Editorials

Software is not just a simple commodity, despite the fact that you can go to the store and buy software in little boxes. It is more like frozen expertise, wrapped up in a neat little package. It is also a type of communication, and a work of art. And while Korea has no lack of expertise, the country struggles with both international communication and fostering art.

The To-hoku earthquake and tsunami, the twin disasters that struck our neighbouring country two months ago left the world justifiably horrified and deeply saddened. So much devastation in such a short time!

It seems as if every year our peninsula is attacked by "distributed denial of service" (DDoS) or something equivalent and March found us showered again with Internet disobedience.

What came first for you, riding a bicycle or playing video games? For me, I fondly recall my fifth birthday and me racing into the kitchen where my parents were already waiting. When my mom told me to look outside for my present, it gave me reason to believe that I would be getting a bike, which was at least a zillion times better than getting clothes.

It was roughly the end of last year when Apple's iPhone was brought to the domestic market and fanned a smartphone craze, bringing about a new 'mobile revolution' to an industry hungry for something fresh.

As the result, telecommunication firms started changing their growth engines from wireless/wired communications services to convergence and mobile businesses and developing bases for them.

Looking forward, the height of summer heralds a few surprises.  Aside from soaring temperatures, there is a double whammy of renewable energy mid July with the New and Renewable energy exhibition and Electronic Vehicles [EV] Korea exhibition being hosted in Seoul at the Coex.  The exhibition is about the electric vehicle industry and peripherals, such as batteries.

Alice, a bright blue-eyed eight year old, was born into a poor family with many brothers and sisters. The cost of raising them became too much for her parents so they chose to sell Alice. Alice was told she was going on a trip to the big city to buy clothes and to work for a loving family.

On February 12, 2010, the Chairman of the Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC), Chung Ho Yul, participated in the top-level round table discussion during the International Cartel Workshop co-sponsored by International Bar Association (IBA) and American Bar Association (ABA).  He and many other global companies are very concerned about the recent rise of cartel or antit

The Bible speaks of two meteors hitting the earth; one in the sea and one on land. Revelation 8:8 - 11 depicts, "The second Angel trumpeted. Something like a huge mountain blazing with fire was flung into the sea. A third of the sea turned to blood, a third of the living sea creatures died, and a third of the ships sank. The third Angel trumpeted. A huge Star, blazing like a torch, fell from Heaven, wiping out a third of the rivers and a third of the springs.