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1 in 3 Koreans live alone, family types becoming diverse
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Korea, Japan finance chiefs vow to tame rampant FX market volatility
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K-pop singer lost consciousness after being hit by foul ball, cancels show
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K-pop group's manager dismissed for setting up spycam in theater dressing room
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Contentious grain bill put directly to plenary meeting for vote
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Korean Muslim YouTuber's plan to build mosque in Incheon goes viral
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Why is Apple Pay struggling to get purchase in Korea?
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Yoon's office denies considering liberal figures for key posts
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Trilateral talks acknowledge ‘serious’ slumps of won, yen
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[Today’s K-pop] BTS pop-up event to come to Seoul
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N.K. rights monitor’s budget cut by third
In an apparent dampening of the government’s zeal to tackle human rights abuses in North Korea, the National Human Rights Commission’s budget for the area was slashed by one-third this year, officials said Wednesday. According to the independent organization, the budget allotted for the North Korea human rights section is 200 million won ($17,800), down from last year’s 331 million won. The commis
Social AffairsJan. 26, 2011
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Chinese travel agency offers new North Korea Tours to study Juche
North Korea has long been considered the world’s most mysterious travel destination. Now, a new tour is to offer travelers the chance not only to see tourist attractions, but also to learn about North Korea’s guiding principle of “Juche.”Juche is the ideology of the North Korean regime, which calls for independence in politics, as well as self-sustenance in the economy and military defense. (Yonh
North KoreaJan. 26, 2011
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Captive Somali pirates could face life in prison here: officials
Five Somali pirates, captured in last week’s military operation that freed a hijacked South Korean freighter, could face up to life in prison if they are brought here and convicted in local courts for committing robbery and wounding sailors under the South Korean law, government officials here said Wednesday.The South Korean Navy commando last Friday killed eight pirates and captured five others d
Social AffairsJan. 26, 2011
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Putin vows revenge for airport bombing
Suspicion falls on Islamist separatists from Chechanya or Caucasus regionMOSCOW (AP) ― Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has vowed revenge for the suicide bombing that killed 35 people at a Moscow airport ― a familiar tough-on-terrorism stance that has underpinned his power but also led to a rising number of deadly attacks in Russia.Lax security also was blamed for Monday’s explosion in the internatio
InternationalJan. 26, 2011
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Scientists claim largest super-volcano could wipe 2/3rds of U.S.
Scientists predict that if the largest super-volcano underneath Yellowstone National park in Wyoming explodes in the near future -- for the first time in around 600,000 years -- it could wipe out two thirds of the United States.The Soufriere Hills volcano erupts in the Caribbean island of Montserrat, Saturday, January. 23, 2010. (AP)According to the Daily Mail on Tuesday, the super-volcano has bee
InternationalJan. 26, 2011
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UN envoy calls for Somali pirate chief hunt
The international community must hunt the dozen Somali clan chiefs who run the pirate attacks on international shipping in the Indian Ocean, a UN advisor told the Security Council on Tuesday.Amid mounting international concern over the attacks and hostage-taking, former French minister Jack Lang said "we need to tackle the force behind the pirates, those who order the pirates to carry out their at
PoliticsJan. 26, 2011
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Obama urges Congress to pass Korea FTA as soon as possible
WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Barack Obama called on Congress on Tuesday to ratify the pending free trade agreement (FTA) with South Korea as soon as possible as a means of doubling exports and creating jobs for a timely economic recovery."Last month, we finalized a trade agreement with South Korea that will support at least 70,000 American jobs," Obama said in his State of the Un
PoliticsJan. 26, 2011
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S. Korea proposes preliminary military talks with N. Korea on Feb. 11
South Korea said Wednesday it has proposed holding working-level military talks with North Korea on Feb. 11, in what would be their first dialogue since the North's deadly bombardment of a border island in November.The proposed inter-Korean talks, which would be held at the border truce village of Panmunjom, are aimed at setting the time, place and agenda for a higher-level military meeting, said
North KoreaJan. 26, 2011
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Woman eats seven couches
(captured from YouTube)A woman who appeared on the American program “My Strange Addiction” shocked audiences when she admitted her bizarre habit of eating sofa stuffing. Adele, 30, from Bradenton started eating bits of couch cushions at the age of 10 and since then has eaten a total of seven couches and two chairs.Adele estimates she has eaten more than 90 kg of couch cushion.According to psycho
