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[Newsmaker] Sighs among the cheers in Sejong City

IndustryDec 18, 2012

The Finance Ministry on Tuesday took down its signboard to signal its move to Sejong City. The relocation has been anticipated for the past year, but to ministry employees, it was a moment to remembe...
[Newsmaker] Lee quits race, refuses to return funds

NationalDec 17, 2012

Lee Jung-hee Former presidential candidate Lee Jung-hee and her leftist party are coming under increasingly heavy fire from the conservatives over the issue of the government election subsidy. Lee’...
[Newsmaker] ‘U.S. gunman was intelligent, odd loner’

World NewsDec 16, 2012

Adam Lanza (AP-Yonhap News) Some described him as weird, others said he was smart, but none of the Connecticut gunman Adam Lanza’s acquaintances saw a potential killer in the 20-year-old. On Friday...
[Newsmaker] Admissions scandal snares baseball managers

BaseballDec 13, 2012

Former and current managers of two university baseball teams have been arrested in an admission scandal. Prosecutors said Wednesday that they have arrested former Lotte Giants manager Yang Seung-ho ...
[Newsmaker] 'Monti's exit could cause backfire'

InternationalDec 12, 2012

Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti. (Bloomberg) His resignation may have been what former Italian President Silvio Berlusconi wanted, but the timing of Mario Monti’s resignation may cause his flambo...
[Newsmaker] Anonymous donor warms the heart

Social affairsDec 11, 2012

A 60-something man in a dark-brown checkered coat approached a Salvation Army officer manning a red kettle in Myeong-dong, a fashion and shopping district in Seoul on Sunday. The man put a white enve...
[Newsmaker] Samsung Electronics stock on record rise

IndustryDec 10, 2012

Shares of top smartphone maker Samsung Electronics are getting ready to break the 1.5 million won mark as the Korean IT behemoth is gaining an edge in its ongoing global patent battle against Apple I...
[Newsmaker] Kim Yu-na smoothly comes back to competitive form

More sportsDec 9, 2012

Kim Yu-na Olympic figure-skating champion Kim Yu-na made a successful comeback from a 19-month break on Saturday at the NRW Trophy in Dortmund, Germany, scoring 72.27 points, the season’s highest, i...
[Newsmaker] Korean-American named PGA Rookie of the Year

GolfDec 6, 2012

John Huh Korean-American John Huh, 22, was named the U.S. PGA Tour’s Rookie of the Year on Tuesday. The award is an inspiration for Korean golfers seeking to make their names on the U.S. Tour. The ...
[Newsmaker] Samsung heir one step closer to succession

IndustryDec 5, 2012

Lee Jay-yong Samsung’s heir-apparent Lee Jay-yong has taken the next crucial step toward inheriting the Samsung empire. His promotion to vice chairman of Samsung Electronics was widely expected, as ...
[Newsmaker] 2 nuke reactors open amid protest, concerns

Dec 4, 2012

A belated ceremony to celebrate the completion of the Shin-Gori nuclear power plant units 1 and 2 was held near the site, located in Gijang, Busan, on Tuesday. Despite the completion of unit 1 in Fe...
[Newsmaker] Park aide’s death resonates across politics

PoliticsDec 3, 2012

Lee Choon-sang, a long-time aide to presidential candidate Park Geun-hye, died on the campaign trail Sunday. The demise of the little-known politician seems to resonate across political spectrum amid...
[Newsmaker] Sailors freed from 19-month Somali ordeal

Social affairsDec 2, 2012

Four South Korean sailors who were captured by Somali pirates are returning to their families, ending nearly two miserable years under constant threats and fear of death. They were freed on Saturday...
[Newsmaker] LG CEO breaks barriers in school background

IndustryNov 29, 2012

Jo Seong-jin LG Electronics appointed, for the first time, a high school graduate CEO. The Seoul-based consumer electronics giant announced on Thursday the promotion of Jo Seong-jin, former executi...
[Newsmaker] Royce to chair House foreign affairs panel

PoliticsNov 28, 2012

U.S. Republican Rep. Edward Randall Royce U.S. Republican Rep. Edward Randall Royce, known for his efforts to address Korean Peninsular issues, was tapped on Tuesday to chair the House Committee on ...