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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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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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Russia sent more than 165,000 barrels of refined petroleum to N. Korea in March: White House
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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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Unfriending with ex-lovers on Facebook gives distress
After breakups, almost 90 percent of people check up regularly on their ex-boyfriends or ex-girlfriends on Facebook, according to a master’s thesis by a student at the University of Western Ontario in Canada.For her thesis named “It’s Complicated: Romantic Breakups and their Aftermath on Facebook,” Veronika Lukacs, 25, a media studies graduate, surveyed 107 people who had experienced a breakup in the past 12 months.Of those surveyed, 88 percent said they keep an eye on their former lovers on Fac
Aug. 7, 2012
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Marilyn Monroe honored on 50th anniversary of her death
LOS ANGELES (AFP) ― Some 300 Marilyn Monroe fans gathered Sunday at the Los Angeles cemetery where she is buried, commemorating the iconic sex symbol on the 50th anniversary of her death. Culminating a week of celebrations organized by various fan clubs, the ceremony was held at her final resting place in Westwood Village Memorial Park, a small patch of greenery between a parking lot and a residential part of the city.Fans as well as friends and relatives paid homage to the actress, who died on
Aug. 6, 2012
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NMOCA holds summer culture festival
The National Museum of Contemporary Art, Korea in Gwacheon, south of Seoul, will hold a summer culture festival on Saturday nights, featuring music concerts, movie screenings and performances in its outdoor sculpture garden. The festival titled “Kill Your Stress, Heal Your Heart” aims to let visitors fight off stress through participating in a variety of cultural events and recharge themselves in natural surroundings. Various programs run from 5-10 p.m. on Saturdays from Aug. 11-25. It will feat
Aug. 5, 2012
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Strong hearts, lungs linked to good grades
Cardiorespiratory fitness -- a healthy heart and lungs -- had an impact on boys' and girls' grades on reading and math tests, U.S. researchers said.Study co-author Trent A. Petrie, director of the Center for Sport Psychology at the University of North Texas, and colleagues gathered data at five Texas middle schools from 1,211 students, of whom 54 percent were female -- with an average age of about
Aug. 4, 2012
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Balancing mind and body
Healing emerges as keyword for mental health in stressful, highly competitive societyIn a desperate attempt to change herself and take charge of her life, a 44-year-old housewife visited the Saneum Art Therapy Center in Yangpyeong, Gyeonggi Province, last winter. Trapped in a prison of self-blame for being overweight, childless for years and having constant conflict with her husband, she was under extreme stress and feeling helpless, recalled her therapist Weon Jung-yen, director of the center.
Aug. 3, 2012
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Exhibitions“Whale, the Moving Island”: Lotte Gallery holds the solo photo exhibition of the famous underwater photographer Chang Nam-won at the Lotte gallery, located 12th and 14th floor of the Lotte Department Store in Sogong-dong, Seoul. The exhibition features pictures of humpback whales Chang took in the waters off Vavau Island, 1,900 kilometers away from New Zealand. Photo works include the rare moment when a whale approaches closer to a diver, and moves around, which is considered to be a
Aug. 3, 2012
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Why do women outlive men?
A new study about the “mother’s curse” may reveal why women outlive men. The phenomenon links to an evolutionary “loophole” caused by direct passing of mitochondria DNA from mother to child. Only the mother passes her mitochondria DNA to her child, unlike in other DNA where both the mother’s and father’s strains influence the child. This direct inheritance leads to a problem that harmful mutations can be accumulated, according to a new study published in the journal Current Biology. The harmful
Aug. 3, 2012
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Asia Society Korea Center corrects translation errors
The Asia Society Korea Center held a launching ceremony for the Search and Correct Campaign in partnership with the Asia 21 Korea Chapter, Voluntary Agency Network of Korea, and Herald Media on Wednesday. The Search and Correct Campaign (SCC) includes two projects ― the Korean-English translation correction project and the textbook correction project ― which are designed to improve communication between Korea and other countries. The Korean-English translation correction project will tackle mist
Aug. 2, 2012
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Actor Kil Yong-woo donates to Africa
Actor Kil Yong-woo, 57, donated the proceeds from his recent photo exhibition to “I Love Africa,” an international relief agency for Africa. Kil’s photo exhibition, titled “Kil Yong-woo I Love Africa,” was held July 26-27 and raised more than 20 million won ($17,000).Kil himself took the photos during his week-long volunteer trip to Tanzania in June. There he participated in a relief project called “Sharing Water of Life.” Kil dug 11 wells in three different villages and delivered relief items t
Aug. 1, 2012
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U.S. customs seizes Egyptian artifacts at Mexican border
LAREDO, Texas (AP) ― U.S. customs officers in Laredo have seized two stolen Egyptian sarcophagus-type artifacts and are working on getting them back to Egypt.A Customs and Border Protection statement described the artifacts as painted with intricate faces and designs. A customs officer at the World Trade Bridge in Laredo initially examined the shipment listed as Egyptian sculptures. Homeland Security Investigations agents determined the artifacts weren’t travelling with required documentation an
