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Ex-Daewoo chairman in tears

Kim Woo-choong, founder of the now-defunct Daewoo Group, wipes tears from his face during a ceremony marking the centennial anniversary of the Business School of Yonsei University, held at the Daewoo Hall, Thursday. During a two-hour lecture to his alumni, Kim, 78, said that a bailout package from the International Monetary Fund to Korea during the 1997-98 financial crisis had been “disadvantageous” for the country. Daewoo, then-Korea’s second largest conglomerate, collapsed in 1999 after suffering a liquidity shortage./ Yonhap

Oct 2, 2014

Arrest warrant rejected

Three bereaved family members of the victims of the Sewol ferry disaster speak to reporters Thursday before entering Seoul Southern District Court. The court rejected arrest warrants sought for them by the prosecution later in the day. From left are Kim Byung-gwon, former chairman of a group representing the families; and vice chairmen Kim Hyung-gi and Han Sang-chul./ Yonhap

Oct 2, 2014

No THAAD!

Activists protest in front of the U.S. Embassy in Seoul Thursday against an alleged plan to deploy the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system, a U.S. anti-ballistic missile program, in South Korea./ Yonhap

Oct 2, 2014

Korea-Vietnam summit

President Park Geun-hye shakes hands with Nguyen Phu Trong, general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam, after the two leaders completed a joint news conference held at Cheong Wa Dae, Thursday./ Yonhap

Oct 2, 2014

Seo Taiji returns, and sweeps to the top

Seo Taiji’s new song “Sogyeokdong” has soared to the top of online music charts soon after it was released at midnight on Wednesday.“Sogyeokdong,” from Seo’s upcoming new album “Quiet Night” became available at nine online music providers, including Melon and Naver Music.As a musician who uses different styles on each album, Seo employs electronic sounds in the new song.Sogyeokdong had drawn much attention even before its release as it is a collaboration with young K-pop star IU, who has already collaborated with Choi Baek-ho and Kim Chang-wan.Sogyeok-dong, a neighborhood in central Seoul, was home to a military agency that forced college students to undertake moral education.  The Hankyoreh reported that Seo also spent his childhood in this area.According to Seo Taiji Company, the song seeks to tell “what happened in Sogyeok-dong in Seoul in the 1980s from the perspectives of a man and woman.”Written and produced by Seo, there are two separate versions of the song, recorded by Seo and IU, respectively. The versions are

Oct 2, 2014
Seo Taiji returns, and sweeps to the top

Living Planet Report

Richard McLellan, center, an official from the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) based in Switzerland, shows a copy of the Korean-language version of the Living Planet Report 2014 during a press conference in Seoul, Wednesday. Left is Jean-Paul Paddack, CEO and co-chairman of WWF Korea, and right is Yang In-mo, another co-chairman. The report said the population of wild species on earth has halved over the last 40 years. / Courtesy of WWF Korea

Oct 1, 2014

Assembly at work

Rep. Chin Young of the ruling Saenuri Party presides over a Security and Public Administration Committee plenary session at the National Assembly in Seoul, Wednesday. The National Assembly, which had been idle since May, due to political feuding over the contents of a special “Sewol“ bill, got back on track on Tuesday after rival parties reached a compromise on thepiece of legislation, aimed at uncovering why the ferry sank. / Yonhap

Oct 1, 2014

Armed Forces Day

President Park Geun-hye shakes hands with Warrant Officer Jeon Myeong-soon of the Army Special Forces after the latter performed her last high altitude low opening (HALO) parachute jump during a ceremony commemorating the 66th anniversary of Armed Forces Day at Gyeryongdae military headquarters in South Chungcheong Province, Wednesday. At right is Defense Minister Han Min-koo. / Related story on page 4 Yonhap

Oct 1, 2014

Communication skills center

Goo Kee-heon, second from left in the first row, president of Sangmyung University, poses with Yang Se-jeong, to his left, director of the Communication Skills Development Center, after opening the center on the school’s campus in Seoul, Monday. Sitting with them are Rhee Dae-woong, left, vice president of the school; and Lee Tai-yul, dean of the graduate school. The university established the center to develop the writing and speaking abilities of students. The center will provide writing, reading and discussion classes to help students improve their communication skills. / Courtesy of Sangmyung University

Oct 1, 2014

Court rejects deaf students' compensation claims

Scenes from "Silenced"A court has thrown out a damages lawsuit brought against the government by deaf students who claim they were repeatedly raped and abused at a special institution.The students’ story was told in the 2011 movie based upon the book “The Crucible” (also titled “Silenced”) which sparked public attention and legislative reform with the “Dogani Bill” - named after the film’s Korean title.Seven Gwangju Inhwa School students sued the central government as well as the city of Gwangju, for causing trauma and depression starting from 2011. The trauma was caused by a series of sexual violence incidents that took place in the school. The lawsuit over the trauma is separate from that over the assaults, which saw the perpetrators pay penalties to some of the victims.The Seoul Central District Court rejected the students’ demand for government compensation, saying the statute of limitations had expired and that there a lack of evidence."The plaintiff's right to demand national compensation was valid from June, 2005. However,

Oct 1, 2014
Court rejects deaf students' compensation claims
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