The South Korean government on Wednesday launched a consultative body of the public and private sectors in order to steer the hydrogen car industry to a leading growth engine of Asia's fourth-largest economy, the trade ministry here said.Led by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, the alliance for hydrogen convergence is comprised of provincial governments and local automotive and energy companies including Hyundai Motor Co., the country's largest carmaker, SK Gas and the state-run Korea

Mobility Aug. 24, 2016

최근 유명 관광지를 겨냥한 테러로 추정되는 연쇄 폭탄공격이 잇따랐던 태국에서 또 다시 연쇄 폭발이 일어났다.24일 현지 언론에 따르면 전날 밤 10시40분(현지시간)께 태국 남부 빠따니주(州)의 한 호텔에서 20분 간격을 두고 차량에 설치된 폭탄이 잇따라 터졌다.첫번째 폭탄이 터진 장소는 호텔 주차장이었으며, 이어 호텔 입구에 세워져 있던 트럭에서 두번째 폭발이 있었다.이날 폭발로 1명이 목숨을 잃었으며 30명이 다쳤다고 현지 경찰이 전했다. 사상 자는 모두 태국인으로 첫 번째 폭발 이후 현장에 출동한 경찰관과 구경꾼들이었다.앞서 태국에서는 지난 11∼12일 남서부 7개 주에서 테러로 추정되는 14차례의 폭 발과 5차례의 방화사건이 일어나, 최소 4명이 숨지고 35명이 부상했다.경찰은 당시 현장에서 수거한 사제 폭발물 등을 근거로 말레이시아 국경 지대에서 활동해온 이슬람계 분리주의 무장세력이 테러의 배후일 것으로 추정하고 있다. (연합뉴스)

한국어판 Aug. 24, 2016

President Park Geun-hye on Tuesday requested again that the National Assembly adopt its report on the confirmation of a police chief nominee, her aides said, a legal step to accelerate the process of officially appointing him.On Aug. 2, Park requested that the legislature conduct a confirmation hearing on Lee Cheol-seong, currently deputy commissioner general of the National Police Agency, and adopt a report on the nomination.But the adoption of a confirmation report has been delayed as oppositi

Politics Aug. 23, 2016

North Korea was seen laying anti-personnel mines along its side of the inter-Korean border, presumably to block potential defection by its own soldiers, a government source said Tuesday."The North Korean military was witnessed burying land mines on the northern side of a bridge in Panmunjeom last week," the source said. The small bridge known as the Bridge of No Return is located within the truce village and spans the military demarcation line between the two Koreas.It was the first time North K

North Korea Aug. 23, 2016

South Korean shares advanced 0.38 percent Tuesday, partly aided by gains in top cap Samsung Electronics and other tech shares. The local currency sharply gained ground against the US dollar.The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index closed at 2,049.93, gaining 7.77 points from the previous session. Trading volume was slim at 355.7 million shares worth 4.35 trillion won ($3.9 billion) with losers outnumbering gainers 414 to 388.Market behemoth Samsung Electronics spiked 1.32 percent to a rec

Technology Aug. 23, 2016

Mobile Internet speeds in Seoul are the fastest among seven cities in the world, a survey by a US mobile analytics firm showed on Tuesday. In Seoul, a median download speed for the wireless network run by mobile carrier LG Uplus is 74.7 Mbps, followed by Madrid with 44.6 Mbps and Tokyo with 39 Mbps, according to the survey by RootMetrics. London came fourth with 29.8 Mbps, followed by Paris with 29.7 Mbps, Dublin with 28.7 Mbps and New York with 23.7 Mbps. The download speed by LG Uplus means th

Technology Aug. 23, 2016

The South Korean Army on Tuesday conducted a joint military drill with police, government officials and private experts to counter possible terrorist attacks by North Korea, officials said.South Korea's 2nd Operations Command said that the joint anti-terror exercise was conducted at a football stadium in Daegu, some 302 kilometers south of Seoul, as part of the broader ongoing annual military exercise between South Korea and the United States.The Army's drill, which involved some 250 personnel a

Defense Aug. 23, 2016

North Korea recently ordered the children of its diplomats stationed overseas to return home, intelligence sources said Tuesday, adding that this likely didn't lead to the latest defection of a high-ranking Britain-based official and his family.According to the sources, the National Intelligence Service told a closed door session of parliament's intelligence committee that Pyongyang has ordered all diplomats' children aged 25 and above to return home, in an apparent bid to block potential defect

North Korea Aug. 23, 2016