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Society
South Korea’s footballers ready for Brazil
When South Korea faces Brazil at Old Trafford in Wednesday’s semifinal, football fans around the world will be watching to see whether they can provide yet another surprise. “We will put out our best line up against Brazil,” Korea manager Hong Myung-bo said at a media conference in London, Tuesday.…
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Lifestyle
Ko Doo-sim graces ‘Dance Lesson’
Veteran actress Ko Doo-sim returned to the theater after a five-year break, dancing to her heart’s desire in the play “Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks” at Doosan Art Center Yonkang Hall in central Seoul. Ko, who made her debut in 1972, is one of the top actresses in Korea.…
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Society
From ‘Gangnam’ to US, video goes viral
Korean pop singer PSY’s new song “Gangnam Style” is capturing the world’s attention with its wacky music video. The title track of his sixth studio album has topped various online charts including Melon and Naver music for three consecutive weeks since its release on July 15. On YouTube, over 15…
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IT-Science
NHN co-founders clash in mobile arena
The two founders of NHN, the company that runs Korea’s most widely used Web portal, Naver, eventually went their separate ways but are now facing off in the rapidly expanding mobile market. Kim Beom-soo and Lee Hae-jin, who were CEOs of Han Games and Naver, respectively in 1999, merged their…
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Business
New dictator, new businesses?
North Korea-related stocks continue rally amid overall market volatility Stock prices of companies that conduct business in North Korea are rallying amid growing signs that the Stalinist nation is embracing economic reform and anticipation that the severed economic relationship between the two Koreas will be revived. The share prices of…
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Society
Photo warnings to be put cigarette packs
Photos of body parts afflicted by smoking related diseases will replace the current written warning on cigarette packs from as early as next year. The Ministry of Health and Welfare said Monday that it was seeking to revise the National Health Promotion Law to curb the nation’s high incidence of…
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IT-Science
Samsung’s mobile messengers struggling
A foray by Samsung Electronics into the mobile messenger market seems unsuccessful despite attempts by the firm to promote its self-developed ChatOn. The electronics giant has been trying to use its superiority in smartphones to boost recognition of its messenger by providing it preinstalled in its handsets. Despite stellar sales…
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7 in 10 multicultural students see themselves as ‘pure Korean’
Seven out of 10 children from multiracial families identify themselves as Korean, the latest study for better understanding of biracial families showed. The survey by the National Youth Policy Institute found that 73.4 percent of 1,502 biracial children responded that they’re a Korean citizen rather than a national of the…
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Business
IBM Korea under probe for software bid rigging
Anti-trust regulators here are investigating the Korean unit of global technology firm, IBM, over suspicions of bid rigging, an industry source said Monday. IBM Korea colluded with resellers to manipulate bid prices to steer a lucrative contract to one of its partners in a Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corp. (SMRTC)…
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Business
Horror in Yeouido
Brokerage houses in firing spree as business sours Brokerage houses are dramatically laying-off employees, as the bad economy continues to squeeze finances. Workers are obviously angry and so are customers, who question how the companies can attempt to promote optimism and encourage people to buy shares while corporate management in…
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