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Glasses tell what others are thinking

ScienceJul 14, 2011

Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Media Lab have come up with "social x-ray specs" that can interpret others’ facial expressions, according to reports. The creator of the gl...
Cult member gang-beaten to death

Social affairsJul 14, 2011

Four members of a religious cult based in Daegu were charged of killing a female colleague after arguing over her inactiveness in missionary work, police said Thursday. Police requested an arrest wa...
Korea regrets Japan’s boycott of Korean Air in Dokdo spat

PoliticsJul 14, 2011

Korea regrets Japan’s boycott of Korean Air in Dokdo spat The Korean government expressed its regret on Thursday after Japan reportedly instructed diplomats not to use Korean Air planes in protest o...
Top Marine commander offers to resign over shooting rampage

DefenseJul 14, 2011

South Korea's top Marine commander has offered to resign to take responsibility for the deadly shooting rampage by a marine in his barracks early this month, a military official said Thursday. Marin...
Coca-Cola, KFC may enter North Korea

North KoreaJul 14, 2011

Coca-Cola and Kentucky Fried Chicken have recently agreed with North Korean officials to open branches in Pyongyang, according to news reports. (MCT) Some 10 executives from the companies visited P...
Army PFC dies in apparent suicide

DefenseJul 13, 2011

An Army private first class died in an apparent suicide last Thursday, officials said Wednesday. The 21-year-old PFC, surnamed Lee, was transported to a nearby hospital right after he was found to h...
Lee awards highest national security order to U.S. commanders

PoliticsJul 13, 2011

President Lee Myung-bak awarded South Korea's highest order of national security merit to the outgoing chief of U.S. forces in Korea and the chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff at a ceremony W...
N.K. supposed to have discharged water from border dam: officials

North KoreaJul 13, 2011

North Korea is supposed to have discharged water from a dam near the border with the South on Wednesday without advance notification, the state water agency said. The water level on the Pilseung Bri...
Bugging scandal hits politics, journalism

PoliticsJul 13, 2011

State broadcaster KBS denies bugging allegations, calls probe threat to press freedom Allegations of bugging involving the state-run broadcaster KBS have sparked criticism over “unethical journalism...
Seoul mayor marks 1st year of 2nd term, decries spending

PoliticsJul 13, 2011

Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon pledged to fight “welfare populism” in a city council bill to offer free school meals at all schools in the capital. “If we don’t overcome ‘welfare populism,’ the democracy of...
Foreigners advise Seoul to improve openness

Social affairsJul 13, 2011

Global enterprise executives in Korea held the Foreign Investment Advisory Council in Seoul on Wednesday to discuss plans for improvement of the foreign investment environment in the capital. Seoul ...
Lee says will consult GNP on appointments

PoliticsJul 13, 2011

President Lee Myung-bak told the newly-elected leadership of the ruling Grand National Party over lunch on Wednesday that he will discuss with them before nominating the new justice minister and the ...
N.K. calls for S. Korean plans to dispose of Geumgang assets

North KoreaJul 13, 2011

North Korea on Wednesday demanded that the South present its plans to dispose of the Seoul-owned assets at the Mount Geumgang resort by July 29, according to a government official. The North also sa...
Forum on soft power as diplomacy engine

Foreign affairsJul 13, 2011

The government needs to establish a body dedicated to cultural diplomacy using the country’s soft power, a group of foreign affairs experts said Wednesday calling for a related law. At the Korean Pu...
Navy to bloster presence on Ulleung, move seen to protect Dokdo islets

DefenseJul 13, 2011

The Navy has decided to expand a helicopter landing facility on Ulleung Island and dispatch two more military helicopters to it, according to a lawmaker. The move comes as Seoul seeks to bolster its...