South Korea fell to China 2-1 in the women's match at the East Asian Cup football tournament here on Wednesday.At Hwaseong Stadium here in Gyeonggi Province, south of Seoul, substitute Li Ying scored the go-ahead goal for China midway through the second half to give her team its first win at the regional tournament.China now has a win and a loss after two matches. It lost to Japan 2-1 on Saturday. South Korea is now saddled with two losses, having lost to North Korea 2-1 on Sunday.Wang Lisi put

TEHRAN, Iran (AP)-Iran's newly elected president says he will follow a ``path of moderation'' and urges his country not to be held back by past policies, emphasizing messages from Western leaders since his victory that have brought hope of new openings with Tehran. Speaking Monday at his first news conference since his surprise victory in Friday's vote, Hasan Rowhani described his election as opening a ``new era'' and said he would ``follow the path of moderation and justice, not extremism.'' Ir

ANKARA-The Turkish government on Monday said it may deploy the army to help police officers quell nearly three weeks of mass anti-government protests.Police "will use all their powers" to end the unrest, Deputy Prime Minister Bulent Arinc said in a televised interview. "If this is not enough, we can even utilise the Turkish armed forces in cities."(AFP)

BUSAN—Unionized workers at Renault Samsung Motors Co. went on a partial strike to demand higher wages, a company spokesman said Monday.Some workers downed tools for two hours earlier Monday while others plan to start the four-hour walkout from 7:45 p.m., Renault Samsung spokesman Koh Jae-yong said.Some 1,800 unionized workers already walked out for four hours earlier this month.The local unit of French automaker Renault SA said it has not been able to produce about 400 vehicles due to the partia

The South Korean Foreign Ministry on Friday denied a BBC report that claimed the Malawi government has struck a deal with South Korea to send up to 10,000 young people to the country as migrant workers. "There has never been discussions on (importing labor) between the two governments," the ministry said in a statement. To import or export labor, there must be legal procedures like a work permit system and an agreement between the two countries in advance, the ministry said."As far as the import

South Korea's finance minister held an investor relations meeting in London on Friday to explain the latest economic conditions of the country and the government's policy direction to foreign investors.The overseas IR meeting at Andaz Hotel drew keen interest from investors as it marked the first of its kind led by a minister-level policymaker in four years. It also represented the first such meeting since President Park Geun-hye took office in February. About 100 investors attended the gatherin

South Korea and international football officials are discussing moving the country's upcoming World Cup qualifier in Lebanon to a third location because of security concerns in the Middle East country, a football official here said Friday.South Korea is scheduled to play Lebanon in Beirut next Tuesday local time, in the ongoing final round of the Asian qualification for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. The South Korean team is currently training in Dubai and is set to fly to Lebanon on the wee

북한이 동해안 일대에서‘단거리 유도 미사일’을 발사했다고 국방부가 밝혔다.국방부는 18일 오후 브리핑을 통해 북한이 “오늘 오전 2회, 오후 1회 등 3차례에 걸쳐 동해안 일대에서 북동쪽 방향으로 3발을 발사했다”고 밝혔다국방부에 관계자에 따르면 “이번 발사체는 무수단 등 중장거리 미사일이 아닌 단거리 발사체로 판단된다”며 훈련 또는 개량을 위한 시험 발사적인 성격이 있는 것으로 관측된다고 밝혔다. 아직 정보를 분석 중이나, 발사된 미사일이 소련제 단거리 미사일인 SS-21을 개량한 KN-O2 (사정거리 약 120㎞)이나 신형 지대함 단거리 미사일인 것으로 일단 추정하고 있다. 국방부 관계자는 "발사체는 동해 바다로 떨어졌다"며 발사가 도발로 이어질 것에 대비해 강화된 대북감시태세를 그대로 유지하면서 만반의 대비태세를 갖추고 있다고 밝혔다.(코리아헤럴드)  <관련 영문 기사>N. Korea launches three short-range missilesNorth Korea on Sa

North Korea on Saturday launched three short-range guided missiles into the sea off the Korean Peninsula's east coast, the South Korea's Ministry of Defense confirmed.The ministry said it detected two launches fired in the morning, followed by another in the afternoon.  South Korea and its allies have been expecting some sort of North Korean missile launch during months of heightened hostility on the Korean peninsula. It has been reported that the North moved two mid-range Musudan missiles in ea

North Korea on Saturday denounced a possible move by the United States to test fire an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) later in the month, calling it a serious military provocation.The Rodong Sinmun, an organ of the ruling Workers’ Party of Korea said in a article monitored in Seoul, the launch, if it takes place, will be an insult to the international community and a direct threat to Pyongyang. The daily, which effectively reflects the views of the communist country, said the ICBM tes

GWANGJU— President Park Geun-hye on Saturday took part in honoring the 33rd anniversary of a popular movement in the southern city of Gwangju that acted as the watershed event in the nation's transition into a democracy and said the event should be used to bring about national unity.   In the official ceremony held at the May 18 National Cemetery, Park said in order for Korea to open a new future and create a dynamic country, it is imperative to overcome regional difference and past hurts.   Her

