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Business
‘Testosterone is the problem’
If it was called Lehman Sisters, there would have been no global financial crisis in 2008 and the U.S. investment firm would still be around, says Korea International Finance Institute CEO Kim Sang-kyung. Kim, regarded as godmother of women in the financial industry, resorts to the theory of balance to…
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Business
Sense and sensitivity
Does it matter that Kim called Japanese crown prince royal instead of imperial? TOKYO – World Bank President Jim Yong Kim arrived in Tokyo to share ideas with policymakers on how to lift the global economy out of the gutter. However, the Korean-American physician, who took the helm of the…
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Society
Asia’s Challenge: Baby Boom or Baby Bust
The Philippines stands out in Asia for its high fertility and poverty rates As Japan’s population shrinks and China grays fast, a battle is shaping up in the Philippines, pitching its demographic and economic future against Catholic orthodoxy. The issue: Fewer babies or more? A global demographic dichotomy is coming…
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Society
Perp of ‘octopus murder’ gets life
Court relies on circumstantial evidence to convict lover The former boyfriend of a 23-year-old woman murdered in 2010 was given a life sentence at Incheon District Court, Thursday, after concluding that circumstantial evidence showed the man killed his former lover to obtain 200 million won in insurance money. “It seems…
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Lifestyle
F1
YEONGAM. South Jeolla Province _ Since the first F1 race at Silverstone in the United Kingdom in 1950, the goal has been one and the same: to be the fastest. The Korean Grand Prix draws drivers who are ready to push it to the limit. Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso of Spain…
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Lifestyle
Fire in Joseon
Fire has always been one of the greatest threats to city residents in Korea — especially during the Joseon era. The homes —especially those of the lower classes — were built close to one another and covered with thatch making them extremely combustible. There were a number of fires in…
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Politics
‘Guardian of teenagers’ hopes to change campaign culture
Kang Ji-won, a former prosecutor who became a youth mentor has decided to enter the presidential race in order to counter what he says is a lack of focus on core issues in the election race. “Look at our campaigns. They are not about policies to help people’s livelihood or…
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IT-Science
Will Facebook survive in Korea?
New ‘promoted post’ service unlikely to attract more people here The buzz surrounding social network service (SNS) Facebook seems to be dying down quickly in Korea due to recent moves that industry observers say are precarious. The biggest question for the company is whether it can find a sustainable business…
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World
Police Check The Site Where Yemeni Terror Investigator Was Killed In Sanaa
Police and local people gather at the site where Qasim Aklan was killed in Sanaa, Oct. 11, 2012. “Qasim Aklan, the Yemeni security coordinator between the Yemeni government and the U.S. embassy in Sanaa, who also works as director of terror-related investigations in the U.S. embassy, was assassinated earlier Thursday…
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