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[AtoZ into Korean mind] Humor in Korea: Navigating the line between what's funny and not
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[Exclusive] Korean military set to ban iPhones over 'security' concerns
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Yoon seeks rebound, taps 5-term lawmaker as chief of staff
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Medical standoff deepens as doctors reject new med school plan, talks
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[Graphic News] 77% of young Koreans still financially dependent
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Korean, Romanian leaders discuss defense tech, nuclear energy
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[Herald Interview] Why Toss invited hackers to penetrate its system
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S. Korean envoys convene to navigate strategy amid Middle East tensions
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North Korea fires several short-range ballistic missiles into sea: JCS
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Samsung, SK hynix investors dump shares on Nvidia crash
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S. African royals worried by Mandela family ‘instability’
CAPE TOWN (AFP) ― The tribal royal house in South Africa of which Nelson Mandela was a member on Sunday expressed concern at “instability” in the icon’s family and urged calm as his estate is settled.The AbaThembu royal family called the meeting in Qunu where Mandela was buried on December 15 and “shared their concern” amid reports of internal strife and warring over his estate.“We advised the family members to remain calm, respect the administration of the estate and ensure that all the assets
Dec. 30, 2013
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Schumacher in coma, 'critical' after France ski accident
Michael Schumacher, the retired seven-time Formula One champion, has undergone brain surgery and is in a "critical" condition after striking his head in a ski accident in the French Alps on Sunday, doctors said.The 44-year-old German was "suffering a serious brain trauma with coma on his arrival, which required an immediate neurosurgical operation", the hospital in the southeastern French city of Grenoble said in a brief statement."He remains in a critical condition."Schumacher had been skiing o
Dec. 30, 2013
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Choo’s charity foundation to hold first domestic event
South Korean big leaguer Choo Shin-soo will hold his foundation’s first charity event at home early in the new year, the player’s management company here said on Friday.An official with IB Sports said the newest member of the Texas Rangers and his Choo Foundation will join Child Fund Korea on Jan. 6 in a charity event for underprivileged children and children from multicultural families. The official added that up to four sick children who previously couldn’t afford medical services will receive
Dec. 27, 2013
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[Photo News] 12 millionth foreign visitor arrives in Jeju
Dec. 27, 2013
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Hyundai Motor installs ‘wish balls’
Hyundai Motor Co. kicked off its 2014 “wish ball” event in Seoul on Friday. Sixty large balloons have been installed along the U-street near Gangnam station. Pedestrians may leave New Year messages on the balls from Friday until Dec. 31. On Dec. 31, Kim Tae-woo, Lee Seung-hwan and 2AM will perform on M-Stage near the subway station. National soccer team manager Hong Myung-bo, rhythmic gymnast Son Yeon-jae and other celebrities will send video messages.Pianist Kim Nam-geol, 17, will play a solo r
Dec. 27, 2013
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Pony Chung Foundation gives 30 students scholarships
The Pony Chung Foundation awarded scholarships to 30 students in a ceremony in Seoul on Friday. The students will receive a year of tuition fees and benefits including overseas study trips and connections with mentors.The foundation also awarded research grants to two scholars, each of whom will receive 40 million won in research expenses and 10 million won in publication subsidies for a year. Those who have acquired doctoral degrees within the past five years are eligible for research support f
Dec. 27, 2013
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Hyundai launches youth service corps
Hyundai Motor Group will send 500 university student volunteers abroad. The group launched its 12th youth service corps at its headquarters in Seoul on Thursday.Founded in 2008, the corps is one of the largest civilian volunteer groups in Korea. So far, 5,500 university students have volunteered for previous corps, visiting a total of 18 countries. “What’s important in life is not speed but direction. I hope overseas services will give new momentum in setting the right direction of life and lear
Dec. 26, 2013
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Consulate in Shanghai issues 500,000th visa
The South Korean Consulate General to Shanghai issued more than 500,000 visas this year, becoming the first overseas diplomatic mission to top the number. The figure is equivalent to the combined number of visas issued by all diplomatic and consular offices abroad in 2003. The Consulate General to Shanghai issued 178,000 visas in 2010, 241,000 visas in 2011 and 367,000 visas in 2012. The number rose 36 percent this year from last year. This year’s figure reflects setbacks due to North Korea’s mi
Dec. 26, 2013
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Queen Elizabeth calls for ‘quiet reflection’
LONDON (AFP) ― Queen Elizabeth II urged people to take the time for quiet reflection in 2014, in her annual Christmas Day message to the Commonwealth.The head of the 53-country organization looked back on her own six decades as monarch, in a personal broadcast Wednesday.And the 87-year-old also looked forward to the future, saying her baby great-grandson Prince George ― third in line to inherit the thrones of 16 Commonwealth realms ― was likewise set for a lifetime of service and duty.She also t
Dec. 26, 2013
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Ex-IOC executive Ericsson dies at 94
