Seoul resists nuclear shutdown pressure
Source: Asia Times Online
Seoul :: South Korea | updated 2012-05-16 02:16:43 -0700 | green-news
On May 5, Japan shut down the last of its 55 nuclear reactors to go nuclear free. Fallout from the March 2011 Fukushima disaster turned Japanese public opinion so strongly against nuclear power that the Tokyo was forced to abandon...
S. Korea's Blind Search for New Opportunities
Source: Voice of America
Seoul :: South Korea | updated 2012-05-16 05:17:31 -0700 | political-news
Cafe More in Seoul, South Korea employs a legally blind staff (J...For much of the past century they have held the constitutional right as the only people allowed to work as masseurs. But that law has come under repeated challenges...
[WIS 2012] 'World IT Show 2012', the cutting edge IT Technologies to contend for victory
Source: PR Newswire
Seoul :: South Korea | updated 2012-05-16 01:39:14 -0700 | technology-news
This exhibition is hosted by 'The Ministry of Knowledge Economy', 'Korea Communications Commission', 'Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism' and 'Ministry of Public Administration and Security' on the theme of 'Beyond IT' jointly, Samsung electronics, LG electronics, SKT, KT, Nokia Siemens...
S. Korea jobless rate falls due to service jobs
Source: Channel NewsAsia
Seoul :: South Korea | updated 2012-05-16 05:07:31 -0700 | business-news
South Korea's unemployment rate declined in April due mainly to more positions in the service sector, official figures showed Wednesday. The jobless rate was 3.5 percent last month, down from 3.7 percent in April 2011, Statistics Korea said. The figure...
Taiwan shares hurt by escalating fears over Greek debt
Source: Taiwan News
Seoul :: South Korea | updated 2012-05-16 01:20:17 -0700 | business-news
Taipei, May 16 (CNA) Taiwan's stock market was hit hard Wednesday by rising worries over the financial crisis in debt-ridden Greece, with the benchmark Taiex falling below the 7,300-point level by the end of the session, dealers said.
South Korea's Yeosu Expo attracts fewer visitors
Source: Channel NewsAsia
Seoul :: South Korea | updated 2012-05-16 04:30:37 -0700 | political-news
The Yeosu Expo in South Korea has opened its doors to the public amid expectations that it would help put the southern coastal city on the world map...But the number of visitors to the Yeosu Expo has been quite disappointing...
At least half of S.Korea cellphone users on smartphones (AFP)
Source: Xtra News
Seoul :: South Korea | updated 2012-05-15 00:24:04 -0700 | technology-news
Smartphones now account for more than half of all South Korea's mobile phones following the iPhone's belated debut in the tech-savvy country in late 2009, according to industry figures. According to the data from the three telecom companies, the number...
Adelaide eye win to secure home ACL clash
Source: Sydney Morning Herald
Seoul :: South Korea | updated 2012-05-15 07:40:05 -0700 | sports-news
Adelaide have been in irresistible form since starting their fourth Champions League tilt...Standing in their way are Gamba Osaka, whose domestic and continental form has been disastrous of late. Brazilian Jose Carlos Serrao was dismissed from Gamba's head coaching post...
Office workers pick artists as happiest profession
Source: The Jakarta Post
Seoul :: South Korea | updated 2012-05-14 23:06:41 -0700 | business-news
The employment portal asked 1,709 male and female office workers what they thought to be the happiest profession. Artists topped the list with 18.7 percent, a job description that includes poets and painters, while parliamentary members (11.4 percent), cooks (10.2...
South Korean activists were prisoners in China since March
Posted by: shiela marie martinez
Seoul :: South Korea | updated 2012-05-15 16:33:41 -0700 | political-news
Anti Pyongyang group reported that four South Korean activists were detained in Chinas since March for alleged spying after they inetrviewed the North Korean refugees. Foreign ministry of South Korea confirmed the reports that 4 activist were arrested in Dalian...
Lego tower reaches 104 feet, 8 inches tall
Source: The Jakarta Post
Seoul :: South Korea | updated 2012-05-14 22:34:46 -0700 | sports-news
Lego Korea said the tower, which was built in Seoul during the weekend by 4,000 young contest winners, was planned to mark the 80th anniversary of the Lego group. The final brick was placed Sunday to defeat the previous world...
Myanmar Times: Wig factory workers win big wage rise – Myat May Zin
Source: BurmaNet
Seoul :: South Korea | updated 2012-05-14 13:45:07 -0700 | political-news
South Korean-owned wig factory in Hlaing Tharyar have secured a significant pay increase following a two-day strike. More than 1000 employees from the Hi-Mo factory, which is owned by a company called High-Art, staged a sit-in protest at the Labour...
JBLM to conduct late-night firing Tuesday, Wednesday
Source: The News Tribune
Seoul :: South Korea | updated 2012-05-14 13:04:34 -0700 | political-news
Joint Base Lewis-McChord will conduct late-night firing on Tuesday and Wednesday. The firing of a 155mm Howitzer will take place throughout the day, and should be completed by midnight each day. Increased levels of activity will be noticed during the...
Diablo 3 Launch Day Guide
Source: International Business Times
Seoul :: South Korea | updated 2012-05-14 10:10:16 -0700 | technology-news
We bring you all the details ahead of the much-anticipated launch of Diablo 3 on 15 May, or the 14 May if you are in the UK. Diablo 3 launches tonight Anticipation has been building since 15 March when developer...
Naperville woman receives Fulbright Scholarship to teach in South Korea
Source: The Daily Herald
Seoul :: South Korea | updated 2012-05-14 09:28:20 -0700 | sports-news
North Central College alumna Hemlata Mistry of Naperville has been named a 2012 Fulbright Scholar and will teach English in South Korea. Mistry is a 2005 graduate of North Central College who majored in international studies...After I transferred to North...
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