A powerful 6.9 magnitude earthquake struck northern Japan on Saturday, causing strong tremors across Hokkaido island but no damage to several nuclear facilities in the region, officials said.The quake, which was preceded by an early warning broadcast on television and radio, hit near the town of Obihiro at a depth of 103 kilometers (64 miles) at 11:17 pm (1417 GMT), according to US Geological Survey data.Ten people suffered minor injuries due to falling objects, broken glass and other incidents,

World News Feb. 3, 2013

Former England captain David Beckham was set to join French club Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) on Thursday, both the BBC and Sky Sports News reported.The 37-year-old midfielder has been without a club since ending a five-and-half-year spell in the United States last month after winning a second MLS Cup with the Los Angeles Galaxy.Beckham was reportedly in line to be unveiled by PSG later Thursday and the club announced a 5:00 pm local (1600 GMT) news conference at their Parc des Princes ground with

Soccer Jan. 31, 2013

Iran is poised for a major technological update of its uranium enrichment program that would vastly speed up production of material that can be used for both reactor fuel and nuclear warheads, diplomats told The Associated Press Thursday.The diplomats said that Iran last week told the International Atomic Energy Agency that it wants to install thousands of high-technology machines at its main enriching site at Natanz, in central Iran. The machines are estimated to be able to enrich up to five ti

World News Jan. 31, 2013

South Korea's defense minister on Thursday ordered an early development and deployment of long-range ballistic missiles that can hit all parts of North Korea. Minister Kim Kwan-jin visited a front-line unit to urge the military to stay vigilant against any provocations from the North after it threatened a third nuclear test in response to the U.N.Security Council sanction for Dec. 12 rocket launch.His inspection came after President Lee Myung-bak warned of "grave consequences" against the North

Defense Jan. 31, 2013

Chinese hackers repeatedly penetrated The New York Times' computer systems over the past four months, stealing reporters' passwords and hunting for files on an investigation into the wealth amassed by the family of a top Chinese leader, the newspaper reported Thursday.Security experts hired to investigate and plug the breach found that the attacks used tactics similar to ones used in previous hacking incidents traced to China, the report said. It said the hackers routed the attacks through compu

World News Jan. 31, 2013

Israel must immediately stop all settlement activity and start to withdraw its settlers from the Palestinian territories, a United Nations report said on Thursday."Israel must ... cease all settlement activities without preconditions (and) must immediately initiate a process of withdrawal of all settlers" from the occupied territories, a U.N. fact-finding mission concluded.Because of the settlements, Palestinians' human rights "are being violated consistently and on a daily basis," the three ind

World Jan. 31, 2013

한국 기업들의 여성 임원 비율이 아직도 현저히 낮은 것으로 나타났다.재벌, CEO(최고경영자), 기업 경영성과 평가사이트인 CEO스코어는 10대 그룹의 여성 임원 현황을 조사한 결과 전체 임원 5천201명중 1.5%에 머물렀다고 밝혔다.이는 전체 임원수를 100으로 봤을 때 여성임원의 수가 2명에도 못 미친다는 얘기다.이 조사는 상장 계열사 93곳과 비상장사 94곳을 대상으로 시행됐다.여성 임원 수가 가장 많은 그룹은 삼성(39명)이었다. 그러나 비율은 전체 임원수(1천899명)중 2.1%에 그쳤다.LG가 12명(1.8%)으로 그 뒤를 따랐고, SK·GS·한진·한화 등은 6∼7명이었다.여성임원 비율이 가장 높은 곳은 한진(3.7%)이었다. 한화가 2.4%로 2위였다.<관련 영문 기사>Still too few women execsCorporate Korea is still fostering few women executives, according to figures from CEO S

한국어판 Jan. 31, 2013

하이디스 모기업인 대만의 이잉크가 입을 굳게 다물었다. 공장은 2월까지 강제 휴업이고, 직원들은 계속되는 감원 바람에 떨고 있지만, 이잉크는 말이 없다. 입장이 있다면, 라이센싱으로 돈 버는 건 합법적인 내용으로, 전혀 문제될 것이 없다는 정도다. 현재 이잉크는 하이디스의 디스플레이 기술을 다른 업체들에 팔아 이익을 남기고 있지만, 기술을 개발한 하이디스 직원들조차 누구와 어떻게 계약을 맺고 있는지 조차 모르고 있다. 게다가, 노조가 아닌 하이디스 사측의 공식 입장표명이 늦어지고 있는 이유도 이잉크 때문이라는 추측이 나오고 있다. 이잉크가 그만큼 사태를 대수롭지 않게 보고 있으며, 향후에도 투자를 늘릴 생각이 없기 때문이라고 업계 관계자들은 전했다. 노조는 그저 이잉크의 솔직한 답변을 듣고 싶을 뿐이라고 했다.노조의 배재형 지회장은 “최소한 방향을 어떻게 할건지 정도는 얘기해줘야하는거 아니냐”며 답답해했다.그는 인수위에도 국가의 기간사업에 대해서는 기술유출을 막을 수 있는 법적인 근

한국어판 Jan. 30, 2013

LG Electronics will roll out a new flagship smartphone dubbed “Optimus G Pro” in Korea by March, according to its chief financial officer Jeong Do-hyun on Wednesday.Following its quarterly earnings conference at its headquarters in Yeouido, Jeong said that the new 5.5-inch flagship smartphone will be released in the local market by the first quarter and then to the overseas market in the second quarter.Another LG executive also stated during the earnings conference that the new G series smartpho

Technology Jan. 30, 2013

South Korean consumer electronics giant LG Electronics Inc. saw its net loss widen in the fourth quarter from a year earlier due to increased marketing costs and a one-off TV cartel fine. Net loss came to 467.8 billion won ($431 million) in the October-December period, growing more than three-fold from the loss of 111.6 billion won the previous year, LG Electronics said in a regulatory filing.Revenue slipped 2.3 percent on-year to 13.5 trillion won over the cited period, while operating profit j

Industry Jan. 30, 2013

A 78-year-old Florida man confessed he became enraged and stabbed his wife to death after she refused to cook him a hamburger, police said.Police have charged Bartolo Gelsomino with second-degree murder in the death of his wife, Ana Gelsomino, 71, The Miami Herald reported Monday.Ana Gelsomino's bloodied body was discovered by her daughter Jan. 21 at the couple's Kendall, Fla., home, the newspaper said. Bartolo Gelsomino confessed he staged a burglary at their home in order to cover up his crime

World News Jan. 30, 2013