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Hero marathoner juggling duties for Olympic bid, world championships

More sportsFeb 22, 2011

Hwang Young-jo, a South Korean Olympic gold medalist in the men's marathon, has a busy summer ahead of him, as he tries to juggle his duties for his home province and also for a future generation of athletes. (Yonhap News) Hwang, who won the marathon at the 1992 Barcelona Summer Olympics, is one of the honorary ambassadors for the 2018 Winter Games bid for PyeongChang. The alpine town, in it
Teens on closer terms with maternal relatives: survey

Social affairsFeb 22, 2011

South Korean middle and high school students feel closer to relatives on their mother's side than to those on their father's, showing a tendency to shift to a maternal society, a survey said Tuesday. (The Korea Herald) According to the poll on 6,979 students from middle and high schools nationwide conducted in June and July last year by the National Youth Policy Institute, 83.4 percent answere
S. Korean imports of U.S. beef almost double in 2010

Feb 22, 2011

South Korea's imports of U.S. beef nearly doubled in 2010 from a year earlier due largely to dwindling concerns over its safety here, the government said Tuesday. The farm ministry said the country imported 125,681 tons of beef from the U.S. last year, up 97 percent from 63,817 tons tallied in 2009. The total effectively exceeded amounts imported by Seoul before the U.S. beef import ban went
S. Korean actress Lee Young-ae gives birth to twins

FilmFeb 21, 2011

South Korean actress Lee Young-ae, widely popular across Asia, has given birth to twins, her agent here said Monday.Lee, 40, became a mother of fraternal twins, a boy and a girl, at 10:30 a.m. Sunday at a Seoul hospital, said Storms Company."The mother and the babies are healthy," it said.Lee Young-ae (The Korea Herald)She was secretly married in 2009 in the United States to a Korean businessman
S. Korea's spy agency denies breaking into Indonesian envoys' hotel room

PoliticsFeb 21, 2011

South Korea's spy agency denied a local media report on Monday that its agents had broken into an Indonesian presidential delegation's hotel room last week in Seoul to steal sensitive arms procurement information. Quoting an unnamed senior official, the Chosun Ilbo said that a trio, who had broken into the suite room of the Lotte Hotel in downtown Seoul and fled after a delegation member saw
Obama talks jobs with Jobs, other tech leaders

TechnologyFeb 19, 2011

Obama talks jobs with Jobs, other tech leaders WOODSIDE, California (AP) _ President Barack Obama assembled someof the biggest names in Silicon Valley to confer on jobs and innovation, trying to get leaders from companies like Google and Apple behind his push to keep spending on high-tech initiatives even as Republicans push to slash the budget. Facebook creator Mark Zuckerberg, Google chief e
Four savings banks suspended

Feb 19, 2011

The Financial Services Commission suspended operations of four savings banks on Saturday, following its similar sanction against three debt-saddled players since January.The regulator announced that it halted businesses of Busan II Savings Bank, Jungang Busan Savings Bank, Jeonju Savings Bank and Bohae Savings Bank for six months until Aug. 18.The series of measures against distressed savings bank
Court rules in favor of JYJ in a dispute with SM Entertainment

MusicFeb 18, 2011

JYJ, a pop trio consisting of members from one of Asia’s favorite groups, “Dong Bang Shin Ki,” has won its legal battle to work independently from its management company.When three members of the quintet, namely Kim Jaejoong, Park Yoochun, and Kim Junsu (more commonly known as Hero, Micky and Xia), formed JYJ, SM Entertainment claimed the action was a breach of contract. JYJ members Kim Jun-su (le
Seoul shares end 1.82 pct higher on bargain hunting

Feb 18, 2011

South Korean stocks ended 1.82 percent higher Friday as investors hunted for bargains following recent bearish trading, analysts said. The local currency gathered ground against the U.S. dollar. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) advanced 35.92 points to 2,013.14, ending above the 2,000-point level for the first time in three sessions. Trading volume was heavy at 488.9 mi
EU-Korea FTA brings huge economic benefit: EU diplomat

Feb 18, 2011

A free trade pact between South Korea and the EU will bring great economic benefit to both sides, and break ground for the consolidation of the two markets, an EU diplomat said Friday. On Thursday, the European Parliament approved the free trade pact with South Korea, bringing it one step closer to coming into force this July. Seoul and Brussels signed their bilateral free trade agreement (
Court fines teacher for hitting student on the hands

Social affairsFeb 18, 2011

A Seoul court ordered a high school teacher to pay damages for hitting a student on the hands, giving her bruises and inflammations, officials said Friday. The Seoul Northern District Court ordered the 52-year-old female teacher, identified only by her surname, No, to pay her former student 2.54 million won ($2,280) in compensation and medical expenses, court officials said. The student, ident
200 people break into S. Korean-run construction site in Libya

Foreign affairsFeb 18, 2011

About 200 people forced their way into a South Korean-run construction site in Libya, and half of them are still occupying the site, the foreign ministry said Friday. Discontent over the government's housing policy is believed to be a reason for the intrusion in Derna in eastern Libya at around 12:30 a.m. (local time) Thursday, the ministry said. A similar incident happened at the same site las
U.S. expects further N. Korean provocations within months: Adm. Willard

North KoreaFeb 18, 2011

WASHINGTON -- The United States Thursday warned of further provocations from North Korea within months as part of the ongoing effort by leader Kim Jong-il to cede power to his youngest son. Adm. Robert Willard, commander of the U.S. Pacific Command, however, told a forum here that he saw "no signs that I'm aware of that they're preparing for near-term missile tests." Reports said that North
EU Parliament OKs free trade pact with S. Korea

Feb 18, 2011

The European Parliament approved a free trade pact with South Korea on Thursday, bringing it one step closer to coming into force this July, diplomatic sources said. The trade accord, adopted in Strasbourg, France, during the European Parliament's plenary session, is the most ambitious free trade pact the European Union (EU) has so far negotiated, and the first of its kind with an Asian country
Samsung launches new 3D smart TV line

TechnologyFeb 17, 2011

Samsung Electronics Co., the world's largest flat-screen TV maker, said Thursday it released a new line of full HD smart 3D televisions that help viewers get better access to online content and use social networking services. The smart TV line, which comes in 46-inch and 55-inch, is part of Samsung's attempt to grab a larger share of the blooming smart TV market. Samsung aims to sell 12 millio