Gran Turismo Concept 2002 Tokyo-Seoul
Travelblog (Free subscription) | yesterday
Hi guysSo last weekend was a holiday here in Korea making it a beautiful long weekend and the last one till Christmas 9785. It was our friend Dannyrsquos birthday and he wanted to celebrate it in Seoul. Like us Danny lives in a small town so he wanted to have his birthday with our crew from Orientation and not just him and the other foreigner in his town Irsquom kiddinghellipsort o
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | yesterday
Seoul - Shares nosedived Friday on the Seoul stock exchange on persistent concerns over a global economic recession, following losses in the US market. South Korea's won soared against the dollar after highly volatile trading. The benchmark Kospi ind...
Law Blog - WSJ.com (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
South Korean regulators, in a bid to counter media reports that the country's banks are more vulnerable to the global credit crisis than others in Asia, said bank liquidity is high, delinquency rates are low and profits are solid.
ROK Drop (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
This sounds like a bunch of partisan rhetoric to me: Lawmakers criticized Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon Wednesday, insisting the local government’s 62-billion-won campaign to transform the capital into a world-class cultural hub has made little progress. During a parliamentary inspection of the city government, Rep. Chang Je-won of the governing Grand National Party (GNP) said an [...]
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
Seoul - Shares closed slightly higher Thursday on the Seoul stock exchange as central banks around the world, including South Korea's, cut interest rates. The benchmark Kospi index edged up 8.2 points, or 0.6 per cent, to close at 1,294.89. ...
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
SEOUL, South Korea | North Korea’s reportedly ailing Kim Jong Il skipped a celebration of the 63rd anniversary of the ruling Workers’ Party on Friday.
Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong-il inspected a military unit on Friday, state media said, after South Korea said the reclusive figure, thought to have suffered a stroke in August, failed to appear at a national ceremony.
Times of the Internet (Free subscription) | yesterday
SEOUL, Oct. 10 (UPI) -- A South Korean vice minister who resigned amidst allegations of political corruption was found dead inside his home on Friday, police said. Police said 61-year-old Kim Yung-chul apparently committed suicide at his Seoul home in the wake of resigning from Prime Minister Han Seung-soo's office last week, the Yonhap News Agency said. Kim had been accused of accepting bribes while...
Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea's state TV broadcast pictures of Kim Jong-il Saturday as the reclusive country stepped up its campaign to show its leader was healthy after reports surfaced last month he may have suffered a stroke.
西儒 ─ The Western Confucian (Free subscription) | 12 hours ago
"Tokyo is down 10 per cent; Hong Kong, Seoul, Singapore and Bangkok plunge more than 7 per cent. Shanghai loses just below 3.9 per cent as trading on the Jakarta stock exchange is suspended indefinitely after losing 21 per cent" — Asian markets panic after Walt Street’s plunge . Subscribe in a reader
Travelblog (Free subscription) | yesterday
So you live in South Korea and you want to go on a trip for a long weekend but you don't know where to go. Seoul is going to be busy because it's well...Seoul Busan is going to be busy because the Busan International Film Festival is taking place and Daegu is well...Daegu and not exactly a well known vacation spot So how about jumping on a plane and jetting off to exciting Tokyo for the week
International Herald Tribune (Free subscription) | yesterday
Stock markets plunged from Tokyo to Mumbai. And real estate prices were tumbling from Seoul to New Delhi.
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
Seoul - North Korea's state-run Central Television Saturday released pictures of leader Kim Jong Il inspecting a miliary unit in an attempt to refute speculation over his alleged illness, a South Korean media report said. Kim, who is said to be recov...
Tiny Mix Tapes (Free subscription) | yesterday
Compiled by: huhviss 01. Ólöf Arnalds - "Klara" (Við Og Við) 02. Amiina - "Seoul" (Kurr) 03. Josephine Foster - "There Are Eyes Above" (Hazel Eyes, I Will Lead You) 04. múm - "Marmalade Fires" (Go go smear the poison ivy) 05. Vashti Bunyan - "Just Another Diamond Day" (Just Another Diamond Day) 06. Seabear - "I Sing I Swim" (The ghost that carried us away) 07. Sigur Rós - "Starálfur" (Ágætis byrjun)...
Market Wire - Retail: E-Commerce (Free subscription) | yesterday
SEOUL, KOREA (MARKET WIRE) Gmarket Inc. (NASDAQ: GMKT) ("Gmarket") announced today that it will hold a conference call with investors and analysts to discuss the Company's third quarter 2008 results on Tuesday, October 28, 2008 at 6:00 p.m. U.S. Eastern Time (7:00 a.m., October 29, 2008 in Seoul).
