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Candidates Trapped in Growth Myth

Candidates Trapped in Growth Myth

Presidential hopefuls have put higher economic growth and the creation of more jobs at the top of their campaign agendas.

2007-10-31 19:39

Female Juvenile Crimes Rising at Alarming Pace

Female Juvenile Crimes Rising at Alarming Pace

No more than five years ago, the term ``juvenile delinquent'' mainly referred to badly-behaved male students in secondary schools. But now it is quite difficult to identify the gender of offenders when individuals hear about a crime in which young students are involved. It is because the number of female teenagers causing serious crimes is poised to outnumber that by males.

Sa Eun-young2007-10-31 19:05

Studying in Canada, Australia, NZ Become More Expensive

Canada, Australia and New Zealand have been losing merit as cheaper places to learn English for Korean students as the the value of their currencies has risen sharply in recent months, raising the financial burden on Korean parents...

Na Jeong-ju2007-10-31 18:55

Communities Divided on Sexual Politics

Communities Divided on Sexual Politics

Stories about men loving men and women loving women are nothing new. Homosexuals have existed throughout history and so has hatred for it.

Bae Ji-sook2007-10-31 18:16

Photography Goes Retro With Analogue

Photography Goes Retro With Analogue

As digital cameras abound on the market, bringing faster and more easy-to-use technology to photographers, regular film cameras have been pushed out of the spotlight. Why use analogue when you can get a more edgy digital shot, some may ask. But sometimes, digital just cannot beat the classic methods, and those who have experienced the art of film photography can not get enoug...

Sa Eun-young2007-10-31 18:13

Korea Times History

The Korea Times published its first issue on Nov.1, 1950, at the height of the Korean War with the aim of publicizing the progress in the fratricidal war in and out of Korea. The publication of The Korea Times is the apple of the readers’ eye in English journalism, as it has survived as the longest running independent daily.

Jong-eun2007-10-30 23:08

Will Regionalism Make a Comeback?

Korean politics has long been dominated by competition between the southeastern Yeongnam and southwestern Hongnam regions. That regionalism dissipated somewhat in the 2002 presidential election, thanks to Roh Moo-hyun’s support in the conservative-leaning Yeongnam (southeastern) area.

2007-10-30 22:52

Will Minors Run Till Election Day?

Will Minors Run Till Election Day?

Chung Dong-young and Lee Myung-bak are not alone in their quest for the presidency. There are currently three other major candidates for president.

Jong-eun2007-10-30 22:51

Will ‘Flexible Displays’ Rock World?

Will ‘Flexible Displays’ Rock World?

People still buy newspapers on their way to work and read them on the subway or bus. But with the unstoppable march of technology, such a tradition may soon make way for a different form of media.

2007-10-30 21:09

Battle for ‘Dream Displays’ Getting Fiercer

Battle for ‘Dream Displays’ Getting Fiercer

A battle for survival in active matrix organic light-emitting diode (AM OLED) displays, the next “cash cow” market, is getting fiercer after Samsung SDI started mass production of the “dream displays” last month.

2007-10-30 21:02

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Top 10 Stories

1	Korea to ease immigration rules to attract more medical tourists

2	Big businesses face growing union pressure to extend retirement age

3	Anti-corruption watchdog set to investigate crypto assets of lawmakers

4	HanmiGlobal to monitor building of 80,000 houses for Neom construction workers

5	Naver suffers shrinking online search market share

6	Running convenience stores becomes popular among people in 20s, 30s

7	Seoul resident clashes with authorities for raising dogs to nab 'North Korean spies'

8	Sluggish exports behind weak Korean won

9	Doctors, pharmacists to receive 30% bonus for offering telemedicine service

10	SK hynix enters validation process for 10 nm DDR5 server DRAM

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