...nd overcome a White House veto, they would hobble the Clean Air Act, probably the most successful U.S. law protecting health and the environment, and threaten the authority of California and several o...to Toyota. Whatever goal the administration sets, “Toyota will be prepared to meet,” the automaker’s vice president for product communications, Jim Colon, said. “If it’s 62 miles a gallon, we’ll be a...

...le of European Central Bank president when Jean-Claude Trichet steps down in October this year. It’s the job from hell. The euro crisis is getting worse. You will be asked to achieve the impossible. ...bility and rescue the peripheral nations, but that’s what you will be asked to do. Three, the bank’s independence is about to be compromised. The euro area’s leaders will struggle to keep the single ...

...The Alberta Korea Office has launched a new website filled with information about visiting and studying in the west-Canadian province. The website also includes detailed descriptions of the province’s industries and investment opportunities. The office has been operating in Seoul since 1984 connecting interests from both sides while building and developing closer relationships. The new website ...

...The Embassy of Brazil announced that payments for their consular services can be made at any bank as of March 1. To take advantage of the new procedure, the embassy requests customers to report to the Consular Section in order to obtain instructions about the exact amount to be transferred and information about the new account. For more information, visit the embassy’s site at www.brasemb.or.kr.

... on stage,” he added. There will also be German carnival songs performed by guest artists from Germany and Latin American dances performed by Swiss Embassy Cultural and Commercial Counsellor Raoul Imbach. More information can be had by visiting www.1-skv.kr (Korean, German), the Germany Embassy’s site at www.seoul.diplo.de or call Lee Hye-kyung at the Konrad Adenauer Foundation at (02) 790-4774.

South Korea's police have asked the local court to issue an arrest warrant for a U.S. service member accused of breaking into the home of an elderly Korean couple in Dongducheon, north of Seoul, and assaulting them, officials said Sunday. The unidentified 20-year-old American soldier stationed in Dongducheon, 70 kilometers north of the capital, is in detention on charges of intruding into the ho...

South Korean manufacturers' confidence inched down for the second quarter on jitters over currency volatility and rising costs of raw materials, a poll showed Sunday. In its survey of 1,326 local manufacturers, the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) said the business sentiment index slipped to 108 for the April-June period from 111 for the current quarter. A reading above 100 means o...

... Citroen and German automaker Volkswagen AG will recall 3,241 vehicles in South Korea due to defective parts in their braking systems and fuel pipes, the transportation ministry said Sunday. Peugeot's 2,962 vehicles manufactured and sold here between Dec. 15, 2006 and Feb. 24, 2009 are subject to the recall, according to the Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs. Peugeot's vehicles include the 307 HDI FAP, 307 SW HDI FAP, 308 HDI FAP, 308 CC HDI FAP, 308 SW HDI FAP, 407 2.0 HDI and 407 SW 2.0 HDI, the ministry said. They were found to have defective parts in their br...