South Korean president apologizes for 1950 civilian killings Jan 25, 2008
The government of then-President Rhee Syng Man shot at least 870 people in Ulsan in the country's southeast region in August 1950, three months after the outbreak of the Korean War following the communist North's invasion. Those killed were members of an organization known as Bodoyeonmaeng formed by the government with people who had past records of left-wing activity. (International Herald Tribune)
Hyundai Motor aims at luxury car market with Genesis, its first rear-wheel drive sedan Jan 10, 2008
The car is built at a specially constructed facility in Ulsan, an industrial and port city southeast of Seoul, where Hyundai has its main factory. The Genesis sells for between 40. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
South Korea's Hyundai Motor launches Genesis luxury car in foray into high-end market Jan 9, 2008
The car is built at a specially constructed facility in Ulsan, an industrial and port city 257 miles southeast of Seoul, where Hyundai has its main factory. The Genesis sells for between 40. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Business)
Hyundai Motor union votes overwhelmingly in favor of new wage deal Sep 7, 2007
We will try to improve productivity, which has been often hurt by strikes, to help the company and the national economy, Chang said from Ulsan, the industrial and port city 415 kilometers (260 miles) southeast of Seoul where Hyundai's main factory is located ... This new labor-management relationship will greatly help erase the image of a strike-stricken company and boost our competitiveness in (the) global auto market on improved productivity and efficiency, said Park Young-hoon, an Ulsan-based... (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Business)
Spain tops Ghana, into U-17 World Cup final Sep 6, 2007
ULSAN, South Korea (AP) -- Spain reached the final of the Under-17 World Cup, beating Ghana 2-1 in extra time Wednesday on Bojan Krkic's goal. The Spaniards will play for the title Sunday against the winner of Thursday's semifinal between Nigeria and Germany. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Soccer)
Soccer: Africans rising at World Under 17 tournament Sep 3, 2007
Spain versus Ghana at Ulsan on Wednesday could be the ultimate contest of this tournament. Spain has dominated Europe, but not, yet, won the World Under 17 trophy. (International Herald Tribune -- Sports)
Hyundai's makeover wins hearts Sep 3, 2007
The Ulsan District Court sentenced Park Yu-ki, the union's former head, to 18 months in prison, said union official Hwang Hyung-mo ... The two were accused of attacking Hyundai Motor's Ulsan plant President Yoon Yeo-chul during a New Year's ceremony on Jan. 3 and for leading an illegal strike ... Hyundai's main factory is in Ulsan, 415 kilometres southeast of Seoul. (Business Report, South Africa)
Hyundai Motor, Union to Keep Talking Sep 2, 2007
Negotiations take place in Ulsan, the industrial and port city 260 miles southeast of Seoul where Hyundai's main factory is located. Lee Sang-wook, the head of the union, had exhorted members to vote in favor of the strike. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Hyundai Motor labour union to keep negotiating despite strike vote Sep 2, 2007
"We decided not to go on strike until Sept. 5 ... to try to resolve the dispute smoothly,'' said Chang Kyu-ho, spokesman for the union, which has 44,867 members. Results of a union vote released earlier in the day showed that 28,243 members supported a walkout, while 12,544 opposed it. A total of 40,995 union members, or 91.4 percent of the total membership cast ballots. Some votes were declared invalid. Hyundai, the world's sixth-largest automaker, and the union have been unable to reach an... (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
Hyundai union approves strike Sep 1, 2007
Hyundai Motor President Youn Yeo-chul, left, visits Lee Sang-wook, the union's president in Ulsan, South Korea. According to an e-mail from the automaker, 28,243 union members voted in favor of the strike, while 12,544 opposed it. (CNN -- International)
Modine awarded $60 million contract Sep 1, 2007
Friday, August 31, 2007 11:41 PM CDT RACINE Modine Manufacturing Co. has been awarded a $60 million, five-year contract to supply air-conditioning systems for vehicles made by a Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. Ltd. of Ulsan, South Korea. The products will be made at Modine plants in Asan City, South Korea, and Shanghai, China, and used on excavators in Korea and China. (Racine Journal Times, WI)
Ghana, US and Tajikistan reach U-17 World Cup second round Aug 28, 2007
ULSAN (South Korea): Ghana beat Colombia 2-1 on Sunday to claim a berth in the second round of the Under-17 World Cup, with the United States and Tajikistan claiming the other two knockout stage berths on offer on the final day of group games. Belgium missed out as a result of being beaten 2-0 by the US in Group E, while the hopes of hosts South Korea and Japan of squeezing in as one of the four best third-placed teams were snuffed out. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
