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N. Korea orchestra may hold U.S. performance

North KoreaSept 22, 2011

North Korea’s national symphony orchestra is expected to hold a performance in the U.S. next month, a U.S.-funded radio station reported Thursday. Quoting multiple sources close to North Korea, Radio Free Asia reported Pyongyang and Washington are currently “discussing details” such as the exact day
U.S., N. Korea seek further nuclear talks next month: official

North KoreaSept 22, 2011

BEIJING (Yonhap News) ― The United States and North Korea are seeking to hold a second round of talks early next month to discuss terms for resuming the long-stalled six-nation negotiations on ending the North’s nuclear weapons programs, a South Korean official said Thursday.The bilateral talks are
Kang Ho-dong stirs another controversy over farm purchase

Social affairsSept 22, 2011

Was it an investment or speculation? The question looms over retired TV show host Kang Ho-dong, who purchased 2 billion won ($1.8 million) in real estate in Pyeongchang, Gangwon Province, where the 2018 Winter Olympics will be held.The popular TV entertainer recently retired “temporarily” after comi
Thai envoy hits out at hospital where wife died

Foreign affairsSept 22, 2011

Thai Ambassador Chaiyong Satjipanon has claimed that mistakes made by a hospital known for treating expats and diplomats contributed to the death of his wife. Thitinart Satjipanon died Monday after a heart attack put her in a coma for two days.She was admitted to Soon Chun Hyang University Hospital
S. Korea, U.S. to discuss deterrence of N.K. threats

DefenseSept 22, 2011

South Korea and the U.S. held their regular security talks in Seoul on Thursday to discuss security conditions on the Korean Peninsula and other alliance issues.Deputy Minister for Policy Lim Gwan-bin and Michael Schiffer, U.S. deputy assistant secretary of defense for East Asia, led the 29th Securi
Plan to deploy new weapon in trouble

DefenseSept 22, 2011

Report says one in 10 low-level officers needs psychiatric counselingThe military has questioned the ability of a new weapon planned for deployment next year to neutralize long-range artillery in North Korea, a lawmaker said Thursday.According to Rep. Kim Hak-song of the ruling Grand National Party,
'Longevity gene' may be dead end: study

ScienceSept 22, 2011

Research over the last decade showing that proteins called sirtuins can increase lifespan is deeply flawed, according to a new study in Nature that debunks prior claims of a direct causal link.Pioneering experiments on earthworms and fruitflies -- commonly used as models to examine the biology of hu
More foreigners apply to major in Korean studies: report

Social affairsSept 22, 2011

SEOUL, Sept. 22 (Yonhap) -- A growing number of foreigners are interested in studying about Korea, spurred by the growing cultural power of Asia's fourth-largest economy, a report showed Thursday. Foreigners who applied for the Graduate School of Korean Studies (GSKS) at the state-run Academy of Kor
Lee, Japan's new PM agree to work together on N. Korea, bilateral relations

PoliticsSept 22, 2011

NEW YORK, Sept. 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Lee Myung-bak and Japan's new prime minister, Yoshihiko Noda, agreed Wednesday to cooperate closely in dealing with North Korea and moving relations between the two countries forward as they held their first face-to-face talks in New York."I expe
S. Korea ready to help N. Korea if it forsakes nuclear ambitions: Lee

PoliticsSept 22, 2011

NEW YORK (Yonhap News) -- South Korean President Lee Myung-bak urged North Korea Wednesday to break its self-imposed isolation and join the international community by forsaking its nuclear ambitions, declaring that Seoul is ready to help its impoverished neighbor if it makes the strategic decision.
Obama warns N. Korea of more 'pressure, isolation'

North KoreaSept 22, 2011

NEW YORK (Yonhap News) -- U.S. President Barack Obama warned Wednesday that North Korea will face "greater pressure and isolation" should it continue nuclear weapons development andhostile actions against South Korea."North Korea has yet to take concrete steps toward abandoning its weapons, and cont
Emerging economies should play greater roles in global financial turmoil: Lee

PoliticsSept 21, 2011

NEW YORK (Yonhap News) -- South Korean President Lee Myung-bak met a global economic leader in New York Wednesday, proposing that emerging economies should play greater roles in resolving the current world financial turmoil, his office said.The world financial crisis was a key topic when Lee met wit
Koreas fail to agree on terms of resuming six-party talks

North KoreaSept 21, 2011

BEIJING (Yonhap News) -- The nuclear envoys of South and North Korea met for three hours in Beijing on Wednesday but failed to agree on terms of re-starting stalled six-party talks on the North's nuclear programs, both sides said. Wi Sung-lac of South Korea and Ri Yong-ho of North Korea parted
Universities face inquiry on foreign student management

Social affairsSept 21, 2011

The Education Ministry will select the bottom 15 percent of universities which poorly manage international students, and restrict visa issuance, while disclosing their list as well, in an extension of its efforts to restructure badly managed universities.It plans to conduct inquiry into schools with
Lee calls for N. Korea to denuclearize

Foreign affairsSept 21, 2011

NEW YORK (Yonhap News) ― South Korean President Lee Myung-bak urged North Korea on Tuesday to give up its nuclear programs, saying denuclearization is a key first step toward eventual unification of the two divided states.Lee made the appeal during a speech after receiving a global leadership award