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Hyundai Motor eyes 80,000 jobs, W68tr investment at home by 2026
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Doctors' group picks new leader amid tense standoff over increased enrollment quota
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Seoul bus drivers go on general strike, cause morning rush hour delays
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Official campaigning kicks off for April 10 elections
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Dialogue hopes fade as doctors pick hard-liner as new head
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Coupang pledges W3tr to expand Rocket Delivery nationwide by 2027
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[Election Battlefield] Political novice to face off star politician in ‘swing district’
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[Kim Seong-kon] The April 2024 election will decide our future
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Seoul’s bus union prepares for strike
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[Hello India] Corporate Korea sees new growth drivers in India
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Oldest recording of national anthem unveiled
The 1942 recording of the Korean national anthem performed by Korean-Americans reveals longing for the country’s independenceThe oldest existing recording of the Korean national anthem, or “Aegukga,” performed by Korean-American men and women in 1942 while Korea was under Japanese colonial rule, was revealed for the first time in Seoul on Monday. The state-run Independence Hall of Korea unveiled the record that has three songs ― old and new versions of the national anthem and “Mugungwha,” or th
Aug. 13, 2012
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[Announcement] New Korea Herald to be launched Aug. 14
The Korea Herald has established itself as the country’s largest English newspaper over the past six decades by providing quality news and analyses to readers both at home and abroad.Ahead of the 60th anniversary of The Korea Herald and the 10th anniversary of the renaming of The Herald Business next year, the paper is to unveil a new design and content selection on Aug. 14 to better serve our readers. The revamped design will offer visually sophisticated and reader-friendly content. The most vi
Aug. 12, 2012
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Archaeologists cover up Afghan heritage
BAMIYAN, Afghanistan (AFP) ― “It’s there,” says an archaeologist pointing to the ground, where fragments of a Buddha statue from the ancient Gandhara civilisation have been covered up to stop them being stolen or vandalised.Just months before the U.S.-led invasion in 2001, the Taliban regime shocked the world by destroying two giant, 1,500-year-old Buddhas in the rocky Bamiyan valley, branding them un-Islamic.More than 10 years on Western experts say Afghanistan’s ancient Buddhist and early Isla
Aug. 12, 2012
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Bringing King Sejong’s dream to the world
Institute aims to export standardized Korean language courses, culture overseasIn 1443, King Sejong invented the Korean alphabet, called Hunminjeongeum, or the “proper phonetic system to educate the people.” The system was created for those of his subjects who could not read Chinese characters. But he could never have realized that more than 500 years later his invention would be used globally.The number of Korean languages users worldwide is estimated at more than 80 million. And the figure is
Aug. 10, 2012
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Retired colonel’s unfinished teaching job in Kenya
Six years ago, Kim Eung-soo, a retired Air Force colonel, wanted to do something that would make a difference. Teaching Korean language and culture to foreign laborers in Korea seemed like a worthwhile thing to do, so he took an intensive training course to become a Korean language lecturer. After graduation, however, he made an unusual choice ― opening a Korean language class in Nairobi, Kenya, not Seoul.“There was no one there to teach Korean but Kenyan people wanted someone to be there. And I
Aug. 10, 2012
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Wash away the heat
Different types of swimming pools offer entertainment, reliefAlthough the record-breaking temperatures that gripped the nation have abated somewhat and the heat wave warning was removed early Friday, the weather is still expected to remain warm. A number of pools in the city offer both cool relief as well as dining and entertainment opportunities for the Seoulites seeking a break from the dog days of summer close to home. There is an “infinity edge” pool, where swimmers cannot see the edges of
Aug. 10, 2012
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Australia excludes Korean from major foreign language education
The Australian government reportedly decided to remove Korean language from the major foreign languages officially taught in Australian schools.News reports said the Korean Education Centre and Korean Cultural Office located in Sidney said on Friday the Australian Curriculum Assessment and Reporting Authority decided to exclude Korean from the foreign language list.ACARA, an independent organization under the Australian government, takes charge of curriculum assessment and evaluation for schools
Aug. 10, 2012
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Korea to expand program to cultivate culture experts
The government will expand both in quality and quantity its education program for aspiring creators of content related to traditional Korean culture, the culture ministry said Wednesday.The ministry has offered a month-long education course on traditional Korean culture for producers, scriptwriters and others with creative jobs in the broadcasting and movie industries, since April, so they can play a role in increasing the world’s awareness of Korean traditional culture through their work.It has
Aug. 8, 2012
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Mexico finds mass of bones in unusual Aztec burial
MEXICO CITY (AP) ― Mexican archaeologists say they have found an unprecedented human burial in which the skeleton of a young woman is surrounded by piles of 1,789 human bones in Mexico City’s Templo Mayor.Researchers found the burial about five meters (15 feet) below the surface, next to the remains of what may have been a “sacred tree” at one edge of the plaza, the most sacred site of the Aztec capital.The National Institute of Anthropology and History said the find was the first of its kind, n
Aug. 8, 2012
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Italian churches pray for rain
(MCT)Churches in northern Italy said they are praying for rain to end the drought and ease the strain from recent record temperatures.Multiple churches in the city of Padua said they are ending Masses with a special prayer asking for rain to end the recent drought, ANSA reported Tuesday.Temperatures in much of Italy have been at record highs approaching 104 degrees. (UPI)<관련 한글 기사>찜통더위 견디다 못해 무리지어
Aug. 8, 2012
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A glance back at gugak in Paris in 1900
Rare Korean traditional music instruments returned home from France after 112 years on display at the National Gugak CenterMore than 100 years before K-pop reached Paris, Emperor Gojong (1852-1919) personally introduced Korean traditional musical instruments to the French capital. The instruments, including “geomungo,” “”haegeum,” “piri” and “daegeum,” were showcased at the Paris International Exposition in 1900. They were carried by the delegation led by Min Young-chan, a relative of Empress My
Aug. 7, 2012
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Lunch not ‘just lunch’ for ex-lovers
Eating food with an ex-lover sparks more jealousy with one‘s current partner than meeting that same person for coffee, U.S. researchers suggest.Study co-authors Kevin M. Kniffin, a postdoctoral researcher at Cornell University’s Dyson School of Applied Economics, and Brian Wansink, the director of Cornell’s Food and Brand Lab, measured the amount of jealousy reported by current romantic partners if one of them were contacted by an ex-lover and subsequently engaged in several food- and drink-base
Aug. 7, 2012
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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