Korea recruits Kiwi teachers (The New Zealand Herald)
South Korea is employing Kiwi graduates to teach English back home in a bid to stop parents from sending their very young children abroad to study.
S. Korea: Authorities’ Hindrance to Improved Inter-Korean Relations Accused (Korean Central News Agency)
Pyongyang, March 9 (KCNA) — The South Headquarters of the Pan-national Alliance for Korea’s Reunification issued a statement on March 5 accusing the south Korean puppet authorities of their anti-reunification racket such as interrupting national reconciliation and cooperation and arresting the improvement of the north-south relations.
Korea Investment Picks SDI, LG Chem on Battery Sales (Update1) (BusinessWeek)
South Korean rechargeable battery makers stocks will outperform the benchmark index on increased use in mobile devices, autos and electricity grids, according to Korea Investment Trust Management Co.
Turkey, S. Korea sign nuclear power plant agreement (People’s Daily)
Turkey and South Korea Wednesday concluded an agreement on a nuclear power plant to be built on Turkish northern coast of Black Sea. The agreement was reached between Turkey’s state power company EUAS and Korea Electric Power Corp (KEPCO), a state-controlled utility, following the Turkey-South Korea Business Forum in Istanbul. After the agreement, Turkish and Korean experts will start technical …
FEATURE: Ex-N. Korean agent goes public in Austria after years of hiding
A former North Korean agent and colonel who defected from his country in 1994 went public after hiding in Austria for 15 years. ”Before I die I finally want to tell the truth,” said Kim Jong Ryul, 75, who appeared before the press Wednesday in Vienna to talk about the publication of a book about his life.
Ralston Saul wins Korea’s Manhae Prize (CBC.ca)
John Ralston Saul, a Canadian author and president of International PEN, has been awarded South Korea’s Manhae Grand Prize for literature.
North Korea’s army division handles missiles (The Washington Times)
SEOUL | 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 Tuesday. The report came as North Korea stepped up its war rhetoric against the U.S. and South Korea after the allies started their annual drills aimed at improving their defense capabilities. The …
N.Korea to boost nuclear weapons capability (Reuters via Yahoo!7 News)
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea said on Tuesday it would boost its nuclear weapons capability because U.S. President Barack Obama was determined to ignore its calls for peace and bring it down by military force.
Korea Attacks! Korean junk food has established a tasty foothold (SF Weekly)
Last year, Korean flavors went viral, and brought the rest of San Francisco’s food scene with them. Thank Los Angeles for the boost: In November 2008, three Angelenos started up a taco truck called Kogi BBQ. Kogi drove around to different sites, selling Korean-Mexican street food like kalbi tacos…
N. Korea slams U.S.-S. Korea drill, calls for peace talks with U.S.
North Korea on Tuesday slammed U.S.-South Korean joint military exercises launched Monday and repeated calls on the United States to conclude a peace treaty to formally end the 1950-1953 Korean War. ”Without a peace treaty it is impossible to defuse the military confrontation on the Korean Peninsula and it can never be denuclearized unless this confrontation is put to an end,” a Foreign Ministry spokesman was quoted as saying by the North’s Korean Central News Agency.
