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Breaking News From South Korea :Mon, 12 May 2008 07:56:06 -0400 All poultry in Seoul killed after bird flu outbreakSouth Korean officials said Monday they have killed all poultry in Seoul, the capital, to curb the spread of bird flu following a new outbreak of the disease in the city. Quarantine officials destroye... Samsung unveils new TVs, home theatre Samsung has unveiled its new range of televisions and home theatre systems for 2008 which looks to be the company's strongest line-up yet. Leading the big-screen assault are the , Samsung's flagship L... Pyongyang holds international trade fair to boost economy PYONGYANG, May 12 (Xinhua) -- The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Monday held the 11th Pyongyang Spring International Trade Fair in Pyongyang in a move to boost the country's economic ... Uzbek to supply 2,600T uranium to S.Korea -report SEOUL, May 12 (Reuters) - A South Korean state nuclear power company, owned by KEPCO (015760.KS: Quote, Profile, Research), has signed a contract to secure 2,600 tonnes of uranium from Uzbekistan betw... Power struggle leaves Houston Korean church in turmoil Robert B. Lee joined the Korean Christian Church of Houston in 1971, not long after immigrating to America from Seoul. He was baptized at the church. All three of his children were married there. 'Thi... S Korea to expand ban on importing Japanese potatoes SEOUL, May 12 (Xinhua) -- The South Korean government said Monday that it will expand its existing ban on Japanese potatoes to cover products grown on the main island of Honshu. According to the Yonha... RSH wins SAR140m contract from Hyundai Heavy Industries in Qatar (MENAFN Press) Red Sea Housing Services (Tadawul: 4230), a leading manufacturer of remote site housing solutions, announced today that it has been awarded a major contract worth SAR 140.5 million by t... Korea firm wins $2bn KNPC plant order State refiner Kuwait National Petroleum Co (KNPC) has awarded a $2.06 billion refinery plant order to South Korea's SK Engineering and Construction Co Ltd, the South Korean company said on Monday. The... SKorea, US to hold talks on NKorea food aid South Korean and US officials will hold talks on Tuesday in Washington on providing food aid to impoverished North Korea, which is feared by some experts to be close to another famine. A delegation fr... S Korea warns its citizens not to travel to Sudan SEOUL, May 12 (Xinhua) -- The South Korean government on Monday warned its citizens not to travel to Sudan due to security concerns caused by the recent conflicts in the African country. 'We advise yo... Foreigners join hands in prayer to celebrate the 2,552nd... In celebration of Buddha coming: Foreigners join hands in prayer to celebrate the 2,552nd birthday of Buddha at Jogye Temple in Jongno, downtown Seoul, Monday. More than 10,000 temples nationwide held... US envoy heads home with North Korean nuclear documents A US diplomat is heading back to Washington with documents detailing North Korea's nuclear activities. The US Embassy in Seoul says State Department official Sung Kim left Seoul on Monday with documen... Microsoft, Hyundai-Kia to develop in-car infotainment Seoul, (ANTARA News/PRNewswire--AsiaNet) - Today, Microsoft Corp and Hyundai-Kia Automotive Group (HKAG) entered into a long-term agreement to co-develop the next generation of in-car infotainment sys... 6th Internaional Conference on Isotope Opens 6th International Conference on Isotope started at Walkerhill Hotel, Seoul, Korea. Today from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., the welcoming reception will be held at Vista Hall. The Korea Radioisotope Associa... South Korea kills all poultry in capital after new bird flu outbreak SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean officials say they have killed all poultry in Seoul, the capital, to curb the spread of bird flu following a new outbreak of the disease in the city. Quarantine ... S Korea to purchase 2,600 tons of uranium from Uzbekistan SEOUL, May 12 (Xinhua) -- South Korea signed a contract Monday to purchase 2,600 tons of uranium worth 400 million U.S. dollars from Uzbekistan between 2010 and 2016, South Korea's Yonhap News Agency ... New Zealand PM visits Japan, South Korea for closer ties New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark leaves for Japan and South Korea on Monday for an official visit aiming to seek closer ties with the two East Asian countries. Clark said earlier that the meetin... South Korea kills all poultry in Seoul after bird flu reported South Korean officials said Monday they had killed Seoul's entire poultry population to curb the spread of bird