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BMW to debut smaller Mini at Geneva motor show

Feb 23, 2011

Germany's BMW AG plans to unveil a mini version of its Mini car in March at the Geneva motor show. (Photo: MINI)
Two S. Korean students unaccounted for after New Zealand earthquake

PoliticsFeb 23, 2011

...e feared to have been in the building when it collapsed after a 6.3-magnitude quake hit New Zealand's second-largest city on Tuesday, said Baik Joo-hyeon, a director general in charge of consular affa...city, Baik said. The rescue workers and the officials plan to depart later Wednesday. South Korea's ambassador to New Zealand, Noh Kwang-il, who was in South Korea during the quake, changed his sche...
Gadhafi's vow: Will fight to 'last drop of blood'

World NewsFeb 23, 2011

...rs backed by defecting army units have claimed control over almost the entire eastern half of Libya's 1,000-mile (1,600-kilometer) Mediterranean coast, including several oil-producing areas. ``You me...s.'' Celebratory gunfire by Gadhafi supporters rang out in the capital of Tripoli after the leader's speech, while in protester-held Benghazi, Libya's second-largest city, people threw shoes at a scr...
Four Koreans rescued from quake-damaged hotel in New Zealand

Foreign affairsFeb 23, 2011

Four South Korean tourists in New Zealand were rescued from a hotel in Christchurch after a powerful earthquake hit the country's second-largest city on Tuesday, an official at the South Korean embassy here said. The four had been trapped inside after a wooden staircase in the building collapsed, but were later saved by local rescue workers, the official said. "No South Korean casualties have b...
Ssangyong launches first new vehicle in three years

IndustryFeb 23, 2011

...eceivership and suffered a 77-day long sit-in strike by those made redundant as part of the company’s revival plans, threatening to push the SUV-specialist over the edge. The company is now in the fi...on Jeju Island. First introduced in 1974, the name Korando, short for Korean Can Do, is the country’s longest surviving name for an SUV. “We will effect a lineup renewal and revive Ssangyong’s fame. ...
Samsung develops world's first full-color display using quantum dots

TechnologyFeb 23, 2011

Samsung Electronics Co. said Wednesday that it has succeeded in developing the world's first full-color display using quantum dots, paving the way for producing large displays that are brighter, chea...ht-emitting display (OLED) materials found in electronic gadgets. The breakthrough follows Samsung's development of mono-color display using quantum dots in 2009. "The research is meaningful in that...
HIV woman has sex with 100 men

World NewsFeb 23, 2011

...hom have had unprotected sex with her.” According to Dr. Gilada, the patient hunts for sexual partners to spread the virus she got from her husband. “We found out that she had learnt of her husband’s HIV-positive status in 2005, and that he had transmitted the disease to her as well. Although she divorced him, she couldn’t come to terms with the fact that he had knowingly passed on the virus to ...
Chinese FM due in Seoul for talks on N. Korea, bilateral relations

Foreign affairsFeb 23, 2011

Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi was due in Seoul on Wednesday for talks on North Korea and bilateral relations as the two countries differ over how to cope with Pyongyang's new nuclear program based on enriched uranium. Yang's two-day visit coincides with a U.N. Security Council meeting, set for Wednesday in New York, which is expected to debate over whether to adopt an experts' report that...
Seoul shares open lower on Libya turmoil

Feb 23, 2011

...d States, are feared to pick up due to political upheaval in oil exporter Libya, crimping the fragile global recovery and raising risks of higher inflation. The cost for Dubai crude oil, South Korea's benchmark, continued to rise after it surpassed the US$100-per-barrel mark for the first time in 30 months. South Korea, the world's fifth-largest purchaser of crude oil, relies almost entirely on imports for its oil needs. U.S. markets closed sharply lower on Tuesday on concerns about political upheaval in Libya. The Dow Jones ...
4 American hostages killed by pirates

World NewsFeb 23, 2011

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) -- Four Americans taken hostage by Somali pirates off East Africa were shot and killed by their captors Monday, the U.S. military said, marking the first time U.S. citizens have been killed in a wave of pirate attacks plaguing the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean for years. U.S. naval forces quickly boarded the captured yacht after hearing the gunfire and tried to provide li...
Crossing cultures a 125-year family affair

Expat LivingFeb 23, 2011

... leave education. “I decided the company part was more interesting than the teaching part, so that’s why I decided to get my MBA and go into business,” he explained. Underwood is now senior partner ...to stay, because of the economic situation. These days, Korea’s situation is good compared to the U.S. economy and as a rule, Kia workers come back after their stint abroad. “That’s good too because ...
One in 10 workers suffers workplace violence

Social affairsFeb 23, 2011

...olence but are passive when it occurs. “It is a classic case of workplace violence. The hierarchical structure does not allow one to talk back or resist the superior,” said an office worker in his 30s, who wished to be identified by his family name Kang. He said he had been verbally insulted several times by his bosses and other superiors. “But I think the culture is changing. More people are tr...
Theater of the absurd ditches the rule book

TheaterFeb 23, 2011

...thly acting on stage. Viewers were a bit hesitant about taking phone calls, until one of the actor’s cell phones rang while he was speaking his lines. “Hello? Oh, hey, sorry, I’m in the middle of my...ally. My three o’clock show. I’ll call you later,” he said, in his natural voice, not his character’s. When cells started ringing here and there, the audience, encouraged by the actor, excitedly took...
YouTube sees Korean mobile traffic surge

TechnologyFeb 23, 2011

...an wave’ over the past three years,” he said at a conference to celebrate the California-based firm’s third anniversary in Seoul. “We’ve also successfully formed partnerships with various content prov...nnel on YouTube to promote Korean culture. Cheong Wa Dae has been uploading President Lee Myung-bak’s weekly address on YouTube since 2009. “It’s about political empowerment in dialogue but also abou...
Report warns against aging teaching workforce

Social affairsFeb 23, 2011

An annual education report warned Friday that the nation’s teaching workforce was getting older. According to the Korean Educational Development Institute, the teaching workforce here has gotten old... younger accounted for 20 percent last year, down from 24.7 percent in 2000, while those in their 50s and 60s increased from 19.8 percent to 21 percent. In middle schools, 20-something teachers accou...