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World-OKTA pledges to offer 10,000 internships in foreign countries
The largest association of overseas-based Korean business leaders put forward an ambitious vision Monday to offer overseas internship positions for 10,000 young Korean adults as it celebrated its 30th anniversary with a pledge to expand the “business territory” of their homeland.The World Federation of Overseas Korean Traders Association, or World-OKTA, also vowed to take advantage of its deep-rea
April 19, 2011
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KT starts cloud computing service in U.S., Germany
South Korea’s telecom titan KT Corp. said Monday that it has started offering cloud services in three cities in the United States and Germany, aiming to attract game developers and other content providers. The telecom company rolled out remote storage services that allow streaming and downloading data from online servers in New York, Los Angeles and Frankfurt, it said in a statement. The company a
Technology April 18, 2011
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S. Korea not to raise FMD alert level despite new outbreak
South Korea will not raise its present foot-and-mouth disease alert level despite a fresh outbreak in the southeastern part of the country over the weekend, a government official said Monday.Deputy Farm Minister Lee Sang-kil said animals at the small farm in Yeongcheon, 344 kilometers from Seoul, were affected by the “type O” FMD virus that had devastated South Korea since November.The farm owner
Industry April 18, 2011
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Google, Twitter on Samsung fridges
Samsung Electronics Co. said Monday that it will roll out new refrigerators in the U.S. market this month with a flat screen that displays services from Twitter Inc., Google Inc. and the latest news from The Associated Press. The company will release two new side-by-side fridges with an 8-inch touchscreen that displays short-message updates from Twitter and Google as well as news and weather infor
Industry April 18, 2011
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[Meet the CEO] Medipost hopes to fuel stem cell renaissance
CEO reveals push for partnership with multinational pharmaceutical firmsKorea’s stem cell research is slowly showing signs of a renaissance as many scientists strive to mend its reputation, marred by a case of scientific fraud six years ago.Although the 2005 incident involving Prof. Hwang Woo-suk, once hailed as a global cloning pioneer, led to a slump in human embryonic stem cell study here, othe
Companies April 18, 2011
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Every month’s 14th is a special day for Koreans
People are eating Chinese noodles on April 14, Black Day, in Korea. (Yonhap News)April 14 is Black Day in Korea. Singles get together and eat Chinese noodles called “jjjajangmyeon.” But Korea has a host of unique days which may be unfamiliar elsewhere. Every 14th day in a year marks a different, and usually romantic, occasion. Although the origins of many of them are unclear, it is assumed that th
Podcast April 17, 2011
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Subpanel votes down Korea-EU FTA ratification bill
South Korea's parliament subcommittee on Friday voted down the nation's free trade pact with the European Union, frustrating the ruling Grand National Party, which had hoped to get the bill through this month in order to ratify it by July as agreed upon by the two sides. After a government briefing on protective measures for local industries, the six-member legislation subcommittee of the Assembly's foreign affairs and trade committee put the trade bill to a standing vote, officials said.But th
April 15, 2011
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Naver, Daum may file complaint against Google, Apple
Local portals Naver and Daum were considering filing a complaint with the Fair Trade Commission against Google and Apple for allowing only Google and a few other chosen portals on their smartphones, industry sources said on Tuesday. Currently, Google, Yahoo and Bing are the only search engines carried by smartphones powered by Android and Apple operating systems. Naver and Daum believe the limited
Technology April 12, 2011
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Bolivia's new female defense minister
Cecilia Chacon swears in as new Bolivia's minister of defense at the government palace in La Paz, Bolivia, Wednesday, April 6, 2011. Chacon will be the first woman to be defense minister in Bolivia's history. -- 볼리비아 사상 첫 여성 국방장관으로 임명된 41세 세실리아 차콘이 취임식에서 선서를 하고 있다. (AP-Yonhap News)<<최다클릭기사>>63빌딩 6배높이 - 275층 '왕국타워' 건설Babel tower of the 21st century? Saudi to build world's tallest building
April 12, 2011
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Babel tower of 21st century? Saudi to build world’s tallest building
(YouTube)When UAE’s 828 meter tall Burj Khalifa opened last year, the world was shocked at its tremendous size, while some had doubts about its safety. However, the world’s attention towards the tower may not last for long as an even larger one, which is exactly a mile in height, is to be built in Saudi Arabia. The Saudi Royal family recently announced its bold plan to construct a 1.6km tall “King
World News April 12, 2011
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Bugsmusic ex-CEO under questioning
The Seoul Central Prosecutors’ Office is investigating allegations that Gloworks chief executive Park Sung-hoon may have compromised the health of his firm with inappropriate corporate activities, police sources said on Monday.Park is best known as the chief executive of online music provider Bugsmusic, which was transformed into a company developing natural resources called Gloworks.Some of the c
Social Affairs April 12, 2011
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Mobile phone users top 450,000 in N. K.
The number of mobile phone users in North Korea has increased to 450,000, up 50 percent from the figure released late last year by an Egyptian company operating in the reclusive nation, South Korean officials said Tuesday. In a speech to a group of businessmen in Seoul, Vice Unification Minister Um Jong-sik said the increase indicates more and more ordinary North Koreans, particularly youths, ar
Latest News April 12, 2011
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BOK freezes key rate at 3 pct for April
BOK freezes key rate at 3 pct for AprilSouth Korea's central bank froze the key interest rate on Tuesday, a sign that it needs more time to assess the impact of a rate hike in March amid lingering economic uncertainties like the fallout from Japan's quake. Bank of Korea (BOK) Gov. Kim Choong-soo and his fellow policymakers froze the benchmark seven-day repo rate, dubbed the base rate, at 3 perce
April 12, 2011
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Indonesia plans to buy S. Korea's T-50 Golden Eagle fighters
Indonesia's air force will purchase 16 T-50 Golden Eagle fighter jets next year from South Korea, Xinhua News reported on Sunday. The report, which quoted Seputar Indonesia, a local broadcaster, said the move is part of the military's effort to modernize its force. "There would be 16 jets, or one squadron," Chief of Indonesia's Air Force Staff Marshal Imam Sufaat told Seputar Indonesia, acc
Defense April 11, 2011
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Professor of top science university found dead in apparent suicide
DAEJEON (Yonhap) -- Police said Sunday a university professor was found hanged at his apartment, the latest suicide involving students and faculty of South Korea's top science university. The professor, identified only by his surname Park, was found by his wife on Sunday afternoon hanged in the kitchen of his apartment in Daejeon, about 160 kilometers south of Seoul, police said. The 54-y
National April 11, 2011
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