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East Asia
Ritual for deceased sex slaves
Protesters carry a funeral bier at Gwanghwamun Square in central Seoul, Wednesday, as part of a ceremony wishing for the repose of deceased former sex slaves who were forced to serve Japanese soldiers during World War II. They joined the weekly rally held in front of the Japanese Embassy every…
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Society
Misdiagnoses on cancers rising sharply
Complaints double to 507 A 43-year-old woman, Lim, felt a lump in her left breast. Concerned, she had an ultrasound examination at a hospital in March 2010, but medical staff diagnosed the lump as benign. Eight months later, when she sought a second opinion and got a checkup at another…
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Society
Credit-crunched vacationers embrace camping
Lee Kyung-soo, a 41-year-old salaried worker at one of the country’s largest steelmakers, took his family to one of the country’s state-managed camping sites in Gangwon Province last week for their summer vacation. They stayed there for two nights and three days, engaging in a wide range of outdoor activities…
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Society
‘Illegal funds offered to Park’s backers’
Rep. Hyun Young-hee of the ruling Saenuri Party, who is under suspicion of buying her nomination for April’s parliamentary elections, allegedly offered illegal political funds to two pro-Park Geun-hye figures. Prosecutors said Wednesday Hyun testified she gave 3 to 5 million won each to former lawmakers Lee Jung-hyun and Hyeon…
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Column
Tragic life story of Akira, a winner of Manhae Prize
*This is written by Bill Morse(International Project Manager for CSHD) who helps Akira. THE EARLY YEARS He prefers to be called by his full name: Akira (or Aki Ra). He’s had many names in his life. He received this one from his Japanese friends when he became a deminer in…
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South Asia
India : India’s elusive nuclear triad will be operational soon: Navy chief Major News in <THE TIMES OF INDIA> : India’s elusive nuclear triad will be operational soon: Navy chief “INS Arihant is steadily progressing towards becoming operational…we are pretty close to putting it to sea (for extensive trials and missile firings),” announced Navy chief Admiral Nirmal Verma on Tuesday. “Navy is…
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Culture
SISTAR: Unpredictable girls ready to grow up but no too fast
As the girls of SISTAR settled down in the sofas of their dressing room backstage at SBS’s weekly K-pop show Sunday, it was striking how comfortable they looked, despite the presence of a reporter they had never met before. First to find her spot, Soyou, 20, asked for her poofy…
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Politics
Kim visits military unit ahead of Ulchi drills
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has visited a military unit, Pyongyang’s state media reported Tuesday, amid a spate of harsh rhetoric against upcoming Seoul-Washington military drills. Kim’s inspection of the Korean People’s Army Unit 552 swings attention back to the military following the regime’s recent focus on economic matters. It…
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Society
Low-hanging pants seen as eyesore
Travelers will have to be more careful about what they wear when they pass through airports. A recent survey showed that over one in four people thought the worst fashion excess seen at airports is the wearing of baggy pants that expose the upper part of the buttocks. In a…
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