중앙데일리

Prosecution vs. police

A controversial debate between the prosecution and the police has been rekindled over the realignment of the authority to investigate criminal allegations. The Democratic Party will present a revised bill of related laws in a day or two, and the …

Nov 23,2009
Chinese tourists likely to receive waivers for visas

In a move to boost the Korean tourism industry, the government is looking into waiving visas for Chinese tourists while encouraging public workers to use up their annual vacation days. Additionally, the government is considering implementing a fi…

Nov 21,2009
Makgeolli - more than just alcohol

“A sparrow drops the branch it was holding/ And the garden is full of insects/ Makgeolli, who made you?/ One glass makes me forget a thousand worries.” The one glass that lifted the worries of the king wa…

Nov 21,2009
No renegotiation of the FTA

President Lee Myung-bak said he’d be willing to talk about automobiles in the Korea-U.S. free trade agreement if there are any problems there. That’s not surprising. But Lee’s words left room for some misunderstanding and some foreign news agencies r…

Nov 21,2009
Summit focuses on North and free trade agreement

The United States will send a special envoy to North Korea on Dec. 8 for direct talks on the nuclear impasse with the dictatorial regime, U.S. President Barack Obama said yesterday, vowing that Seoul and Washington shared a commitment to break the pa…

Nov 20,2009
Japanese colonization not just traitors’ fault

On Nov. 17, 1905, when the so-called Japan-Korea Protectorate Treaty was forcibly signed, Deoksu Palace and the meeting room were besieged by fully armed Japanese soldiers, with 800 cavalry, 5,000 artillery and …

Nov 20,2009
It’s all in the details

U.S. President Barack Obama ended his brief 21-hour visit to Seoul and returned home. In comparison to his four-day stay in China, Obama spent less time with his South Korean ally, perhaps because there were fewer pending issues. Yesterday’s summi…

Nov 20,2009
Summit to send North stern words

A stern message toward North Korea to resolve the nuclear impasse will be issued at the summit of President Lee Myung-bak and U.S. President Barack Obama today, a senior Blue House official said yesterday. After wrapping up his visit to China, Ob…

Nov 19,2009
Winning minds with a single bow

It often happens that a faded picture conveys richer content and a stronger message than a long novel. The photo taken by an American army sergeant at the American ambassador’s residence in Tokyo on Sept. 27, …

Nov 19,2009
Opportunity for renewal

The leaders of the United States and China have shown a clear difference in their views of the North Korea nuclear issue. At a joint press conference that took place shortly after the U.S.-China summit on Tuesday, U.S. President Barack Obama sent a s…

Nov 19,2009

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