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2PM’s Hwang Chan-sung to star in Japanese movie

FilmMar 18, 2015

Koren idol group 2PM member Hwang Chan-sung has landed the male lead role in an upcoming Japanese film called “Wasureyuki,” Hwang’s agency said Wednesday. Hwang will play the role of Yoon Tae-oh, a young veterinarian who falls in love with his old friend Miyuki, played by Ono Ito, a 19-year-old up-and-coming Japanese actress. Hwang Chan-sung. (JYP Entertainment) The film, directed by 41-year-o...
Korea, U.K. to enhance economic ties

Mar 17, 2015

South Korea and Britain discussed measures to boost business ties when their industry ministries held a joint economic committee in Seoul on Tuesday. During the one-day Joint Economic and Trade Committee session, the two sides agreed to establish a joint degree course on offshore plants at their designated universities, according to officials. The participants also sought measures to enforce th...
Hyundai E&C to thrive in Middle East, new markets

IndustryMar 16, 2015

Hyundai Engineering & Construction, one of Korea’s largest builders, will reinforce its presence in the Middle East with an aim to expand into new markets, the company said. The move came as the company attempted to diversify its business portfolio in the Middle East while launching new businesses in emerging markets such as Europe, Africa and South America, according to a company statement. “W...
Korea, Australia team up to tackle business regulations

Mar 13, 2015

The Korean and Australian governments met Friday in Seoul to discuss repealing business regulations to boost their economies and economic ties. The Australian Embassy hosted the Best Practice Regulation Workshop, a public forum, to exchange ideas on business regulations. The participants, including Australian Ambassador to Korea Bill Paterson, Korean and Australian government officials and a pa...
LIG Nex1 partners with Cotecmar for patrol ships

IndustryMar 13, 2015

LIG Nex1, a South Korean defense manufacturer, said Friday that it would collaborate with Cotecmar, a Colombian shipbuilder, to develop weapon systems for Cotecmar’s coastal patrol boats. LIG Nex1 CEO Lee Hyo-koo (left) poses with Rear Adm. Jorge Enrique Carreno Moreno, president of Colombia’s Cotecmar corporation, after agreeing to develop and provide LIG’s weapon systems for Cotecmar’s coastal...
KTX Seoul-Honam route to launch next month

IndustryMar 11, 2015

Korea will launch a new high-speed KTX service linking Seoul and the nation’s southwestern region including Gwangju amid hopes that it will greatly contribute to boosting the local economy, officials said Wednesday. Transport Ministry officials said the Honam KTX trains would link Seoul and Gwangju in 93 minutes, cutting more than an hour and a half from trips by express buses or slower trains. ...
114 women murdered by husbands, boyfriends in 2014

Social affairsMar 8, 2015

A total of 114 women were murdered by their husbands or boyfriends last year, according to statistics by Korea Women’s Hot Line, a Seoul-based women’s rights advocacy group, released Saturday. The tally also showed that 95 women survived attacks from their partners. By age, 25 percent of the victims were in their 40s, followed by women in their 50s (17 percent) and their 30s (10 percent). Such ...
Laws fail to address international marriage fraud

Social affairsJan 30, 2015

After the Ministry of Justice enacted a law to toughen the requirement for marriage brokers, international marriage agencies have lost their licenses in South Korea, causing unlicensed brokers to crop up and engage in marriage frauds, according to government data. As per data released by the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family, and Statistics Korea, the number of licensed international marria...