Obama overreacts to selfie brouhaha
What if David Ortiz had used an iPhone for a selfie with President Barack Obama? Would the White House consider legal action against Apple? These are questions asked by some Koreans after the U.S. presidential office showed displeasure after the photo the Boston Red Sox star took of himself and the President on a Galaxy […]
Kim Jong-un keeps job
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un was re-elected as the first chairman of the country’s powerful National Defense Commission (NDC), Wednesday. His re-election came during the first session of the North’s newly-elected Supreme People’s Assembly (SPA), said the state-run North Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). Kim was initially chosen for the post during the session in […]
US President likely to pass on sex slave issue
Korea visit will follow Japan trip U.S. President Barack Obama will face a couple of issues that Koreans want to see addressed during his visit here later this month. First among these is the issue of Korean women forced into sexual slavery by the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II. Many people here think […]
Kang to receive German order of merit
Kang Sue-jin, the Korea National Ballet (KNB) director, will be honored by the state of Baden-Wurttemberg in Germany on May 3rd for her contributions to art and culture, according to KNB on Monday. Kang is widely regarded as the greatest Korean ballerina of her generation. She has been with the Stuttgart Ballet Company, in the […]
Streak interrupted
Hollywood blockbusters halt Korean films’ local dominance After dominating the local box office for most of 2012 and 2013, Korean films are off to a slower start this year with moviegoers showing more love for Hollywood films. According to the Korean Film Council, Korean movies combined for a 48 percent share in ticket sales during […]
Korean authors arrive for London Book Fair
The “Korea Market Focus” of the London Book Fair, a major publishing trade event, opened Tuesday with the attendance of several major Korean literary figures. The Korea-centric event, which aims to highlight the Korean publishing industry, is being held under the theme, “Books opening the mind, doors opening the future.” It is seen as a […]
Yuhan-Kimberly leads green innovation
Tree-planting campaign marks 30th anniversary Yuhan-Kimberly leads environmental conservation efforts in the country through its corporate social responsibility (CSR) program Keep Korea Green. The program, launched in 1984 by a joint venture between Korean pharmaceutical firm Yuhan Corp. and global personal care company Kimberly-Clark, plans to reach the mark of 50 million trees planted nationwide […]
Carmakers to benefit most from FTA
Car and machinery manufacturers are expected to benefit most from the Korea-Australia free trade agreement (FTA), which was signed Tuesday, while hardest hit will be agricultural sector, according to experts. “Like Korea’s FTAs with the U.S. and Canada, the FTA with Australia will benefit export-oriented goods, such as cars, components, oil products and IT products. […]
Gov’t debt tops W1.1 quadrillion
The government’s debt, including liabilities of state pension funds, rose sharply last year to 1.117 quadrillion won, according to the government’s settlement report for last year’s budget, released Tuesday. This is up some 215 trillion won from the previous year’s 902 trillion won, and represents 78.2 percent of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP). The […]
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