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Flood leaves 17 dead and 47 missing in Nepal
KATHMANDU, Nepal— Seventeen people died and 47 went missing in a flash flood triggered by the bursting out of Seti River clogged by debris from an avalanche near the base camp of Mt. Fish Tail following continuous rains Saturday. The death toll could go higher as the chances to rescue the…
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Business
Yeosu not expo-ready
Shortage of hotels, inadequate transportation threaten world fair Yeosu Expo organizers aim to achieve the ambitious goal of drawing 10 million visitors to the small southwestern port city in South Jeolla Province during the three-month event. They say they are ready for the largest global event ever hosted by the…
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Politics
Parliamentary vote kicks off in Syria
Polling stations opened across Syria on Monday for the country’s first multi-party parliamentary elections in half a century amid reports of ongoing violence that has jeopardized the UN-backed peace plan designed to end the 14-month bloody conflict. The elections follow a referendum on a new constitution in February that ended…
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Will Smith returns with ‘Men in Black III’
“Men in Black III,” the third movie of this franchise — a decade after its prequel — premiered in Seoul. Stars Will Smith and Josh Brolin along with director Barry Sonnefeld greeted fans at a press conference at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel Yeoksam-dong, southern Seoul, Monday. “Anyeonghaseyo,” Will Smith said to…
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Business
CEO Min seeks to invigorate Kookmin
KB chief sees turnaround for BCC in coming years The rap sheet on KB Kookmin Bank was simple: A big, but boring bank that punches below its weight and gets routinely beaten by quicker rivals in new markets. The company’s response to its reputation problem was to hire a CEO…
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‘North Korea may have aborted launch’
North Korea may have intentionally crashed its long-range Unha-3 rocket last month due to problems in staging, a U.S. missile expert said Monday. David Wright, a senior scientist and co-director of the Global Security Program at the Union of Concerned Scientists, put forward the possibility among a range of scenarios…
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Politics
Power struggle grips leftist party
Lee Jung-hee, a co-leader of the Unified Progressive Party (UPP), rejected a call for her resignation, Monday, proposing a hearing and reinvestigation of a primary vote rigging case. A task force had earlier released findings of their investigation that showed rigging and irregularities were quite prevalent. Thus, the struggle for…
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Society
Teenagers spend more time online
A third grader at a middle school in eastern Seoul, surnamed Kang, plays online games for about one to two hours per day. Actually, he spends fewer hours on cyber games than other schoolchildren because he attends a hagwon, or cram school, in the evening. “I usually play the games…
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Lifestyle
Ok-wonder woman of Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital
Ok Jin-ju will answer your email inquiries about anything from catching a cold to having heart surgery, make sure you fill out any necessary paperwork, and nag other doctors to get you an appointment. The director of the International Health Center at Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital takes every opportunity to…
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Arab women artists seek “revolutionary” change
*Editor’s note: This is the first installment of six-part stories about six Arab women artists devoting themselves to creating different style of art and innovating their methods of expression for “revolutionary” change. Six Revolutionary Arab Women Artists What is revolution in art? Isn’t it calling for, seeking and attempting to bring about change? Look at the…
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