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Society
Refugees from Myanmar arrive in South Korea
Refugees from Myanmar arrived in South Korea to be resettled after having spent a long time in a refugee camp in Thailand. These are the first to benefit from South Korea’s program of resettling refugees. On Wednesday 23 December, four families from Myanmar arrived in South Korea through Incheon airport.…
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Culture
Korean actress forced to leave country after drug abuse
Entertainer and actress Amy, who was charged for abusing prescription drugs Propofol and Zolpidem, will be forced to deport the country on December 30. The Korean Immigration office revealed to Daily Sports on December 22 that they ordered for Amy to leave the country by December 31. According to the reports, Amy…
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East Asia
Robot Party: Expanding Robotics attraction in Korea
With the latest surge of films and TV shows with ‘conscious’ robots, I have developed an interest in the artificial intelligence and well, robots which can perfectly mimic human behavior. When I heard about Art Center Nabi’s Robot Party exhibition, I imagined it to be like something right out of…
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Culture
Miss Universe 2015 is a huge Super Junior fan
German-Filipino actress and model Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach, who was crowned as Miss Universe 2015, was apparently a huge fan of Kpop band Super Junior and especially Siwon. After naming her Miss Universe, somebody has dug up Wurtzbach’s tweets from 2009, where she jokingly calls herself Mrs. Choi Siwon, and talks lovingly of other Super…
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Society
Opening of a new ice skating rink in Yeouido Park
The governance of Seoul City decided to open a new ice skating rink in Yeouido Park on Tuesday 22nd December. The new skating rink covers the area of two thousand square meters, which is almost the same as the temporary ice skating rink rink opened in the middle of the…
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Culture
Quentin Tarantino receives star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Days before the release of his latest venture “Hateful Eight”, filmmaker Quentin Tarantino received his star on Hollywood Walk of Fame. Tarantino spoke to a crowd that had gathered for the event outside the Chinese Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard Monday, recalling his childhood memories of his parents bringing him to watch…
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South Asia
Prophet Muhammad’s birthday anniversary occurs for two times in 2015
“We’re witnessing a one of a kind phenomena that haven’t occurred for a long time, as prophet Muhammad’s birthday celebrations coincide with the birth of Christ (Christmas) for 2015”, said the Egyptian head of Astronomy department in National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics, Ashraf Tadros. The “Mawlid” or Prophet Muhammad’s…
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South Asia
Samsung supports earthquake victims who lost their homes in Pakistan
Samsung Electronics is undertaking a generous humanitarian activity in Pakistan, to provide shelter to thousands of people, who lost their homes, properties and livelihood, due to the recent earthquake in northern parts of the country. Samsung has donated 300 water-proof and snow-proof tents to “Sarhad Rural Support Program” (SRSP)…
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South Asia
Plane crash in Delhi kills 10 on board
A Ranchi-bound Border Security Force charter flight crashed near Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi on Tuesday morning, killing all the 10 people on board. Indian news agency PTI said the flight was carrying paramilitary technicians. According to initial reports, the flight hit a wall at Badpola village in Dwarka,…
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Politics
President Park replaces five ministers
President Park Geun-hye nominated five new Cabinet minister candidates Monday to replace incumbents who are expected to step down in order to run in the general election scheduled for April 13. Rep. Yoo Il-ho of the ruling Saenuri Party was nominated to be finance minister and Seoul National University professor…
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