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[Photo] Joy, pain and fun at Olympics

More sportsAug 2, 2012

The South Korean volleyball team celebrates after beating Brazil in the group stage. (Yonhap News)Kim Hyun-sung launches a scissor kick against Gabon during a group match. (London Olympic Joint Press Corps)Park Ji-sung (left) and Lee Chung-yong watch the Korean football team face Gabon. (London Olympic Joint Press Corps)Korean judoka Song Dae-nam bows to his coach after winning gold. (London Olymp
Sharpshooter Jin targets second gold

More sportsJul 29, 2012

South Korean marksman Jin Jong-oh (center) holds up his gold medal for the 10-meter air pistol at the London Olympics on Saturday, flanked by Italian silver medalist Luca Tesconi (left) and Serbian bronze medalist Andrija Zlatic. (London Olympic Joint Press Corps)South Korean marksman and gold medalist Jin Jong-oh is now looking to bring home his second gold from the London 2012 Olympic Games.Jin,
Shooting gold eases medal frustrations

More sportsJul 29, 2012

South Korean swimming hope Park Tae-hwan walks toward the locker rooms after finishing second in the men’s 400-meter freestyle final at the Olympic Games in London on Saturday. (London Olympic Joint Press Corps)Jin strikes gold in shooting, Park takes silver in swimming, archers settle for bronzeSouth Korea got off to a golden start Saturday, the first full day of competition in the London Olym
Jang faces challenge from rookie

More sportsJul 25, 2012

Jang Mi-ran is neck and neck with China’s Zhou Lulu, Russia’s Tatiana KashirinaThe following is the seventh of a series of articles on rival athletes in South Korea’s most competitive events at the London 2012 Olympic Games. ― Ed.The quest for a gold medal in the women’s 75kg-plus class weightlifting is expected to boil down to a competition between a highly experienced veteran and promising Olymp
Ewha identifies new rare hereditary disease

HealthJul 19, 2012

A group Korean doctors have identified a new hereditary disease, which has been acknowledged by international academia.Dr. Choi Byoung-ok of Ewha Womans University and others on Wednesday said that the rare breed of a hereditary illness they found for the first time in the world in 2011 was named “Peripheral Neuropathy, Myopathy, Hoarseness and Hearing Loss” by the U.S. National Institute of Healt
Arrest warrant sought for President’s brother and ex-aide

PoliticsJul 6, 2012

The prosecution on Friday sought arrest warrants for President Lee Myung-bak’s elder brother Lee Sang-deuk and his former aide Rep. Chung Doo-un in connection with their alleged involvement in bribery cases.Lee Sang-deuk is suspected of taking a total of 700 million won ($608,700)in bribes from the management of ailing savings banks in return for exercising his influence in evading a shutdown orde
Korea to work harder after Rio disappointment

Social affairsJun 25, 2012

Disappointment was palpable among participants of a U.N. environmental meeting in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Friday as the three-day summit ended with no tangible outcomes on how to further global action.Yet, the grim reality is a reason for Korea to push harder with its green-growth drive and promote it overseas, the country’s environmental minister said.“Not all countries came to embrace the con
Scientists decode tomato genome

ScienceMay 31, 2012

Scientists have sequenced the entire genome of the tomato in an international project that promises enhanced versions of the fruit.The study, published in the journal Nature on Wednesday, has been conducted since 2004 by more than 300 scientists from 14 countries including a Korean team that mapped out one of the 12 chromosomes.“We have identified 35,000 genes in the tomato genome. This will be of
Court battle begins over Lee’s Samsung inheritance

IndustryMay 30, 2012

The inheritance fight between Samsung Electronics chairman Lee Kun-hee and his siblings officially began on Wednesday with their lawyers attending a court session on the day.The legal teams of both sides were set to meet for a hearing with a judge present at the Seoul Central District Court.“I had many worries ahead of the trial as the issue was getting bigger,” said Judge Seo Chang-won. “We will
Quake-hit Japan nuke plant explodes

World NewsJan 1, 2012
215,000 in shelters after Japan quake

World NewsJan 1, 2012
Japan asks French nuclear sector for help

World NewsDec 27, 2011
Targeted cyber attacks to rise further -- Symantec

TechnologyDec 25, 2011
Late attempt at debt-limit deal to avert default

World NewsJul 31, 2011

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The White House and Republican congressional leaders made significant progress toward a deal to avert a potentially catastrophic first-ever government default threatened for early next week, according to officials familiar with the talks.Under a plan negotiated late Saturday night, the nation's debt limit would rise in two steps by about $2.4 trillion and spending would be cut b
Floods wash parts of N.Korean landmines into S.Korea

North KoreaJul 30, 2011

Parts of North Korean landmines apparently churned up by torrential rains have washed up across the border in South Korea, prompting a search by the military for more mines, the defence ministry said.Two wooden shells of North Korean landmines were found Thursday in a water-harvesting cistern near Hantan River at Cheolwon County, just south of the inter-Korean border, it said."They were just empty