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SNU engineering professor suspected of fake research - JoongAng Daily
The university started its probe into Shin and his research last June after being tipped off by an anonymous source. Upon receiving the tip, the university ...
July 12, 2010


New unit arrives to protect Afghan site - JoongAng Daily
“The shots were likely fired from the mountainous areas southwest of the site,” said the ministry official, who declined to be named. ...
July 2, 2010


Top cop kept in dark on rape case - JoongAng Daily
The source, who refused to be named, said it was one more example of dysfunction and lack of communication within the national police service. ...
July 1, 2010


Woori sale plan delayed until July - JoongAng Daily
... wants to complete discussions with the financial sector about Woori before releasing the plan, said a financial official who requested anonymity. ...
June 28, 2010


Kim being duped by subordinates - JoongAng Daily
The sources said there are two possible reasons why Kim is being cut out of the information loop. First, power may be shifting to his son Jong-un, ...
June 20, 2010


UN action on Cheonan faces delay - JoongAng Daily
“Our goal is to reach a certain form of agreement at least by the end of July,” said another senior Foreign Ministry official who declined to be named. ...
June 18, 2010


North won't get World Cup television feed from South - JoongAng Daily
... the Korean peninsula, and the Korean Central Television [of North Korea] came to no resolution,” a government official said on condition of anonymity. ...
June 9, 2010


Russian team wraps up probe - JoongAng Daily
“The Russian team admitted the Cheonan sank due to an external underwater blast at its left side,” said the official, who asked not to be named. ...
June 7, 2010


Blue House didn't see DP win coming - JoongAng Daily
“The majority of reports Lee had seen before the elections were optimistic about the results,” said a Blue House aide who asked not to be named. ...
June 6, 2010


Navy to get new course after loss of Cheonan - JoongAng Daily
One retired Navy admiral, who requested anonymity, admitted that the Navy had paid comparatively less attention to anti-submarine operations in the west, ...
May 23, 2010


Cheonan probe result out Thursday - JoongAng Daily
... Cheonan warship next Thursday, and President Lee Myung-bak will outline on television his follow-up moves, a senior government official said yesterday. ...
May 14, 2010


Top banks lavish outside directors with pay, perks - JoongAng Daily
A Hana Bank official who declined to be named said the bank made the donations before the professors came on board in March of this year. ...
May 13, 2010


Chinese investors visit Kaesong park - JoongAng Daily
... with South Korea early this month, raising suspicions about its intentions amid strained inter-Korean relations, a government official said yesterday. ...
May 11, 2010


US thinks North sunk Cheonan, sources say - JoongAng Daily
... Agency held a closed-door meeting [Monday, Washington time] to talk about responses to the Cheonan sinking for the first time,” the source said. ...
May 11, 2010


Korean bonds seen as safe haven - JoongAng Daily
... by selling Korean stocks as they cash out on a recent rise in share prices,” said a Financial Supervisory Service official who declined to be named. ...
May 9, 2010


Obesity, stress causing rise of 'adult' illnesses in teens - JoongAng Daily
A 14-year-old boy, who declined to be named, went to the hospital earlier this year to seek counseling on ways to increase his height. ...
May 3, 2010


President calls up top commanders to discuss security - JoongAng Daily
... and military experts is also trying to restore video footage from closed-circuit TVs on board the Cheonan, a senior government official said yesterday. ...
May 2, 2010


North leader's visit to China appears imminent - JoongAng Daily
... his Chinese trip would come either today or tomorrow as a considerable level of preparations have been done,” a source said on condition of anonymity. ...
May 2, 2010


North adopts new war invasion strategy: source - JoongAng Daily
A military expert who requested anonymity said the North took cues from the Gulf War in 1991 and Iraq War in 2003. Iraqi forces had armored vehicles similar ...
April 26, 2010


Wanted: Former gov't officials for law firm jobs - JoongAng Daily
A local law firm official who declined to be named said firms pay more than 300 million won ($270000) a year to hire someone who headed a division of the ...
April 25, 2010


ANZ eyes KEB in opening bid salvo - JoongAng Daily
... purchase of KEB as a way for ANZ to compete against HSBC in Asia,” said a Hong Kong-based regional banking analyst, who did not want to be identified. ...
April 21, 2010


KB censure could affect KEB buy bid - JoongAng Daily
... distracted KB from making a decision on whether to make a bid for KEB, said an executive at a local securities firm who did not want to be identified. ...
April 19, 2010


Islamic bonds stuck in limbo - JoongAng Daily
※It*s embarrassing,§ said a senior Finance Ministry official, who declined to be named, about the objections being raised to the legislation that would ...
April 19, 2010


Facing mounting gripes, Heroes in need of financial rescue - JoongAng Daily
According to one baseball official who asked to remain anonymous, “Brumbaugh is still owed $45000 as part of his signing bonus and incentive clause. ...
April 13, 2010


Cheonan stern breaks surface after 17 days - JoongAng Daily
The official, who asked not to be named, said that the military presumed a strong blast from the outside destroyed some of the stern's structure. ...
April 12, 2010


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