• A silent protest
    KTX trade union head Min Se-won wipes away tears after having her head shaved in protest. The union seeks a quick and unbiased investigation into their dispute with Korea Railro...
    Sep.27,2006 12:00 KST
  • A turn to the right
    Shinzo Abe’s new cabinet is steering Japan to the right. Korea’s "New Right" and "Old Right," the latter of which is really just the Grand National Party, sings "The Right S...
    Sep.27,2006 11:59 KST
  • Ready for any battle
    Chairman of the Grand National Party Kang Jae-sup, center, participates in a training exercise during his tour of an army training range in Nonsan, South Chuncheong Province, pa...
    Sep.26,2006 14:55 KST
  • Fair trade officials bribed by companies: lawmaker
    Several officials at the Fair Trade Commission (FTC) have been accused of receiving bribes worth as much as 100 million won (US$103,000) from private companies at which they wor...
    Sep.26,2006 14:39 KST
  • S.K. bears 2nd highest living expenses worldwide
    South Korea has the 11th largest economy in the world in terms of Gross Domestic Product (GDP), but the second highest living expenses, and the nation was ranked just 34th in an...
    Sep.26,2006 14:26 KST
  • Traditional markets keep community spirit alive
    On the afternoon of September 23, 46-year-old housewife Kim Geun-sun went to buy supplies to prepare a meal for her friends. While there are two large discount stores near Kim’s...
    Sep.26,2006 14:14 KST
  • With Abe in office, Seoul and Tokyo proceed with caution
    "Seoul and Tokyo understand the necessity to improve their relationship following the launch of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s administration," said a South Korean government offic...
    Sep.26,2006 14:07 KST
  • [Column] Military control transfer: self-reliance or alliance?
    Jeong Hee Jin, Lecturer at Yonsei University Power relations, whether by gender, class or region, are reflected when foreign words are translated into Korean. The English word...
    Sep.26,2006 14:03 KST
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