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Eating 45 Hot Dogs For Her Second Championship Title

Sonya “The Black Widow” Thomas forces down a hot dog during the Nathan’s Famous Women’s Hot Dog Eating World Championship, Wednesday, July 4, 2012, at Coney Island, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. Thomas won her second consecutive women’s competition with a world record breaking 45 downed hot dogs.…
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Doctors planning to form labor union

The Korean Medical Association (KMA) has decided to form a doctors’ union, causing public concern that the move may negatively impact their duties to patients. The president of the KMA, Roh Hwan-kyu suggested the formation of the union saying that it was necessary to protect doctors’ rights and, as he…
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Overseas internship for youth extends to Middle East

A government-funded overseas internship program for university students has extended its reach to the Middle East. The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology said Wednesday that it has decided to expand global internship opportunities for the students. The ministry currently provides the program in cooperation with the Korean Council for…
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Korea shares smart learning knowhow with ASEAN

Korea agreed with Southeast Asian countries Wednesday to strengthen collaboration on developing joint e-learning and smart education programs at a meeting of senior educational policymakers in Indonesia. The country also proposed bilateral working-level talks with Brunei as well as Cambodia to develop technology-based educational systems in those nations. This was…
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Foreigners have difficulty in using local SNS

Over half of expats in a survey by the Korea Communications Commission (KCC) here found difficulty using local social networking services (SNS) because of language problems. The government organization said Wednesday that 53.5 percent of the 1,086 foreign residents it surveyed have not used Korean language SNS in the past…
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Cash or card?

Tax evasion underlies preference of store owners A few days ago, Kim Yoon-mi, a 25-year-old freelance translator, had an unpleasant moment at a small restaurant near her office in central Seoul. She wanted to grab a quick bite before rushing to meet a client. Kim ordered two rolls of “gimbap”…
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Language learning should be natural

Learning a foreign language should be a natural and instinctive process, like learning one’s first language, said Stephen Swad, chief executive officer (CEO) of Rosetta Stone. “The acquisition of vocabulary and expressions should take place without having to link them to translations,” he said during an interview with The Korea…
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[India Report] India to share Jundal dossier with Pakistan

Abu Jundal is one of those accused in connection with Mumbai attack which took place on Nov. 26, 2008. It was coordinated shooting and bombing attacks across Mumbai, the largest city in India, by Islamist terrorists who came from Pakistan. The attackers allegedly received reconnaissance assistance before the attacks. Ajmal Kasab,…
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China vows to markedly improve food safety in three years

BEIJING, July 3 (Xinhua) — The State Council on Tuesday announced a decision to markedly improve food safety, aiming to effectively solve prominent problems in three years. According to a State Council statement posted online, the government also aims to establish a better regulation mechanism, legal and standard system as…
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SNU reform proposal faces backlash

The Democratic United Party (DUP)’s recent proposal for the merger of public universities has triggered a public backlash. The DUP said during a press conference Monday that the party was considering combining state-run universities and operating them by region. “We are considering grouping state-run universities such as Seoul National, Kyungbuk…
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