The Wall Street Journal said Thursday its computers were hit by Chinese hackers, the latest U.S. media organization citing an effort to spy on its journalists covering China.The Journal made the announcement a day after The New York Times said hackers, possibly connected to China's military, had infiltrated its computers in response to its expose of the vast wealth amassed by a top leader's family.The Journal said in a news article that the attacks were “for the apparent purpose of monitoring th

World Business Feb. 1, 2013

Apple Inc. failed to persuade a U.S. appeals court to review its decision that allows Samsung Electronics Co. to continue selling the Galaxy Nexus smartphone while a patent-infringement case is pending. An October decision, which said Apple needed to show that the patented search feature was a key reason consumers bought the Samsung phone, will stand, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit said in an order posted yesterday on its electronic docket. Apple sought to have the earlier dec

Industry Feb. 1, 2013

President Barack Obama's nominee for defense secretary said Thursday he would not hesitate to use the “full force of the U.S. military” as he plunged into a Senate confirmation fight with critics from his own Republican Party, who worry that his past statements about Israel, Iran and nuclear weapons are signs of weakness.Chuck Hagel's appearance at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing could be crucial in determining whether he will win Senate confirmation to succeed Defense Secretary Leon P

World News Feb. 1, 2013

South Korea's consumer prices grew at a faster pace in January from a month earlier, but the gain remained in the 1-percentage range for the third straight month, a government report showed Friday.The country's consumer prices index rose 1.5 percent in January from a year earlier, compared with a 1.4 percent on-year gain in December, according to the report by Statistics Korea. From a month earlier, it grew 0.6 percent.The on-year figure marked the third straight month that the price growth has

Feb. 1, 2013

Chuck Hagel, the nominee to be U.S. secretary of defense, on Thursday emphasized the importance of bolstering alliances with South Korea, Japan and Australia to deal with North Korea, which he described as "quite unpredictable."He said North Korea poses an actual threat to the U.S. and its regional allies, expressing his far-reaching views on pending national security issues at his Senate confirmation hearing."North Korea is beyond a threat," he said. "It's a real nuclear power and quite unpredi

Foreign Affairs Feb. 1, 2013

지난 18대 대통령 선거 개입의혹을 받고 있는 국가정보원 직원 김모(29) 씨가 대선을 앞두고 인터넷 사이트에 민감한 사회, 정치 이슈에 대해 120개의 글을 올린 것으로 확인되었다.서울 수서 경찰서는 31일, 김씨가 지난해 8월 28일부터 12월 11일까지 인터넷 사이트 두 곳에 대선 관련 글을 포함한 글들을 올렸다고 밝혔다. 경찰에 따르면 김씨가 올린 글 대부분은 정부와 여당을 옹호하고 야당을 비판하는 내용이었다고 한다. 해당 글들이 게시된 곳은 ‘오늘의 유머’와 ‘보배 드림’ 두 곳으로, 김 씨는 아이디 11개를 이용해 인터넷에서 활동을 해온 것으로 알려졌다.연합뉴스에 따르면 경찰은 국정원 직원인 김씨가 대선을 앞두고 예민한 정치•사회문제에 대해 특정 정당을 옹호하는 내용의 글을 지속적으로 작성한 것은 문제라고 보고 있다고 한다.권은희 수사과장은 “직접 올린 글 말고도 새누리당을 반대하는 게시물에 반대 아이콘을 누르는 등 일관되게 여당이나 정부에 유리하게 의사를 표시했다”라고

한국어판 Jan. 31, 2013

South Korea warned North Korea on Thursday that the communist nation will face "grave consequences" if it conducts a nuclear test, increasing pressure on Pyongyang to call off the test plan amid growing concern.The warning came after President Lee Myung-bak held a meeting with top security ministers."If North Korea misjudges the situation and pushes ahead with a provocation again, it will cause very grave consequences," presidential spokesman Park Jeong-ha said. "The government urges North Korea

North Korea Jan. 31, 2013

A district court on Thursday sentenced a 24-year-old man to life in prison for kidnapping and raping an eight-year-old girl in the southern city of Naju.The defendant, only identified by his surname Koh, was found guilty of abducting the sleeping elementary school first-grader from her home and brutally raping her before trying to kill her in August in Naju, 350 kilometers south of Seoul.The Gwangju District Court also ordered that Koh be subject to hormonal treatment that suppresses sexual impu

Social Affairs Jan. 31, 2013

The Federal Reserve said Wednesday that the U.S. economy “paused” in recent months because of temporary factors and reaffirmed its commitment to try to stimulate growth by keeping borrowing costs low for the foreseeable future.The Fed took no new action at its two-day policy meeting. But it stood behind aggressive steps it launched in December to try to reduce unemployment, in a statement released after the meeting.In December, the Fed said it would keep its key short-term interest rate at a rec

World Business Jan. 31, 2013

With a shake-up of President Barack Obama's national security team in full swing, major changes are expected in the line-up of key officials handling Korea issues.Kurt Campbell, assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs, is certain to quit as Secretary of State Hillary Clinton leaves the department this week.Campbell will likely stay in office for at least a few more weeks until his successor is decided and completes the Senate confirmation process.Multiple sources say ther

Foreign Affairs Jan. 31, 2013

French-led forces have wrested control of three key cities in northern Mali from al-Qaida-linked militants, but the fighters have escaped with their weapons into a desert region the size of Texas and are poised to mount counterattacks.New military strategies will be needed to rout the jihadists from their desert hideouts. When the French leave their former colony, armed extremists are still likely to remain. No one has yet publicly announced a campaign to hunt them down in the Sahara and in Mali

World News Jan. 31, 2013