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Lee Sang-min linked with Thunders’ manager job

More sportsApr 1, 2011

Former national team guard Lee Sang-min has been linked to the manager’s role at the Korean Basketball League’s Samsung Thunders, after Ahn Joon-ho resigned from his post on Thursday. The 55-year-old had guided the Thunders since 2004, leading the Seoul-based team to the KBL playoffs for the seventh straight year. Ahn decided to step down after the team was eliminated in the first round of the ...
25% of Seoul households single-person

Social affairsApr 1, 2011

Almost one in four households in Seoul consisted of just one person last year, the city’s census found Thursday. Single-person households jumped from 4.5 percent in 1980 to 23.8 percent in 2010, according to the Seoul Metropolitan Government. Their number increased more than 10-fold between 1980 and 2010, while the total population of Seoul nearly doubled in the same period. “A growing number ...
Remains of 8 million dogs found in Egypt

Apr 1, 2011

Young souvenir vendor walks along an almost empty road to the Giza pyramids on the outskirts of Cairo, Egypt. (AP-Yonhap News) When people think of Egypt’s representative animal, they usually think of cats. But they may change their minds, as about 8 million dogs were found in an underground tunnel in northern part of the country. The Daily Mail reported that scientists from Cardiff University ...
Microsoft skewers Google in EU antitrust complaint

IndustryApr 1, 2011

The company logo is displayed is at Google headquarters in Mountain View, Calif.(AP-Yonhap News) BRUSSELS (AP) _ Microsoft Corp. escalated its attack on Google Inc. by complaining to European regulators Thursday that its fiercest rival is an Internet bully that abuses its dominance of online search and advertising. The allegations against Google crystallize the piecemeal gripes that Microsoft h...
Dictator Kim becomes popular drink’s model

North KoreaApr 1, 2011

Sprite advertisement (YouTube) Although Kim Jong-il is the most influential and even sacred figure in North Korea, he is treated as a hilarious icon outside of the hermit kingdom. A new Sprite advertisement which features a dictator clearly modeled after Kim is popular among Chinese websites. Produced in Israel, the advertisement depicts the dictator dancing wildly after taking a sip of the dr...
‘Gangwon Province residents smoke, drink the most’

Social affairsApr 1, 2011

Adult males in Gangwon Province showed the highest smoking and drinking rates while those in the Jeolla provinces stayed the most sober and smoke-free, the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday. The more stable a region’s economy, the more likely its residents will refrain from an unhealthy lifestyle, the institute said. According to its research based on data collected...
Park counters Lee’s decision on airport

PoliticsApr 1, 2011

Lee to speak on broken election pledge Friday Rep. Park Geun-hye, currently the ruling Grand National Party’s strongest presidential hopeful, on Thursday expressed regret over the government’s decision to chuck President Lee Myung-bak’s election pledge to build an airport in the southeastern part of the country, adding that Korea should keep pushing for it. The GNP’s factional leader and Lee’s ...
Japan expected to repeat territorial claims over Dokdo in diplomatic report

Foreign affairsApr 1, 2011

Japan was expected to repeat its territorial claims over South Korea's easternmost islets of Dokdo in its annual diplomatic report, sources said Friday, just two days after Tokyo approved a series of textbooks claiming the islets as its territory. Japan's Cabinet planned to approve the "Diplomatic Blue Paper" report for 2011 that was expected to carry the same territorial descriptions of Dokdo a...
S. Korea's consumer prices grow fastest in 29 months in March

Apr 1, 2011

Government officials visit a local market to check food prices. (Yonhap News) South Korea's consumer prices grew at the fastest pace in 29 months in March, putting a crimp in the government's efforts to tame soaring inflation, a report showed Friday. According to the report by Statistics Korea, the country's consumer price index jumped 4.7 percent last month from a year earlier, marking the fas...
Camarata holds fundraiser for kids’ music lessons

Expat LivingMar 31, 2011

Seoul’s Camrata Music Company is putting on a fundraiser in Itaewon on Saturday. The non-profit music outfit is raising money to provide instruments and free music lessons to low-income children, and to help fund future concerts. The night will include bands, a date auction and a raffle. Bands playing include Kachisan, The 401s and Zee, and the first band starts at 7:30 p.m. The event will tak...
Econo-pop creator lectures to companies

PeopleMar 31, 2011

Leader of ’80s band Five Fingers uses jazz to teach economic flair Lee Doo-heon is no ordinary music star of a bygone era. He not only continues to play but also keeps himself busy as a lecturer to companies. Since 2009, Lee has given lectures to big Korean companies including Samsung, GS Construction, Hyundai Motor, LG Display, Hanhwa and Motorola Korea. A zesty blend of economics and music h...
Seoul Motor Show attests to industry recovery

IndustryMar 31, 2011

Top global brands showcase latest models at city’s largest-ever event The country’s largest automotive industry show, the Seoul Motor Show, opens to the public Friday with carmakers vying to catch the attention of the expected 1 million visitors with new models and technologies. The show, which will be held until April 10 at the KINTEX exhibition center in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, is being he...
Korea, Australia to celebrate 50 years of ‘mateship’ in Sydney

CultureMar 31, 2011

First Korean Culture Center in Oceania to open South Korea and Australia plan to hold cultural events in Sydney next week to celebrate the 50th anniversary of diplomatic ties. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said a delegation of Korean government officials including Culture Minister Choung Byoung-guk and Australian leaders in politics, culture and media will attend the cultural perf...
‘Bonds’ trainer gave me HGH’

More sportsMar 31, 2011

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ― As prosecutors moved closer to finishing their case against Barry Bonds, former major league infielder Randy Velarde described meeting the slugger’s personal trainer outside spring training ballparks for injections of human growth hormone. Velarde said he sought out Greg Anderson because of his link to Bonds, and they met “in various parking lots.” “I can’t remember each,” ...
Park counters Lee's decision on airport

PoliticsMar 31, 2011

Let to speak on broken election pledge Friday Rep. Park Geun-hye, currently the ruling Grand National Party’s strongest presidential hopeful, on Thursday expressed regret over the government’s decision to chuck President Lee Myung-bak’s election pledge to build an airport in the southeastern part of the country, adding that Korea should keep pushing for it. The GNP’s factional leader and Lee’s ...