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Lee hails Naro's success as first step toward era of space science

PoliticsJan 30, 2013

President Lee Myung-bak hailed South Korea's first successful launch of a space rocket on Wednesday as the first step toward opening an "era of space science" for the country, his spokesman said. Th...
Chronology of major events leading to Seoul's 3rd space rocket launch

ScienceJan 30, 2013

The following is a chronology of major events related to South Korea's development of the Korea Space Launch Vehicle-1, which is set to blast off from the country's Naro Space Center later Wednesday....
Lee expected to issue special pardon this week

PoliticsJan 27, 2013

Outgoing President Lee Myung-bak is expected to issue a special presidential pardon this week, a senior aide said Sunday, despite opposition from the transition team of his successor Park Geun-hye th...
Samsung becomes top global mobile phone seller in 2012

TechnologyJan 27, 2013

South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics Co. sold more than 400 million mobile phones last year, outstripping Nokia Corp. as the world's leading handset vendor, an industry report showed Sunday. ...
Heavy industries' market cap tumbles on weaker yen

IndustryJan 27, 2013

South Korea's listed heavy industry companies saw their market capitalization plunge by 34 trillion won ($32 billion) in the last four months, hit by the Japanese yen's rapid descent, industry data s...
N.K. leader pledges to take 'important state measures'

North KoreaJan 27, 2013

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un expressed his firm intention to take "substantial and high-profile important state measures," state media reported Sunday, a remark seen as referring to a nuclear test...
N. Korea threatens ‘high-level’ nuke test

North KoreaJan 24, 2013

Snow-covered nuclear test site in Punggye-ri, North Korea. (Yonhap News) North Korea threatened to conduct a nuclear test “aimed at” the U.S. on Thursday, one day after the U.N. Security Council ado...
Singer Rain to walk with citizens in military event

MusicJan 18, 2013

Singer Rain will break his silence and appear at a military event over the weekend as he seeks to restore his tarnished image after being disciplined for dating a top TV actress during service, milit...
Nearly 100 doctors face summons over alleged illegal 'rebates'

Social affairsJan 18, 2013

Nearly 100 doctors will be scrutinized for allegedly receiving illegal kickbacks from pharmaceutical companies, sources said Friday. The doctors are accused of accepting money or other kickbacks, kn...
기아, 신차 ’K8’ 전격개발로 돌파구 찾나

PodcastJan 13, 2013

기아자동차가 K시리즈에 스포티한 중형세단을 추가할 예정이고 그 모델명은 "K8"이 유력한 것으로 알려졌다. "기아가 이미 납품업체들에 K8생산에 필요한 부품을 요청한 상태이다. 제네시스급의 스포티한 세단인것으로 알고 있다"고 최근 업계 관계자가 코리아 헤럴드에 밝혔다. 그는 기아의 첫 럭셔리세단 K9의 판매가 부진한 가운데 K8은 허를 찌르는 마케팅으...
Finance Ministry to reevaluate all fiscal spending plans from scratch

Jan 13, 2013

The Ministry of Strategy and Finance said Sunday that it will reevaluate all of its existing fiscal spending plans from scratch to come up with the necessary funds needed to meet President-elect Park...
S. Korea expected to launch space rocket on Jan. 25

ScienceJan 13, 2013

South Korea is expected to try again to launch its space rocket later this month after successfully conducting experiments to check if all systems are working properly, a government source said Sunda...
A quarter of theater goers go alone to view performances: Interpark

TheaterJan 13, 2013

The number of South Koreans going to theaters alone nearly doubled over the past seven years as a growing number of the younger generation enjoy doing activities such as viewing performances or shopp...
LINE eyes 100 million users

TechnologyJan 13, 2013

NHN Japan, a subsidiary of South Korea's top portal operator NHN Corp., is likely to see the number of its "LINE" messenger users break the 100 million mark this week, sources said Sunday. LINE, lau...
One third of foreign manual workers overstay: Justice Ministry

Social affairsJan 13, 2013

More than one third of foreign manual workers staying in South Korea under a work permit system overstay their visas, the Justice Ministry said Sunday. Statistics by the ministry showed that 15,804 ...