flu following a fresh outbreak of the disease in the capital. Quarantine officials... Mitsubishi UFJ buys 6 pct stake in Taiwan (Reuters) - Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (8306.T: Quote, Profile, Research), Japan's biggest bank, has bought a 6 percent stake in Yuanta Financial (2885.TW: Quote, Profile, Research), becoming its ... Agility Conducts Note-Perfect Performance in Pyongyang Agility recently played a crucial supporting role in successfully transporting 22 tonnes of musical instruments within Pyongyang, on behalf of the world famous New York Philharmonic Orchestra for a de... New Zealand wants to upgrade Japan, South Korea trade links in wake of China deal WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) - New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark will visit Japan and South Korea this week seeking to upgrade trade relations with both Asian countries in the wake of signing a f... Protests stop kamikaze ceremony in South Korea SACHEON, South Korea A ceremony to unveil a stone memorial dedicated to Korean pilots who flew kamikaze missions for Japan during World War II was canceled Saturday in Sacheon due to strong opposition... Hong Kong, SKorea stock markets closed Citigroup Inc. (NYSE: C) CitiBusiness' Lirranna Sun (left) at the awards ceremony. Hong Kong â?? CitiBusiness Hong Kong has won the Hong Kong Chamber of Small and Medium Business's 'Best Partner Awar... Samsung aims printers at the enterprise, kills OEM Samsung launched its first range of business printers on Friday and said it will phase out its OEM deals in the long term. Samsung manufactures approximately 10 million printers annually for both the ... US Official Meets China Foreign Min On Trip To Discuss N Korea BEIJING (AFP)--U.S. Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte met with China's foreign minister Monday as he began a one-day visit that is expected to focus on the North Korean nuclear issue. 'We atta... South Korean Protests Over U.S. Beef Grow SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korea's nationwide food scare over U.S. beef escalated over the weekend, putting the country's new president on the defensive and showing again how anti-American sentiment ... Hyundai Drops Plan for U.S. Trucks Hyundai Motor Co. has called off a plan to produce pickup trucks in the U.S., in reaction to a shift by American car buyers away from trucks to smaller vehicles, a person familiar with the matter said... S. Korea, EU set to hold free trade talks - -- South Korea and the European Union (EU) will sit down at the negotiating table in Brussels this week in an effort to add momentum to their slow-moving free trade talks, officials here said Sunday... Controversy resurfaces over mercy killing Controversy erupted on Friday over mercy killing as the family of a terminally ill patient asked a court to allow the hospital to withdraw life-support. Korea's penal code criminalizes any form of art... Opposition links beef deal to FTA approval Three opposition parties yesterday threatened to block the ratification of the free trade pact with the United States, unless the government renegotiates the agreement to resume U.S. beef imports. The... Korean Firms Win Contracts for Kuwaiti Refinery Four Korean and a Japanese firm were on Sunday declared winners of four major contracts worth billions of dollars to build a new refinery in Kuwait, the AFP reported in Kuwait. The total value of t... South Korea April producer inflation at over 9-yr high SEOUL: South Korea's producer prices in April rose at their fastest annual rate in over nine years and at their fastest monthly pace in more than 10 years, data showed on Friday, adding to worries abo... Samsung SCX-4500 Multifunction Printer Review By Eric Grevstad For Samsung SCX-4500 Laser Printer Products from online stores: TigerDirect.com: $299.99 | In stock: yes eBay: $314.41 | In stock: yes Dell: $425.99 | In stock: yes We've all seen pho... Kia Ceed First Korean Car to Earn Design for Environment Award Kia Motors Corporation has been presented with two significant international certificates which confirm that the design and manufacturing processes behind the successful Kia Ceed are indeed 'environme... Seoul City to Host Foreign Business Seminar Mr. Alan Timblick, head of SGC (Seoul Global Center) The Seoul Metropolitan Government will be holding the '2008 Seoul & KEB Foreign Business Environment Seminar' at the Lotte Hotel in Sogong-dong, Ju... Samsung SyncMaster 2263DX Review. The idea to use two monitors on a single computer system is not that new. However, this article will represent its very unique implementation: a set including a regular 22-inch monitor and an addition... Samsung