• World

    Kurdish Forces Attack Turkish Military Convoy, Killing Seven

    Picture taken on Sept. 18, 2012 shows an attacked military truck on the Bingol-Mus highway in Turkey. At least seven soldiers of the Turkish security forces were killed and more than 50 others wounded when suspected members of Kurdish Workers’ Party (PKK) attacked a military convoy in Bingol province in…

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  • World

    Papyrus Script Saying Jesus Had Wife Found By Havard Professor

    This Sept. 5, 2012 photo released by Harvard University shows a fourth century fragment of papyrus that divinity professor Karen L. King says is the only existing ancient text that quotes Jesus explicitly referring to having a wife. King, an expert in the history of Christianity, says the text contains…

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  • East Asia

    [The AsiaN Video for Indonesian] Cina Memperluas Pengaruhnya di Pelabuhan Chongjin Korea Utara

    Halo! Saya Meidyana Rayana dari Indonesia. Berikut adalah berita mengenai investasi Cina di Korea Utara. Hubungan ekonomi Cina dan Korea Utara telah mengambil langkah lebih maju dengan adanya laporan yang mengatakan bahwa Firma bisnis Cina telah mengadakan perjanjian penyewaan dermaga-dermaga di Pelabuhan Chongjin di Korea Utara. Para pengamat mengatakan langkah…

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  • Culture

    Musical as next ‘hallyu’

    A Korean production of musical “Jack the Ripper,” successfully opened at the Aoyama Theater in Tokyo, Sunday. Despite the high price of 9,500-16,000 yen ($120-$200) a ticket, the first night starring Sung Min of Super Junior was sold out and some 1,200 audience members gave it a standing ovation. The…

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  • IT-Science

    Samsung topples Apple in brand image

    Samsung Electronics lost its recent court battle against Apple in San Jose and was ordered to pay a staggering $1.05 billion but ironically, recent polls show that the Korean firm has overtaken its U.S. rival in brand image. According to a recent poll by market research agency YouGov that compared…

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  • Society

    Why Ieodo matters

    Reef vital to protecting Korea’s economic zone Some 150 kilometers southwest of Marado, the nation’s southernmost island, sits Ieodo, a submerged rock with a unique place in Korean lore. As the story goes, fishermen from Jeju Island were destined to spend eternity there should they perish in rough waters. What’s…

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  • Business

    CJ partners with SOHO China

    CJ Group formed a partnership with China’s biggest real-estate developer SOHO China Tuesday to facilitate expansion of its food business in Asia’s largest market, industry insiders said Monday. An official representing CJ Foodville, they said signed an agreement with a counterpart from the Chinese developer in Beijing, Tuesday. Under the…

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  • Multiracial students

    Cultural diversity should be accepted broadly  Until a decade ago, many Koreans were not familiar with the term “multicultural.’’ And it was not easy to see students from multicultural families in schools. More recently, however, the number of multiracial students has risen rapidly, offering both challenges and opportunities to our…

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  • Society

    Seoul should forge peace zone in East China Sea

    Korea can use the Ieodo issue to build confidence among countries bordering the East China Sea and transform the area into a “peace zone,” an expert said Tuesday. To do so, Ko Choong-suk, director of the Society of Ieodo Research, said Seoul should take a long-term approach to maritime delimitation,…

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  • Entry barrier lowered on foreigner-only casinos

    The government lowered the entry barrier for foreign investors seeking to operate casinos in free economic zones (FEZs), Tuesday. Until now, foreign investors were required to make an investment of at least $300 million up front to build a hotel or convention center before seeking permission to run a foreigner-only…

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