Gay the merrier after duel with Powell Aug 27, 2007
The US got second-half goals from Kirk Urso and Mykell Bates to beat Belgium, 2-0, and advance to the second round of the Under-17 World Cup in Ulsan, South Korea. Sevilla defender Antonio Puerta was in "very serious" condition after two cardiac arrests during his team's 4-1 win over Getafe Saturday in Spain's La Liga. (Boston Globe)
U.S. moves into U-17 World Cup 2nd round Aug 27, 2007
ULSAN, South Korea (AP) -- The United States got second-half goals from Kirk Urso and Mykell Bates to beat Belgium 2-0 and advance to the second round of the Under-17 World Cup on Sunday. The U.S. finished runner-up to Tunisia in Group E, where second, third and fourth were separated by goal differential. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Soccer)
U17 WC: Starlets progress to last 16 Aug 27, 2007
next up Brazil Starlets progress to round 16 in style Ulsan (SK), Aug. 26, GNA - The National U-17 soccer team, the Black Starlets on Sunday made Ghana proud in Ulsan, South Korea when they played a determined game to defeat "threatening" Colombia to qualify to the next stage of the World U- 17 competition ... The Starlets came into the match with a lot of determination and were favourites to all the connoseurs in Ulsan including the Korean media who later told the GNA Sports that Ghana could... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
FIFA Under-17 World Cup Aug 21, 2007
At Ulsan, South Korea ... At Ulsan, South Korea ... At Ulsan, South Korea. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
S. Korea players want Pim to stay as coach Jul 31, 2007
We are the problem, not the coach, Chun-soo, a forward with Ulsan Hyundai, added. Striker Lee Keun-ho said at the same news conference: Verbeeks tactics and training methods are good. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
* S Korea ships oil to North Jul 30, 2007
A ship carrying the fifth and final consignment of 20,500 tonnes left the southern port of Ulsan for North Korea early yesterday, said Jeong Gil-ju, an official of Ulsan maritime and fisheries office. The vessel is headed to the North's northeastern port of Sonbong, he said. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
S. Korea sends oil to N. Korea Jul 29, 2007
The last shipment left the port of Ulsan in southeastern South Korea at around 1 a.m. Saturday and is expected to arrive at the port of Sonbong in North Korea's northeast on Monday, a South Korean official said on customary condition of anonymity citing protocols. North Korea shut the reactor earlier this month shortly after receiving the first oil shipment. (USA Today)
Full Story » Jul 29, 2007
Sunday, July 29, 2007. Seoul completes oil shipment to North Korea Posted: 29 July 2007 1344 hrs. (Channelnewsasia.com)
More Top Stories Asia Pacific Headlines Jul 29, 2007
A ship carrying the fifth and final consignment of 22,600 tons left the southern port of Ulsan for North Korea early Sunday, Jeong Gil-Ju, an official of Ulsan maritime and fisheries office, told AFP.. The vessel is headed to the North's northeastern port of Sonbong, he said. (Yahoo! Asia News)
S Korea rethinks mission strategy Jul 26, 2007
"I am so sorry for the captives, however I think it is quite unreasonable that they went there in the first place against the Korean government's travel advisory," said BBC website user Hee Nam Lim, from Ulsan. "I realise they had good intentions but they have become a great burden for our government and our people," he said. (BBC News)
IAEA inspectors in DPRK have verified the shutting down of the reactor on Sunday, ElBaradei said, adding that the agency has received good cooperation from the country. • DPRK confirms shutdown of nuclear facilities Jul 16, 2007
SEOUL, July 12 (Xinhua) -- A South Korean ship with 6,200 tons of heavy fuel oil left South Korea's Ulsan port for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Thursday. SEOUL, July 12 (Xinhua)-- Mohamed ElBaradei, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), said here Thursday that he is optimistic about the denuclearization in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK). (Xinhuanet, China)
Weekly Recap Of Global Events [] Jul 14, 2007
A 6,750-ton tanker loaded with 6,200 tons of heavy fuel oil will leave the southeastern port of Ulsan for North Korea's Sonbong around noon, the Ulsan Regional Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Office said. South Korea is expected to deliver 50,000 metric tons of heavy fuel oil within 20 days as part of the deal. (RTT News)
S Korea-aided heavy oil reaches DPRK port Jul 14, 2007
SEOUL, July 12 (Xinhua) -- A South Korean ship with 6,200 tons of heavy fuel oil left South Korea's Ulsan port for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Thursday. It was the first delivery of heavy fuel oil to the DPRK under an agreement adopted in February's six-party talks on the nuclear issues on the Korean Peninsula. (Xinhuanet, China)
S.Korea ships oil aid to N.Korea for promised nuclear reactor shutdown Jul 13, 2007
