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World
A Tank Takes Position In Sinai Where Terror Attack Occured
An Egyptian army vehicle keeps its position close to the Rafah border crossing with the Hamas-run Gaza Strip on August 6, 2012. Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi has decided to hold three-day mourning for soldiers killed and injured in a deadly assault in Sinai Peninsula. A terrorist group attacked one of…
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East Asia
South Korean Gymnast Takes Gold In Vault
Yang Hak Seon of South Korea competes during men’s vault final contest of Gymnastics Artistic event, at London 2012 Olympic Games in London, Britain, on August 6, 2012. Yang Hak Seon of South Korea won gold medal. <Xinhua/Shen Bohan> news@theasian.asia
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Column
[Global Report] Antartica, most Desolate Region on Earth
The Weather At the end of April, the sun will disappear for 4 months (Huxley, 1977). During this time the temperature can drop to -55C. Since Antarctica is in the southern hemisphere, their winter is during the northern hemisphere’s winters. During the winter if one goes ventures into the outdoors,…
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Park Tae-hwan & Sun Yang
Olympic fans here and in China are showing much admiration for the friendship between the two swimming athletes _ South Korea’s Park Tae-hwan and China’s Sun Yang. The Internet is filled with photos of their friendly gestures in and outside of the Olympic pool. Net surfers in Korea have dubbed…
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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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