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Opposition-led Assembly unilaterally passes bill to probe Marine's death
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Inflation eases in April, continues bumpy ride
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Golden chance to liquidate babies’ gold rings?
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Seoul to more than double military drones by 2026 to counter NK threats
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Russia sent more than 165,000 barrels of refined petroleum to N. Korea in March: White House
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Seoul alerts overseas missions to NK terror threats
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[New faces of Assembly] Architect behind ‘audacious initiative’ believes in denuclearized North Korea
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Over 60% of S. Koreans support W100m childbirth incentive: survey
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‘Inside Out 2’ adds four new emotions, explores teenage life
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Questions raised over fair promotion of RM, NewJeans
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Notting Hill Carnival reaches bombastic climax
LONDON (AFP) ― Revellers filled the streets of west London as the Notting Hill Carnival, Europe’s biggest street festival, reached its climax on Monday with its famous Caribbean-inspired parade.A multi-ethnic throng milled between the stalls and thumping sound systems, drinking, dancing, and tasting jerk chicken as the smells of open-cooked food wafted through the air.Cloudy weather did not deter hordes of party-goers from flooding the streets to cheer on dozens of floats and flamboyantly dresse
Aug. 28, 2012
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Berlin to mark 100 years since Nefertiti find
BERLIN (AFP) - Berlin‘s Egyptian Museum said Monday it will celebrate the centenary of the discovery of the 3,400-year-old fabled bust of Egypt’s Queen Nefertiti amid an ongoing feud with Cairo over its ownership.The museum said it would open an exhibition on December 6 honouring the famous sculpture and other jewels of the Amarna period in its collection on the German capital‘s Museum Island.On the same day in 1912, the bust was unearthed by German archaeologist Ludwig Borchardt.“The exhibition
Aug. 28, 2012
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World’s oldest boat remains found in Korea
An 8,000-year-old wooden boat, believed to be the oldest of its kind ever discovered in the world, has been unearthed in Uljin, 330 kilometers southeast of Seoul, a local research institute said Monday. The remains of the fishing boat and a wooden oar, believed to be from the early Neolithic era, were unexpectedly found by researchers while they were going through an array of artifacts recovered near the area to be treated and preserved at the request of the Uljin County government, according to
Aug. 27, 2012
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K-pop fans turn to traditional Korean culture
Young French travelers learn about historic Korean culture through Templestay programThe following is the first in a 10-part series on templestays and temple food, which are 1,700-year-old cultural assets of Korea. ― Ed.GANGHWA ISLAND, Incheon ― Westerners drawn to Korea by K-pop are discovering there is more to the country. “I love BIG BANG and 2NEI. I think their music is great as well as the way they are dressed. And they are not common … their music is definitely unique from the others,” a F
Aug. 26, 2012
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Amateur botches ‘restoration’ of Christ painting
MADRID (AFP) ― An elderly woman’s catastrophic attempt to “restore” a century-old oil painting of Christ in a Spanish church has provoked popular uproar, and amusement.The well-intentioned but ham-fisted amateur artist, in her 80s, took it upon herself to fill in the patches and paint over the original work, which depicted Christ crowned with thorns, his sorrowful gaze lifted to heaven.Her work done, the “restored” figure looks somewhat like a monkey with fur surrounding a pale face and a child-
Aug. 23, 2012
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9th-century wall collapses at Rome tourist site
ROME (AP) ― Part of an early 19th-century wall near a panoramic terrace overlooking an ancient square in Rome has collapsed.No one was injured when about 9 meters of the Pincio wall fell over above Piazza del Popolo before dawn on Wednesday. Rome Mayor Gianni Alemanno inspected the damage and promised the wall would be repaired in two weeks. City culture officials blamed a winter of heavy rains and rare snowfall, followed by this summer’s hot, dry weather for causing an outer layer of brickwork
Aug. 23, 2012
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World heritage experts, activists to gather for Seoul forum
World heritage experts and activists from non-governmental organizations in the Asia-Pacific region will gather in Seoul next week to discuss how to better preserve the region‘s world heritage, the South Korean government said Thursday.The forum, the first of its kind, will be held from Aug. 27 to 30, the Cultural Heritage Administration said.About 40 world heritage administrators, experts and executives of youth organizations for the preservation of world heritage will take part in the event, t
Aug. 23, 2012
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Mexico religious cult refuses to allow teachers in
Adherents of a religious sect in western Mexico are physically blocking school teachers from entering their walled community, setting up one of the most high-profile confrontations between religious and civil authorities in Mexico since the 1930s. Local officials in the western state of Michoacan said Wednesday it may be time to call in a large-scale police operation to enforce the right to schoo
Aug. 23, 2012
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Sae-A Trading sponsors medical mission in Haiti
Sae-A Trading Company, an apparel manufacturer and exporter, recently sponsored a medical team to provide free medical services in Haiti.The team of 20 medical professionals from Chonnam University Hospital treated residents of Caracol and Terrier Rouge in northern Haiti from Aug. 12-21, the company said.The medical mission was a long-time effort by Sae-A Trading Company to help the country still suffering from the ravages of the 2010 Haiti earthquake. After attending a ceremony marking the firs
Aug. 22, 2012
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Kiehl’s lip balm found to contain mercury
The Korea Consumer Agency said Wednesday it had detected a higher-than-safe levels of mercury in the lip balm products of the global cosmetic brand Kiehl’s. According to the consumer watchdog group, they found the lip balm exceeded the limit of one part per million of mercury after testing the Kiehl’s Lip Balm #1 SPF 4 Mint with lot number 18G100.The KCA also said they collected samples of the same brand’s lip balms with different product codes and other brands’ products, but found much lower le
Aug. 22, 2012
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Korea promotes 7 Buddhist temples as UNESCO heritage
A presidential panel said on Wednesday that it is promoting Buddhist temples in Korea as UNESCO world heritage sites.The Presidential Council on National Branding said it has selected seven Buddhist temples around the country to register them as provisional UNESCO world heritage sites by the end of this year. If selected, the panel plans to apply for formal registration in 2015, an official at the panel said.After a two-year consultation with the Cultural Heritage Administration, the panel chose
Aug. 22, 2012
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Korea buys Korean Empire’s former legation building in Washington D.C.