A South Korean ship -- the 6,750-ton No. 9 Han Chang -- departed for North Korea from the port of Ulsan on South Korea's southeast coast, carrying an initial batch of 6,200 tons of heavy fuel oil being given to the North for its agreement to shut down Yongbyon. The ship was expected to arrive Saturday in the North's northeastern port of Sonbong and will take some 48 hours to unload. (WSVN-TV Miami, FL)
S Korea delivers heavy fuel oil to DPRK Jul 12, 2007
SEOUL, July 12 (Xinhua) -- A South Korean ship with 6,200 tons of heavy fuel oil left South Korea's Ulsan port for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Thursday. South Korean workers from SK Energy load heavy fuel oil into South Korean oil tanker "Han-chang" at a port in Ulsan, about 414 km (257 miles) southeast of Seoul, July 11, 2007 ... South Korean workers from SK Energy load heavy fuel oil into South Korean oil tanker "Han-chang" at a port in Ulsan, about 414 km (257 miles)... (Xinhuanet, China)
* Six-nation meet on N Korea may take place soon Jul 11, 2007
The first 6,200-tonne shipment will leave the South Korean port of Ulsan tomorrow. Thursday. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
'Date set' for fresh N Korea talks Jul 10, 2007
"North Korea has only one card in hand and that is its nuclear programme Rahy, Tehran, Iran News of the fresh six-party talks came as officials from North and South Korea resumed military discussions on a joint fishing area around their disputed maritime border and on security for joint economic projects nearby. The working-level talks in the border village of Panmunjom follow-up on high-level military negotiations between the two Koreas in May. But the talks could stall again, as happened last... (Aljazeera.net)
NKorea Nuclear Talks to Resume in July Jul 6, 2007
The first oil shipment will leave the South Korean port of Ulsan next Thursday to the North's eastern Sunbong port, South Korea's Unification Ministry said in a statement. South Korea "will do its best to complete (the shipment) by early August," the ministry said. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
South Korea to Ship Oil to North Korea by July 14 (Update2) Jul 5, 2007
The shipment, the first of 50,000 tons of oil that will initially be sent to North Korea, will leave from the port of Ulsan for Sunbong, South Korea's Vice Unification Minister Shin Un Sang told reporters at a briefing in Seoul today. The contract for shipping all the oil has been awarded to South Korea's largest oil refiner SK Corp., Shin added. (Bloomberg)
South Korea replace Nam-il with rookie Jang-eun Jun 22, 2007
The Korea FA (KFA) said they endorsed a proposal from coach Pim Verbeek to select Jang-eun, who joined Ulsan Hyundai in January after his successful K-League debut last year. Nam-il, who is suffering from a hernia, will leave for Japan today for an operation, said the KFA.. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
SKorea leaves out most English stars for Asian Cup Jun 15, 2007
Other strikers included in the squad were Cho Jae-jin of Japanese side Shimizu S-Pulse and Lee Chun-soo of South Korea's K-League side Ulsan Hyundai. Among the midfielders were Kim Nam-il of Suwon Samsung, Kim Do-heon of Seongnam Ilhwa and Lee Ho of Russian side Zenit. (International Herald Tribune)
* World News Quick Take Jun 1, 2007
The district court chief in the southeastern city of Ulsan received calls from a man who claimed the judge's son had been kidnapped and demanded ransom be transferred to a bank account ... "But it turned out to be a telephone scam. The money was already collected from the account which was opened under a Chinese name," a senior prosecutor in Ulsan said. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
North Korea test-fires missiles May 26, 2007
Kyodo News agency said they were launched from Hamgyong Namdo on North Koreas east coast and are considered modified silkworm or miniaturised Scuds, with a range of about 100-200 km. South Koreas new 7,600-ton class KDX-III destroyer set sail on Friday afternoon from the southern port city of Ulsan. It is armed with the most advanced Aegis combat system, able to detect and trace about 1,000 targets and then attack 20 of them at the same time, the navy said in a statement. (The News - International)
N Korea 'conducts missile tests' May 26, 2007
"We cannot preserve peace unless we have the ability to do so," said Roh Moo-hyun, the South Korean president, at the launching ceremony in the Korean city of Ulsan. "We should ensure that we are able to defend ourselves not only in naval capabilities, but in all other areas of combat." Seoul plans to launch two more Aegis-equipped destroyers by 2013. (Aljazeera.Net)
N. Korea tests missiles, as South launches ... (Hans Greimel) May 26, 2007
The 7,600-ton, KDX-III class destroyer set sail yesterday afternoon from the southern port city of Ulsan. Its Aegis combat system is able to detect and trace about 1,000 targets and attack 20 of them at the same time, South Korea's navy said. (Washington Times, DC)
South Korean Shipbuilders Hold Off China Threat with High-Priced Orders May 9, 2007
