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Lifestyle
Olympics give boost to taekwondo
Rules transparent, matches exciting, Koreans no longer dominating force At the 2008 Beijing Olympics, one of the biggest incidents was on the taekwondo mat when Cuba’s Angel Matos kicked a Swedish referee in the face after being disqualified for a timeout violation in his bronze medal match. Since that controversial…
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Lifestyle
Cool summer heat with nighttime swimming
It’s hot. Seoul had “tropical nights,” when the temperature didn’t go down under 35 degrees Celsius, for over 10 days. Other cities are suffering similar scorching weather. In such heat, cooling off in a pool during daytime will not be enough, and it will be great if you can dabble…
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East Asia
Pesenam Korea Selatan Bangkit Dari Kemiskinan Halo! Saya Meidyana Rayana dari Indonesia, sedang bermagang untuk The AsiaN. Kisah kemenangan dan kehidupan peloncat indah asal Korea Selatan menyentuh hati rakyat Korea. Yang Hak Seon terus mengatakan bahwa mimpinya adalah untuk memenangkan Olimpiade dan membangun rumah bagi orang tuanya yang kurang mampu yang saat ini tinggal di sebuah…
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Miri ozizo diegwu Bana Na Manilla Miri ozizo diegwu zoro na Manila bu obodo mu isi nke ndi Philippines. Miri Ozozua mere ka miri bajue na manila we tinye ogbahara na nsokpu nye ndi nmadu bi na Manila. Miri ozizoa zoro abali iri na ano we tinye Manila na onodu di njo. Miri we bajue ebeobula.…
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East Asia
Okpomoku Nkem Uwa Bu Eziokwu Okpomoku nkem uwa bu eziokwu, nkea bu ihe onyeisi ndi nelekete maka ihe batere uwa nke anakpor NASA Kuru. Osiri na okpom’uku nke ndi madu nahu ugbua bu ihe negosi si na Okpom’uku nkem uwa nke Ndi Beke nakpor Global Worming bu eziokwu. Onyeisi ndi Nasa bu Mazi James E.…
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East Asia
Pemanasan Global Nyata Halo! Saya Meidyana Rayana dari Indonesia. Berikut adalah berita mengenai pemanasan global yang semakin dirasakan oleh warga Korea Selatan. Gelombang panas yang telah berlangsung selama 10 hari, meninggalkan kesuraman di Korea. Beberapa orang meninggal dunia dan hewan-hewan mati, merusak waduk-waduk penampungan air dan menyebabkan mati lampu. Ahli iklim mengatakan bahwa…
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IT-Science
Samsung attempts chip technology jump
Samsung Electronics’ souring relationship with Apple ― a friend in parts and foe in finished products ― appears to be causing the former to renew its urgency to advance its chip technology and find new customers. According to industry sources, Samsung is planning to roll out a new range of…
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People
Olympic champion happy with black eye
His right eye was black and blue and swollen, but that didn’t stop South Korean wrestler Kim Hyeon-woo from winning the gold in men’s 66-kilogram Greco-Roman competition Wednesday. And no man or woman in such state could have looked as happy as the 23-year-old wrestler after he beat Hungarian Tamas…
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Politics
NK leader’s sister takes role in regime
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s recent public relations makeover, including the emergence of his wife, has surprised some with its effort to drag the Stalinist state into modernity. But who is behind the slick new image? Some analysts suspect the role is being filled by the twenty-something leader’s younger sister,…
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Society
Just too many coffee shops around
Coffee shops are mushrooming to provide Koreans who crave caffeine with their daily fix. New cafes pop up every day in nooks and crannies of cities across the nation. It’s not surprising at all that South Korea is sometimes called the “Republic of coffee.” You can come across a coffee…
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