The government purchased a historical building in Washington D.C., which was used as the legation building of Korea’s Joseon Dynasty (1392-1897) and the Korean Empire (1897-1910) in the U.S. from 1891 to 1905, the Cultural Heritage Administration announced on Tuesday. Korea retrieved ownership of the property 102 years after the country was annexed by Japan, the state-run organization said. The three-story building, which is located about 10 minutes away from the White House by car, was first bu
Aug. 21, 2012
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Global ad gurus to attend Busan festival
The annual Busan International Advertising Festival, also known as AD Stars, kicks off Friday at BEXCO with world-renowned creative directors attending.Under the theme of “Digital Humanism,” the three-day festival will offer industry experts a chance to share their ideas on marketing and creativity in the digital era.The list of celebrities in the global advertising industry who are participating in the festival includes Coca-Cola vice president Jonathan Mildenhall, Cheil Worldwide executive dir
Aug. 21, 2012
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Things not to ask in a job interview
Many people practice their interview skills before going to a job interview by coming up with answers to likely questions. But top interviewees also come up with suitable questions to ask the job interviewer. According to a news source, interviewers deem most questions acceptable but have problems with a few. Here is what experts have to say about these questions:5. Is there a probationary period? “It sounds like you’ve been fired in the past or somehow expect to perform poorly at some point,” s
Aug. 20, 2012
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A 63-year-old engineer and Japan's 'Last Ninja'
A 63-year-old former engineer may not fit the typical image of a dark-clad assassin with deadly weapons who can disappear into a cloud of smoke. But Jinichi Kawakami is reputedly Japan's last ninja.In the public mind, this is the typical image of a ninja. (123rf)As the 21st head of the Ban clan, a line of ninjas that can trace its history back some 500 years, Kawakami is considered by some to be t
Aug. 20, 2012
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Culture becomes center of Korea-China ties
This is the sixth and last in a series of articles to mark the 20th anniversary of diplomatic ties between South Korea and China. ― Ed.The term “hallyu” was first coined in the late 1990s by Chinese journalists to describe Chinese people’s craze over Korean TV dramas. Hallyu, meaning Korean Wave, has continued for more than ten years and has sparked China’s interest in other Korean cultural content and business industries such as Korean products, food, tourism, medical services and even the Kore
Aug. 19, 2012
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Video store owner fights back on unscrupulous customers
A video store owner who lost $26,000 in unpaid late fees and unreturned videos over the past three years, said she publicly exposed the names of customers who caused her lossesChristie Ross in North Carolina set a whiteboard she coined the “Wall of Shame” in front of her store with 300 names of people who either had not paid late fees or returned videos.“It probably is harsh, but the way I look at it is -- a lot of these people have cussed us,” Ross said. “Who cares about late fees?”In addition
Aug. 17, 2012
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Cultural figures to hold forum in Seoul
International cultural leaders will gather next month in Seoul to experience Korean culture and discuss how to better promote it. The Corea Image Communication Institute will invite 14 cultural icons from around the world to its third 2012 Culture Communication Forum from Sept. 4-6. The CICI organized the C20 (Culture 20) side event during the G20 Seoul Summit in 2010. “The third CCF is an event that facilitates cultural communication among the participating leaders and helps them learn Korean c
Aug. 15, 2012
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Study: Fighting bullies pushed evolution
Stopping bullying has an evolutionary basis, a U.S. researcher says, preventing them from monopolizing resources so groups can increase their odds of survival.The urge to band together against strong aggressors is a key to humanity's success as a species, biomathematician Sergey Gavrilets at the University of Tennessee said.He used mathematical models to investigate why humans exhibit strong egali
Aug. 15, 2012
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Opening a door to traditional Korean culture
Korean Buddhist cultural offerings designed to go globalBuddhism is not just a religion in Korea. It is an integral cultural asset that has substantially contributed to the development of the country’s tradition and arts for the last 1,700 years. The Korean Buddhist culture now attempts to go abroad in an effort to better serve the rising global demand for learning about Korean history and culture, thanks to the popularity of K-pop around the world.The Cultural Corps of Korean Buddhism, an affil
Aug. 14, 2012