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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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[Herald Interview] Why Toss invited hackers to penetrate its system
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Korean, Romanian leaders discuss defense tech, nuclear energy
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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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Drawbridge restored in Busan after 47 years
Yeongdo Bridge in Busan has returned to its original form as a drawbridge, 47 years after its deck stopped moving. The Busan Metropolitan City Government on Wednesday held a ceremony to mark the restoration of the bascule bridge.The bridge was built in 1934 to connect the mainland and Yeongdo Island, the first such bridge in the city’s history. It was also Korea’s first bascule bridge with a single moveable section. The bridge is said to have been built by Japanese colonial occupiers to transpor
Nov. 27, 2013
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Obama pays tribute to Hollywood on studio visit
GLENDALE, California (AFP) ― President Barack Obama praised the American movie industry on Tuesday, saying Hollywood was not only a key export industry but also an important cultural and diplomatic tool.Speaking after a visit to the DreamWorks Animation studio in the Los Angeles suburb of Glendale, Obama said Hollywood was one of the engines of the American economy.“I’ve come here today, because this is one of America’s economic engines, not just DreamWorks, but this whole cluster of companies t
Nov. 27, 2013
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[Photo News] KT&G relief aid to Philippines
Nov. 27, 2013
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[Photo News] Korean-American friendship
Nov. 26, 2013
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Rain joins Bruce Willis for upcoming Hollywood film
Fresh off his comeback performance at this year’s Mnet Asian Music Awards in Hong Kong on Friday, officials at Cube Entertainment announced that Rain will also be making an on-screen comeback with his next Hollywood project. Rain will star alongside actors Jason Patric, John Cusack and rapper Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson as well as action movie superstar Bruce Willis in the upcoming American action flick, “The Prince.” The new action thriller will be directed by Brian A. Miller, with Rain playing Wi
Nov. 26, 2013
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Asiana Airlines supplies equipment to Chinese school
Asiana Airlines, the nation’s second-largest flag carrier, established a sister relationship with Yucai Primary School in Guilin, China, on Tuesday, the company announced.Asiana supplied the school with 11 computers, four sets of multipurpose educational equipment, two pianos and 500 books, in addition to providing a special vocational lecture for students who dream of becoming flight attendants, the company stated.At the ceremony were Asiana Airlines CEO Yoon Young-doo, Guilin deputy mayor Wu J
Nov. 26, 2013
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Slovak honorary consulate opens in Busan
An honorary consulate of the Slovak Republic opened its door in Busan on Tuesday. The opening ceremony was attended by visiting Slovak Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Miroslav Lajcak and Slovak Ambassador to Korea Dusan Bella.Dongil Rubber Belt CEO Oh Myung-hwan took on the post of honorary consul. The company has a factory in Slovakia. The honorary consulate in Busan will promote economic cooperation and civilian exchanges between the two countries.By Chun Sun
Nov. 26, 2013
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Cheaters try to feel good through cognitive tricks: study
Cheaters tend to downplay the significance of their infidelity in order to reconcile conflicting self-images, a new study has suggested. The team, led by Joshua D. Foster at the University of South Alabama, theorized that those who cheat in romantic relationships respond in ways that reduce guilt, a reaction that is referred to as “cognitive dissonance.” In a bid to escape guilty feelings, cheaters reframe their past acts as uncharacteristic or exceptional behavior, according to research
Nov. 26, 2013
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[Photo News] Medical relief team for typhoon Haiyan victims
Nov. 25, 2013
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Korean forces’ Vietnam War commander Chae dies
Retired Lt. Gen. Chae Myung-shin, who served as first commander of the Republic of Korea forces in Vietnam (ROKFV) during the Vietnam War, died of chronic illness on Monday. He was 87.He graduated from the Korea Military Academy in 1949 and entered the Korean War in 1950 as a second lieutenant. Chae was appointed as the first ROKFV commanding officer in 1965 and led the Korean troops in the Vietnam War until 1969. He is known for adopting tough tactics against Vietnamese guerrillas.He retired as
Nov. 25, 2013
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Chung to receive AFC award
Saenuri Party lawmaker and former FIFA vice president Chung Mong-joon left for Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia on Monday to receive the Diamond of Asia Award from the Asian Football Confederation.The confederation decided to confer the award on Chung in recognition of his key role in bringing the FIFA World Cup to Asia for the first time in 2002 and his philanthropic activities for football communities devastated by disasters.Chung is the first Korean and ninth recipient of the highest AFC accolade. Pr
