The Korea Herald

Fears of Mount Paekdu eruption spreading in N. Korea: gov't

SEOUL, Dec. 7 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's adoption of a new rule on natural disasters last month indicates that experts' warnings of volcanic eruptions of Mount Paekdu has spread widely throughout the country, the South Korean government said Wednesday. Pyongyang's new law stipulates principles for ob

North Korea Dec. 7, 2011

An insider's account of vote rigging for Putin

MOSCOW (AP) _ The election official had a problem. Workers at his polling station had been stuffing ballot boxes with votes for Vladimir Putin's party all day, he says, but when the votes were counted United Russia still didn't have enough.So he huddled with the election commission he chaired at the

World News Dec. 7, 2011

An insider's account of vote rigging for Putin

Samsung Electronics, seven panel makers pay $388 million in antitrust case

Sharp Corp., Samsung Electronics Co., and six other makers of liquid crystal display panels used in computers and televisions agreed to pay $388 million to settle price-fixing claims by direct purchasers of the products. Sharp, Japan’s largest panel maker, paid $105 million; Samsung, the world’s lar

Technology Dec. 7, 2011

Samsung Electronics, seven panel makers pay $388 million in antitrust case

Samsung promotes chip, LCD head to vice chairman

SEOUL, Dec. 7 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Group said Wednesday it has promoted Kwon Oh-hyun, the president of Samsung Electronics Co.'s semiconductor and display operations, to vice chairman as part of an annual year-end management reshuffle. Kwon led Samsung's semiconductor division since 2008. His role at

Industry Dec. 7, 2011

Internet ".xxx" district opens to website makers

An Internet version of a red light district opened on Tuesday as Web addresses with ".xxx" endings became available for purchase by those interested in providing online adult content.Florida-based ICM Registry is overseeing the top-level domain (TLD) geared for adult entertainment and reported that

Culture Dec. 7, 2011

Do presidents really age faster than rest of us?

CHICAGO (AP) — White House wannabes take note: Contrary to the idea that being president speeds up aging, a study shows that many U.S. commanders in chief have actually lived longer than their peers.Using life expectancy data for men the same age as presidents on their inauguration days,

World News Dec. 7, 2011

Do presidents really age faster than rest of us?

Early Monroe photos sell for over $300K at auction

BEVERLY HILLS, California (AP) — Copyrights and images from Marilyn Monroe's first photo shoot sold for $352,000 at an auction that included also items from Lady Gaga and John Lennon.Julien's Auctions spokeswoman Caroline Galloway tells The Associated Press on Sunday that the Monroe photos &md

Film Dec. 6, 2011

Early Monroe photos sell for over $300K at auction

Prosecutors to summon SK chairman this week over embezzlement suspicion

SEOUL, Dec. 6 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors said Tuesday they plan to summon this week the chairman of SK Group, the third-largest industrial conglomerate in South Korea, on suspicion that he embezzled nearly 100 billion won ($88.4 million) of group funds in collusion with his younger brother.The summons

Social Affairs Dec. 6, 2011

More ‘mancession’ dads caring for kids while moms at work

One-third of fathers with working wives are now the regular caregivers for their children, the result of the depressed economy and large numbers of out-of-work men, the U.S. Census Bureau reported today. The number of such dads caring for children under age 15 increased to 32 percent in 2010 from 26

World News Dec. 6, 2011

N. Korean leader blasts breakdown in military discipline: report

SEOUL, Dec. 5 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-il regularly blasts the breakdown in military discipline among troops, a report based on internal data collected over the last decade said Monday.The report compiled jointly by the Korea Institute for National Unification (KINU), the Institute f

North Korea Dec. 5, 2011

WikiLeaks' Assange can continue extradition fight

LONDON (AP) — A British court Monday gave WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange permission to continue his legal battle to avoid extradition to Sweden over sex crimes allegations.The decision means Assange does not face immediate deportation. British judges said Assange could apply to the Supreme C

World News Dec. 5, 2011

Cable TV operators' agree to retransmit HD programs

SEOUL, Dec. 5 (Yonhap) -- Cable television operators have started to re-air high-definition terrestrial TV programs late Monday following the government's mediation efforts."We have decided to accept the recommendations made by the national broadcasting watchdog and started the retransmission as of

Television Dec. 5, 2011

[Photo] Donga TV Korea Lifestyle Awards

TV actors and actresses dressed in hanbok, designed by famous hanbok designer Park Sul-nyeo, pose for photo at Donga TV Korea Lifestyle Awards held in Seoul Monday. (Lee Sang-sub/The Korea Herald)Singer Kim Wan-sun (The Korea Herald)Singer Jang Jae-in (The Korea Herald) Veteran film acto

Arts & Design Dec. 5, 2011

Putin's party barely hangs onto its majority

MOSCOW (AP) — Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's party saw its majority in Russia's parliament weaken sharply, according to preliminary results released Monday, a humiliating setback for the man who has steadily tightened his grip on the nation for nearly 12 years.Some opposition politicians and

World News Dec. 5, 2011

Putin's party barely hangs onto its majority

State advised to halt lottery sales

The gaming industry’s government supervisor has advised the lottery issuing authority to stop sales of lottery tickets to stem the boom brought on by the launch of pension-style lottery payments in July, officials said Monday.The National Gaming Control Commission has appealed to the Korea Lottery C

Social Affairs Dec. 5, 2011

Articles by Cho Chung-un