which has the largest circulation in Korea among English language dailies, introduced the country’s first English mobile news alert service, “Herald Topic,” last September. The service sends three text messages a day in the form of an Engl
BOK challenges FSS over probe right

Apr 3, 2011

Dispute resurfaces over the central bank’s supervisory authority A fresh dispute is brewing over the mandate of financial supervision as the Bank of Korea is stepping up its demand for the right to inquire into financial institutions independently.The primary authority to investigate banks, securities, insurance and other financial companies currently belongs to the Financial Supervisory Service.
Glam Media launches...Korean service

IndustryApr 3, 2011

Global digital media firm Glam Media launched a website in Korean last week.As a network of sites targeting women, the website offers information ranging from beauty, fashion, style, celebrity and lifestyle, enabling its visitors to access a variety of information in a single visit.It also partnered with well-known global magazines such as Marie Claire and Luxury to provide content most frequently