[Politics] :
On the 12th day of the Incheon Asian Games on Tuesday, South Korea’s first triple gold medalist and …
Source:: KBS World Radio
S. Korea Adds Gold Medals in Bowling, Soft Tennis, Sailing, Wrestling
Tuesday, September 30, 2014
S. Korea Adds Gold Medals in Bowling, Soft Tennis, Sailing, Wrestling
S. Korea Adds Gold Medals in Bowling, Soft Tennis, Sailing, Wrestling
U.S. Nuclear Envoy Expresses Hope for Dialogue with N. Korea
[Politics] :
Glyn Davies, the top U.S. nuclear envoy, has expressed hope that the North will soon be ready to …
Source:: KBS World Radio
U.S. Nuclear Envoy Expresses Hope for Dialogue with N. Korea
Star Trek 3 will be filmed in Seoul, Mayor Park Won-soon said Monday.
“Today I met with Jeffrey Chernov, producer of Star Track 3, at the Paramount Pictures Studio and agreed to film a portion of the upcoming movie in Seoul,” Park said in his Facebook post.
Assuming they go forward with the plan to shoot in Seoul, this is significant as it will be the first Star Trek film to do any shooting outside of United States.
TrekMovie has already reported that the upcoming Star Trek film will not be Earth focused, so it appears that the Korean location will be standing in for some kind of alien location, or possibly a (non-Earth) Starfleet location. It isn’t clear yet if the production is being drawn to Korea through incentives or something unique about Seoul to match the scene they need to create (or combination of the two).
Star Trek 3 is slated for release in 2016 in time for the 50th anniversary of the sci-fi series.
Read more at [trekmovie.com]
Monday, September 29, 2014
Almost 50% Aged Between 50 and 64 Prefer Burial Cremation
[Culture] :
A survey finds that about half of the nation’s semi-aged population between 50 and 64 prefer to …
Source:: KBS World Radio
Almost 50% Aged Between 50 and 64 Prefer Burial Cremation
Ruling, Opposition, Families Meet to Discuss Special Sewol Law
[Politics] :
The ruling and opposition parties and families of the Sewol victims met for the first time to …
Source:: KBS World Radio
Ruling, Opposition, Families Meet to Discuss Special Sewol Law
Saturday, September 27, 2014
Education Minister Says "Much Demand" for State-Authored Textbooks
[Domestic] :
South Korea’s education minister has said there has been much demand for state-authored Korean …
Source:: KBS World Radio
Education Minister Says "Much Demand" for State-Authored Textbooks
South Korea Adds 2 Golds in Compound Archery at Incheon Asiad
[Sports] :
South Korea added more gold medals in compound archery, cycling and shooting on the eighth day of …
Source:: KBS World Radio
South Korea Adds 2 Golds in Compound Archery at Incheon Asiad
Friday, September 26, 2014
S. Korea Wins 1st Gold Medal in Bowling at Incheon Asiad
[Sports] :
South Korea won its first gold medal in bowling at the Incheon Asian Games on Friday.
The pair, …
Source:: KBS World Radio
S. Korea Wins 1st Gold Medal in Bowling at Incheon Asiad
Park Tae-hwan Wins 20th Asiad Medal with Friday's Bronze
[Sports] :
Swimming star Park Tae-hwan has won more medals at the Asian Games than any other South Korean …
Source:: KBS World Radio
Park Tae-hwan Wins 20th Asiad Medal with Friday"s Bronze
Thursday, September 25, 2014
S. Korea Holds Ceremony to Mark 50th Anniv. of Vietnam War
[Politics] :
South Korea held a ceremony to mark the 50th anniversary of the country’s participation in the …
Source:: KBS World Radio
S. Korea Holds Ceremony to Mark 50th Anniv. of Vietnam War
S. Korean Swimmer Park Tae-hwan Wins Silver in 100-Meter Freestyle
[Sports] :
Swimmer Park Tae-hwan has tied to win the most medals by a South Korean at an Asian Games by …
Source:: KBS World Radio
S. Korean Swimmer Park Tae-hwan Wins Silver in 100-Meter Freestyle
Wednesday, September 24, 2014
North Korea Blames UN Human Rights Meeting as "Hubbub"
[Inter-Korea] :
North Korea strongly protested criticisms over its human rights situation made during a ministerial meeting on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
Source:: KBS World Radio
North Korea Blames UN Human Rights Meeting as "Hubbub"
N.Korea 'Developing Satellite-Guided Bomb'
North Korea is developing a new precision-guided bomb, similar to the U.S.’ GPS-guided joint direct attack munitions or JDAMs, the military here believes.
