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Vaccine body’s new deputy director

Social affairsAug 23, 2011

The International Vaccine Institute on Monday announced its appointment of John Morahan as deputy director general for administration and finance. Morahan has 25 years of international experience as a finance executive in the U.K., Australia, New Zealand, U.S., and Japan and also a broad management
Man beats security to death over parking issue

Social affairsAug 23, 2011

The police detained a man who allegedly murdered a 68-year-old security guard after having an argument over parking earlier this month, according to reports.The offender, surnamed Choi was too drunk to drive and had to have a chauffeur service to drive back to his apartment in Namyangju, Gyeonggi Pr
Homo erectus was first master of the kitchen: study

ScienceAug 23, 2011

WASHINGTON (AFP) -- The first ancestor of modern humans to have mastered the art of cooking was likely homo erectus, which evolved around 1.9 million years ago, according to a US study published Monday.The ability to cook and process food allowed homo erectus, the Neanderthals and homo sapiens to ma
Kim, Medvedev to meet Wednesday: source

North KoreaAug 22, 2011

MOSCOW (AFP) -- The summit between North Korea's Kim Jong-Il and President Dmitry Medvedev is set to take place on Wednesday in the eastern Siberian city of Ulan-Ude, a person familiar with the plan told AFP."The guest is arriving tomorrow," the person, who refused to go on the record because o
N.K. bans Seoul assets from being removed from resort

North KoreaAug 22, 2011

South Korea vows legal, diplomatic action to secure property rightsNorth Korea on Monday banned the removal of South Korean assets from a mountain resort on its east coast, claiming Seoul has given up its rights to its property by not answering how to deal with it.It also ordered all South Korean wo
Park Geun-hye hints at warmer ties with N.K.

PoliticsAug 22, 2011

Korea should seek to rebuild trust with North Korea, while maintaining an unyielding stance on national security, said Rep. Park Geun-hye the highest-polled presidential hopeful, in a contribution to a journal.Park contributed a 2,500-word paper titled “The New Korea: Building trust between Seoul an
Korea, Mongolia lift ties to comprehensive partnership

PoliticsAug 22, 2011

President Lee Myung-bak on Monday agreed with Mongolian President Tsakhia Elbegdorj to upgrade the level of bilateral cooperation to a “comprehensive partnership,” portending greater opportunities for Koreans to do business in the mineral-rich country. In addition to expanding ties in developing ene
Seoul residents to vote on free school meals

PoliticsAug 22, 2011

Turnout likely to decide winner in city’s first-ever plebiscite, mayor’s fateSeoul’s first-ever plebiscite will take place Wednesday, asking its citizens to decide whether all schoolchildren should be provided with free lunches regardless of their parents’ income. The vote, however, has turned
BIFS recognized by international accrediting agencies

Social affairsAug 22, 2011

Busan International Foreign School, which marks its first anniversary Tuesday, has been jointly recognized by two international accrediting agencies for its high academic standards and excellent performance. Busan city officials said Sunday that BIFS has become the first foreign school in Korea to b
Inflation fuels convenience store boom

Social affairsAug 22, 2011

More singles, young couples are drawn to easy access, small-quantity itemsA modestly sized convenience store in a southern Seoul neighborhood seems unusually packed for a late weekday night. What’s more unusual is the composition of the crowd. Instead of drunken men who used to dominate the store fo
Seoul, Moscow set talks to promote nuclear cooperation

Social affairsAug 22, 2011

South Korea and Russia will hold the annual meeting of their joint nuclear cooperation committee this week to discuss ways to further increase their cooperation and strengthen their safety measures against nuclear accidents, the Seoul government said Monday.The meeting will be held in Seoul for two
Biography of ‘Bouncing Czech’ released in Korean

Foreign affairsAug 22, 2011

The biography of “The Locomotive,” one of the most successful runners of all time is being released in the Korean language just in time for the IAAF World Championships in Daegu.Widely regarded by sport fans and the press as the greatest runner of the 20th century, Emil Zatopek’s story was unveiled
Elder accused of sexually abusing children

Social affairsAug 22, 2011

A celebrated social activist known for helping teenagers and children in need was arrested on Monday for a series of sexual abuse cases.(MCT)The offender, only known by his surname Kim, had allegedly taken advantage of teenagers by luring them to his home, saying that he would “instruct students int
N. Korea vows to legally dispose of S. Korean assets at Mount Kumgang

North KoreaAug 22, 2011

North Korea said Monday it will legally dispose of all South Korean property at its scenic mountain resort, blaming Seoul for not responding to its proposals on how to handle the assets.Pyongyang has threatened to dispose of the roughly 300 billion won (US$284 million) worth of assets unless South K
Man in 70s murders grandson

Social affairsAug 22, 2011

A man in his 70s murdered his 13-year-old grandson in his bed in Mokpo, South Jeolla Province, on Sunday.The deceased, only known by his surname Kim, hanged himself in the second floor of his house, while his grandson lay dead downstairs. Kim’s daughter discovered the bodies when she visited he