The US State Department’s decision to name China one of the world’s worst offenders in human trafficking was greeted with predictable resentment in Beijing. With some justification, Chinese officials argue that they’re at least trying to tackle a difficult problem, and in any case, that they hardly belong in the same category as egregious regimes such as North Korea and Sudan. But the fact is that China’s trafficking issues are at least in part a legacy of government policies -- and they won’t b

When Kwon Yong-ki and his brother brainstormed ideas for their new restaurant, the siblings remembered late nights spent chowing down on biscuits in Virginia.“There was a diner inside the grocery that stayed open till five in the morning,” Kwon, 41, recalled of their favorite college haunt when he and his brother were studying in Virginia. “They always had biscuits and gravy. That was our go-to.” The two, now living in Korea, realized how much they missed those biscuits and the idea for Buttermi

CHEONAN, South Chungcheong Province -- The gritty music of Deulgukhwa, an iconic ‘80s Korean rock band, fills the air at Ci Kim’s fifth floor studio in Arario Gallery Cheonan on a recent Monday where I find the artist spraying water on a piece of old carpeting.I am deeply apologetic for being very late for our interview -- there was construction work on the highway on the way to Cheonan -- but Kim beams a big smile. “You actually gave me time to finish what I thought I didn’t have time for,” he

GM Korea, the local unit of US carmaker General Motors, said Friday it is enjoying continued popularity of its mid-size sedan Malibu mainly due to its high performance. “The Malibu has set a new trend in the Korean mid-size car market with its turbocharged engine, size comparable to an upper midsize sedan, segment-leading performance, and remarkable safety,” GM Korea said.“As the popularity of gasoline models continue to rise, Malibu’s turbocharged gasoline engines will gain more popularity,” GM

Cultural Night Walk in Jeonju“Cultural Night Walk in Jeonju,” a program selected by the Cultural Heritage Administration in a competition offers visitors the chance to walk through hundreds of hanok in the Jeonju Hanok Village under the moonlight.Programs include a moonlight photography competition, traditional music night, Jeonju traditional opera, shadow orchestra and night views of Jeonju.The event is held until Sept.13. For more information, visit www.jeonju-night.kr for information in Korea

The Export-Import Bank of Korea said Friday it held a joint workshop with World Bank to come up with details on how to support agriculture development in Uganda.The four-day workshop in the capital city of Kampala aimed to further the discussion for the $300 million joint program between the Eximbank’s Economic Development Cooperation Fund and the World Bank to develop the African country’s agriculture, energy, and information, communications and technology sectors during 2015-2019.T

Political disparity was not the only factor to distinguish South Korean President Moon Jae-in and his US counterpart Donald Trump, the two state chiefs who made their first encounter in Washington for a summit this week.Much in contrast to Trump, an aggressive and affluent businessman with an unpredictable and controversial way of action, Moon is more of a man of principle and caution, a social climber who has made his way from scratch.Due to such conspicuous divergence, many expressed concerns

WASHINGTON – President Moon Jae-in and US President Donald Trump held “frank and serious” talks over a majority of pending issues at a dinner in Washington on Thursday, Cheong Wa Dae officials said. The two leaders met for the first time in a welcoming dinner at the White House ahead of their official summit, slated for Friday. According to Cheong Wa Dae, Moon and Trump exchanged “very frank” views on a wide range of issues in Korea-US relations with “majority of issues raised” being mentioned. 

Bitnine has revisualized the database industry with its hybrid database solution AgensGraph, maximizing the advantages of relational and graph databases, the company said this week. South Korea’s only graph database research company, Bitnine said it attended the graph database specialized conference “Graph Day SF 2017,” hosted by Global Data Geeks, held at Mission Bay Center in San Francisco, US, on June 17 to promote its new service AgensGraph.(Photo courtesy of Bitnine)At the event, Bitnine’s

In a reception dinner running up to the Korea-US bilateral summit, US President Donald Trump chose to treat his South Korean counterpart Moon Jae-in with a menu familiar to the Korean people -- bibimbap.The White House's official reception dinner on Thursday, hosted by President Trump and first lady Melania Trump, encompassed a variety of menus from French to fusion Korean food. An image of bibimbap (123RF)Preceded by an appetizer of kobocha squash consomme and vegetable quenelles in French styl

WASHINGTON – Resumption of inter-Korean business projects cannot be considered without significant developments in denuclearization of North Korea, South Korean President Moon Jae-in said Thursday. In his meeting with US lawmakers in Washington DC, Moon said that despite the benefits of such projects, developments in denuclearization efforts must come first. “Kaesong Industrial Complex and Mount Kumgang tours had the effect of educating (North Koreans) that market economy, and (political system

WASHINGTON -- The leaders of South Korea, the US, and Japan are to hold a trilateral summit on July 6 on the sidelines of the Group of 20 summit in Hamburg, Germany. US National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster revealed Thursday that South Korean President Moon Jae-in, US President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will meet in Germany. According to South Korea’s presidential office, the meeting will take place over dinner, where the three leaders are expected to discuss a range

WASHINGTON -- Resolving the issues surrounding North Korea’s nuclear program is more likely than ever before under a Donald Trump presidency, South Korean President Moon Jae-in said Thursday. “The ultimate goal of South Korea and the US is to end North Korea’s missile and nuclear programs. This is only possible through a strong Korea-US alliance,” Moon said in his meeting with House of Representatives’ leaders including Speaker Paul Ryan.(Yonhap)“As it is a matter of top priority for President T