중앙데일리

No business like show business

성상납 바즈 루어만 감독의 영화 '물랑 루즈'는 격동의 시대인 19세기 말 파리의 쇼 비즈니스 세계를 무대로 하고 있다. 최고의 흥행사 지들러는 종전에 없었던 규모의 새로운 무대를 연출하기 위해 투자자를 물색하고, 권력자인 공작은 투자의 대가로 물랑 루…

Mar 21,2009
Don’t push that button

South Korea is considering becoming a full-fledged member of the U.S.-led anti-proliferation treaty to counter the persistent missile and nuclear threat from the North, which has rekindled a fierce debate. First, the act could provoke North Korea.…

Mar 21,2009
Pyongyang detains 2 U.S. journalists and their guide

Two American journalists and their Chinese guide have been detained by North Korea near the China?North Korea border, various sources said yesterday. The two American journalists are Laura Ling and Euna Lee, who work for the San Francisco-based C…

Mar 20,2009
A million miseries

An era of unemployment with a million people out of work is once again becoming a reality. According to data in February released by the National Statistical Office, unemployment grew to 3.9 percent, and the number of unemployed exceeded 920,000 …

Mar 20,2009
Terrorist bombing may have targeted Koreans yet again

A possible suicide bomber has again targeted Koreans in Yemen, officials there told wire services. Korean officials, however, say it’s too soon to know what was behind the second bombing. What is clear is that a bomb exploded in Yemen yesterday as…

Mar 19,2009
Reflection and readiness

고종의 국새 1949년 중국 대륙에서 공산당에 패해 대만으로 간 장제스(蔣介石)에게는 좌우명이 하나 있었다. 마음 속에 늘 새겨둔 일종의 다짐이었다. '거 나라에 있던 시절을 잊지 말자(勿忘在莒)'는 성어로, 장제스 통치 시절의 대만 사람들에게는…

Mar 19,2009
Police crack down on Web site manipulators

Police Monday raided the homes and offices of three netizens who allegedly manipulated public opinion at Agora, an online discussion forum operated by Daum, one of the country’s biggest portal sites. The three are suspected of posting anti-govern…

Mar 18,2009
Space fantasies

인공위성 TV 오락프로 '무한도전'에 특별출연한 당신에게 다음과 같은 과제가 주어졌다고 가정해보자. "다 마시고 난 350㎖들이 음료수 캔에 전자 회로와 통신 장비를 장착해 인공위성을 만들 것. 이를 우주 공간으로 쏜 뒤 캔에 부착된 카메라렌즈가 찍은 …

Mar 18,2009
How clear is DP’s ‘vision’?

The Democratic Party’s new vision committee unveiled its “new Democratic Party” declaration following six months of debate and deliberation. It remains to be seen whether the new plan will crystallize into concrete party plans, but this developm…

Mar 18,2009
North lets stranded workers go back home

North Korea allowed South Koreans to come home yesterday from the Kaesong Industrial Complex, three days after shutting the border without any explanation. But northbound travel remained closed yesterday. South Korea’s Unification Ministry annou…

Mar 17,2009

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