-
- Mt. Geumgang tour companies feel the pinch
- Jeong Ban-deok, chief executive of New Busan Tour, a mid-sized tourism company based in South Korea’s southern port city of Busan, is upset. His tours to North Korea’s Mt. Geumg...
- Oct.30,2006 15:27 KST
-
- Against all odds, Korean won remains strong
- After recent movement in the foreign exchange rate, it would seem that economic textbooks could use a good dose of revision. For despite the plethora of factors that would seem ...
- Oct.30,2006 14:43 KST
-
- Lions’ pride
- Samsung Lions players douse their head coach with bottles of champagne to celebrate their win of the Korean Baseball Organization championship on 29 October. The Lions bested th...
- Oct.30,2006 10:29 KST
-
- [Column] 'So, who is that Mr. Ban?'
- Park Yong-hyoun, Metro Desk Head
"Hi! Congratulations! I hear the new United Nations Secretary-General is from your country. So, tell me about that Mister Ban."
I've been ...
- Oct.28,2006 17:20 KST
-
- Debate heats up on S.K. joining anti-proliferation pact
- Foreign ministry and security officials have expressed their reservation on South Korea joining the U.S.-led Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI). Their comments come amid in...
- Oct.28,2006 17:08 KST
-
- 'Some progress' in FTA talks; big issues still unresolved
- South Korea and the United States wrapped up their fourth round of negotiations on a proposed free trade agreement (FTA) on October 27. They have made some progress, but left ma...
- Oct.28,2006 17:02 KST
-
- Civic groups gather to save Geumgang
- Civic organizations have raised their voices over the need to maintain the tour program at North Korea's Mt. Geumgang. The program has been in jeopardy since North Korea's nucle...
- Oct.28,2006 16:41 KST
-
- The passing of a president
- The funeral of former president Choi Kyu-hah, who died on October 22, was held at the court of Gyeongbok Palace on October 27. Chun Doo-hwan, who was reported to have ousted Cho...
- Oct.27,2006 15:29 KST
