South Korea NewsNews on South Korea continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.Korean provincial government to invest in movies- August 13, 2008 The South Korean province of Gyeonggi plans to announce Tuesday a 100 billion won fund to promote joint ventures between Hollywood producers and graphic artists based in Seoul.http://www.topix.net/world/south-korea/2008/08/korean-provincial-government-to-invest-in-m... DPRK to expel ROK citizens from resort- August 13, 2008 The Democratic People's Republic of Korea said yesterday that it would expel citizens from the Republic of Korea from a mountain resort that symbolized reconciliation efforts on the divided peninsula, amid ...http://www.topix.net/world/south-korea/2008/08/dprk-to-expel-rok-citizens-from-resort?from... South Korea to Sell 41 State-Owned Companies in Lee's Drive for Efficiency- August 12, 2008 South Korea said it will sell or merge 41 of the nation's 319 state-owned companies as part of President Lee Myung Bak 's pledge to make government-run firms more competitive.http://www.topix.net/world/south-korea/2008/08/south-korea-to-sell-41-state-owned-companie... S Korea cult leader jailed for sex crimes- August 12, 2008 Jeong, now in his early 60s, fled South Korea in 1999, one day after rape allegations against him were broadcast on national television, and was charged with rape in his home country in 2001.http://www.topix.net/world/south-korea/2008/08/s-korea-cult-leader-jailed-for-sex-crimes?f... AUM students visit South Korea- August 12, 2008 Joshua Friesen got more of an education than he was ex pecting at Auburn Montgomery when he and five other juniors from the school went on a trip to South Korea.http://www.topix.net/world/south-korea/2008/08/aum-students-visit-south-korea?fromrss=1 Maryland launches development office in South Korea- August 12, 2008 Maryland will open its sixth foreign office in South Korea this fall, its first foreign office that will be run by a private company.http://www.topix.net/world/south-korea/2008/08/maryland-launches-development-office-in-sou... Lee, Rudd Look Forward to Korea-Oz FTA- August 12, 2008 President Lee Myung-bak and Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd have agreed on a preliminary meeting for a bilateral free trade agreement.http://www.topix.net/world/south-korea/2008/08/lee-rudd-look-forward-to-korea-oz-fta?fromr... First 3-D ICs debut- August 12, 2008 The world's first 3-D chip process is ready for licensing from the fabless semiconductor design house BeSang Inc.http://www.topix.net/world/south-korea/2008/08/first-3-d-ics-debut?fromrss=1 U.S. won't take North Korea off terror list, yet- August 11, 2008 The United States says it will not remove North Korea from a blacklist of state sponsors of terrorism until the North agrees to a way to verify its nuclear weapons program.http://www.topix.net/world/south-korea/2008/08/u-s-wont-take-north-korea-off-terror-list-y... S.Korea plans reform over state-owned firms- August 11, 2008 South Korean Finance Minister Kang Man-soo said Monday that the government plans to privatize, consolidate or restructure 33 state-owned firms in the future.http://www.topix.net/world/south-korea/2008/08/s-korea-plans-reform-over-state-owned-firms... |