(News Focus) S. Korea, U.S. saddled with thorny alliance issues
By Lee Chi-dong
SEOUL, Feb. 1 (Yonhap) -- As new U.S. President Barack Obama addresses pressing
issues at home and abroad, highlighted by the closure of the Guantanamo prison
S. Korea`s consumer demand may not recover until 2010
SEOUL, Feb. 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's consumer demand may not pick up until the
second half of 2010 as households move to reduce outstanding debt, a report by a
Global LCD prices expected to rebound starting this month
SEOUL, Feb. 1 (Yonhap) -- Global liquid crystal display (LCD) prices are expected
to rebound starting this year after falling off sharply late last year, industry
Scientists discover mechanism that could help combat arteriosclerosis
By Lee Joon-seung
SEOUL, Feb. 1 (Yonhap) -- South scientists on Sunday said they have
discovered a mechanism that may help combat arteriosclerosis, a chronic illness
U.S. Korea experts going to Pyongyang amid rising tensions: sources
WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 (Yonhap) -- A former U.S. ambassador to South Korea and a few other U.S.
Today in Korean history
Today in Korean history
Feb. 1
1952 -- The Korea Veterans Association is launched.
1968 -- Construction on the Seoul-Busan expressway begins.
(EDITORIAL from the JoongAng Daily on Jan. 31) - The North' s provocations
Yesterday North Korea took measures that will only increase tension between South and North.
(EDITORIAL from the Korea Times on Jan. 31) - Too business-friendly
President Lee Myung-bak, elected on a campaign pledge of creating 600,000 jobs annually, seems really obsessed with employment: Lee links almost everything the government does, such as refurbishing
