• Who’s the father?
    Dan’gun, the mythical founder of the Korean nation, is confronted by China, which carries in his hand a "scholarly" paper claiming that now not only Goguryeo (Koguryo) but also ...
    Oct.3,2006 12:34 KST
  • A civil action
    Close to 100,000 applicants gathered on October 1 for the selection process of civil servants in the Seoul local government. Seoul said that 977,765 applicants sat for the exam ...
    Oct.2,2006 15:13 KST
  • Who’s in the lead?
    Former Gyeonggi governor Sohn Hak-kyu, a Grand National Party member and presidential hopeful, has been traveling about the country, growing a beard while on the road and gettin...
    Oct.2,2006 15:11 KST
  • Roh says S.K. defense to be independent by 2010
    President Roh Moo-hyun said Sunday that the South Korean military will be capable of providing a deterrent to war on the peninsula by 2010, when the first phase in a multi-stage...
    Oct.2,2006 14:58 KST
  • Samsung site hacked, shut down for 3 days
    The Web site of Samsung Electronics’ U.S. branch was recently shut down for three days after being attacked by hackers. The shutdown marked another embarrassment for one of Sout...
    Oct.2,2006 14:51 KST
  • More than half of seniors dependent on others: study
    The average monthly income of senior citizen couples was about 1.2 million won (US$1,260) last year, and more than half depend on their children or the government. According...
    Oct.2,2006 14:37 KST
  • China, N.K., look to restore relations
    With October 1 marking the 57th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China, North Korea and China are stressing the need for a friendly relationship between t...
    Oct.2,2006 14:16 KST
  • [Column] N.K. nuclear test depends on U.S.
    By Selig S. Harrison, director of the Asia Program at the Center for International Policy The most important news emerging from my recent trip to North Korea is that Pyongyan...
    Oct.2,2006 14:12 KST
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