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Samsung reduces facility investment for 2nd quarter in a row

TechnologyNov 18, 2012

South Korean tech behemoth Samsung Electronics Co. has scaled down its investment in production facilities for the second quarter in a row apprently in anticipation of a protracted global economic sl...
Google's Android is eating Apple's lunch

TechnologyNov 18, 2012

Smartphones and tablets powered by Google's Android software are devouring the mobile gadget market, eating into Apple's turf by feeding appetites for innovation and low prices, analysts say. The An...
The staying power of 'Gangnam Style'

MusicNov 18, 2012

President Obama, the mayor of London, China's top dissident artist and Madonna -- every time someone signals the death of "Gangnam Style" up pops another high-profile figure to keep the phenomenon al...
Police to grill high-ranking prosecutor over suspected bribery

Social affairsNov 9, 2012

A high-ranking prosecutor is expected to be summoned by police for questioning on suspicions of taking large sums of money in kickbacks from a notorious con artist and a major conglomerate, a police ...
S. Korean candidate in late dictator dad's shadow

PoliticsNov 2, 2012

Carrying a bouquet of flowers, South Korean presidential candidate Park Geun-hye stepped forward to honor one of the martyrs in her country's long struggle for democracy. A protester threw himself at...
Huge N. Korea hotel begun in 1980s might open soon

North KoreaNov 2, 2012

The 105-story, pyramid-shaped hotel that has stood over North Korea's capital city like a mountain for more than 20 years just might be on the verge of opening for the first time. Pyongyang's Ryugyo...
Korean stocks start higher on foreign buying

Nov 2, 2012

South Korean stocks opened higher Friday, led by gains in tech and auto shares, analysts said. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) rose 19.27 points, or 1.02 percent to 1,917.71 ...
Naro rocket launch delayed

ScienceOct 26, 2012

Spectators leave an outdoor venue where a series of celebration performances were scheduled to take place near the Naro Space Center in Goheung, South Jeolla Province, Friday. Korea halted its space ...
Korea's space rocket launch delayed due to technical glitch

ScienceOct 26, 2012

South Korea postponed its launch of a space rocket Friday due to a problem that was detected only hours before its scheduled liftoff. Cho Yul-rae, vice minister of education, science and technology,...
Local gov't concerend over U.S. plan to redeploy military unit

DefenseOct 21, 2012

EUIJEONGBU -- A municipal government expressed concern Sunday over a U.S. plan to redeploy a unit in their region, saying it would undermine a project to replace the U.S. base with a college campus. ...
Seoul regains foothold for bigger role in world security

PoliticsOct 19, 2012

In recent years, world powers have been quick to convene emergency sessions to discuss what the U.N.'s response should be to North Korean provocations. But nowhere in the room was the most important ...
S. Korea elected to U.N. Security Council

PoliticsOct 19, 2012

The United Nations General Assembly session on Oct. 18, during the vote for five countries to become non-permanent members of the UN Security Council for the years 2013-2014 at UN headquarters in New...
Samsung unveils Galaxy S3 mini

TechnologyOct 12, 2012

Samsung Electronics Co., the world's top smartphone maker, on Friday unveiled its Galaxy S3 mini phone, a compact version of the flagship Galaxy S3 device, to cater to consumers looking for a practic...
Ahn vows closer cooperation with N. Korea to promote peace

PoliticsOct 7, 2012

Independent presidential candidate Ahn Cheol-soo vowed to seek closer dialogue and cooperation with North Korea as he announced his first official set of election pledges on Sunday. "Upon the basis ...
Space station to move to avoid debris

ScienceOct 3, 2012

The Russian space program's Mission Control Center says it will move the International Space Station into a different orbit to avoid possible collision with a fragment of debris. Mission Control Cen...