Thursday 11th March, 2010
North Korea leases Sea of Japan port to China
North Korea News.NetChina has been given direct access to the Sea of Japan for the first time since the 19th century, thanks to a lease deal with North Korea.
Kim Il-sung had army of agents in Europe for fast car, luxury carpet shopping spree: Book
North Korea News.NetNorth Korean dictators Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il had placed special agents across Europe for shopping sprees which included buying, luxury carpets, gold-plated guns, small Cessna planes and high-priced foreign cars such as Mercedes-Benz and Lincolns, according to the memoir of former Army Col. Kim Jong-ryul.
Christian 'Goal Ceremony' Irks Buddhists
The Korea TimesBy Han Sang-hee Staff Reporter Christian and Buddhist communities are at odds over whether ceremonial gestures during sports matches should be allowed. The debate was ignited as the Jogye Order...
WSJ Reporter Regrets Swearing at Gov’t Officials
The Korea TimesBy Lee Hyo-sik Staff Reporter Wall Street Journal (WSJ) Seoul correspondent Evan Ramstad said Wednesday that he regrets swearing at a senior government official after a press conference two days a...
Smartphones Bypass Korea-Specific Rules
The Korea TimesBy Kim Tong-hyung Staff Reporter The government intends to impose rules on Internet users, but these attempts could be rendered irrelevant as the Web goes mobile. Since last year, Korean users ...
LG Launches Its First Android Smartphone
The Korea TimesBy Kim Yoo-chul Staff Reporter LG Electronics has introduced its first Android-based smartphone, "Andro-1," for KT customers. LG spokesman Yoon Won-il said the Andro-1 will lay the groundwork f...
[HS] Online Electric Car Debuts
The Korea TimesBy Kwon Mee-yoo Staff Reporter The world's first On-Line Electric Vehicle (OLEV) debuted Tuesday at the Seoul Zoo in Gwacheon, Gyeonggi Province. Seoul City decided to introduce the OLEV at the...
'Bojagi' Tradition Reborn as 'Bobos' in US
The Korea TimesBy Cathy Rose A. Garcia Staff Reporter It only takes one glance at the zebra prints, bright floral patterns and polka dot fabrics of Bobo Wrapping Scarf Company to know that these are not your gra...
N. Korea development bank holds 1st board meeting+
BreitbartBEIJING, March 10 (AP) - (Kyodo)—North Korea's State Development Bank held the first meeting of its board of directors Wednesday in Pyongyang, the North's Korean Central News Agency reported. ...
Activists have expressed concern that Robert Park, the US missionary who crossed into North Korea last year, may visit the Demilitarized Zone separating the South from North to take further "drastic" action.
The Korea TimesBy J.R. Breen Contributing Writer Activists have expressed concern that Robert Park, the US missionary who crossed into North Korea last year, may visit the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) separating the...
Suspected Murderer of School Kid Caught
The Korea TimesKim Kil-tae, the chief suspect in the kidnapping, rape and murder of a 13-year-old middle school girl, is escorted by plainclothes policemen to the Sasang Police Station in Busan, Wedensday, after bei...
President Lee Myungbak, accompanied by first lady ...
The Korea TimesAir Force commissioning ceremony: President Lee Myungbak, accompanied by first lady Kim Yoon-ok, shakes hands with a graduating cadet of the Air Force Academy in Cheongwon-gun, North Chungcheong Provi...
North Korea's army division handles missiles
Washington TimesSEOUL | North Korea has recently created an army division in charge of newly developed intermediate-range missiles capable of striking U.S. forces in Japan and Guam, a South Korean news agency said Tu...
North Korea to replace top diplomat in Geneva
The China PostSEOUL, South Korea — North Korea plans to replace its top diplomat in Switzerland who is believed to be a key manager of leader Kim Jong Il's alleged secret funds stashed overseas, a news report sai...
The top U.S. diplomat in South Korea stressed Wednesday that the Obama administration is not hostile toward North Korea and is ready to hold direct talks with the communist state within the six-party denuclearization framework.
The Korea TimesBy Jung Sung-ki Staff Reporter The top U.S. diplomat in South Korea stressed Wednesday that the Obama administration is not hostile toward North Korea and is ready to hold direct talks with the co...
U.S. not to attempt to change DPRK through force: U.S. ambassador
SINASEOUL, Mar. 10 (Xinhua) -- The United States is not seeking to bring down the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) government, and is ready for dialogue between the two sides within the six-pa...
Q+A - What does Kim Jong-il want from China?
The StarSEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong-il reportedly may soon visit China for the first time in four years for talks that could pave the way for a return to nuclear negotiations and win aid to...
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