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Canadian conquering Korean volleyball It seems no one can stop or even restrain him. Canadian player Gavin Schmitt continues his dominance of the Korean top-division volleyball league, putting his team on the verge of winning the championships title. Schmitt’s Samsung BlueFangs are vying against the Korean Air Jumbos for the 2010-2011 season title in the V-league. On Tuesday, the 25-year-old ...
Climbers on Everest trash-clearing expedition

TravelApr 6, 2011

KATMANDU (AP) ― A team of mountaineers led by a veteran Sherpa guide flew Wednesday to Mount Everest on an expedition to clear away tons of trash left on the world’s highest peak. Since Everest was first conquered in 1953, thousands of people have climbed it, leaving behind the empty oxygen bottles, ropes, tents and other garbage that made their journey possible. Nepal’s government has since im...
North Korea masterminded March cyber attacks: police

North KoreaApr 6, 2011

South Korean police said Wednesday that North Korea was behind the massive cyber attacks that severely slowed and disrupted dozens of South Korean government and business websites last month. The sites of about 30 key South Korean government agencies, including the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae, and financial institutions came under a so-called distributed denial-of-service attack on March 4...
Seoul to launch online oil market

Apr 6, 2011

Measure seeks price transparency; P.M. says will consider cutting tax The government on Wednesday said it will launch an online market for oil products and boost competition among suppliers in a package of measures to lower fuel prices. The proposal submitted by a pan-governmental task force also said that the government will consider cutting fuel taxes in the long-term if price hikes continue ...
Virginia State exempts Korean license holders from driving test

Social affairsApr 6, 2011

WASHINGTON (Yonhap News) ― South Korean Ambassador Han Duck-soo on Tuesday exchanged a memorandum of understanding with Gov. Bob McDonnell of Virginia that will exempt holders of a South Korean drivers license from taking tests. The “Driver’s License Reciprocity Arrangement” will allow holders of a South Korean drivers license to get a Virginia license without taking a written and driving test. ...
Lunchtime music in Seoul

Social affairsApr 6, 2011

Seoul City will be holding a bimonthly lunchtime garden concert in English to help promote its English study cafe, according to officials. The concert, to be held every second and fourth Wednesday of the month, kicks off with music by an Ecuadorian band and will be followed by live folk music from various countries including Russia, Mongolia, Mexico and others, officials said. The performances ...
‘Artificial rain mulled to ...block Japan radioactivity’

PoliticsApr 6, 2011

The nation’s weather agency considered creating an artificial rainstorm above the Taebaek Mountains along the eastern coast to block the inflow of radioactive materials from Japan’s crippled nuclear plant, an opposition legislator said Wednesday. Rep. Shin Hak-yong of the Democratic Party said he was told that the Korea Meteorological Agency attempted the rainmaking despite the possibility of ca...
Joint civic body to deal with Korea-Japan conflicts

Social affairsApr 6, 2011

Civic groups have for the first time joined to form a permanent consultative body to urge Japan to solve ongoing conflicts and apologize for its annexation of Korea a century ago. Next Friday, some 20 Japan-related civic groups here will launch the Korea-Japan Citizens’ Consultative Body, a consolidated body to request that Japan settle historical conflicts, according to the Institution for Rese...
U.S. finds no evidence to relist N.K. as terrorism sponsor

North KoreaApr 6, 2011

WASHINGTON (Yonhap News) ― The Obama administration said Tuesday it has not yet found enough evidence to relist North Korea as a state sponsor of terrorism. “There’s a very specific procedure, though, to designating someone as a state sponsor of terror, with specific criteria that need to be met,” State Department spokesman Mark Toner said. “There’s a legal process to doing that. And I’m not aw...
N. Korea tests new submarine in naval drills

North KoreaApr 6, 2011

North Korea has strengthened the intensity of its naval drills this year by deploying a new submarine, prompting South Korea’s military to raise its level of vigilance, a government source here said Wednesday. “North Korea is on naval maneuvers near its bases off the East Sea and Yellow Sea by mobilizing five to six submarines, including a new Sango class submarine,” the source said on the condi...
Korea to invest 54.3b won in smart TV development

Apr 6, 2011

The government said Wednesday that it plans to inject 54.3 billion won ($49.8 million) this year to help local companies maintain their lead in the global smart TV market. The joint plan announced by the ministries of knowledge economy and culture, and the Korea and Communications Commission calls for concerted efforts to build up smart TV-related contents and the establishment of a viable Inter...
LG, SkyLife tie up to conquer 3-D

IndustryApr 6, 2011

LG Electronics and KT SkyLife announced a tie-up involving 3-D content on Wednesday, declaring the two will commercialize the service by the first half of next year. LG Electronics, the world’s second-biggest flat-screen television maker, said that it would feature 3-D content developed by the digital satellite broadcaster on the company’s 3-D TVs. As an initial step, the electronics manufactur...
Samsung, LG dive into Chinese electronics market

IndustryApr 6, 2011

The country’s two major electronics manufacturers said Wednesday they will aggressively target the Chinese market this week by introducing this year’s new line-up of 3-D televisions and wireless gadgets at an expo in Shanghai. Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics both showcased a variety of gadgets ― focusing on high-end smart TVs and smartphones ― in separate events in China. This is a move ...
ADB sees strong growth for Asia

Apr 6, 2011

Asian economic growth will ease slightly to just under 8 percent for the next two years as the region continues a solid recovery, the Asian Development Bank said Wednesday, although rising food prices threatened to throw more people into poverty. Korea’s economy will grow 4.6 percent this year on the back of recovering domestic demand and export conditions, it predicted. The Manila-based lender...
Spain to share oceanography experience at Expo

IndustryApr 6, 2011

Spain, is to introduce its latest ambitious marine science project at the 2012 Expo in Yeosu, the country’s representatives said Wednesday. The European country will comprise the main exhibition in Yeosu with the results of its national research project named Malaspina Expedition 2010, Commissioner of Spain Cecilia Pereira said. The nine-month expedition, which is to be completed in July, asses...

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