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Lifestyle
Sharing Korean culture through traditional pottery
Lee Eun-koo spreads Korea’s unique pottery ICHEON, Gyeonggi Province ― Traditional pottery may have little relevance in modern Korea, but it’s still a preferred choice for a special gifting occasion, like when PGA Tour golfer Yang Yong-eun greeted some star participants ahead of the 2011 Kolon Korea Open. The 2009…
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Controversy rises over typhoon’s path
Which path did Typhoon Bolaven take is a question being raised following the super storm that hit the peninsula Tuesday. A local daily said the course of the typhoon announced by the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) was far different from those by foreign weather agencies, raising suspicion that the administration…
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Society
Gangnam to make Psy honorary ambassador
Gangnam-gu, the southern district in Seoul featured in singer Psy’s hit song “Gangnam Style,” plans to invite the star to become an honorary ambassador, the district said Thursday. In gratitude for raising awareness of Gangnam, the district will award Psy with an appreciation plaque. The region became famous worldwide as…
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Society
Like ‘seonbi’
It’s hard to find students that show respect for their teachers these days. From time to time in the news, there are reported cases of students not only verbally assaulting teachers but also physically attacking them. In the past, this was unimaginable. Such behavior was intolerable during the “seonbi,” or…
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Hyundai Motor to abolish overnight shift
Hyundai Motor and its labor union have agreed to abolish the overnight shift and instead introduce two consecutive shifts per day with all workers to be off the lines by 1:10 a.m. at the latest, the automaker said Thursday. The decision came after the two parties held long discussions on…
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South East Asia
Argentina Dance Troupe Performs In Singapore
A performer of group Fuerzabruta from Argentina dances while hanging in the air on a crane as part of performance “La Argentina” for the media preview of the Night Festival’s second weekend show, on Aug. 29, 2012. <Xinhua=Then Chih Wey> news@theasian.asia
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East Asia
Hu Kangmei’s Calligraphy Works On Exhibition
A citizen views Hu Kangmei’s calligraphy work at an exhibition in Changchun, capital of northeast China’s Jilin Province, Aug. 29, 2012. Over 60 pieces of calligraphy works of Hu Kangmei, vice chairman of the Chinese Calligraphers Association, were displayed at the exhibition. <Xinhua=Xu Chang)> news@theasian.asia
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South East Asia
Celebration Of National Children’s Day In Indonesia
Children cheer as they participate in celebrations for Indonesian National Children’s Day in Jakarta, Indonesia, Aug. 29, 2012. Some 1,200 children on Wednesday celebrated the children’s day at the city’s Taman Mini Indonesia Indah (TMII), a culture-based recreational area in East Jakarta. A disabled child sits on a wheelchair as…
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West Asia
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Meets Top Iranian Leaders In Tehran
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon, left, meets with Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, under a portrait of late revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini, in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012. <AP/NEWSis> Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, right, shakes hands with U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon, at the start of their meeting in Tehran,…
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IT-Science
Samsung set to strike back against Apple
Electronics giant in talks with US mobile carriers to get away from patent claims Samsung Electronics is moving to fight back against Apple by strengthening its partnerships with American mobile carriers to develop new technologies to get away from the U.S. firm’s claims on design. The world’s biggest smartphone maker…
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