This is the first in a series of articles on Sejong City, a new multifunctional administrative city to be launched on July 1. ― Ed. After a decade of twists and turns, a project to build a new administrative hub over a hundred kilometers south of Seoul has become reality.With much fanfare, government officials are to proclaim the official opening of Sejong City in South Chungcheong Province on July 1. “Sejong is a symbol of the country’s efforts toward more balanced regional development. We must

Asian officials and experts on Thursday adopted a set of recommendations calling for regional cooperation to tackle common legislative challenges as they wrapped up a two-day forum in Seoul. At the second annual Asian Forum of Legislative Information Affairs, the participants agreed to share information and experiences and enhance cross-border exchanges to build partnerships for legislative advancement. They acknowledged that an advanced legislative system is key for economic and social developm

Prosecutors on Wednesday indicted three Korean employees of an Israeli firm on charges of leaking Samsung and LG’s core technologies for producing next-generation digital display panels overseas.The three were likely to have leaked to firms in Israel, China and Taiwan circuit diagrams and other key technologies to manufacture 55-inch “AM-OLED” and “WHITE-OLED” panels, officials at the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office told reporters.The trio belongs to the Korea branch of the Israeli fi

Korean civic activists said Wednesday that they would sue a Japanese rightist who placed a stake claiming Dokdo as Japanese territory beside a commemorative statue for Korean wartime sex slaves and depicted them as “prostitutes.”The House of Sharing, a shelter for the “comfort women,” and Lee Yong-su, one of the victims, said they are to file a damages suit against Suzuki Nobuyuki, a former unsuccessful councilor candidate, for tarnishing their honor. The center is also considering formally comp

The Chung Mong-koo Foundation, funded by the Hyundai Motor Group chairman, has launched a welfare program aimed at providing medical services to the socially neglected.It said Wednesday that the foundation has formed partnerships with Seoul Red Cross Hospital, Seoul National University Hospital and the Korean Red Cross to open a treatment center.The center, located within Seoul Red Cross Hospital, will provide services in gynecology, internal and family medicines, and psychiatry for patients who

  Shanghai’s Metro has posted a comment warning women that wearing revealing clothes can lead to sexual harassment, prompting strings of negative responses and protests, according to news reports.The Chinese subway authority recently posted a picture of a woman wearing a see-through dress that revealed her underwear on the Chinese microblogging website Sina Weibo.Under the photo it wrote, “It’s not surprising that women get harassed if they dress like this. It’s hard to avoid perverts. Girls, pl