“We expect that the North will finish development of a new precision-guided bomb in the near future because we’ve detected signs that t… …read more
Source:: Chosun Ilbo
N.Korea "Developing Satellite-Guided Bomb"
Tuesday, September 23, 2014
S. Korea Wins Gold in Men's and Women's Fencing Team Events
[Sports] :
South Korea won gold medals in the men’s epee and the women’s sabre fencing team events at the …
Source:: KBS World Radio
S. Korea Wins Gold in Men"s and Women"s Fencing Team Events
S. Korean Swimmer Park Tae-hwan Wins Bronze in 400M Freestyle
[Sports] :
South Korean swimmer Park Tae-hwan won his third straight medal in the men’s 400-meter freestyle …
Source:: KBS World Radio
S. Korean Swimmer Park Tae-hwan Wins Bronze in 400M Freestyle
Monday, September 22, 2014
Big Rewards Await N.Korean Medalists
North Korea sent 150 athletes to the 2014 Incheon Asian Games, 70 men and 80 women in 14 disciplines. There is speculation among organizers about what rewards await them if they win a medal.
There is talk of a luxury sedan and a flat in newly built apartment complex exclusively for sports… …read more
Source:: Chosun Ilbo
Big Rewards Await N.Korean Medalists
Teenage Korean Shooter Wins 2 Gold Medals at Asiad
A 17-year-old shooter won two gold medals at the 2014 Incheon Asian Games over the weekend.
Kim Cheong-yong won gold in the individual and team competitions in the men’s 10-m air pistol event on Sunday, becoming the youngest Korean shooter to win gold in the Asiad.
He is als… …read more
Source:: Chosun Ilbo
Teenage Korean Shooter Wins 2 Gold Medals at Asiad
Sunday, September 21, 2014
S. Korean Group Sends Propaganda Leaflets to NK Despite Threat
[Domestic] :
A South Korean civic organization has sent anti-North Korea leaflets over the inter-Korean border amid a threat from Pyongyang that it would retaliate on the leaflet campaign.
Source:: KBS World Radio
S. Korean Group Sends Propaganda Leaflets to NK Despite Threat
Swimmer Park Tae-hwan Wins Bronze in 200m Freestyle
[Sports] :
South Korean swimmer Park Tae-hwan won the bronze medal in the men’s 200 meter freestyle at the Incheon Asian Games, failing in his bid for a third straight Asiad medal.
Source:: KBS World Radio
Swimmer Park Tae-hwan Wins Bronze in 200m Freestyle
Saturday, September 20, 2014
S.Korea Fires Warning Shots During N.Korean Incursion
Defense officials say their navy has fired warning shots at a North Korean patrol boat as it briefly crossed a disputed maritime border to the west of the peninsula.
The incursion Friday came on the same day the Asian Games officially opened in the South, with North Korean athletes partici… …read more
Source:: Chosun Ilbo
S.Korea Fires Warning Shots During N.Korean Incursion
China Fines British Drugmaker Nearly $500 Million
A Chinese court has fined British drug giant GlaxoSmithKline $490 million and sentenced its British former country manager and others to prison for bribing doctors and hospitals to use its products.