reclaims top LCD TV Share in North America; Vizio overtakes Sony for #2 EDN ASIA MAGAZINE Loading Flash Movie. (Top News, 12 May 2008 ) After Sony posted the top LCD TV share in Q4â??07, Samsung edged slightly higher to retake the #1 LCD TV ranking in North America for t... Good try but much left to do for GNP leaders Although Lee agreed with Park that their party should decide before the GNP convention in July whether to welcome back some 25 pro-Park lawmakers who walked out of the party, Lee was not happy with Pa... Prime Minister Han on a quest to secure Central Asian energy Prime Minister Han Seung-soo yesterday left on a mission of energy diplomacy to three countries in Central Asia and one on the west coast of the Caspian Sea, seeking to form agreements that allow Kore... Lifestyle brings Greenleaf to Middle East As part of its commitment to raise the number of high end lifestyle brands within its stores, Lifestyle, the premier retailer in home décor, beauty and gift items brings Greenleaf to the UAE. As a ... Samsung golden couple facing corruption allegations The chairman of Samsung and his wife have long been viewed as Korea's golden couple. Lee Kun-hee stands at the helm of a multibillion-dollar conglomerate and his wife, Ra Hee Hong Lee, is director-gen... Hyundai-Kia Teams Up with Microsoft Microsoft announced Tuesday in Seoul that it would develop a version of its software Windows Automotive for Hyundai-Kia Automotive Group. Microsoft already has a deal with Ford Motor for its Sync syst... New outbreak of bird flu confirmed in Seoul The bird flu has spread throughout the country since the government confirmed an outbreak of the epidemic in southwestern part of the country in early April. In Seoul, where more than 10 million peopl... S.Korea, U.S. consider more drills against cyber attacks (Xinhua via COMTEX News Network) -- South Korea and the United States are considering to conduct more drills against cyber attacks in their annual defense exercise, South Korea's Yonhap News Agency re... Seoul delays dispatch of beef inspectors to U.S. The government has delayed sending quarantine inspectors to U.S. slaughterhouses because of scheduling problems involving the two sides, officials said. The Ministry of Food, Agriculture, Forestry and... Letter of Thanks and Gift to Kim Jong Il from Chinese Ambassador to DPRK Leader Kim Jong Il was presented with a letter and gift by Liu Xiaoming, Chinese ambassador to the DPRK, expressing thanks to him for the successful torch relay for the 29th Olympic Games held in Pyon... The locked gateway to a colonial past How were they supposed to know that the concrete building was a military bunker built by the Japanese during the colonial period? The bunker is located behind the Seoul Museum of History, next to the ... New tourism czar to emphasize foo At 67, a veteran businessman and journalist, has decided to dedicate the remainder of his life to bringing more overseas tourists to Korea by helping to beef up the tourism industry. Intel, Samsung Electronics, TSMC Reach Agreement for 450mm Wafer Manufacturing Transition -- Intel Corporation, Samsung Electronics and TSMC today announced they have reached agreement on the need for industry-wide collaboration to target a transition to larger, 450mm-sized wafers starting... Tony Hyundai Presents $1000 rebate on the brand new 2008 Veracruz and Tucson for - Tony Hyundai, one of the leading Hyundai dealers in Waipahu, HI, is offering $1000 rebate on the brand new 2008 Hyundai Veracruz and Tucson models for this year's Mother's Day. The 2008 Hyundai Vera... The Ministry for Health, Welfare and Family Affairs will offer translation services to migrant women at public health centers. The Ministry for Health, Welfare and Family Affairs will offer translation services to migrant women at public health centers. The services aim to help migrant women overcome language barriers when... U.S. team returns from N. Korea with boxes of nuclear datanull A team of U.S. officials returned to South Korea on Saturday with several boxes of nuclear-related documents which North Korea has turned over to the United States. The team led by Sung Kim, director ... 