Most Popular
-
1
Tensions heighten ahead of first president-opposition chief meeting
-
2
Seoul to provide housing subsidy to married couples with newborns
-
3
New celebrity-endorsed therapy for face contouring requires only a pair of rubber bands
-
4
Rapper jailed after public street fight with another rapper
-
5
[KH Explains] No more 'Michael' at Kakao Games
-
6
Woman gets suspended term for injuring boyfriend with knife
-
7
Nominee for chief of anti-corruption body pledges 'independence, effectiveness'
-
8
Med schools expect 1,500+ new admission slots next year
-
9
Samsung chief bolsters ties with Germany’s Zeiss
-
10
KT launches new mobile plans for foreign residents
-
‘300 ethnic Koreans’ whereabouts unknown’
TOKYO ―The number of ethnic Koreans whose whereabouts are unknown after the devastating earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan a week ago amounts to nearly 300, according to a group of Korean residents in Tokyo.“Mindan,” or the pro-Seoul Korean Residents Union in Japan, said Friday that the total number of ethnic Koreans out of reach was 297, as of 2 p.m. on Thursday. The union said that it was mak
Social AffairsMarch 18, 2011
-
Foreigners seeking refuge in Korea
Korea is serving as a temporary base for Japan-based employees of some multinational companies who are fleeing the quake-stricken country.Foreign governments are advising their citizens to get out of the country and mobilizing airplanes to evacuate them as health risk fears are growing from radiation leaks at the nuclear plant in Fukushima. A growing number of foreigners are arriving in Korea, air
Social AffairsMarch 18, 2011
-
We’re sticking with Japan: Korean firms
It’s business as usual for many Korean companies as foreign firms flee JapanIt looks like Korean firms will be holding the fort in Japan as a growing number of foreign companies appear to be withdrawing employees and their families over the nuclear radiation scare.Most Korean firms have decided to stick with Japan based on research and testimonies from their Japanese offices that the situation is
Social AffairsMarch 18, 2011
-
Opposition defiant over KCC chairman’s reappointment
The ruling Grand National Party and opposition parties on Friday grappled over adopting a confirmation hearing report for Choi See-joong, chairman of the Korea Communications Commission.The GNP supports reappointment of Choi, but opposition parties are determined to remove him from his position accusing him for “politicizing the independent organization” during his three-year tenure, which ends Fr
PoliticsMarch 18, 2011
-
Seoul to accept N.K. offer for talks on Baekdu volcano
The Seoul government said Friday it was reviewing North Korea’s proposal to hold talks on possible volcanic activity at Mount Baekdu amid reports that an eruption was near. The North said in a letter addressed to South’s weather agency Thursday that the two Koreas should discuss conducting joint research, on-site surveys and symposiums on the volcano. “It is our understanding that the North sugges
PoliticsMarch 18, 2011
-
Online charity booked for fraud
Two men violate rules in fundraising for quake victims via TwitterPolice booked two men without detention for breaking fundraising rules while running a campaign claiming to be for the Japanese Red Cross, officials said Friday.According to Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, the duo set up an online charity site last Wednesday, called “Let’s send the Power of Korean Twitter through the Japanese Red
Social AffairsMarch 18, 2011
-
We’re sticking with Japan: Korean firms
It’s business as usual for Korea as foreign firms flee Japan It looks like Korean firms will be holding the fort in Japan as a growing number of foreign companies appear to be withdrawing employees and their families over the nuclear radiation scare.Most Korean firms have decided to stick with Japan based on research and testimonies from their Japanese offices that the situation is stable in Toky
Foreign AffairsMarch 18, 2011
-
Online charity booked for fraud amid transparency efforts
Police booked two men without detention for breaking of fundraising rules while running a campaign claiming to be for the Japanese Red Cross, officials said on Friday.According to the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, the duo set up an online charity site last Wednesday, entitled “let us send the power of Korean Twitter through the Japanese Red Cross.”Only identified by their surnames, 39-year-old
Social AffairsMarch 18, 2011
-
N. Korean women in military widely exposed to sexual violence
SEOUL, March 17 (Yonhap) -- Women in the military are no exception when it comes to sexual violence that is rampant in North Korea, which claims it runs one of the world's finest armies, a human rights group said Thursday.It remains unknown how many women serve in the 1.2 million-strong North Korean military, but joining the armed forces is considered an honor even for women in the communist count
Social AffairsMarch 18, 2011
-
N.Korea to convene parliament in April
