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S. Korea-Eu Fta likely to be inked by end-April

Mar 14, 2010 6:12pm

South Korea seeks to reach the final stage of sealing a free trade agreement with the European Union by the end of April, the trade ministry said Wednesday....

South Korea bar district offers a safe haven for gay servicemembers

Mar 14, 2010 1:46pm

Customers mingle outside the bars of Homo Hill, a popular gay district near U.S. Army Garrison-Yongsan in Itaewon frequented by gay U.S. troops....

Fans injured at - Winter Sonata' set in South Korea

Mar 14, 2010 9:09am

Hallyu stars Bae Yong Joon and Choi Ji Woo in a oeWinter Sonataa . About 30 female Japanese fans were hurt or injured when a set being used for the filming of the "Winter Sonata: Another Story" anim series in Gangwon province in South Korea collapsed due to strong winds...

West M. Grad to Teach English in South Korea

Mar 14, 2010 4:38am

William Matthew Roby, a West Muskingum High School and Miami University of Ohio graduate, will spend the next year in Seoul, South Korea, to teach English in the Seoul Public School System....

Alchimer establishes 300mm facility in South Korea

Mar 13, 2010 11:16pm

Provider of nanometric deposition technology for semiconductor interconnects and through-silicon vias Alchimer S.A. has opened a new applications and development facility in Seoul, South Korea, for demonstration of its processes on 300mm wafers....

South Korea: The tale of the disobedient frogs

Mar 13, 2010 6:54pm

Why do frogs croak? Why do they stay by rivers and other marshy areas? Well, scientifically speaking, that's very easy to explain....

New Market Report: South Korea Infrastructure Report Q2 2010

Mar 13, 2010 2:29pm

In BMI's Q409 South Korea Infrastructure Report we are forecasting a contraction of 16.73% year-on-year in 2009, reaching a value of KRW62.40trn . Although the country's infrastructure sector has experienced a slow-down in the year so far, there are positive signs emerging from the industry that activity is due to...

SKorea's warning against trips to Russia not justified - Moscow

Mar 13, 2010 10:01am

The decision by South Korea which recommended its citizens to refrain from trips to Russia is not quite justified, the information department of the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Friday in comments on the Seoul's decision, made after attacks on South Korean citizens in Russia....

Kissinger Is Recovering From Stomach Pains at Seoul

Mar 13, 2010 5:27am

Henry Kissinger, former U.S. secretary of state, is in stable and not serious condition in a South Korean hospital after being taken there with abdominal pains this morning....

Azerbaijani Transport Minister to visit South Korea

Mar 13, 2010 12:57am

"The international exhibition of intelligent transport management systems will be held in Korea in October this year....

Shanghai GM recalls imported Captiva jeeps

Mar 12, 2010 8:31pm

Shanghai General Motors is contacting the owners of 2,065 Captive jeeps to recall the vehicles for repair due to risk of steering malfunction, the company said on Friday....

Ibaraki Airport opens with only 1 regular daily flight to Seoul

Mar 12, 2010 3:59pm

Ibaraki Airport opened Thursday as the third airport in the Tokyo metropolitan area, with a daily flight to and from Seoul by South Korea's Asiana Airlines serving as the only regular flight at the initial stage....

University of Michigan, South Korean government, school start organic solar cell film project

Mar 12, 2010 11:28am

The University of Michigan has joined with the South Korean government, a South Korean university and a New Jersey company for a four-year effort to improve the efficiency of solar cell films....

US anti-WMD troops join military drills in SKorea

Mar 12, 2010 7:07am

U.S. troops who would be tasked with eliminating North Korea's weapons of mass destruction in the event of armed conflict are participating in military drills with South Korea, the top U.S. commander in the country said Thursday....

Denmark, Korea agree to develop green tech

Mar 12, 2010 2:35am

South Korea s President Lee Myung-bak, right, and Denmark s Prime Minister Lars L©akke Rasmussen, left, hold a joint news conference yesterday at the presidential Blue House....

A look at global economic developments

Mar 11, 2010 10:07pm

A look at economic developments and activity in major stock markets around the world Thursday:---BEIJING - China's inflation spiked higher in February, adding to pressure on Beijing to prevent overheating and keep the recovery in the world's third-largest economy on track.---LONDON - European and U.S. stock markets fell modestly amid...

Fines slapped on airlines for abusing ma...

Mar 11, 2010 5:32pm

The Fair Trade Commission said yesterday it would fine the nation's two largest airliners Korean Air and Asiana Airlines a combined 11 billion won for abusing their market dominance by blocking low-cost carriers from selling cheap tickets through travel agencies....