40% of Divorces Linked to Infidelity By Park Si-soo Staff Reporter Since 1953 when adultery was defined as illegal, more men than women were tried in court on infidelity charges. But it is no longer a male-dominant crime in Korea. ... Singapore foreign minister arrives in N. Koreanull Singapore Foreign Minister George Yeo and his party arrived in Pyongyang on Saturday, North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency reported. The KCNA report, monitored in Beijing, gave no further... Korea plans to double Tamiflu stockpile SEOUL : South Korea will double its stockpiles of antiviral flu medicine Tamiflu as avian flu has spread through most the country, health officials said Saturday. South Korea has not recorded any huma... Students of Sungkyunkwan University perform... Ritual for Confucius: Students of Sungkyunkwan University perform traditional Korean rituals at the Seoul campus, Sunday. The event, dubbed 'Seokjeondaeje,' is to pay tribute to Confucius and other re... Unfair Qualifications for Teachers Dear editor, Given the amount of hand-wringing that goes on regarding the status of English education in Korea ― and, indeed, there should be plenty of hand-wringing, given the lamentable state o... Holy Grail of Ethanol By Dale McFeatters Scripps Howard News Service WASHINGTON ― This is a lesson for the civics books. Five months ago, ethanol derived from corn was the new miracle green fuel. By using corn to pow... LG Washers Dominate US Washers Market By Kim Yoo-chul Staff Reporter Despite mounting worries over weakening consumer confidence in the United States due largely to continuing macro-economic woes, LG Electronics continues to dominate ... Companies Alert Over Online Rumors By Yoon Ja-young Staff Reporter Businesses in Korea, one of the most wired countries in the world, are seeing the dark side of the Internet. Online rumors, often groundless or wrong, are perplexin... Purchases Linked N. Korean to Syria When North Korean businessman Ho Jin Yun first caught the attention of German customs police in 2002, he was on a continental buying spree with a shopping list that seemed as random as it was long. Yu... South Koreans worked up about working too much SEOUL, South Korea South Koreans are working up a lather over working too much. They put in far more time on the job than citizens of any other free-market democracy. Compared to Americans, they avera... A North Korean worker died from starvation at a Sakhalin logging site after he and The North Korean man was found dead in the forest area, 83 kilometers from the settlement of Nysh, Sakhalin's Nogliksky County. Police determined that the man died from hunger. Sakhalin region's prose... Academic degree and title to overseas Koreans Academic degree and title to overseas Koreans Professorship and doctorate of social politics were conferred upon Rim Min Sik, director general of the Joint Secretariat of the Pan-national Alliance for... Mexican honorary citizenship to Kim Jong Suk Mexican honorary citizenship to Kim Jong Suk The title of honorary citizenship was awarded to the anti-Japanese woman hero Kim Jong Suk by Puebla State in Mexico on the occasion of the Day of the Sun.... Pyongyang Company Funneled Reactor Parts to When North Korean businessman Ho Jin Yun first caught the attention of German customs police in 2002, he was on a continental buying spree with a shopping list that seemed as random as it was long. Yu... S Korean market likely to undergo correction SEOUL: South Korea's stock market is likely to undergo a correction in the coming week, mainly because of jitters over high oil prices, analysts said Friday. The KOSPI index ended down 24.30 points or... Samsung F110 miCoach Review by 3G.co.uk The Samsung miCoach is a lightweight slider phone with a robust plastic casing and a patterned grip-finish on the rear casing and around the joypad, designed to assist grips as you build up a sweat. A... How to Recruit English Teachers Dear editor, Regarding an April 17 article, ``Recruitment Starts for English Teachers for Rural Areas,'' I worried about policy as a person interested in English education, because the government t... South Korea:The general election and left-wing politics For the South Korean left, the April 9 general election was another fiasco following the presidential election last December, in which the election of Lee Myung-bak brought forth the return of the con... Korea Telecom selects Tektronix solution Tektronix Communications, a provider of communications network management and diagnostics solutions, announced its GeoProbe Network Assurance solution has been selected by Korea Telecom (KT), an integ... Create the perfect Korean package and win Enter in the new Korean Tourism Organization competition for Agents, Tour Operators and other members of the public to create a unique Korean package, and take a stab at winning a part of AU$16,000 in... North Korea Urges More Grain Production as Food Crisis Grows North Korea exhorted its hunger-stricken population Saturday to redouble efforts to increase grain production, saying nothing is more urgent for the nation than addressing food shortages. The appeal f... Korean Government to support districts in health care - The Korean