• [Column] Red tide outbreaks increase along southern shore
    Jo Hong Seop, environmental reporter for the Hankyoreh Red tide is one of the longest-known recurring natural phenomenon, even showing up in the Old Testament. Today, water pol...
    Aug.26,2006 12:37 KST
  • 79-year-old still competes in triathlons
    He will soon turn 80 years old. His friends have passed away, one by one, and sometimes he feels lonely. But several times a year, he runs a 42.195-km full marathon course, ride...
    Aug.26,2006 12:21 KST
  • Governor proposes more Dokdo access
    The governor of North Gyeongsang Province says he wants to ease restrictions on visiting the Dokdo islets and to develop Ulleung Island as a major tourist destination. The measu...
    Aug.26,2006 12:07 KST
  • Civic fund’s plea for improved management ignored, it says
    Daehan Synthetic Fiber Co., an affiliate of Taekwang Group, has allegedly kept mum regarding a request by the Korea Corporate Governance Fund, locally known as "The Jang Ha Sung...
    Aug.26,2006 11:52 KST
  • Bush reportedly agrees to transfer of wartime operational control
    Though tacit agreement on the matter has been assumed, U.S. President George W. Bush has officially come out in support of Seoul’s bid to exercise independent wartime operationa...
    Aug.26,2006 11:37 KST
  • Swimming with sharks
    It’s a breakdown in the food chain. While sharks named the Korea Media Rating Board, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, and organized crime look on, gambling industry insi...
    Aug.25,2006 15:44 KST
  • You have to urn good doenjang
    Ceremic urns used for fermentation are lined up in a yard in so-called Doenjang Village in Jeongseon, Gangwon Province. They contain doenjang, a Korean traditional food made fro...
    Aug.25,2006 15:37 KST
  • Does the North Korean military truly outshine the South’s?
    Ryu Yigeun for the Hankyoreh 21 At one time, the National Security Council’s strategic planning chief, Seo Ju-seok, entrusted an investigative project to the Korea Institute ...
    Aug.25,2006 15:05 KST
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