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Military seeks to add 2,000 to marines

PoliticsFeb 8, 2011

The South Korean military is seeking to add between 1,200 and 2,000 marine troops to its numbers as part of efforts to better defend five northwestern border islands, multiple government sources said...
Navy plans to deploy ship-to-surface missiles in West Sea

PoliticsFeb 8, 2011

The South Korean military plans to deploy ship-to-surface cruise missiles with a range of more than 500 kilometers this year on 4,500-ton KDX-II class destroyers operating in the West Sea, a military...
Fewer S. Koreans view reunification as ‘essential’

Social affairsFeb 8, 2011

While a growing number of South Koreans are empathetic toward North Koreans, fewer view reunification as essential, a local study showed Tuesday. Some 12 percent of people here currently view reunif...
Illegal protests become less frequent

Social affairsFeb 8, 2011

Illegal violent protests have significantly declined over the past couple of decades, especially since the 2008 inauguration of the Lee Myung-bak administration, police data revealed Tuesday. Accord...
Petition to block free school meals starts

Social affairsFeb 8, 2011

Conservative civic groups will start a signature-gathering campaign Wednesday, and aim to have a plebiscite vote on the controversial free school meals at schools issue, Seoul city officials said Tue...
One-third of imprisoned N.K. defectors in for narcotics

Social affairsFeb 8, 2011

More than a third of imprisoned North Korean defectors here were sentenced for drug trafficking, highlighting a lack of screening and reintegration policies for defectors, according to the Korean Ins...
Come together: SIWA

Expat LivingFeb 8, 2011

This is a series introducing associations and clubs for expats. This week, Expat Living spoke to Kim Hye-jin of Seoul International Women’s Association ― Ed. ● Name of Club : Seoul International W...
Central government to directly manage rivers

Feb 8, 2011

The central government plans to tighten its grip on the management of water resources nationwide in a move apparently aimed at expediting its controversial river renovation projects. The work to cle...
KT to buy 20% of BC Card to expand mobile services

Feb 8, 2011

KT Corp., Korea’s largest phone and Internet company, agreed to buy a 20 percent stake in BC Card Co. from Woori Bank to expand into mobile-payment services. Woori will have the option of buying bac...
G20 sherpa Rhee to move to ADB

Feb 8, 2011

Rhee Chang-yong, vice-chief of the G20 Preparation Committee is nominated as an economist at the Asian Development Bank, the Finance Ministry said Tuesday. The post makes Rhee, the second Korean eco...
Investor exodus continues in bond market

Feb 8, 2011

The Korean bond market continues to see an outflow of funds for a third month as investors flee to capture rising yields elsewhere and tab on bullish equities. The investor exodus is led by foreigne...
4G LTE-A network expected to make life easier

TechnologyFeb 8, 2011

Imagine yourself using your smartphone to download a movie during a single bus journey. In addition to the longer time required to complete the download, one could consider himself or herself lucky ...
Ballmer is cleaning up house

IndustryFeb 8, 2011

MS CEO reportedly planning management reshuffle for tech expertise Microsoft Corp. Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer plans to extend a management reshuffling aimed at adding senior product execu...
Lee named George Washington Univ. scholar

PeopleFeb 8, 2011

Korea University President Lee Ki-soo has been appointed a distinguished visiting scholar at George Washington University Law School, Korea University said. His term as the scholar of international ...