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[Newsmaker] Rare meteorites spark gold rush in Jinju

Social affairsMar 17, 2014

A town in the south of Korea has quickly turned into a hot spot for treasure hunters and researchers, as scientists confirmed that two rocks recently unearthed in the area were rare meteorites. Offi...
[Newsmaker] KCC nominee to fight illegal subsidies

Mar 16, 2014

Korea Communications Commission’s chair-nominee Choi Sung-joon vowed to eliminate excessive, illegal smartphone subsidies in the nation’s telecom market on Saturday. “The vicious cycle causing users...
[Newsmaker] Park's metaphors gild the lily

PoliticsMar 13, 2014

President Park Geun-hye’s use of uncharacteristically colorful expressions as she pushes for regulatory reform is generating ripples across the nation. Politicians on both sides are closely followin...
[Newsmaker] Korean Catholics deserve spotlight

CultureMar 12, 2014

It’s official: Pope Francis is coming to Korea. His visit was widely predicted. In multiple news reports, sources at the Vatican and Seoul had said the papal visit was highly likely. Still, the ann...
[Newsmaker] Fukushima: Still a long road ahead

World NewsMar 11, 2014

FUKUSHIMA, Japan (AFP) ― In complete darkness, a group of men tried everything they could to save the Fukushima nuclear plant from catastrophe. Their struggle was in vain. Three years later, the con...
[Newsmaker] ‘My Love’ signals K-drama revival

TelevisionMar 10, 2014

In China, Korean TV drama “My Love from the Star” seems to have stirred up a syndrome that stands strong even amid a series of national tragedies ― a terrorist attack that left 33 people dead and a f...
[Newsmaker] Bitcoin creator’s identity still a mystery

World BusinessMar 9, 2014

WASHINGTON (AFP) ― The world was little closer to knowing for sure who invented Bitcoin Friday, despite Newsweek’s claim to have unmasked the enigmatic “Satoshi Nakamoto” behind the computer-coded cu...
[Newsmaker] Economic team blasted for inconsistency

Mar 6, 2014

The Park Geun-hye administration appears to be discontented with the economic policies created by Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Hyun Oh-seok. This was suggested through the remarks of P...
[Newsmaker] Gyeonggi to be biggest match of June poll

PoliticsMar 5, 2014

The Gyeonggi Province gubernatorial race is becoming one of the hottest contests in the June 4 local elections with the ruling and opposition parties going to great lengths to bring their best cards ...
[Newsmaker] Will new BOK chief pass the first test?

Mar 4, 2014

The nomination for the new governor of the Bank of Korea came as a bit of a surprise as many had speculated that President Park would pick an outsider with an academic or political background to guid...
[Newsmaker] China’s legislature faces familiar problems

World NewsMar 3, 2014

BEIJING (AFP) ― China’s annual show of political theater, the National People’s Congress, opens this week ― the first under a new Communist Party leadership facing intractable problems including ende...
[Newsmaker] Chung leads Saenuri big guns in Seoul polls

PoliticsMar 2, 2014

Rep. Chung Mong-joon of the Saenuri Party announces his bid for Seoul mayor at Mount Namsan, central Seoul, Sunday. (Yoon Byung-chan/The Korea Herald) Rep. Chung Mong-joon, who announced his candida...
[Newsmaker] Pollution Beijing’s biggest challenge

World NewsFeb 27, 2014

This picture shows visitors wearing masks at the Temple of Heaven in haze-covered Beijing. (AFP-Yonhap) Chinese President Xi Jinping said pollution was Beijing’s biggest challenge as thick smog blan...
[Newsmaker] Fake evidence scandal hits prosecution, NIS

PoliticsFeb 26, 2014

Members of the Lawyers for a Democratic Society hold up signs calling for the launch of a special probe into the prosecution’s alleged evidence fabrication in a case against a former official of the ...
[Newsmaker] Stunning growth of messaging apps

TechnologyFeb 25, 2014

Facebook, the world's largest social network, agreed to acquire mobile-messaging startup WhatsApp Inc. for as much as $19 billion in cash and stock, seeking to expand its reach among users on mobile ...