Hyundai Heavy shares are valued at 19 times estimated earnings, Samsung Heavy is at 39 times and Ulsan-based Hyundai Mipo 23 times ... Ulsan, South Korea-based Hyundai Heavy said first-quarter profit surged to a record 371 billion won ($402 million) on higher ship prices ... A 128 meter-tall crane known as the ``Tears of Malmoe'' towers above the Hyundai Heavy shipyard in Ulsan -- a reminder of the fall of European shipbuilders, who had dominated the industry until the 1980s. (Bloomberg)
Secret stateCharles Scanlon answers your queries about his N Korea trip Apr 23, 2007
Eric Chow, Ulsan, South Korea. I saw no hint of any rebellious sentiment. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
News in brief Apr 18, 2007
LONDON: Fulham have contacted South Korean club Ulsan about acquiring midfielder Lee Chun-soo ... He joined Spains side Real Sociedad in 2002 but was soon loaned to Numancia and returned to Ulsan in 2005. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
British Premier League side sends offer to S.Korean forward Apr 17, 2007
South Korea's Ulsan Tigers football club, which Lee belongs to, said Monday that Fulham sent them an offer by fax last Saturday to lease the 25-year-old striker for one year. Kim Hyung-yong, Tigers vice president, said Fulham requested to loan Lee from July 1-June 30 2008 before deciding whether to arrange a transfer deal for him from the K-League club, based in the southeastern city of Ulsan ... "We still have time and will look at whether the deal is good for both Ulsan and Lee," Kim said. (People's Daily Online, China)
Ex-S.Korea sex slaves recall humiliation Mar 7, 2007
Lee said she was abducted in July 1942 in the southern city of Ulsan. Two large men grabbed her by the arms while she was on her way to the restaurant where she worked. (Bakersfield Californian -- World)
* Sports Briefs Feb 17, 2007
Soccer S Korean makes peace S Korean striker Lee Chun-soo has made peace with his club Ulsan after threatening to boycott them, claiming they scuttled his proposed move to Premier League side Wigan Athletic. Lee, who scored the winner for South Korea with a magnificent curling free-kick in their friendly with European champions Greece last week, retracted the threat and joined the team's training on Wednesday. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Chun-soo makes peace with Ulsan Feb 17, 2007
SEOUL: Korean striker Lee Chun-soo has made peace with his club Ulsan after threatening to boycott them, claiming they scuttled his proposed move to Premier League side Wigan Athletic ... I thought that I have to join Ulsans training because I belong to Ulsan, he told reporters. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
Chun-soo issues ultimatum as he seeks Euro move Feb 10, 2007
SEOUL: South Korean forward Lee Chun-soo has threatened to sit out the next six months unless his Ulsan club promises to help him get a move to Europe ... Following the Greece match, Lee returned to Korea instead of joining up with Ulsan at their training camp in Turkey and said he would not rejoin the club until they promised to smooth the path to a transfer ... Ulsan has to promise to help me get a transfer to Europe first, he was quoted as saying by Yonhap news agency. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
Portugal halts Dunga's Brazil run Feb 7, 2007
Lee, who plays for Ulsan in the K-League, scored a similar goal against Togo in the first round of the World Cup. "He wanted to show everybody he could play," South Korea coach Pim Verbeek said. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Soccer)
Hyundai, despite soaring ratings, has hard road ahead Feb 5, 2007
How Hyundai fares will be determined not just in the courtroom in Seoul but by what happens in Ulsan, an industrial city south of Seoul where about half of its vehicles are built. Choi Ok-gon, 45, joined the paint department at Ulsan in 1986, the year Hyundai shipped its first cars to the United States ... At the annual New Year's pep rally at the Ulsan complex, workers set off fire extinguishers inside a factory and provoked a melee that, management said, left the manufacturing president there... (Mail Tribune, OR)
Hyundai's hard road Feb 4, 2007
How Hyundai fares will be determined not just in the courtroom in Seoul but by what happens in Ulsan, an industrial city south of Seoul where about half of its vehicles are built. Choi Ok-gon, 45, joined the paint department at Ulsan in 1986, the year Hyundai shipped its first cars to the United States. (Los Angeles Times)
South Korea workers strike Hyundai Jan 16, 2007
Workers walked out for a portion of their shifts in Ulsan, Chonju and Asan. Hyundai accounts for 4. (Washington Times, DC)
Riot Police Deployed at Hyundai Motor HQ Jan 10, 2007
A man who answered the telephone in the office of Hyundai's approximately 44,000-strong union in the industrial city of Ulsan said that about 2,000 workers headed to Seoul from various parts of the country to protest. Ulsan, where Hyundai has its main factory, is 260 miles southeast of Seoul ... Tensions boiled over last week when workers scuffled with company officials at an annual New Year's ceremony at the Ulsan facility. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Business)