InternationalJan. 26, 2011
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Man travels the world with his six sex dolls
(captured from The Sun)A man has spent more than $26,000 to travel across England and America with his six sex dolls. Dave Hockey, 57, has traveled with his girlfriends to Stonehenge, the Grand Canyon and Niagara Falls. Hockey, who is married and from Nova Scotia, Canada, flew “Realdoll” Bianca and “Teddy Babe Deluxe” Carey to Britain for trips to Oxford, Wiltshire and Abergavenny, Wales. Hockey,
InternationalJan. 26, 2011
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Love of Korea lives on
American school teacher donates organs to save three livesAn American woman who died after a brain hemorrhage has given new life to three Koreans through life-saving organ donations, a local hospital said Tuesday. Linda Freel, 52, who was a teacher at the International Christian School of Euijeongbu, became the first American to donate organs in Korea. Fourteen years ago she settled here to teach
Social AffairsJan. 26, 2011
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Seoul to propose North to hold working-level talks
South Korea plans to propose to the North on Wednesday to hold working-level talks next month in order to open the window for their first military talks in five months, government sources said Tuesday. "The government plans to officially suggest to North Korea within tomorrow to hold preparatory talks for high-level military talks," a government official said. Military talks with the North
North KoreaJan. 25, 2011
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Elite forces become national heroes
UDT/SEAL unit members go through harsh trainingDespite the face-numbing weather, the Navy’s elite special warfare troops, clad in black diving suits, hurled themselves into the frigid waters after jumping out of their rubber boats Tuesday.The group of the naval troops, dubbed UDT/SEAL, was engaging in their three-week combat training session, which began off the coast of Jinhae in Changwon City on
PoliticsJan. 25, 2011
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Somali pirates face punishment in Korea
President Lee Myung-bak has instructed the government to bring the five Somali pirates captured alive last Friday to Korea for criminal punishment, a Cheong Wa Dae official said Tuesday.“The president instructed officials to bring the pirates here for punishment. Therefore, the possibility of them being handed over to a third country is not high,” the official said, on condition of anonymity.Anoth
PoliticsJan. 25, 2011
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Parents pay W200,000 a kid for English study
Korean parents are spending up to 200,000 won ($178) per child on private English education each month, a survey showed on Tuesday. But most are willing to pay this or more for their children’s sakes, indicating that families prioritize English education in their budgets, according to Yoon’s English School, one of the nation’s largest English education franchises. The private English educator surv
Social AffairsJan. 25, 2011
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Tougher security, new court needed for pirates: U.N.
UNITED NATIONS (AFP) ― Somali pirates are spreading their attack zone and now costing more than $7 billion a year, according to a U.N. study released Monday which calls for new security and legal weapons to be urgently deployed.A new court to try pirates with Somalis jurisdiction but based in a foreign country should be set up, former French foreign minister Jack Lang said in the report.The intern
InternationalJan. 25, 2011
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150 years of dieting fads and still no quick fix
WASHINGTON (AP) ― Before there were modern weight loss diets, there was William Banting. He invented the low-carb diet of 1863.Even then Americans were trying out advice that urged fish, mutton or “any meat except pork” for breakfast, lunch and dinner ― hold the potatoes, please.It turns out our obsession with weight and how to lose it dates back at least 150 years. And while now we say “overweigh
InternationalJan. 25, 2011
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Korea, China to clamp down on voice phishing, fakes
Last year, a 31-year-old office worker surnamed Kim received a phone call from the post office that she had a parcel to receive but there were a few problems. Then suddenly the phone hung up. She then made a phone call to the post office to get her item, where a staff worker informed her that she had been duped by voice phishing scammers.“They make money by inducing you to make extra-expensive int
Social AffairsJan. 25, 2011
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Groups look to enlist more volunteers
Scholars, volunteers and officials gathered at a forum in Seoul Tuesday to discuss the past, present and future of overseas volunteering, hoping to increase the efficiency of Korea’s aid.Participants at the World Friends Korea Forum reviewed the current situation for volunteers and organizations to seek the direction in which Korea is going as a provider of official development aid.World Friends K
Social AffairsJan. 25, 2011
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Solution to baldness, just $24
A 15 pound ($24) nanofiber spray for hair loss treatment will probably irritate the hot-tempered Gordon Ramsay of Hell’s Kitchen, who spent 30,000 pounds to cover up his thinning hair.Prison worker John Banks, 47, bought a nanofiber spray at just 15 pounds and filled the empty spots on his head, Daily Mail reported Monday.“It just shows you don’t have to be a rich celeb like Gordon Ramsay to cover
Social AffairsJan. 25, 2011