Nov. 25, 2013
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China begins work on Ahn Jung-geun monument
BEIJING (Yonhap News) ― China has started work to set up a monument honoring a revered Korean independence fighter who assassinated a prominent Japanese colonial leader in 1909, a diplomatic source said Sunday. Ahn Jung-geun shot to death the Korean Peninsula’s first Japanese governor-general, Hirobumi Ito, in Harbin, China, in October 1909. A year later, he was executed at a Japanese prison in the northern Chinese city of Ryojun, now called Lushun.South Korea and China have been working to set
Nov. 25, 2013
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Rodman tops GQ’s least influential list
LOS ANGELES (AP) ― Dennis Rodman is at the top of a list no one wants to be on at all. He’s been named GQ magazine’s No. 1 least influential celebrity of 2013.The 52-year-old former basketball player who has visited Kim Jong-un in North Korea was the top pick in the magazine’s third annual list of the least influential celebrities, which also includes twerking pop star Miley Cyrus, President Barack Obama and celebrity chef Paula Deen. GQ called Rodman a “Q-list celebrity willing to commit border
Nov. 25, 2013
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Home alone
The Roman emperor Augustus prohibited unmarried women between the ages of 20 and 50 from inheriting property because dying without legitimate children left properties heirless. Living alone in Ancient Rome was frowned upon by both state and citizenry.After 2,000 years, prospects for those living alone have changed, although of course, not entirely for the better. The modern day independent soul is sometimes known as a “singleton,” a one-person householder who voluntarily or involuntarily chooses
Nov. 22, 2013
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Society of Olympic Flame gives annual sports awards
The Korean Society of Olympic Flame presented its 2013 sports awards in Seoul Olympic Parktel on Friday. The society is a group of athletes-turned-professors, established in 1996 to suggest policies and support for elite sports. Its current president is Choi Kwan-yong of Korea National Sport University. The society gave an achievement award to Herald Corp. CEO and publisher Lee Young-man. Athletic awards went to the men’s 400-meter relay team of Oh Gyoung-su, Cho Gyu-won, Yu Min-wu and Kim Guk-y
Nov. 22, 2013
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Singer opens Dokdo Art Show in New York
Singer Kim Jang-hoon raised the curtain on Dokdo Art Show at a gallery in SoHo, New York City, on Thursday.The exhibition directed by Kim, displays photos and a model of the Dokdo islets as well as a three-dimensional video of the islets. About 40 New York students created the model.Dokdo is the name of Korea’s easternmost islets, which are called Takeshima by Japan, which also claims sovereignty over them. They are located in the East Sea between the Korean Peninsula and Japan.“Many people bega
Nov. 22, 2013
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Kim Jong-un featured in news website’s ad
An ad featuring North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has appeared in Manhattan, New York.The Daily Mail, a British newspaper, used him in an ad for its website, Mail Online.com. The ad is hung on a wall at a large subway station in Times Square.The ad puts Kim side by side with Kim Kardashian, an American TV personality, with the tagline “The Kims. They’re on the same page.”First published in 1896, the tabloid daily has gained a reputation for reporting gossip and sensational news. In 2012, it had 52
Nov. 21, 2013
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Murdoch seals ‘amicable’ divorce from third wife
NEW YORK (AFP) ― Media mogul Rupert Murdoch and his estranged third wife Wendi Deng have agreed on an “amicable” divorce settlement, the couple announced in New York Wednesday.Murdoch, 82, and Deng, 44, issued the statement after attending a brief hearing before New York judge Ellen Gesmer.The couple, who were married in 1999, made no comment after the 10-minute hearing, and the terms of the settlement were not disclosed.“We are pleased to announce that we have reached an amicable settlement of
Nov. 21, 2013
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Korean scientist makes Who’s Who for fifth year
Environmental engineer Lee Yoon-jin was included in the 2014 edition of the Marquis Who’s Who in the World, making it into the international biographical publication for the fifth consecutive year. Lee, a professor at Konyang University in South Chungcheong Province, has been included in the publication since the 2010 edition.A leading water management researcher, Lee has had her work published in a number of local and international journals. Some of her more recent research subjects include con
Nov. 21, 2013
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Korea dedicates KT-1 assembly plant in Lima
Korea has dedicated an assembly plant in Lima, Peru, to jointly roll out the basic trainer KT-1 aircraft with the South American country.The Korean Embassy in Peru, Korea Aerospace Industries and the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency held a dedication ceremony for the plant on Las Palmas Air Base in Lima on Tuesday. Peru’s Defense Minister Pedro Cateriano also attended the event.Peru is the first South American country to import Korea’s first completely indigenous aircraft developed by KAI
Nov. 20, 2013