The official Xinhua news agency said the fine, imposed Friday by a court in Changsha in cen… …read more
Source:: Chosun Ilbo
China Fines British Drugmaker Nearly $500 Million
Thursday, September 18, 2014
Park Vows to Provide Support for Successful Asian Games
[Politics] :
President Park Geun-hye has vowed to provide support to hold the Incheon Asian Games safely and …
Source:: KBS World Radio
Park Vows to Provide Support for Successful Asian Games
Seoul, Washington Agree to Decide Timing of OPCON Transfer Based on Conditions
[Politics] :
Seoul and Washington agreed to transfer the wartime operational command of their allied forces when …
Source:: KBS World Radio
Seoul, Washington Agree to Decide Timing of OPCON Transfer Based on Conditions
Wednesday, September 17, 2014
NPAD Acting Chief Expected to Remain in Party
[Politics] :
Floor leader of the main opposition New Politics Alliance for Democracy (NPAD), Park Young-sun, is …
Source:: KBS World Radio
NPAD Acting Chief Expected to Remain in Party
N.Korea Threatens Retaliation Over Propaganda Leaflets
North Korea on Monday warned it could retaliate if South Korean activists continue to float propaganda leaflets across the border. The warning came in a fax from the National Defense Commission to Cheong Wa Dae, saying a halt to the floating of propaganda leaflets is a precondition to resuming cr… …read more
Source:: Chosun Ilbo
N.Korea Threatens Retaliation Over Propaganda Leaflets
Tuesday, September 16, 2014
S. Korean Films Festival to Open in Buenos Aires Next Month
[Culture] :
A festival featuring South Korean films will be held in Buenos Aires, Argentina next month.
Source:: KBS World Radio
S. Korean Films Festival to Open in Buenos Aires Next Month
Debris Presumed to be from N. Korean Drone Found in Yellow Sea
[Inter-Korea] :
The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said it found debris of what is presumed to be a small North Korean …
Source:: KBS World Radio
Debris Presumed to be from N. Korean Drone Found in Yellow Sea
Monday, September 15, 2014
Cartoon Exhibition on Comfort Women to Open in US, China
[Culture] :
A cartoon exhibition on the victims of Japan’s wartime sexual slavery will open in the United …
Source:: KBS World Radio
Cartoon Exhibition on Comfort Women to Open in US, China
Domestic Researchers Produce Hydrogen Using Visible Light
[Science] :
A domestic research team has developed a new technology to generate a large amount of hydrogen from …
Source:: KBS World Radio
Domestic Researchers Produce Hydrogen Using Visible Light
Sunday, September 14, 2014
Japan Aims to Arrange Summit With S. Korea During APEC Meetings
[International] :
The Japanese government is reportedly aiming to arrange a meeting between President Park Geun-hye …
Source:: KBS World Radio
Japan Aims to Arrange Summit With S. Korea During APEC Meetings
KBS to Hold Joint Wedding for Multicultural and N. Korean Defector Couples
[Culture] :
KBS is planning to hold a joint wedding for multicultural and North Korean defector couples free of …
Source:: KBS World Radio
KBS to Hold Joint Wedding for Multicultural and N. Korean Defector Couples
Friday, September 12, 2014
Lenovo Overtakes Samsung in Cheap Smartphone Market
Samsung has been outpaced by China’s Lenovo in the global cheap smartphone market. According to Strategy Analytics on Thursday, Lenovo topped the market for smartphones for under US$100 in the second quarter of this year.
The market researcher did not reveal the exact sales volume and mar… …read more
Source:: Chosun Ilbo
Lenovo Overtakes Samsung in Cheap Smartphone Market
'Leaked' Pics of iPhone 6 Ruin Surprise
Apple unveiled its latest iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus on Tuesday, but the surprise element was missing because several purported images had been leaked on the Internet some four months earlier.
Apple has a reputation of ensuring the secrecy of its new products before their launches. But tha… …read more
Source:: Chosun Ilbo
"Leaked" Pics of iPhone 6 Ruin Surprise
Thursday, September 11, 2014
Ethnic Korean Woman Lands to Justice Job in U.S.
