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Man beats security to death over parking issue

Aug 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
BIFS recognized by international accrediting agencies

Aug 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

Aug 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

Aug 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
Elder accused of sexually abusing children

Aug 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
Man in 70s murders grandson

Aug 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
Crop dusting helicopter crashes after hitting power cable

Aug 21, 2011

BOSEONG -- A crop dusting helicopter crashed on a hill near Boseong, 397 kilometers south of Seoul, after hitting a high voltage power cable, police said Sunday. Law enforcement authorities said the 50-year-old pilot, identified by his family name of Park, was killed i
I’ll go if meal vote fails: Oh

Aug 21, 2011

Decision to have impact on political landscape ahead of electionsSeoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon on Sunday vowed to step down should his plan to limit free school lunches to poor children be rejected in a citywide referendum on Wednesday. The second-term mayor, who had announced he would not run for presiden
Acquittals quadruple under liberal chief justice

Aug 21, 2011

The rate of acquittal, a source of conflict between the court and the prosecution, has quadrupled since Lee Yong-hoon took the bench as chief justice of the Supreme Court four years ago.The Supreme Prosecutor’s Office said Sunday that the annual acquittal rate at first trial was at 0.18 percent in 2
Korea introduces carbon tracking

Aug 21, 2011

Nation becomes third after U.S., Japan to run systemKorea has developed and put into operation its own system tracking how much carbon dioxide a country emits.With the greenhouse gas monitoring system up and running, Korea has become the third country after the United States and Japan to track how m
Children demand vote in education elections

Aug 21, 2011

A total of 72 school students from across the country gathered for a forum in Seoul last week and demanded the government grant students aged 13 and older voting rights in the election of educational superintendents. They also requested that relevant ministries standardize educational programs for e
Ballet becomes a dance to embrace life

Aug 21, 2011

Elegant piano tunes echo through a ballet studio in Gwacheon, a southern Seoul suburb, on a Sunday afternoon. Besides the pitter-patter of raindrops that occasionally beats through the classical piece, the air is still, the atmosphere almost solemn. Fourteen white ballet flats bend and flex as a gro
Korea to be Greenpeace’s 41st outpost

Aug 19, 2011

Group to open Korean office soon to focus on nuclear power, maritime environmentThe main issues in Korea in the last 10 years have been peace, environment and energy. Greenpeace’s announcement in June that it would open a Korean office looks set to stir these issues further.Greenpeace started in Van
Ewha Univ. cancels Paju campus plan

Aug 19, 2011

Ewha Womans University, the nation’s most prestigious women’s school, on Friday scrapped its plan to build a campus on the site of a former U.S. military camp in Paju, north of Seoul, citing price issues. The price of the campus site, owned by the Ministry of Defense, has gone up to a level that the
Widow of shipping firm chief embezzles company fund

Aug 19, 2011

Prosecutors indicted the widow of the deceased chairman of an off-shore shipping company for embezzlement.According to the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office, the 47-year-old woman surnamed Kim colluded with her husband’s secretary in misappropriating 100 billion won ($92.4 million) between