North Korean leader Kim Jong Il's youngest son and a four-star general Kim Jong Un attends a Lantern Festival concert in Pyongyang, North Korea. (AP-Yonhap News)SEOUL (AFP) - North Korea said on Friday it would call its parliament into session in April, with attention focused on whether heir apparent Kim Jong-Un will be further promoted.The fourth session of the 12th Supreme People's Assembly will
North KoreaMarch 18, 2011
-
Japanese cabinet secretary’s pic highlights stress of crisis
A recent picture of Japan’s chief cabinet secretary Yukio Edano has brought sympathy from people online. Two pictures of him, one before the 9.0 earthquake and tsunami hit Japan and the other after the quake show how much he has been struggling in the wake of the natural disaster and nuclear crisis. The second picture, taken at a televised briefing, shows his physical fatigue and the effects of th
PoliticsMarch 18, 2011
-
N. Korea to convene rubber-stamp parliament in April
North Korea said Friday it will convene its rubber-stamp parliament next month, amid growing speculation that its leader-in-waiting Kim Jong-un may be well on his path to consolidating his power base.The communist state's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said in a two-paragraph report that the Supreme People's Assembly will convene on April 7 for its fourth session since being elected.Th
North KoreaMarch 18, 2011
-
NK proposes inter-Korean talks on possible Mt. Baekdu volcano
North Korea on Thursday proposed holding talks with South Korea on possible volcanic activities at its landmark mountain, Seoul's Unification Ministry said, amid reports of a looming eruption there that could affect the entire peninsula. Mount Paekdu, North Korea's highest mountain on the border with China, last erupted in 1903, but experts have warned that it may have an active core, citing top
PoliticsMarch 17, 2011
-
‘Japan radiation crisis unlikely to spread to Korea’
Recent explosions at the stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in northeastern Japan will have no serious impact in Korea, experts said in a conference Thursday. The Korea Green Foundation, a leading environmental group here, held an academic conference on the impact of the deepening nuclear crisis in earthquake-hit Japan. “Considering the long distance from here and the radiation level is dilu
Social AffairsMarch 17, 2011
-
Seoul advises citizens to keep away from Fukushima plant
South Korea is advising its citizens in Japan to evacuate to safe areas outside a radius of 80 kilometers from the quake-stricken Fukushima nuclear power plant, Foreign Minister Kim Sung-hwan said Thursday.It had previously told Korean nationals to stay at least 30 kilometers away from the troubled plant. However, it has increased the safety distance as concerns over rising radiation levels are mo
PoliticsMarch 17, 2011
-
Radiation detectors installed at airport
The Korean government installed two radiation-detecting gates at Incheon International Airport on Thursday amid the widening nuclear crisis in earthquake-hit Japan. According to the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology and the Korea Institute of Nuclear Safety, travelers coming from Japan, if they want, are to pass between two poles after immigration checks. A flight passenger from Japan
Social AffairsMarch 17, 2011
-
Employment tips for Korea’s cutthroat job market
Cho Su-hee has been interested in music for as long as she can remember, so when she enrolled at the Catholic University of Korea deciding to aim for the music industry was an easy decision.However, that was the only easy part about finding employment for Cho, who had to start building her resume as a freshman, and now steps into the world of employment as a senior.And with recruitment season in f
Social AffairsMarch 17, 2011
-
Vice minister consoles Japanese spouses here
A government minister visited Japanese spouses living in Korea on Thursday to offer his consolation over the damage caused by the magnitude-9.0 earthquake, tsunami and ensuing nuclear crisis. Kim Kyo-sik, vice minister of gender equality and family affairs, had tea at the multicultural center in Namyangju, Gyeonggi Province, with 10 Japanese women who have settled in Korea through marriage. Four o
Social AffairsMarch 17, 2011
-
Source of radioactivity rumor caught
An office worker in his 20s was apprehended Thursday for spreading groundless rumors that radioactive material from the damaged nuclear power plant in Fukushima, Japan, would reach Korea. The rumors elevated anxiety among people here who were already taken aback by the disaster in the neighboring country.The police, however, said they had failed to detect any intention to shake up the stock market
Social AffairsMarch 17, 2011
-
G8 ministers condemn N.K. uranium enrichment program
The Group of Eight industrialized nations condemned North Korea’s uranium enrichment program at a meeting of their foreign ministers held in Paris earlier this week, a South Korean official said Thursday.The G8 foreign ministers adopted a “chairman’s summary” after two days of talks concluded Tuesday, denouncing the North’s uranium program as a violation of U.N. Security Council resolutions, the o
Foreign AffairsMarch 17, 2011