A court in Poland ruled Friday that the law forbids the extradition of filmmaker Roman Polanski to the U.S., where he pleaded guilty nearly four decades ago to having sex with a minor. The decision by a judge in Krakow could close the case in Polanski’s favor, providing the U.S. does not appea… …read more
Source:: Chosun Ilbo
[Politics] :
President Park Geun-hye held a summit with Chinese premier Li Keqiang in Seoul on Saturday.
Source:: KBS World Radio
Manufacturing sales shrank by more than W10 trillion to W1,726 trillion last year, the first decline in Korea’s modern history (US$1=W1,145). The manufacturing industry saw revenues increase more than 18 percent a year even until 2010. But in just four years everything changed.
A big reason f… …read more
Source:: Chosun Ilbo
[Politics] :
Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn met with the visiting Senate President of the Philippine …
Source:: KBS World Radio
[International] :
Anchor: The governments of South Korea and the U.S. have denied that they are holding talks on …
Source:: KBS World Radio
New high-rise apartments taller than 35 floors will be banned along the Han River in Seoul.
The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced the height limit in a management plan for the river area on Thursday.
This plan targets an area within a 0.5-1 km radius from the river banks and covers 82 sq.km o… …read more
Source:: Chosun Ilbo
The Republican majority in the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday endorsed a conservative favorite, Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan, as the chamber’s new speaker.
At a closed door party caucus, Republican lawmakers picked the 45-year-old Ryan to replace John Boehner, who is retiring from Con… …read more
Source:: Chosun Ilbo
[Domestic] :
A committee tasked with nominating candidates for prosecutor general has selected four incumbent officials for the position.
Source:: KBS World Radio
[International] :
Japanese broadcaster NHK says President Park Geun-hye and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will hold a bilateral summit in Seoul on November 2.
Source:: KBS World Radio
Actress Jeon Ji-hyun will be given the top award for her contribution to promoting Korean culture around the world.
The government announced 29 winners of various Korean Popular Culture and Arts Awards based on their activities at home and abroad, contribution to the cultural industry and society a… …read more
Source:: Chosun Ilbo
[International] :
The U.S. Department of State has voiced support for Seoul’s offer to hold a bilateral summit between South Korea and Japan on the sidelines of South Korea-China-Japan trilateral talks in Seoul on November 1.
Source:: KBS World Radio
Plans for a one-on-one meeting between President Park Geun-hye and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe seem to be in doubt due to remaining differences over their shared history.
Those reading the runes noted that Cheong Wa Dae on Monday only announced that Chinese Premier Li Keqiang arrives in Seoul… …read more
Source:: Chosun Ilbo
[Inter-Korea] :
The second round of inter-Korean family reunions is under way at the Mount Geumgang resort in North Korea.
Source:: KBS World Radio
