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China extends influence to N. Korea’s Chongjin Port

China extends influence to N. Korea’s Chongjin Port

China-North Korea economic ties have taken another step forward, with reports emerging this week that a Chinese firm landed a deal to lease piers at Chongjin Port in the North. Analysts say the move bolsters Beijing’s efforts to stabilize its impoverished neighbor while expanding its own access to the East Sea. Under the deal, reported […]

N. Korean news broadcast takes on global look

N. Korean news broadcast takes on global look

North Korea is tinkering with its television news broadcasts to create a modern feel in line with the style of new leader Kim Jong-un, analysts said Monday. Over the weekend, the state network Korean Central Television (KCTV) featured new backdrops behind its anchors including a rotating image of the Earth with the Korean Peninsula highlighted. […]

Rep. Park refers to father’s famous quote

Rep. Park refers to father’s famous quote

Rep. Park Geun-hye, the presidential candidate of the ruling Saenuri Party, said Monday that historians will judge the dark days of her late father’s rule, refraining from commenting on his controversial legacy. “My father used to say ‘spit on my grave’ when he mentioned Yusin (referring to the political repression under the late President Park […]

Prof. Ahn Cheol-soo counterattacks

Prof. Ahn Cheol-soo counterattacks

Aide argues Rep. Park’s PR officer threatened to reveal dirty laundry A lawyer working for Ahn Cheol-soo, a popular Seoul National University professor, claimed a public relations officer to the Park Geun-hye camp threatened to blackmail Ahn to discourage him from running for president. However, the person in question, Jeong Jun-gil denied the allegation, arguing […]

‘Gangnam Style’ offers Korea PR opportunity

‘Gangnam Style’ offers Korea PR opportunity

A U.S. diplomat thinks that now is the time for Seoul to focus on further raising Korea’s global profile as an attractive tourist and investment destination because the Korean wave or “hallyu” knows no bounds. “Seoul has become a much more cosmopolitan and global type of city as well as Korean culture is being exported […]

North Korea to reduce China reliance

China and North Korea say their relationship is as close as “lips and teeth.” The analogy is discomfiting in Seoul given current trends in bilateral trade, with some concerned that Beijing will simply swallow up its neighbor. The dependence doesn’t sit well in Pyongyang, analysts say. They predict that the situation will push the North […]

NK to hold rare assembly soon

North Korea said Monday it will hold a rare second session of its Supreme People’s Assembly later this month. The move could be tied to economic reform measures being studied by the isolated state, analysts said. The session will be held on Sept. 25, Pyongyang’s official Korean Central News Agency reported, without elaborating on details. […]

Bangladeshi worker’s dream ripped apart by ill health

Bangladeshi worker’s dream ripped apart by ill health

Mosaruf Hossain, a native of Chittagong, Bangladesh, had a big dream when he first set foot in Korea on Nov. 3, 2009 with an E-9 Visa, a work permit for a job considered too dangerous, dirty and difficult for Koreans to undertake. The 31-year-old thought it would be just a matter of time for him […]

‘Guardian of teenagers’ joins presidential race

‘Guardian of teenagers’ joins presidential race

Kang Ji-won, a lawyer who earned the nickname “guardian of teenagers” for his dedication to preventing juvenile delinquency, announced his bid to run in the presidential election as an independent candidate, Tuesday. In a phone interview with The Korea Times, Kang, 63, said he was determined to join the presidential race to reform the political […]

‘Samurai warriors’ coming to Dokdo!

‘Samurai warriors’ coming to Dokdo!

This and other scenarios may not be as remote as once thought What if Japan’s “samurai warriors” tried to land on Dokdo? Japanese ultra right-wing nationalists have already landed on internationally disputed islands. At a time when Tokyo is trying to dispute Seoul’s sovereignty over Dokdo, the possibility can’t be ruled out. As things stand […]

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