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Society
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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Swiss National Day celebrated in Seoul
A reception to celebrate the Swiss National Day and 50 years of diplomatic relations between Korea and Switzerland was held Wednesday (Aug. 1) at the Grand Hilton Seoul. It was also a gathering for Amb. Thomas Kupfer of Switzerland to bid farewell to his diplomatic colleagues in Seoul as well as Korean…
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North Korean citizens see wide Olympic coverage
North Korea is providing its citizens with wide coverage of the London Olympics, officials said Thursday, as its athletes continue to attribute success to their new leader. According to one North Korean official, the country’s impressive showing _ five medals so far including four golds _ has caused a sensation…
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Koreans found negative in accepting multiculturalism
General people’s awareness about multiculturalism appeared to be neither positive or negative. Ahn Sang-oo, researcher of the Korea Women’s Development Institute, said Saturday (July 25) that the average culture receptivity index among Korean people was found to be 51 points (full marks: 100 points) in a survey conducted on some 2,500 people…
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