The lawsuit between Seo Tai-ji and actress E Ji-ah ended as E withdrew the suit on Saturday. E’s law firm, Barun, announced on Saturday that she has decided not to go ahead with the lawsuit because of the psychological pain the actress and her families and friends had to go through after her private life went public. She had initiated a suit in January requesting 5 billion won in a property sett...

The recent tragic events at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant have forced the international community to re-analyze the safety of nuclear power stations. And 25 years on, the Chernobyl catastrophe remains the worst ever nuclear plant disaster, said Volodymyr Belashov, the Ukrainian ambassador to Korea. “Several dozens of firefighters, plant workers and reporters died from the affects of r...

The New Zealand Embassy hosted a celebratory reception at Lotte Hotel Busan to mark the opening of the New Zealand Consulate in the city. “Our linkages with Busan have expanded, and we want to intensify these further,” said New Zealand Ambassador Richard Mann. The consulate is located on the third floor of the Wonyang Plaza in Amnam-dong, Seo-gu. The event on April 14 was attended by over 100 ...

The ASEAN-Korea Center launched this year’s multimedia competition for university students and young artists in ASEAN member states and Korea. Entering its third year, the competition aims to promote mutual understanding and create avenues of exchange between the young generation of Southeast Asia and Korea through multimedia including photography and video artworks. The 2011 ASEAN-Korea Multim...

Celebrates Korea ties and past with a modern twist and look toward future Korea and Portugal established formal ties half a century ago, but the European country still has a low profile here. To showcase Portugal while also celebrating the golden anniversary, the embassy has organized a slew of cultural performances that will entertain, enlighten and hopefully attract a certain curiosity to a c...

Korean figure skater Kim Yu-na will donate her prize money from the World Figure Skating Championships under way in Moscow to Japanese earthquake and tsunami victims, her agent said Sunday. All That Sports, the management company for the reigning Olympic gold medalist, said that Kim has decided to use her silver prize money of $27,000 earned from the Moscow championship to support Japanese child...

Shunning an immediate overseas honeymoon and opting instead for a quiet weekend at a secret British location, Prince William and Kate Middleton have made it clear they want to carve out some space for themselves. This fight for privacy is crucial if they are to avoid being hounded like William's mother, the late Princess Diana, whose every move was tailed. The royal newlyweds started Saturday b...

The worst yellow dust storm this year blanketed the Korean Peninsula on Sunday as winds continue to bring a thick layer of dust from the desert areas in northeastern China. The Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) posted a yellow dust advisory for five northwestern islands, as well as all central and southern provinces, including Jeju. A preliminary advisory was issued for Seoul, Gyeonggi ...