LAUSSANE, Switzerland (AP) ― Gunnar Ericsson, a long-time International Olympic Committee executive and former member of the executive committee, has died. He was 94. The IOC says on its website that the former Swedish parliamentarian died Tuesday but does not provide a cause of death. IOC President Thomas Bach says Ericsson “personified the Olympic values and was a true Olympic gentleman. The IOC will always remember him with deep gratitude and great respect.” An IOC member since 1965, Ericsson
Dec. 26, 2013
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Number of social enterprises exceeds 1,000 in six years
Korea saw more than 1,000 social enterprises established in the six years since the related act was enforced in July 2007.The Labor Ministry said Wednesday that it has certified 1,012 social companies so far.Social enterprise certification aims at creating jobs for the underprivileged and returning part of profits to society. The government offers them management consulting, covers personnel expenses for experts and cuts corporate and income taxes by 50 percent.The number of social enterprises i
Dec. 25, 2013
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Barrier-free mountain trail dedicated in Busan
A mountain trail has been blazed free of physical barriers in Busan so that even those with limited mobility can go along the full path.The office of Bukgu district said Wednesday that the barrier-free trail consisting of four stages will be dedicated in Gupo on Dec. 30.It is a wooden deck path set up on 272-meter-high Beombangsan Mountain with a low grade of slope and no barriers along the way.The trail is 1.9 kilometers long and 1.5 to 2 meters wide, enough for electric scooters, wheelchairs o
Dec. 25, 2013
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Mao’s triumphs outweigh mistakes: state media poll
BEIJING (AFP) ― More than 85 percent of respondents in a Chinese state media survey said that Mao Zedong’s achievements outweigh his mistakes, as the country prepares to mark 120 years since the “Great Helmsman’s” birth.Mao’s legacy remains mixed in China, where he is revered for the 1949 founding of the People’s Republic but authorities have called for restraint in commemorating the anniversary.Mao is blamed for the deaths of tens of millions due to famine following his “Great Leap Forward” and
Dec. 25, 2013
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N.Y. mayor’s daughter confesses to drug, alcohol use
NEW YORK (AFP) ― The teenage daughter of New York’s incoming mayor confessed on Christmas Eve to smoking pot and underage drinking in a video aimed at helping others battling depression.Nineteen-year-old Chiara de Blasio features alone in the nearly five-minute video, announcing that she suffers from clinical depression, had smoked weed and drank alcohol.The professionally produced, slick video was posted on YouTube and emailed to reporters by her father, Bill de Blasio, who takes office as New
Dec. 25, 2013
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[Photo News] Hero firefighter award
Dec. 24, 2013
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Man who helped free Cleveland women signs memoirs contract
CLEVELAND (AP) ― The man who famously put aside his Big Mac to help rescue three women held captive in a Cleveland house for over a decade has signed a contract to publish his memoirs. Charles Ramsey signed the deal with the Cleveland publisher David Gray & Co. on Thursday. Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight and Berry’s 6-year-old daughter escaped to freedom May 6. Collaborating as Ramsey’s coauthor will be freelance writer Randy Nyerges. The former U.S. Senate staff speechwriter cow
Dec. 24, 2013
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Mossad trained Mandela in Ethiopia: Israeli archive
JERUSALEM (AFP) ― Israeli Mossad agents operating in Ethiopia in 1962 unwittingly trained Nelson Mandela in hand-to-hand combat, weaponry and sabotage, according to a document released by Israel’s state archives.A letter from a Mossad official to the foreign ministry, dated Oct. 11, 1962, titled “THE BLACK PIMPERNEL” and released to the public on Sunday, recalls a conversation in which “we discussed a trainee in Ethiopia named David Mobasari, from Rhodesia.”“The aforementioned was trained by the
Dec. 24, 2013
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Anonymous person donates W100m to Salvation Army for third straight year
A citizen donated 100 million won ($94,250) to a Salvation Army red kettle for the third year in a row.The Salvation Army Korea Territory headquarters in Seoul said it received a 100 million won check through one of its charity kettles at the entrance to Myeong-dong, Seoul.At around 7:45 p.m. on Sunday, a man who looked to be in his 50s to 60s delivered an envelope with tears in his eyes to a Salvation Army cadet ringing a bell near a kettle.On the envelope was written simply “From a resident of
Dec. 24, 2013
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Widow gets remains of soldier lost in Korean War
LOS ANGELES (AP) ― U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Joseph E. Gantt went off to war 63 years ago, leaving behind a wife who never gave up on his return. On Friday, 94-year-old Clara Gantt stood up from her wheelchair and wept in the cold before the flag-draped casket. Sgt. Gantt was finally home. “He told me if anything happened to him he wanted me to remarry. I told him no, no. Here I am, still his wife,” she told reporters at Los Angeles International Airport, where his remains were carried from a jet
Dec. 23, 2013
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Archive discloses Christmas cards received by former presidents
The National Archives of Korea on Monday disclosed Christmas cards received by former presidents through its Web portal (www.pa.go.kr).The archives also released six photos and 10 records related to Christmas as well as 14 Christmas cards sent by kindergartners, elementary and middle school students.Presidents receive Christmas cards from people of all walks of life, including members of the public and ethnic Koreans living overseas, not to mention heads of state and political and business leade
Dec. 23, 2013