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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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Business
Appealing to consumers desires’ and fears
Marketers decieve to win business #1 In the TV commercial of an instant coffee mix, “French Cafe” from Namyang Dairy Products, famous actress Kim Tae-hee drinks the mixed coffee and whispers with a smile, “This is the right time to choose this coffee mix as long as you care about…
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Business
‘Ice age’ in the offing
Economy trapped in prolonged slow growth The Korean economy has entered a phase of prolonged slow growth where no major shocks exist but a myriad of small risks combine to undermine economic fundamentals at a gradual pace. Simply put, Asia’s fourth-largest economy is not likely to undergo a major crisis…
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World Smile Day Celebrated By Nepali Children
Children show a painting with a smiling face to celebrate the World Smile day in Kathmandu, Nepal, Oct. 7, 2012. The World Smile day 2012 is celebrated with the theme of “Do an act of kindness. Help one person smile”. Children celebrate the World Smile day in Kathmandu, Nepal, Oct.…
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South East Asia
Philippine President Aquino III Announces Peace Agreement With Muslim Rebel Group
Philippine President Benigno Aquino III delivers a speech on national television at the Malacanang Presidential Palace in Manila, Philippines on Sunday, Oct. 7, 2012. Aquino said Sunday that his government has reached a preliminary peace agreement with the nation’s largest Muslim rebel group in a major breakthrough toward ending a…
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World
Former Algerian President Bendjedid Dies At Military Hospital In Algiers
This November 2008 file photo shows former Algerian President Chadli Bendjedid, center, who died Saturday, Oct. 6, 2012 at a military hospital in Algiers. He was 83. Bendjedid gave Algeria a multiparty political system before he was overthrown in a 1992 military coup. Standing at left is former Algerian President…
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