July 31, 2012
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ARKO publishes books about contemporary Korean culture
Arts Council Korea (ARKO) has published three books in English on Korean dance, K-pop and female artists as part of a project to introduce Korean contemporary arts and culture to the world.According to ARKO, it is the nation’s largest funding agency for the arts.The three books are part of a 15 volume series, which ARKO began last year with four titles on the theater district in Seoul Dehangno, the Korean diaspora, 20th century Korean music and architecture in Seoul. It plans to issue three more
July 31, 2012
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Study: Modern culture may have earlier start
JOHANNESBURG (AP) ― Poisoned-tipped arrows and jewelry made of ostrich egg beads found in South Africa show modern culture may have emerged about 30,000 years earlier in the area than previously thought, according to two articles published on Monday. The findings published in the journal “Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences’’ show that the 44,000-year-old artifacts are characteristic of the San hunter-gatherers. The descendants of San people live today in southern Africa, so the item
July 31, 2012
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Art along the tense border
Works on display at tour sites of Cheorwon Security Tour show realities of a divided peninsulaSecurity is of utmost importance at the heavily fortified 250-kilometer-long Demilitarized Zone along the 38th parallel that divides the Korean Peninsula into South and North Korea. And though Cheorwon Peace Observatory boasts a panoramic view of North Korea, well into the propaganda village close to the border, tourists are often prohibited from taking photos for security reasons. On the third floor of
July 30, 2012
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Man chews bus seat
A passenger took a big bite out of a bus seat in England.On May 25, a man in his early 20s ate a seat on a bus, running in Devon of southwestern England. According to news reports, the passenger began to chew a leather seat, which he sat on, after 20 minutes he got on the bus and continued to eat the seat making about $313 damage.It is not yet known why he ate the seat. The local police released a CCTV image and description of the man to help find him.(From news reports)<한글 관련 기사>충격! 버스 좌석을 씹어 먹
July 27, 2012
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Why is everyone on the Internet so angry?
With various ongoing debates on the Internet, leaving aggressive and scathing comments can actually damage society and mental health, according to a recent study.Online comments tend to be “extraordinarily aggressive, without resolving anything,” said Art Markman, professor of psychology at the University of Texas at Austin, adding that an emotional experience without resolving anything is not good for mental health. Comments on the Internet are written monologues, which do not occur in real dis
July 26, 2012
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Group outraged over eye-sewing experiment on cats
Animal rights groups are furious over an experiment in the U.K where cats’ eyes were sewn up to find out how the brain responds to sensory deprivation.More than 20 kittens were raised in darkness for up to 12 weeks and another five had their eyes sewn closed for up to a week. The test was funded by British taxpayers and conducted by researchers at Cardiff University who insist the procedure is humane and took place in a bid to find a cure for lazy eye in children. But the British Union for the A
July 26, 2012
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Science makes an open book of English evolution
PARIS (AFP) ― “The United States of America” has become entrenched as one of the most frequently printed phrases in the modern era of written English, a study of 500 years of language evolution has shown. Among the top dozen phrases most-printed in books every year, this one stands out from the other most popular five-word sentence components like “at the end of the,” “as a result of the” or “on the part of the.”“‘The United States of America’ tops the charts quite remarkably if one ignores the
July 25, 2012
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Killer whale drags trainer under water for 15 minutes
An online video showed a huge killer whale thrashing his trainer for 15 minutes at a U.S. theme park SeaWorld.The 2006 video was released as part of the on-going litigation against SeaWorld by the U.S. Secretary of Labor. The government says SeaWorld has endangered its trainers by exposing them to the dangerous whales.Killer whale Kasatka's attack on San Diego trainer Ken Peters has been put on Yo
July 25, 2012
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Beopseongpo Danoje designated as important intangible cultural asset
The Cultural Heritage Administration said Tuesday it has designated the Danoje Festival held in Beopseongpo in South Jeolla Province as Important Intangible Cultural Asset No. 123.The Beopseongpo Danoje is one of the major Dano festivals held in Korea along with Gangneung Danoje, a UNESCO-designated world cultural heritage. Programs include ritual offerings to the Dragon King for the sake of safety of fishermen, folk games, a Korean music competition, and a lantern parade to pray for the well-be
July 24, 2012
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English websites for promoting Korean culture, not accessible
English websites to promote Korean culture targeting international Internet users are not accessible from popular search engines such as Google and Yahoo!, a local news report said.The Korean Cultural Heritage Administration produced an English website for foreigners that provide information about Korea’s historical and cultural heritages such as Seokguram and Gyeongbokgung.However, the information does not appear on Google or Yahoo!. Even the National Institute of the Korean Language’s Korean l
July 24, 2012