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South East Asia
Hillary Meets Indonesian President In Jakarta
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, left, talks with Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono after their meeting at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta, Indonesia, Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2012. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, left, is greeted by Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono prior to their meeting at…
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South East Asia
Grandson Of Red Bull Creator Arrested For Hit-And-Run
In this photo taken Sept. 3, 2012, Thai police officers look at a motorcycle and a Ferrari car that involved in a hit-and-run accident during the investigation at Thong Lor police station in Bangkok, Thailand. A grandson of the creator of the Red Bull energy drink has been arrested for…
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Culture
Super Junior reigns supreme
Young K-pop fans may have killed for the chance that we’ve had: to walk backstage on M Countdown, a popular cable television music program. Stepping inside Thursday, we saw immaculately-styled Sung Min, a member of Super Junior, whiz by us. Then up ahead, in the room with a paper sign…
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Business
Shilla, Lotte clash at Incheon Int’l Airport
The country’s two largest duty free shop operators ― Shilla Duty Free and Lotte Duty Free ― have been engaged in a fierce war over the years to get an upper hand in the booming industry fueled by the surging number of inbound and outbound travelers. They have competed to…
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Politics
Bangladeshi worker’s dream ripped apart by ill health
Mosaruf Hossain, a native of Chittagong, Bangladesh, had a big dream when he first set foot in Korea on Nov. 3, 2009 with an E-9 Visa, a work permit for a job considered too dangerous, dirty and difficult for Koreans to undertake. The 31-year-old thought it would be just a…
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Seoul seeks to impose rain tax
Seoul City is considering imposing a German-style rain tax on landowners based on the amount of rain water that flows into storm drains. The municipal authorities said Tuesday that it will hold a discussion today at the Seoul Museum of History to gather opinion from professionals and laymen on how…
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Politics
‘Guardian of teenagers’ joins presidential race
Kang Ji-won, a lawyer who earned the nickname “guardian of teenagers” for his dedication to preventing juvenile delinquency, announced his bid to run in the presidential election as an independent candidate, Tuesday. In a phone interview with The Korea Times, Kang, 63, said he was determined to join the presidential…
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Society
Seoul to fight child abuse
A 17-year-old girl living with her parents and a nine-year-old sister has endured her father’s violence for years. The mother was alcoholic and was not able to protect the children. Thinking the father might kill the mother and the little sister if she ran away from home, the girl put…
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Society
Psy most viewed Korean artist on YouTube
Singer of the moment Psy had no idea his music video “Gangnam Style” would go viral around the globe within a couple of months of its release. The 34-year-old rapper’s video has over 100 million views on YouTube as of Tuesday to be crowned the highest viewed Korean artist on…
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Column
A scene from our newsroom
It’s 4:30 on a weekday afternoon, 30 minutes before our newspaper’s first edition of the day goes to press. The newsroom is at its liveliest, in a last-minute rush to get the paper out. In one corner, the deputy political editor, sitting in for her boss while he’s on vacation,…
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