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G-20 finance ministers seek joint effort to handle financial crisis

Oct 15, 2011

PARIS, Oct. 15 (Yonhap) -- Finance ministers from the world's leading industrialized and emerging economies plan to outline ways to tackle the current global financial crisis that is vital for economic growth, government sources said Saturday.Official sources said the communique to be released at th
Lee, Obama touts FTA gains in Detroit visit

PoliticsOct 15, 2011

CHICAGO -- President Lee Myung-bak and U.S. President Barack Obama on Friday trumpeted the Korea-U.S. free trade agreement, which the U.S. Congress ratified over four years after it was signed, during their visit to a General Motors plant in Detroit. "Our trade is basically balanced between th
SKorea president makes high-profile Chicago visit

PoliticsOct 15, 2011

CHICAGO (AP) _ After a White House state dinner and a visit to a Michigan auto plant, South Korea's President Lee Myung-bak's arrived in Chicago on Friday to further economic ties with a state anxious to tap emerging markets in his homeland.Lee's first stop was a dinner hosted by Chicago Mayor Rahm
Button fastest in final practice for Korean GP

More sportsOct 15, 2011

YEONGAM, South Korea (AP) _ McLaren driver Jenson Button set the fastest time in Saturday's pre-qualifying practice session for the Korean Grand Prix, indicating Red Bull's remarkable sequence of pole positions this season could come to an end.Button's lap of 1 minute, 36.910 seconds was 0.289 secon
Lee, Obama make joint visit to Detroit auto plant to address FTA

PoliticsOct 15, 2011

CHICAGO/DETROIT, Oct. 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Lee Myung-bak visited an auto plant in Detroit, along with U.S.President Barack Obama on Friday, promising American auto workers that a free trade agreement between the two countries will help protect their jobs and create more work for Ame
S. Koreans hold 'Occupy Wall Street' protest in Seoul

Social affairsOct 15, 2011

SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Yonhap) -- A group of South Korean activists are set to occupy the streets of Seoul on Saturday to protest the greed of conglomerates and the widening income gap, joining the "Occupy Wall Street" movement that originated in the United States.The association of 30 local civic groups s
With Netherlands ruling, Samsung's patent offensive against Apple hits snag

IndustryOct 15, 2011

SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Co.'s patent offensive against its rival Apple Inc. hit a snag after a Dutch court on Friday (Korea time) rejected the Korean firm's injunction to ban sales of the U.S. company's iPhones and iPads.The ruling by the district court in the Hague may pose p
Dutch court rejects Samsung's injunction claim against Apple

IndustryOct 15, 2011

BRUSSELS, Oct. 14 (Yonhap) -- A Dutch court on Thursday denied an injunction request filed by Samsung Electronics Co. to ban its rival Apple Inc. from selling iPhones and iPad tablets in the Netherlands.The district court in the Hague rejected Samsung's claims that Apple infringed on its 3G mobile t
White House dinner icing on SKorea charm offensive

World NewsOct 14, 2011

WASHINGTON (AP) _ First came an intimate dinner at a suburban Korean restaurant. Next, the all-out opulence of a White House state dinner in the East Room.In between, it was lunch on the State Department's fine china.President Barack Obama deployed maximum culinary diplomacy this week to signal his
Schumacher fastest in Korean GP practice

More sportsOct 14, 2011

YEONGAM, South Korea (AP) _ Mercedes driver Michael Schumacher set the fastest time in Friday's rain-drenched opening practice for the Formula One Korean Grand Prix.(Yonhap) (Yonhap)Schumacher's best time of 2 minutes, 02.784 seconds was 0.056 seconds faster than Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel, who cli
Ancient art supplies found in South African cave

CultureOct 14, 2011

WASHINGTON (AP) — Researchers in South Africa have discovered what may have been the world's earliest artist's studio. A 100,000-year-old workshop used to mix and store the reddish pigment ochre has been discovered in Blombos Cave on the rugged southern coast near Cape Town. At the same site,
N. Korean leader‘s grandson begins studying in Bosnia

North KoreaOct 14, 2011

MOSTAR, Bosnia, Oct. 14 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-il’s grandson appears to be enjoying his new life as he began studying in an international high school in Bosnia earlier this week.Kim Han-sol has enrolled at the United World College‘s branch in the southern Bosnian town of Most
Gov't declares war on 'fake' gasoline

Social affairsOct 14, 2011

SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Yonhap) -- The government declared an all-out war on fake gasoline on Friday, significantly increasing fines for people selling unauthorized products and giving investigative jurisdiction to government officials.The crackdown starts with changing the commonly used name for such
Samsung to counter Aussie court’s tablet PC ruling

IndustryOct 13, 2011

SEOUL, Oct. 13 (Yonhap) -- South Korean tech behemoth Samsung Electronics Co. said Thursday it will take immediate legal action against an Australian court ruling that temporarily banned sales of its latest tablet computer. "Every legal action and other measures will be taken to ensure that Samsung'
King of Bhutan marries his commoner bride

World NewsOct 13, 2011

PUNAKHA, Bhutan (AP) _ The beloved king of the tiny Himalayan nation of Bhutan married his commoner bride Thursday in an ancient Buddhist ceremony at the country's most sacred monastery fortress.King Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck, wearing the raven crown, came down from his golden throne in front o

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