LA 다저스 특급 몬스터 류현진이 호투에도 불구하고 구원투수의 난조로 ‘5승 사냥’에 실패했다.류현진은 18일(한국시각) 미국 조지아주 애틀란타 터너 필드에서 열린 메이저리그 애틀란타 브레이브스와의 경기에 선발 등판. 5이닝 동안 5피 안타 5 볼넷 5 탈삼진 2실점으로 역투했다.류현진은 승리투수 요건을 갖춘 뒤, 팀이 4-2로 앞선 6회 초 자신의 타석에서 대타 팀 페데로비츠와 교체됐다. 하지만 류현진의 뒤를 이어 올라 온 구원투수 스티븐 로드리게스가 상대 타자 저스틴 업튼에게 만루 홈런을 맞아 6-4로 역전. 류현진은 결국 승패 없이 평균자책점만 3.40에서 3.42로 조금 올랐다.류현진은 비록 5승을 올리는데 실패했지만, 이날 타자로서 2타수 1안타 1타점을 올리며 맹활약했다. 특히 2사 1•2루 기회에서 상대 선발로부터 동점 적시타를 치며, 또 다시 숨겨진 타격감을 뽐냈다. 한편, 이날 다저스는 구원진의 난조로 인해 브레이브스에 5-8로 역전패했다. (코리아헤럴드)<관련 영문

18일 오전, 경기도 시흥시 정왕동 도로에서 화물차에 실려 있던 컨테이너가 넘어져 불산 40여ℓ(추정)가 유출됐다.  유출된 불산은 55% 농도의 희석액으로 아직까지 인명 피해는 발생하지 않았다. 그러나 왕복 6차선 도로가 불산으로 뒤덮였으며, 사고현장 인근 아파트 주민 １,５００여 명이 외출금지 통보를 받고 창문을 밀폐한 채 집에서 대기하고 있는 것으로 알려졌다.    경찰 조사결과 운전자 조모씨가 시화공단 방면으로 우회전하던 중 컨테이너가 좌측으로 넘어져 파손되면서 불산이 흐른 것으로 확인됐다. 현재, 경찰과 소방당국은 불산이 유출된 도로 인근의 출입을 통제하는 한편 중화작업을 하고 있다. (코리아헤럴드)<관련 영문 기사>Truck spills poisonous hydrofluoric acidSIHEUNG-- A large container of hydrofluoric acid fell off of a cargo truck and spilled onto a road in Sihe

SIHEUNG-- A large container of hydrofluoric acid fell off of a cargo truck and spilled onto a road in Siheung near an industrial complex southwest of Seoul, police said Saturday.   Police said the container fell off of the truck while it was making a right turn in a residential area, causing three lanes of the road to be covered with the acid.    It said there were no immediate injuries caused by the accident, but the toxic acid spill encompassed at least 30 square meters of road leading to the

Korea's top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. has been named a partner in a U.S. project to develop next-generation fuel-cell electric vehicles, the company said Saturday.   Hyundai Motor is one of only four foreign automakers that has been named a partner for the so-called H₂USA project, it said. The others are Germany's Mercedes-Benz and Japan's Toyota Motor Corp. and Nissan Motor Co.   The U.S. project seeks to develop new, efficient fuel-cell batteries, along with the necessary infrastructure to h

A magnitude 4.9 quake occurred near waters off of Baengnyeong Island in the Yellow Sea, marking the eighth time in a week that a tremor was reported in South Korea, the Korea Meteorological Administration said Saturday.   The seismic event took place at 7:02 a.m. with the epicenter located 31 kilometers south of the island that is the northernmost of the West Sea that lie just south of the sea demarcation line that separates the two Koreas.   The KMA said the quake was the sixth largest detected

GWANGJU—Koreans on Saturday honored the 33rd anniversary of a popular uprising in the southern city of Gwangju that acted as the watershed event in the nation's transition into a democracy.   The official event was attended by 2,500 people including President Park Geun-hye, senior government officials, political figures, related organizations and civic groups, and took place at 10 a.m.   The ceremony, held at the May 18 National Cemetery where people killed by troops under Chun Doo-hwan are buri

WASHINGTON— President Barack Obama plans to replace the top commander of U.S. forces in Korea, the Pentagon announced Friday, a move that comes as North Korea shows no signs of returning to dialogue aimed at easing military tensions and denuclearizing the peninsula.Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said the Pentagon would promote Lt. Gen. Curtis ``Mike'' Scaparrotti, formerly deputy commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan, to the rank of a four-star general to serve as commander of the 28,500 troops

GENEVA (AP)-The World Meteorological Organization says last year was the ninth-warmest since record-keeping began in 1850, despite the cooling effect of the weather pattern called La Nina. The U.N.'s weather agency says this marks the 27th year in a row the global average temperature--58 degrees Fahrenheit (14.45 degrees Celsius) in 2012-- surpassed the 1961-1990 average. WMO said in annual climate report Thursday the years from 2001 to 2012 were all among the top 13 warmest on record - the hott

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP)- The European Central Bank has cut its benchmark interest rate to a new record low to stimulate the lagging economy in the 17 countries that use the euro. The bank's rate-setting council lowered the refinancing rate a quarter-point to 0.5 percent at a meeting in Bratislava, Slovakia.  The move comes amid fears the eurozone economy may not recover later in the year from its recession.   In theory, a cut helps companies by lowering borrowing costs for banks that have borrow