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Society
Cash or card?
Tax evasion underlies preference of store owners A few days ago, Kim Yoon-mi, a 25-year-old freelance translator, had an unpleasant moment at a small restaurant near her office in central Seoul. She wanted to grab a quick bite before rushing to meet a client. Kim ordered two rolls of “gimbap”…
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Society
Language learning should be natural
Learning a foreign language should be a natural and instinctive process, like learning one’s first language, said Stephen Swad, chief executive officer (CEO) of Rosetta Stone. “The acquisition of vocabulary and expressions should take place without having to link them to translations,” he said during an interview with The Korea…
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Falling euro forces Samsung into emergency mode
Samsung Electronics said Wednesday that it has shifted into emergency mode to better cope with the fallout from the deepening eurozone economic crisis. This is the first time in four years that the electronics giant has declared a need for “crisis management’’ since the company first adopted the scheme in…
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Business
SC Bank to press on with meritocracy
The chief of Standard Chartered Bank in Korea hinted that the bank will soon introduce a performance-based wage system to build a more meritocratic corporate culture and turn SC into the nation’s best international lender. In an interview with The Korea Times last week, Richard Hill, CEO of the Korean…
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East Asia
China-te bird flu-r udrek Namaskar, ami Sudhanya Ghosh, karmomukhi shikhsharthi, AJA, Asia Journalist Association. Uttar-paschim chiner Xinjiang Uygur namok swashashito ancholer poultry gulite pher Bird flu-r udrek hoyeche bole sombar krishi montraloyer torofe janano hoyeche.Akhono porjonto 1600 murgir mrityu ebong 5,500 murgi akranto hoyeche bole jana gache.Flu choriye pora rukhte sthanio kortripokhho elakatir shudhdhikoron…
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East Asia
Bideshira aro shokto aporadh mulok o swastha porikshar mukhomukhi Namaskar, amiSudhanyaGhosh, karmamukhishiksharthi, AJA, Asia Journalist Association. Dakhshin korea sarkar bideshi kormocharider deshe probesh korar niomabolike aro dhriro korar shidhdhanto niyechen. korear bhibashan porisheba(KIS) theke sthir kora hoyeche j somosto swalpo daksha karmochari, nabik ebong alpo diner jonno nijukto karmocharider tader swasth oebong aporadh sonkranto somosto khoborakhobor janate hobe agami…
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Society
China vows to markedly improve food safety in three years
BEIJING, July 3 (Xinhua) — The State Council on Tuesday announced a decision to markedly improve food safety, aiming to effectively solve prominent problems in three years. According to a State Council statement posted online, the government also aims to establish a better regulation mechanism, legal and standard system as…
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Politics
President’s brother questioned
Lee’s political mentor may face arrest for bribery Prosecutors questioned President Lee Myung-bak’s elder brother Lee Sang-deuk Tuesday over allegations that he accepted bribes from troubled savings banks. The former National Assembly vice speaker was grilled on whether the money was used for his younger brother’s 2007 presidential campaign. The…
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People
Can Yu-na repeat golden success?
Kim Yu-na’s announcement of a return to competitive skating after a nearly two-year hiatus has raised question of how she will fare this time around. However, experts say that the 21-year-old reigning Olympic champion is still capable of competing at the top level despite the time off. Kim said Monday…
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