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7 in 10 multicultural students see themselves as ‘pure Korean’

Seven out of 10 children from multiracial families identify themselves as Korean, the latest study for better understanding of biracial families showed. The survey by the National Youth Policy Institute found that 73.4 percent of 1,502 biracial children responded that they’re a Korean citizen rather than a national of the…
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China, Great Wall, and Korea

Benedict Anderson, in the important work on nationalism entitled “Imagined Communities,” discusses the use of media and other symbols and technologies to create nationalism in the 19th century. Just as we know the Great Wall’s “new segments” are a particular extension of China’s nationalist project, other nations have used similar…
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Amb. Oh Joon: Korea Needs to open and connected to world

Oh Joon, Korean Ambassador to Singapore, said that Korea needs to emulate Singapore in opening up and getting connected to the world. In an exclusive interview with The AsiaN, he noted that both Korea and Singapore have come a long way from their penury ridden stature in the sixties (60s) to this…
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Tourists from North America Die in Vietnam

Cathy Huynh was a Canadian teacher who taught in Korea died mysteriously from food poisoning. You can contribute to www.gofundme.com/z81i8 to help send her body back home. Kari Joy Bowerman was an American teacher teaching in Korea. You can contribute to her funeral costs at www.giveforward.com/karisarmy. Both were close friends.…
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SNU to offer scholarships to students from overseas

Seoul National University (SNU) will provide scholarships to 332 students from China, Mongolia, Vietnam and other developing countries beginning from the fall semester, the school said Sunday. The SNU Office of International Affairs said that it will offer each student a 25 million won ($22,050) scholarship to study at the…
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Korea beats Britain to reach 1st Olympic semifinal

Taegeuk Warriors to meet Brazil Wednesday South Korea defeated Team Great Britain 5-4 in a dramatic penalty shootout Sunday (KST) to reach the Olympic semifinals after the game finished 1-1 following extra time. This is the first time the Taegeuk Warriors have advanced to this stage of the football competition…
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NK reports 169 killed and hundreds missing in floods

A total of 169 people were killed and 400 others missing in heavy downpours that swept through large parts of North Korea in recent weeks, the country’s media said Saturday. The downpours between late June and the end of July also left 144 people injured and some 212,200 others homeless,…
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South Korea to face Great Britain in Cardiff

South Korea will face a tough challenge against the host country Great Britain in the men’s football quarterfinal at the Millennium Stadium which will be filled with 70,000 home fans at 3:30 a.m. Sunday (KST). “We won’t back down against Team GB,” manager Hong Myung-bo said Friday. “In football, anything…
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Start of Sino-Japanese War

As the 19th century closed, Joseon (1392-1910) increasingly found itself in the center of intrigue and conflict — some of it of its own making. In the summer of 1894, insurrection and unrest ruled the Korean countryside — especially in the southern provinces. The government, unable to put the unrest…
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[Nigeria Report] Cause of Nodding Syndrome has yet to be known

Nodding disease or nodding syndrome is a recent, little-known disease which emerged in Sudan in the 1960s. It is a fatal, mentally and physically, disabling disease that only affects children, typically between the ages of 5 and 15. It is currently restricted to small regions in South Sudan, Tanzania, and…
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