Second-generation Korean-American lawyer Suh Sung-hee has been appointed deputy assistant attorney general at the U.S. Department of Justice.
The department said that the 49-year-old from the state of New York has extensive experience in white-collar and violent crime, and as of Monday sh… …read more
Source:: Chosun Ilbo
Ethnic Korean Woman Lands to Justice Job in U.S.
Chinese Triumphs Should Wake Up Korean IT Firms
In a sideshow at the IFA electronics show in Berlin that might otherwise have gone unnoticed except by a few boffins, Chinese TV maker TCL unveiled the first 110-inch curved UHD TV. Another Chinese TV maker, Hisense, became the first in the world to unveil a flat screen television with quantum do… …read more
Source:: Chosun Ilbo
Chinese Triumphs Should Wake Up Korean IT Firms
Wednesday, September 10, 2014
Japan Completes 12,000-Page Bio of Hirohito
A 61-volume biography of the late Japanese Emperor Hirohito depicts him as being critical of plans to attack the United States in 1941, and describes him as convinced that Imperial Japan had no chance of victory.
Excerpts from an advance copy of the 12,000-page document detailing Hirohito … …read more
Source:: Chosun Ilbo
Japan Completes 12,000-Page Bio of Hirohito
Obama Plans Prime Time Speech on Islamic State Threat
U.S. President Barack Obama is preparing to lay out his strategy against militants of the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria when he delivers an address to Americans Wednesday night.
President Obama plans to deliver his address after drawing widespread criticism last month when h… …read more
Source:: Chosun Ilbo
Obama Plans Prime Time Speech on Islamic State Threat
Monday, September 8, 2014
Australia to Continue Search for MH370
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott says he will not give up the search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, which disappeared on a trip from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing six months ago.
Abbott said Saturday, during a one-day visit to Malaysia, that the search for the plane, which disa… …read more
Source:: Chosun Ilbo
Australia to Continue Search for MH370
Pyongyang Sets Trial Date for U.S. Detainee
North Korea has set September 14 as the trial date for Matthew Miller, one of three Americans detained in the country.
State-run news agency KCNA reported the information on Sunday. The California man was arrested in April after he allegedly tore up his visa on his arrival in Pyongyang and… …read more
Source:: Chosun Ilbo
Pyongyang Sets Trial Date for U.S. Detainee
Sunday, September 7, 2014
Expressways Busy with Holidaymakers, 4.5 Hours from Seoul to Gwangju
[Domestic] :
As millions of South Koreans head to their hometowns for the Chuseok holiday, it is taking about …
Source:: KBS World Radio
Expressways Busy with Holidaymakers, 4.5 Hours from Seoul to Gwangju
60,000 Applicants for Inter-Korean Family Reunions Died
[Inter-Korea] :
About 60-thousand South Koreans who applied for inter-Korean family reunions have died before meeting their separated relatives in North Korea.
