Korean news

April 29, 2010

Former US soldier busted for pimping online in Seoul

Seoul police arrested a former United States soldier on charges of brokering prostitution online.  The Korea Herald reports.

http://www.koreaherald.com/national/Detail.jsp?newsMLId=20100428000639

Foreign wives banned from working in Korean bars

The South Korean government is planning on banning foreign wives of Korean men from working in bars, entertainment areas and room salons.  The Korea Times reports.

http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2010/04/113_65040.html

US still committed to 6-party talks involving North Korea

The United States government has committed itself to the continuation of 6-party talks with North Korea despite suspicions of their involvement in the Cheonan sinking.

http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/national/2010/04/29/26/0301000000AEN20100429000200315F.HTML

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Korean news

  April 27, 2010   

 

 

Jobs hard to come by for Korean youth

Youth employment rate in Korea worst since 1981 

A report by Statistics Korea showed there were 3.7 million people aged between 20 and 29 in the workforce, the lowest rate since 1981.  Yonhap news reports.

http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/national/2010/04/26/56/0302000000AEN20100426001200320F

South Koreans mourn lost sailors

South Korean citizens gathered in Seoul plaza to mourn for sailors lost in the sinking of the naval ship Cheonan.  The Korea Times reports.

http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2010/04/117_64865.html

Korean professor links divorce rate to murders

Soonchunhyang university professor Jung Jin-sung has released a study that links towns with high murder rates to the amount of divorces occuring in those areas.   The Korea Times reports.

http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2010/04/113_64875.html

Torpedo or sea mine sinks Cheonan:  Military continue search

The South Korean military continues to search for more clues to assist the Cheonan inquiry after investigators concluded a torpedo or sea mine exploded underneath the frigate.

http://www.koreaherald.co.kr/national/Detail.jsp?newsMLId=20100426000619

Korean baseball news

The cold weather did not stop Korean baseball fans topping the million mark for the season  over the weekend.  The Korea Times reports.

http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/sports/2010/04/136_64856.html

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Korean news

April 26, 2010

Explosion below Cheonan linked to North Korea

An air bubble caused by an explosion below the sunken frigate Cheonan has raised suspicions that a North Korean mine or torpedo may have been responsible.  The Korea Times reports.

http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2010/04/205_64817.html

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Korean news

April 26, 2010

Lee Myung Bak tells prosecutors to clean up “internal culture”

A bribery scandal involving prosecutors in Pusan, in the south-east of South Korea, has prompted President Lee Myung Bak to speak out.

http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/national/2010/04/26/99/0301000000AEN20100426002300315F.HTML

SK companies to visit North Korea for Mt Geumgang handover

About 35 officials from 30 South Korean companies plan to visit North Korea, said an official at Hyundai Asan, the chief operator of the now-suspended Mt Guemgang tours.

http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/northkorea/2010/04/26/38/0401000000AEN20100426002600315F.HTML

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Korean news

April 25, 2010

Direct torpedo hit unlikely cause of Cheonan sinking

The South Korean naval frigate Cheonan was sunk by a close-range external explosion, not a direct hit by a torpedo, an international team of experts tentatively concluded.  The Korea Herald reports.

http://www.koreaherald.co.kr/national/Detail.jsp?newsMLId=20100424000027

All adult foreigners to be fingerprinted on entry to South Korea

Starting in August 2010, all foreigners over 17 years of age will be fingerprinted and photo-scanned, the South Korean Justice Ministry announced.  The Korea Times reports.

http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2010/04/113_64777.html

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