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Monks set for joint ceremony

World
2009-11-22

SOUTH Korean Buddhist monks headed to North Korea yesterday for a joint ceremony with monks there, showing the countries continuing civil exchange despite a naval skirmish earlier this month. The 13 South Korean...

Obama welcomed in South Korea as trip nears end

World
2009-11-19

TREATED to friendly roadside crowds and an elaborate welcome, President Barack Obama sped into the last round of his diplomacy tour in Asia today, a visit in South Korea. Obama joined President Lee Myung-bak at...

Blaze in S. Korea claims 10

World
2009-11-15

A FIRE tore through an indoor shooting range in southern South Korea yesterday, killing 10 people including seven Japanese visitors and their Korean guide and injuring six others, police said. Some people were...

Fire in S.Korea shooting range kills nine

World
2009-11-14

FIRE raced through a South Korean indoor shooting range today, killing at least nine people, including a Japanese visitor, local media reported. Yonhap news agency said the blaze broke out on the second floor...

5 Chinese companies move for Seoul float

Business | Securities
2009-11-11

FIVE Chinese firms want to list their shares on the South Korea's secondary stock market which had ample liquidity, the Seoul bourse operator said yesterday. According to a statement by the Korea Exchange (KRX),...

Little girl's rape ordeal causes outrage

World
2009-11-10

THE shocking tale of a little girl may lead to some of the biggest changes South Korea has seen in laws on the sexual assault of children. Na-young, a pseudonym for the girl, was eight when she was abducted, beaten,...

Steelers seal place at Club World Cup

Sports | Soccer
2009-11-8

SOUTH Korea's Pohang Steelers beat Saudi side al-Ittihad 2-1 in the Asian Champions League final yesterday to book their spot in FIFA's Club World Cup. Pohang twice caught Ittihad cold from free kicks, forward...

Candy is sweet but rice may be nice

World
2009-11-6

LOVE is a sweet rice cake stick, or that is what South Korea's farm ministry would like the country's romantically minded to believe. The ministry is trying to muscle into a popular local tradition where young...

South Korean milky rice wine makes comeback

World
2009-11-4

SOUTH Korea makes no secret of its desire to see its often fiery cuisine appreciated by a wider international audience. But if recent signs are anything to go by, it may have more luck with the local firewater. Makgeolli,...

Two stand trial on casino charges

Metro | Crime and public security
2009-11-4

TWO South Korean men who allegedly ran a gambling house in the city went on trial in Shanghai No. 1 Intermediate People's Court yesterday. The two admitted they had run a club for entertainment since May in a...