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Society
Professional managers to run Buddhist temples
Ven. Jaseung, president of the Jogye Order, clasps his hands after announcing a series of reform measures for the largest Buddhist sect, in Gyeonji-dong, Seoul, Thursday. The reform initiatives follow a recent scandal over monks gambling. The Jogye Order will hand over the business of running temples to independent companies…
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East Asia
Meeting of Shanghai Cooperation Organization Starts
Chinese President Hu Jintao (R) shakes hands with his Afghan counterpart Hamid Karzai during a welcoming ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, June 8, 2012. Hamid Karzai was in Beijing for an official visit to China and attended the 12th Meeting of the…
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Politics
N. Korean leader seeks to bolster public image
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un smiles as he is surrounded by children during a celebration to mark the 66th anniversary of the founding of the Korean Children’s Union in Pyongyang in this image released by the North’s Korean Central News Agency, Wednesday. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has stepped up…
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Column
Morshed awarded as best director in SAARC festival
Bangladeshi film mker Morshedul Islam received the best director award for his film ‘Khelaghar’ at the SAARC Film Festival-2012 held in Sri-Lanka last month. Sri-Lankan Minister of Public Administration and Home Affairs WDJ Seneviratne conferred the award to Morshedul Islam at the concluding ceremony of the 5-day festival held at…
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Business
Samsung changes 2 top officials
Conglomerate adopts emergency footing Samsung Electronics said Thursday that its CEO and Vice Chairman Choi Gee-sung will serve as the head of the group’s future strategy planning division, which will make him the top secretary and right-hand man of Group Chairman Lee Kun-hee. Kwon Oh-hyun, who has been the head…
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Society
Gov’t holds key to sustaining green growth
Green growth is a new growth paradigm that requires the government’s initiative to sustain, former Prime Minister Han Seung-soo said Tuesday. During an interview at his office in downtown Seoul, the chairman of the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) which is headquartered there, Han said, “The government has to be…
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Jeong Yak-yong and Hegel
This year marks the 250th anniversary of the birth of one of the greatest thinkers of the later Joseon period ― Dasan Jeong Yak-yong (1762-1836). Last Saturday, more than 500 worshippers visited his tomb in Namyangju, northeast of Seoul, to commemorate his death. Why does this Joseon-era political “victim” command…
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Society
Tasan selected by UNESCO as universal figure
Chung Yak-yong, pen-named Tasan, a scholar of the Joseon Dynasty, was designated by the UNESCO as the figure of 2012 worth being remembered universally together with some famous foreign figures, it was learned Thursday (June 7). Park Sok-mu, head of the Tasan Research Institute, revealed the fact in a speech at the seminar held at the Press Center to commemorate the 250th anniversary…
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World
Turkey hosts World Cultural Olympics
Turkey is hosting 1,500 students from 135 countries for this years 10th annual World Cultural Olympics which has the slogan of hand-in-hand for humanity. The students are competing in singing, dancing, music and poetry recitation contests. They have been fascinating audiences with their outstanding performances. Children of various religions, languages,…
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