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Ominous signs from the north
Kim’s attention should turn inside, not southward There has always been the so-called North Korean factor or risk in major economic and political moments in South Korea. The upcoming presidential election seems to be no exception. President Lee Myung-bak held an emergency national security meeting at Cheong Wa Dae Wednesday…
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[World Report] Scientists: Indo-Autralian plate boundary may be breaking up
Nature Journal on Wednesday (Sept 26) published three papers on scientists finding of hint of new tectonic plate boundary. A pair of earthquake that occurred in the Indian Ocean on 11 April 2012 signaled the latest step of the formation according to the Nature. Seismologists have suspected since 1980s that…
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Society
Ko Un, candidate for Nobel literature prize, gets famous in Mideast
“I wanted to become a poet, and I became a poet. I clung to my name as a poet because I committed so many sins by wasting time. Being a poet is a punishment of life imprisonment rather than a choice I made”. This is part of what Ko Un…
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[Indonesia Report] Wire tapping mechanism added on corruption eradication investigation regulation
Illustration of phone tapping (Photo: www.kompas.com) Indonesian House of Representative is drafting a mechanism of tapping by Indonesian Corruption Eradication Commission(KPK). According to Kompas.com, Indonesian House of Representative is drafting a revision on Regulation no. 30 year 2002 on Commission of Corruption Eradication. In the current regulation of article 12…
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Lifestyle
‘Gangnam style’ through foreigners’ eyes
“Gangnam Style” catapulted Psy to overnight global stardom. He is now on top of the world with the unprecedented popularity of his latest single that became the most-liked video in YouTube history. In the three months since the hit song was released it has attracted more than 260 million YouTube…
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Lifestyle
Artsonje’s Chung wins Montblanc
Chung Hee-ja, founder of Artsonje Center, was honored in Seoul Wednesday as the Korean recipient of this year’s Montblanc de la Culture Arts Patronage Award. The 72-year-old was recognized for her contributions in promoting Korean contemporary art and film. She is the wife of Kim Woo-choong, founder of now-disbanded Daewoo…
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South East Asia
Philippine: Anti-cybercrime law will not be used against journalists—CIDG
MANILA, Philippines—Trust us, we will not spy on journalists or try to curtail press freedom. The Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) made this assurance on Tuesday to allay fears that members of the media and bloggers would be harassed by the government under the newly enacted anti-cybercrime law passed…
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Ahn, Psy and rise of the outsider
Two things happened last week that captured the zeitgeist in Korea. One was the announcement by Ahn Cheol-soo, the software entrepreneur, that he was running for president and the other was rapper Psy’s “Gangnam Style’’ breaking the world record for the most liked YouTube video. What connects these two seemingly…
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IT-Science
Korea test bed for games
Riot Games Managing Director for Asia Jin Oh ‘League of Legend’ developer values players above all The Asian chief of a leading global game development company said that Korea is a test bed for the firm’s future growth. “Korea serves as an excellent test bed for drawing the future course…
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Psy way
I remember watching “Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me” in a theater near Broadway in New York more than a decade ago, bowling over with laughter whenever Mike Myers would go “shagadelic.” He was strange, yet a fun character. Far from the average Hollywood looker, there was something endearing…
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