Macquarie deal up for revision
The contract between Seoul City and investors in the capital’s subway line 9, including Macquarie Korea Infrastructure Fund (MKIF), is being reexamined and should be amended, if found to contain unfair and improper elements, Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon said, Monday. “It appears that investors including Macquarie have failed to keep some parts of the agreement; […]
Torture allegation raises concern about Korean detainees
Calls are mounting for the government to send a stern message to China that any abuse against hundreds of Koreans serving prison sentences there are not be acceptable. The concern about Korean detainees was raised after freed activist Kim Young-hwan disclosed his suffering at a detention center in the northeastern city of Dandong in great […]
Police investigate firms after snakes found in western Seoul
Police said Wednesday that they plan to investigate companies making products advertized as stamina food containing snake-based ingredients, in an effort to find where a number of snakes caught and sighted in Sinwol-dong, western Seoul, came from. Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency said Wednesday that investigators will enter businesses located in the area to determine whether […]
Korea strikes FTA with Turkey
Korea signed a free trade agreement with Turkey, one of most promising nations in Europe, Wednesday, paving the way for brisk business transactions. Under the pact, Turkey is also expected to serve as a stepping stone for Korean firms to tap into fast growing Middle East and African markets, trade experts said. Korea’s Trade Minister […]
Animal marketing
Department stores open small zoos to attract customers Inside its glass tank a big turtle creeps toward a child tapping the glass as the animal sits down and closes its eyes. In the next cage an iguana is clinging to a dried piece of wood flicking its eerily long tongue in and out. Nearby a […]
Toyota’s breakthrough
Japanese automaker aims to be pioneer in local hybrid market The past three years may have been the most challenging period for Toyota Motor Korea CEO Tommy H. Nakabayashi since he took office in January 2010. From the end of 2009 to early 2010, Toyota Motor was hit hard by massive recalls across the world. […]
Sex criminals banned from driving taxis for 20 years
Murderers, rapists and those convicted of other serious crimes will not permitted to drive a taxi from now on as part of government efforts to prevent offenses committed by cab drivers against female passengers. The Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs said Wednesday that a revised law concerning the operation of passenger transport vehicles […]
中韩国防战略对话 韩方表示决然应对朝鲜挑衅
大家好,我是王璇，今天的 The AsiaN新闻，又同您见面了。 韩国国防部在7月31日于中国北京召开的“中韩第二次国防战略对话会议”上，向中方政府表示，如果朝鲜方面再度发生军事挑衅行为，韩国军方将出于自卫，断然应战。当天参加会谈的有，韩国国防部副部长李庸杰、中国人民解放军副总参谋长马晓天空军上将等双方军事高层官员。 韩国国防部当天表示“韩半岛的紧张局势，究其根本原因，来自于朝鲜方面的军事冒险主义和接连不断的军事挑战”。此后，中韩双方为进一步巩固国防交流协作基础，签订了《中韩国防交流相关谅解备忘录》，并在其中明确地规定了交流的范围及合作的内容。此外，两国为增进国防交流、强化战略互动，特别设置、开通了两国之间的国防热线。 当然还是和往常一样，欢迎您点击我们的网站，浏览其他要闻。 我们的网站是 http://cn.theasian.asia/?p=6748 今天就到这里，谢谢您的收看。
History, comedy, icy chill meet in ‘Heist’
So far, this summer’s blockbusters have been rather heavyweight — both in scale and content. From “The Amazing Spider-Man” and “Yeongasi” to “The Dark Knight Rises” and “The Thieves,” moviegoers have been drenched in gloom and doom, as if in reflection of the world’s sorry state today. “The Grand Heist,” opening on Aug. 8, breaks […]
One second too many
Series of blunders compromise Olympic credibility South Korean fencer Shin A-lam probably never expected to see her dream of standing on top of the medal podium in London end in what has emerged as one of the biggest controversies of the Olympics. Nor did she imagine herself sitting alone at the edge of the platform […]
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