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Songdo to host UN climate fund

GCF to use $800 bil. to control global greenhouse gases Songdo International Business District was selected to accommodate the secretariat of the U.N.-operated Green Climate Fund (GCF) during its board meeting Saturday. At their meeting in Songdo, a town in Incheon and west of Seoul, the directors voted for the…
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East Asia

Dr. Lee – woman pioneer

Leading gynecologist builds network of hospitals, research centers This is the third in a series of interviews with prominent women leaders in the country’s financial and business sectors. Sponsors for this series include the Industrial Bank of Korea, Women in Innovation and Korea Network of Women in Finance. – ED.…
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Doha Bank ready to finance Korea builders

Doha Bank Group CEO Raghavan Seetharaman said that the bank will step up efforts to finance Korean builders seeking to get the upper hand in the Arabian Gulf region where huge business chances are awaiting them. In an interview with The Korea Times Thursday, the head of the third-largest Qatari…
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Beware of silent illness in liver

There is a saying in Korea that if a body is worth 1,000 won, then the liver comprises 900 won of that. Many people know that liver is important, but few people treat it as such. The liver is called the “silent organ,” as there are no symptoms even if…
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Crouching tigers, hidden Christian message

While world media attention was heavily focused on the Olympics this summer, another Olympics of a slightly more wordy nature may have escaped your attention: The Alphabet Olympics, that saw representatives from over 26 nations flock to Bangkok for “The Second World Alphabet Olympiad’’ ― a linguistic marathon, designed to…
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Diplomacy at its best & worst

Diplomatic protocol officers play a role in getting things going without a hitch, often working behind the scenes and ensuring they don’t steal the show from the main characters. For an impeccable summit or beautiful state dinner, they are the hidden champions. They must have a lot to gossip about…
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UNC Official, NK Officers Talk In Panmunjom For Repatriation Of NK Soldier Found Dead In Imjin River

North Korean officers and a United Nations Command official inspect a coffin containing the body of the North Korean soldier who was found dead in August in South Korea’s Imjin River during the repatriation ceremony at the border village of Panmunjom (DMZ) that separates the two Koreas since the Korean…
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Largest Apple Store In Asia To Open On Wangfujing Street In Beijing

A cameraman shoots the indoor scene of the new store of Apple Inc. on Wangfujing Street in Beijing, China’s capital, Oct. 18, 2012. The new store, which will reportedly be the largest Apple store in Asia, is expected to open on Oct. 20. Photo taken on Oct. 18, 2012 shows…
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Senior Diplomats Of South Korea, U.S., Japan Get Together To Discuss Matters Concerning NK

Shinsuke Sugiyama (C), director-general of the Japanese Foreign Ministry’s Asian and Oceanian Affairs, gestures to Glyn Davies (L), U.S. special representative for the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) policy, and South Korea’s chief nuclear negotiator Lim Sung-nam prior to the trilateral dialogue in Tokyo, Japan, Oct. 17, 2012. Officials…
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Pakistani President Gets Together With A Chinese Communist Party Leader In Islamabad

Li Changchun (L, front), a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, shakes hands with Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari during their meeting in Islamabad, Pakistan, Oct. 17, 2012. Li Changchun, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political…
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