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Business
Korea sets up global alliance in forestation
Despite increasing demand for timber in line with development in China and India, importers complain of difficulties in securing sufficient amounts due to stiff logging regulations. From the perspective of timber exporters, they counter that logging has exploited forests posing serious environmental threats. Korea has discovered a way to satisfy…
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Is Korea second-tier market for Apple?
Apple’s new iPad was finally released in Korea on Friday. But the much-awaited item seems to be generating as much resentment as excitement due to its late arrival. The device made its debut last month in 10 countries, including the United States, Australia, Canada, France, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore and…
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Lifestyle
Chongdong Theater updates ‘Miso’
Traditional musical blends new music, choreography The Chongdong Theater, near Deoksu Palace in central Seoul, is the nation’s first and only theater devoted solely to traditional performances. Local business conglomerates have displayed a tendency to promote Western arts, such as classical music, ballet or opera, rather than sponsor traditional arts.…
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Like A Strider On The Water
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Looking like a tiny water bug on a big pond a lone rower paddles his shell down a glassy St. Johns River as the early morning sunlight catches the ripples he creates on the surface of the water on Friday April 20, 2012, near Jacksonville, Fla. <AP/Newsis>…
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South Asia
Roadside barbers in Pakistan
A huge number of barbers in Pakistan can’t afford to pay rent and get shops for their business. Instead they have turned to another way of doing their business. A large amount of roadside barbers can be seen throughout Pakistan, including big cities such as Karachi. They can be found…
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World
Egytians Protest Against Ruling Military
CAIRO — Egyptian protesters attend Friday prayers during a rally in Tahrir Square, Cairo, Egypt Friday, April 20, 2012. Tens of thousands of protesters packed Cairo’s downtown Tahrir Square on Friday in the biggest demonstration in months against the ruling military, aimed at stepping up pressure on the generals…
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East Asia
NK Soldiers Chant Slogan Against Lee Myung-bak
P’YANG — North Korean soldiers chant at Kim Il Sung Square in central Pyongyang, North Korea, during a rally denouncing South Korean President Lee Myung-bak on Friday, April 20, 2012. North Koreans said Lee’s radio comments about North Korea last week “hurt the dignity” of the North Korean people. <AP/Newsis>…
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Politics
Lose him!
Saenuri sends plagiarizing Moon to ethics panel; IOC remains mum International Olympic Committee (IOC) member Moon Dae-sung is not just an embarrassment to the ruling Saenuri Party but also to Korea, an Olympic nation that hosted the 1988 Summer Games in Seoul and will host the 2018 Winter Games in…
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Politics
Kim Jong-un named one of world’s most influential people
Time magazine online named North Korean leader Kim Jong-un as one of the 100 most influential people in the world for being “the incarnation of the tenets of self-sufficiency established by his grandfather and father.” Kim, who is believed to be in his late 20s, is one of the “four…
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