Source:: KBS World Radio
60,000 Applicants for Inter-Korean Family Reunions Died
Saturday, September 6, 2014
New Football Manager Stielike Lauds S. Korea's Passion
[Sports] :
New manager to South Korea’s national football team Ulrich Stielike lauded the nation’s passion for …
Source:: KBS World Radio
New Football Manager Stielike Lauds S. Korea"s Passion
S. Korea, Japan, China to Hold High-level Diplomatic Talks in Seoul
[Politics] :
South Korea, China and Japan will hold a high-level diplomatic meeting on September 11 in …
Source:: KBS World Radio
S. Korea, Japan, China to Hold High-level Diplomatic Talks in Seoul
Friday, September 5, 2014
REPORT: IAEA Detects Signs N. Korea Restarted 5MW Reactor in Yongbyon
[International] :
Anchor: The international community’s concerns over North Korea’s nuclear ambitions are …
Source:: KBS World Radio
REPORT: IAEA Detects Signs N. Korea Restarted 5MW Reactor in Yongbyon
Vice Oceans Minister: Sewol Ferry Cannot be Left Under Water
[Politics] :
Vice Minister of Oceans and Fisheries Kim Young-suk says it would be difficult to leave the Sewol …
Source:: KBS World Radio
Vice Oceans Minister: Sewol Ferry Cannot be Left Under Water
Wednesday, September 3, 2014
U.S. Pledges to Bring Citizens Home
[Politics] :
A day after North Korea allowed foreign media to interview American captives, the United States …
Source:: KBS World Radio
U.S. Pledges to Bring Citizens Home
S. Korean Foreign Minister: N. Korea Tries to Break Away from Int'l Isolation
[Politics] :
Seoul’s Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se said North Korea is trying to break away from the current …
Source:: KBS World Radio
S. Korean Foreign Minister: N. Korea Tries to Break Away from Int"l Isolation
Tuesday, September 2, 2014
S. Korea to Delay Low Carbon Vehicle Support System Until 2020
[Economy] :
The government has decided to delay implementing its low carbon vehicle incentive system until …
Source:: KBS World Radio
S. Korea to Delay Low Carbon Vehicle Support System Until 2020
Survey: Islamic Extremists is Largest Threat to US Security
[International] :
A survey revealed that Americans find extreme Islamic terrorist organizations the largest threat to …
Source:: KBS World Radio
Survey: Islamic Extremists is Largest Threat to US Security
Monday, September 1, 2014
Korea Blocks Facebook Game Apps
The Game Rating Board (게임물등급위원회 Geimmul Deung-Geub-Wiwonhoe) (GRB) has blocked Facebook games in Korea. While I’m not much of a game player, this seems a heavy handed tactic. A game developer must hope through some pretty demanding, Byzantine hoops to get a game evaluated by the reviewers so I wouldn’t anticipate much relief if you live in Korea and enjoy games on Facebook. It is especially vexing as I am not aware of any game apps on Facebook which would be blocked if they were evaluated. What would the rating be for games like Candy Crush? Perhaps Facebook will negotiate to get their games cleared en masse on behalf of the individual developers, or perhaps they will just write Korea off. It will be interesting to see how this develops.
To Facebook’s credit they have been refunding people who live in Korea who spent money in a game, retroactive to 15 July:
We’ve noticed you’ve recently made in-game purchases in Korea. Unfortunately, unrated games are no longer available in Korea. As a result, we’ve refunded all in-game purchases you’ve made since July 15.
Since the refunds will go back to the payment method you used to make your purchases, you won’t need to take any action if you used a credit/debit Card or PayPal.
If you no longer have access to the payment method you used, or if you made your payment using a mobile phone or alternate payment method, please contact us for additional support.
We understand that this is frustrating and we apologize for the inconvenience.
Thanks,
The Facebook Payments Team
From the GRB English website:
GRB has been independently administered for the classification of game contents which are manufactured and distributed in Korea. Also, the Rating Board reviews illegally distributed game websites, arcade game machines and gambling games to protect the public from negative influences such as illegal gambling, excessive violence and nudity.
I’m not aware of any Facebook games which contain illegal gambling, excessive violence, or nudity.” Good luck, Korean Netizens – better invest in a good VPN. Of course all this reminds me of the Tipper Gore PMRC debacle the US went through in the 80′s.
Korea Blocks Facebook Game Apps
Lawyers Association Hopes for Swift Passage of Sewol Bill
[Politics] :
The Korean Bar Association (KBA) says it hopes for the swift passage of the special bill aimed at …
Source:: KBS World Radio
Lawyers Association Hopes for Swift Passage of Sewol Bill
'US Completed On-site Survey for THAAD Deployment in S. Korea'
[Politics] :
The United States is known to have completed an on-site survey to confirm the feasibility of the deployment of its Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system, known as THAAD, in South Korea.
Source:: KBS World Radio
"US Completed On-site Survey for THAAD Deployment in S. Korea"
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