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East Asia
Djokovic Performs “Gangnam Style” Dance After Winning China Open
Novak Djokovic of Serbia returns the ball during the men’s singles final against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France at the 2012 China Open tennis tournament held in Beijing, capital of China, on Oct. 7, 2012. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France returns the ball during the men’s singles final against Novak Djokovic of…
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East Asia
Railway Stations Of Major Chinese Cities Crowded With People Returning Home From Week-Long Holiday
Passengers are seen at a waiting room in the Suzhou Railway Station in Suzhou, east China’s Jiangsu Province, Oct. 7, 2012. China’s transport networks are expected to experience another travel peak Saturday and Sunday, when millions of holiday-makers return to home as the week-long holiday draws to an end. Tourists…
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East Asia
German Driver Vettel Wins Japanese F1 GP Held At Suzuka Circuit
Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel of Germany leads the field into turn one as Ferrari driver Fernando Alonso of Spain spins off the track at the start of the Japanese Formula One Grand Prix at the Suzuka Circuit in Suzuka, Japan, Sunday, Oct. 7, 2012. Japanese fans celebrate as Sauber…
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Politics
Seoul will cover NK with ballistic missiles
New agreement with US allows S. Korea to hike range to 800km The government said Sunday that it has reached an agreement with Washington, allowing it to develop longer-range ballistic missiles with bigger warheads that will put the whole of North Korea within striking range. Chun Yung-woo, a senior presidential…
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Society
After gas leaks, Gumi to be ‘special disaster zone’
The government plans to designate the villages devastated by the Sept. 27 toxic gas leak from a chemical plant a “special disaster zone.” The move is to ensure rapid recovery. The Environment Ministry said Sunday it will implement the measure after an investigation team dispatched to Bongsan-ri, one of the…
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2 Korean volunteers dead in Sri Lanka
Two Korean volunteer workers were killed and three others were injured on Saturday (local time) by a lightning strike in Haputale, Uva Province, Sri Lanka. A mechanical engineer Kim Young-woo, 22, and a woman music teacher Jang Mun-jeong, 24, were killed by lightening on Saturday evening in the mountainous region.…
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Society
‘Open house’ at Omani embassy
The Omani Embassy, housed in a beautiful Arabic building in central Seoul has never been open to the public. On Thursday, 26 lucky Seoulites had a rare chance to look around the edifice as a part of Seoul Open Week. Omani Ambassador to Korea Mohamed Salim Alharthy greeted guests, saying,…
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Lifestyle
‘Remember Me’ links memory to present
Art exhibition “Remember Me” is at the Hyundai Gallery featuring six artists, showcasing a range of media and artistic styles. It will run until Oct. 14 at Hyundai’s four exhibit spaces in Samcheong-dong, Seoul. The theme revolves around how memories relate to present realities, according to the exhibition’s pamphlet. However,…
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Lifestyle
Is it worth taxpayers’ money?
Korean F1 Grand Prix in gaping hole but organizers only talk about benefits Organizers of the Korean Grand Prix face the monumental task of plugging a gaping hole in its bottom line and turning its finances around. With this year’s event running from Friday through Sunday, two of its main…
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Business
How far can English education go?
For decades, Koreans’ zeal for learning English has been incomparable. Parents spend more than 20 trillion won ($18 billion) each year on private education for primary and secondary school students and about a third goes to English language education, government statistics show. The amount does not include money spent on…
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