(Yonhap) -- World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim will travel to South Korea next week to strengthen partnerships between the two sides, his office announced Friday.   Kim's three-day trip from Tuesday is intended to open a new World Bank office in Songdo, an artificial island about 35 miles west of Seoul, and discuss South Korea's growing role in global development and to promote investment opportunities for Korean companies in Africa, it said.   "Korea is a great development success story

World News Nov. 30, 2013

   (Yonhap) -- The U.S. government said Friday it would extend Iran sanctions exceptions for South Korea and other nations, saying they have significantly cut oil purchases from the Middle East country.   Despite last week's breakthrough in efforts to resolve the Iranian nuclear crisis, the Obama administration will continue to vigorously implement its existing sanctions on Teheran, Secretary of State John Kerry said in a statement.   "That is why I am pleased to announce that, based on addition

World News Nov. 30, 2013

  (Yonhap) -- The Pentagon made clear Friday that it would continue normal operations in Northeast Asia, where military tensions have escalated following China's declaration of an air defense zone over the East China Sea.   "We'll continue to partner with our allies in the region and operate as normal," the Pentagon said in a statement.   It was responding to reports that China had deployed fighter jets earlier in the day in response to flights by a dozen U.S. and Japanese military aircraft into

World News Nov. 30, 2013

삼성전자와 모바일 프로세서 개발사 ARM사의 고위 임원이 19일 회동을 한 것으로 알려졌다. ARM사의 한 고위 관계자는 “삼성전자와 ARM은 내년 삼성전자의 스마트 폰에 장착될 64비트 프로세서에 대해 의견을 나누는 것으로 알고 있다,”라고 전하며, “스마트 홈 기기에 쓰일 마이크로 콘트롤러 공급에 대한 의견도 나눴을 것이다,” 라고 밝혔다. 이번 삼성전자와 회동을 가진 ARM사의 임원 중에는 안토니오 비아나 (Antonio Viana) 커머셜 및 글로벌 개발 담당 부사장이 포함되어 있는 것으로 알려 졌다. 안토니오 비아나 부사장은 삼성동 코엑스에서 열린 ARM Technology Symposia 2013 참석차 한국을 방문했으며, 행사에서 기조연설을 했다. ARM 관계자는 “2년 뒤에는 128 비트 칩이 시장에서 사용 되지 않을까 생각한다,”고 밝히며, “단순히 한가지 가능성일 뿐,” 이라고 일축하면서도 “아이폰의 지문인식 기술에서 얼굴인식 기반 기술로 옮겨가는 것처럼 기술이 발

한국어판 Nov. 19, 2013

　Seoul National University, one of the nation’s most prestigious universities, laid out a series of new admission processes Thursday, raising concerns of causing chaos in the nation’s college admission system.　Among the changes, the state-run university is considering accepting applications from high school graduates who are on the humanities track for admission to its colleges of medicine and dentistry starting from 2015.  　Experts predicted that foreign language schools and international schoo

Social Affairs Nov. 14, 2013

   (Yonhap) -- The prosecution said Thursday it will announce on the following day the outcome of its investigation into suspicions surrounding the disappearance of the transcript of the 2007 inter-Korean summit.   The announcement will be made at 2 p.m. Friday at the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office in southern Seoul, the prosecution said.   The minutes, which transcribe the summit talks between then South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun and North Korean leader Kim Jong-il, raised polit

National Nov. 14, 2013

    (Yonhap) -- Working-level talks between the two Koreas aimed at enhancing the legal rights and protection for South Koreans working in the joint factory park in Kaesong failed to yield results, the government said Thursday.   The unification ministry said the second day of sub-panel talks of the Kaesong joint management committee did not result in agreement on any outstanding issues.   "It has been agreed to continue talks," the ministry in charge of all inter-Korean relations said in a pres

North Korea Nov. 14, 2013

   (Yonhap) -- Pyongyang published a booklet criticizing the Park Geun-hye administration's policy on North Korea, by accusing Seoul of fueling hatred and confrontation, a media report said Thursday.   Uriminzokkiri, North Korea's main Internet-based media and propaganda website, said a Pyongyang printing house released a booklet called a "diagnosis of the South's theory of principle" that dissected the follies of policy goals being pursued by the conservative Park government.   It said the so-c

North Korea Nov. 14, 2013

    (Yonhap) -- The prosecution said Thursday it will announce on the following day the outcome of its investigation into suspicions surrounding the disappearance of the transcript of the 2007 inter-Korean summit.   The announcement will be made at 2 p.m. Friday at the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office in southern Seoul, the prosecution said.   The minutes, which transcribe the summit talks between then South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun and North Korean leader Kim Jong-il, raised poli

North Korea Nov. 14, 2013

24일 전자업계 관계자에 따르면, 유럽 최대 전자 제품 유통업체 유로닉스 (Euronics) 임원단이 삼성전자와 LG전자를 잇달아 방문했다고 한다. “10월 초 유로닉스 이탈리아(Euronics Italia)의 임원들이 삼성과 LG를 차례로 방문했고 신제품과 유통망 확대에 대한 이야기가 오간 것으로 알고 있다,”고 관계자는 밝혔다. 이번 만남은 이번 달 미국 최대 전자제품 유통업체 베스트 바이 임원과의 만남 이후에 있었던 것으로 알려 졌다. 베스트 바이 때와 비슷하게 연말의 쇼핑 시즌을 대비한 유통 채널 확대와 최근 출시된 삼성과 LG 스마트 폰, 태블릿 PC, 프리미엄 TV의 마케팅 방안이 논의 된 것으로 알려졌다. 최근 삼성전자는 갤럭시 노트 3와 갤럭시 기어, LG는 G2와 G Pad 8.3 을 잇따라 출시했으며, 양사 모두 프리미엄 TV인 UHD TV와 곡면 OLED TV를 선보 였다.또한 삼성은 곡면 스마트폰 갤럭시 라운드(Galaxy Round)를 이번 달 공개 했으며,

한국어판 Oct. 24, 2013

   (Yonhap) -- South Korea and Finland officially signed a deal on Wednesday to expand cooperation in the nuclear energy field and to ensure its peaceful use, Seoul officials said.   The signing ceremony, which followed their preliminary deal in July, took place in the Finnish capital of Helsinki, with South Korean Prime Minister Chung Hong-won and his Finnish counterpart, Jyrki Katainen, attending.   The nuclear energy accord with Finland will become South Korea's 28th, following similar agreem

Industry Oct. 23, 2013

   (Yonhap) -- Kimchi, a spicy fermented cabbage side dish iconic of Korean food, is most likely to make it to UNESCO's list of cultural heritage, the government said Wednesday.   The body that deliberates on new additions has categorized South Korea's "Kimjang; Making and Sharing Kimchi" as recommended for inscription, according to the Cultural Heritage Administration.The final decision is due in December when UNESCO's intergovernmental committee meets in Azerbaijan.   The subsidiary body that

Culture Oct. 23, 2013

(Yonhap) -- The government is seeking to help alleviate the plight of companies that invested in the Mount Kumgang tours, South Korea's unification minister said Wednesday.   In a meeting with representatives from the Mount Kumgang Entrepreneurs Association, Unification Minister Ryoo Kihl-jae said Seoul will actively consider policy measures to help local businesses that were forced out of the resort for more than five years.   The policymaker also expressed understanding for the hardships facin

North Korea Oct. 23, 2013