Dog lovers vs. dog eaters
“Park, Park, wherever you may be, you might eat dogs in your own country, but it could be worse, you could be Scouse, eating rats in a council house (Liverpool).” This chant is heard from jeering football fans in England when Park Ji-sung, who has joined QPR from Manchester United, is on the ball, and […]
Samsung offers retirement solutions
Samsung Securities said Wednesday that it offers unique solutions for managing assets after retirement. The brokerage house said that it will focus on Korean baby boomers, set to retire soon. According to data from Statistics Korea, the nation’s baby boomers, referring to people born between 1955 and 1963 following the Korean War (1950-53), are estimated […]
Catholic University to build ‘hallyu’ research hub
The Catholic University of Korea (CUK) is seeking to become a global hub for education and research on “hallyu,’’ or the Korean culture wave, the school’s President Pahk Yeong-sik said. It plans to open a Hallyu Graduate School (HGS) in late August to provide courses on K-pop, K-drama and the country’s entertainment business. The courses […]
NK confirms myterious woman to be Kim Jong-un’s wife
North Korea confirmed Wednesday that a young woman repeatedly seen closely flanking its leader Kim Jong-un in recent public appearances is his wife. “General Kim Jong-un attended a groundbreaking ceremony along with his wife Ri Sul-joo,” the North’s state-run Korean Central TV reported Wednesday as it describes the young leader’s visit to an amusement park […]
Number of single men on rise
One or two decades ago, 37-year-old unmarried man, Jung, would have been labeled an “old bachelor.” But in 2012, the insurance company worker rarely hears people refer to him in that way. “Many of my friends, and even my elder brother, haven’t married. Some haven’t because they started working late and haven’t earned enough money […]
Korea-Spain forum to focus on economic crisis
A two-day Korea-Spain forum opens at the Shilla Hotel in Seoul today. Organized by the Korea Foundation, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies and Casa Asia, it is the seventh biannual forum. Amid rising concerns over the economic crisis in the European Union and its ripple effects across the world, the economy is expected to be […]
Activist claims abuse in Chinese detention center
Kim Young-hwan, a human rights activist who was freed last week after 114 days of detention in China, testified Wednesday that the Chinese authorities violated his human rights. Speaking at a news conference held in Seoul, the 49-year-old activist said the Korean government was aware of this, adding he addressed this briefly during an interview […]
LG Electronics bounces back
Operating profits jump 120% LG Electronics, the nation’s second largest electronics manufacturer, bounced back in the second quarter riding a robust wave of TV and home appliance sales. Despite earlier negative forecasts amid sluggish handset sales, the firm’s operating profit for the April-June period increased by 120.5 percent to 349 billion won ($302.95 million) from […]
Busan horse park becomes tourist spot
Horse parks operated by the Korea Racing Authority (KRA) have become a family-oriented leisure destination for both Korean and foreign tourists as they offer a wide array of fun-packed events for people of any age. Currently, there are three such theme parks. Those in Seoul and Jeju are well known, drawing hundreds of thousands of […]
S. Korean dramas gain hold in NK
It’s no longer just South Korean dramas causing a stir in North Korea: America’s “Desperate Housewives” and “Sex and the City” are also being circulated in the isolated state. This was unveiled by Rep. Yoon Sang-hyun of the ruling Saenuri Party, who in a report Monday shed new light on the widening array of pop […]
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