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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...

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...

Korean stem-cell scientist Hwang found guilty of fraud

World
2009-10-27

A SOUTH Korean court yesterday found disgraced stem cell scientist Hwang Woo-suk guilty of fraud and handed down a suspended sentence in a case that sent shockwaves throughout the global scientific community. Once...

Uni-chem to buy closed Hynix facility

Business | Information industry
2009-10-22

A SOUTH Korean company will sign a formal contract with Hynix Semiconductor Inc to buy a plant the memory chip maker closed in the United States, an official said yesterday. Uni-chem Co will take over Hynix's...

Uni-chem to buy US plant from Hynix

Business | Information industry
2009-9-28

A SOUTH Korean company has reached an agreement with Hynix Semiconductor Inc to take over a plant that the world's second-largest memory chip maker closed in the United States, an official said over the weekend. ...

S. Koreans lost in flood waters

World
2009-9-7

SIX South Koreans camping and fishing along a river flowing from North Korea were swept away yesterday when it suddenly doubled in height, apparently because a new dam in North Korea released a large amount of water...

S. Korean president shakes up Cabinet

World
2009-9-4

SOUTH Korean President Lee Myung-bak named an economics professor as his new prime minister yesterday as part of a Cabinet reshuffle ahead of by-elections. The shake-up also included the defense minister and five...

Rookie Hur wins first title

Sports | Golf
2009-9-1

SOUTH Korean rookie M.J. Hur sunk a 6-foot birdie putt on the second playoff hole on Sunday in North Plains, Oregon, to beat Suzann Pettersen and win the Safeway Classic for her first LPGA Tour victory. Hur pumped...

China's Special Envoy Offers Condolences

National
2009-8-24

THE Chinese government's special envoy, Tang Jiaxuan, yesterday attended the state funeral for former South Korean President Kim Dae-jung in Seoul. On behalf of the government and Chinese people, Tang expressed...

People-smuggling charges laid

Metro | Crime and public security
2009-8-13

CITY prosecutors yesterday announced they would charge two South Korean natives and three Chinese with people smuggling. Two ship stowaway scams have been cracked by police, the latest taking place in Shanghai....