government and the Ministry of Health on Friday signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the take-off of the "Support for Mother and Child Health Care" in the Eastern Region. The two-year... South Korea welcomes Pyongyang provision of key nuclear data to USA TOKYO, May 9 (Itar-Tass) -- South Korea welcomes the North Korean submission of technical documents from the Yongbyon research center to the United States, the news agency Yonhap said on Friday. "Nort... South Korea, a Nation of Workaholics SEOUL - South Koreans are working up a lather over working too much. They put in far more time on the job than citizens of any other free-market democracy. Compared to Americans, they average 560 more... Peace at last for Korean community THE ASAHI SHIMBUN UJI, Kyoto Prefecture--Spring has arrived in Kyoto, and with it is a renewed sense of optimism among the roughly 200 residents of the Utoro Korean community here. Having lived with a... President Lee to meet former GNP rival Park today President Lee Myung-bak will meet with former Grand National Party Chairwoman Park Geun-hye today, presidential aides said. The meeting, the first between them since Jan. 23, is drawing keen attention... Mobius says S. Korean stocks will outperform SEOUL/KUALA LUMPUR -- South Korea's won, the world's worst performing major currency this year, is undervalued by about 8 percent and the nation's stocks should outperform, said Mark Mobius, who manag... Seoul City ties with German energy center Seoul City yesterday agreed to cooperate with a German solar energy research institute on climate control and energy conservation. Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon and Eicke R. Weber, chief of the Fraunhofer In... Not In Talks With Virgin Mobile Over Helio Sale SEOUL (Dow Jones)--South Korea's SK Telecom Co. (SKM) Saturday said it isn't in talks with Virgin Mobile USA (VM) over a possible sale of Helio LLC, its U.S. wireless service affiliate. 'We're not in ... Nuke negotiation nears new phase North Korea has handed over the key records of its plutonium activity to the United States, pushing the nuclear negotiation closer toward the next phase. The U.S. State Department confirmed on Thursda... Doosan will acquire Chung-Ang U Students and university officials were generally pleased to hear the news of the Doosan deal, saying Chung-Ang has been financially strapped since construction of its new law school and hospital build... Motor show models up for sale The answer depends on the degree of damage that the vehicles sustain over the course of the show. When the Busan International Motor Show wraps up at 6 p.m. on May 12, most out of the 156 cars display... S. Koreans Abuzz Over Their Obsession With the Office SEOUL - South Koreans are working up a lather over working too much. They put in far more time on the job than citizens of any other free-market democracy. Compared to Americans, they average 560 more... Hyundai/Kia selects Microsoft for infotainment Hyundai and Kia vehicles will be getting infotainment systems based on Microsoft Auto software beginning in 2010 in the North American market. The two companies had been working on the deal for two ye... Pakistan test fires cruise missile Pakistan says it has successfully test fired a nuclear-capable cruise missile.The defence ministry says air-launched Hatf-VIII was developed locally, and has a range of 350 kiliometres.On Wednesday, n... Deputy Prime Minister chairs part of session on SAA voting - The Office of Serbian Prime Minister Vojislav Kostunica stated that none of the ministers from the Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS) and the New Serbia (NS) at the government session voted on the Sta... Korean Film Festival Guide There are enough film festivals in Korea to satisfy even the most hardcore film fanatic, in fact too many some in the industry would say. Whilst the major festivals such as Busan and Jeonju attract th... Pfizer to Invest Heavily in Korea Pfizer, the world's biggest drugmaker, is courting Korea. Pfizer announced in June last year that it would spend a total of 300 million dollars in Korea by 2012 to develop drugs and basic technology. ... Gas Price in Seoul Hits New High The average price of gasoline on weekdays surpassed 1,800 won per liter in Seoul for the first time. According to the Korea National Oil Corporation on Friday, its survey of 1,100 gas stations nationw... S. Korean writes song for Megumi Yokota SEOUL--A South Korean singer has written a song for Megumi Yokota, a Japanese who was abducted by Pyongyang agents in the 1970s, hoping she will be rescued as soon as possible. Lee Kwang Pil became in... |
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