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Yoon's approval rating plunges to all-time low
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S. Korea votes in favor of Palestinian bid for UN membership
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Russia's denial of entry of S. Korean national unrelated to bilateral ties: Seoul official
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Bae Doo-na shares portraying Korean identity in Hollywood's 'Rebel Moon'
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[From the Scene] Monks, Buddhists hail return of remains of Buddhas
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Medical schools granted enrollment quota flexibility for next year
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Yoon offers first one-on-one meeting with opposition leader next week
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France rejects opening Paris flight routes to T'way Air, deals blow to Korean Air merger
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Iran fires air defense batteries in provinces as sound of explosions heard near Isfahan
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Chinese man behind drug scam targeting teens nabbed in Cambodia
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Kwon Gee-chan to receive Italian Order of Merit
Kwon Gee-chan, CEO of Wearfun International Co. and chairman of Opera Gallery Seoul, will receive the Italian Order of Merit, one of the highest honors given by the Italian government, for his contribution to introducing Italian fashion and art to Koreans. The award ceremony is scheduled to take place at the residence of the Italian Ambassador in Seoul on Saturday. Italian Ambassador Sergio Mercuri will give out the award on behalf of Italian President Giorgio Napolitano. Kwon, one of the leadin
Sept. 12, 2013
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German town to strip Hitler’s honorary citizenship
BERLIN (AP) ― A town in central Germany plans to strip Adolf Hitler of his honorary citizenship, 68 years after the Nazi leader’s death. The town assembly of Goslar in Lower Saxony state has set in motion a procedure that would formally remove the title next month. The dpa news agency reported Wednesday that officials previously argued the move was unnecessary because the honor technically expired when Hitler committed suicide days before the end of World War II. Some councilors had nevertheless
Sept. 12, 2013
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SNU names first non-Korean administrative faculty member
A foreign national has been appointed an administrative faculty member at Seoul National University for the first time since the school opened in 1946.Bernhard Egger, a 38-year-old professor of computer science and engineering from Switzerland, was named director of information and international affairs of the college of engineering by its dean on Sept. 1.He received a combined bachelor’s and master’s degree in computer science from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich in 2001 and a
Sept. 12, 2013
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Steamy new Miley Cyrus video sets viewing record
LOS ANGELES (AFP) ― Miley Cyrus remained firmly in the U.S. show business spotlight Tuesday after her steamy new video set a viewing record on the Vevo.com website.“Wrecking Ball,” featuring the erstwhile Disney teen idol swinging topless on a wrecking ball, drew 19.3 million views in its first 24 hours online, said Vevo via Twitter.She handily broke the record previously held by the British boy band One Direction.Cyrus, 20, with an album due out in October, provoked a national stir last month a
Sept. 11, 2013
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Kumho Asiana scholarship recipients hold concert at state dinner in Hanoi
Vietnamese students who receive scholarships from Kumho Asiana, a South Korean business group, recently graced an official reception for the Korean head of state with fine melodies of classical music.A total of 11 university students and graduates who are recipients of scholarships from Kumho Asiana Vietnam Scholarship & Cultural Foundation held a concert at the state dinner hosted by Vietnam at Hanoi International Convention Center on Monday, Kumho Asiana said. The dinner was attended by South
Sept. 11, 2013
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India, Chad groups win UNESCO King Sejong Literacy Prize
Two groups that campaign against illiteracy in India and Chad have won the 2013 UNESCO King Sejong Literacy Prize. UNESCO presented the prize to the Federation of the Associations of the Promotion of the Languages of Guera, Chad, and the National Literacy Mission Authority of the Indian Ministry of Human Resources Development in an award ceremony in Paris on Monday, the Korean National Commission for UNESCO said. The prize was created by the South Korean government in 1989 to memorialize the ou
Sept. 10, 2013
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U.N. chief wins alumni award from Seoul National University
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has been chosen as a winner of the alumni award from his alma matar in Seoul for his contribution to world peace, his school said Tuesday.Seoul National University decided to confer the Distinguished Alumni Award on Ban “for his decades of service to his home country and his contribution to global peace and the welfare of all mankind as the U.N. chief,” it said. The awards ceremony is scheduled to be held next month to mark the school’s foundation day, though i
Sept. 10, 2013
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Kim Jong-jin appointed head of Korea Cultural Heritage Foundation
Kim Jong-jin, a former director of the Cultural Heritage Administration, was appointed the president of the Korea Cultural Heritage Foundation, the CHA said Monday. Kim will serve a three-year term.The government said Kim’s wealth of experience in cultural heritage management will boost the state-subsidized organization’s work to preserve and transmit traditional culture in a creative way.Kim started his career at the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and then moved to the CHA. The Korea C
Sept. 10, 2013
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Vice minister in charge of sports offers to resign
Second Vice Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Park Jong-kil on Tuesday offered to resign over a scandal involving the illegal transfer of a private shooting range to his wife. Park is also likely to face prosecution if found to have fabricated an official document in the process. Those who fabricate public documents could face up to 10 years in prison. According to the revelation made by Rep. Lee Yong-sup of the Democratic Party, Park fabricated a Seoul Metropolitan Government document whi
Sept. 10, 2013
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Scarred survivor of horrid accident ‘grateful’ for her life
Looking back at the fateful car crash that left her body marred and completely changed her life, Lee Ji-seon said she is still thankful for her life.Lee, the author of best-selling essay “Ji-seon-A Saranghae (Ji-seon, I Love You),” appeared on SBS talk show “Healing Camp” to share how she coped with a horrid traffic accident that burned over 55 percent of her body. “That is when I learned to be grateful for one thing each day. I was thankful for still being able to pick up a spoon, for being abl
Sept. 10, 2013
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Everland giraffe breaks calf record
By Chun Sung-woo A giraffe at Everland Zoo, about 36 km southeast of Seoul, gave birth to her 18th calf Sunday, setting the world record for the number of births for the species.Jang-soon, living in the Lost Valley, an ecological safari area of the zoo, delivered a female baby at 3:30 a.m. Sunday, Everland said. She has given birth to a total of 18 calves, including a pair of twins, since 1990. Sunday was her 27th birthday, it added. Everland said that it has registered Jang-soon’s 18th delivery
Sept. 9, 2013
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Prince Andrew challenged by police in palace gardens
LONDON (AFP) ― Britain’s Prince Andrew said Sunday he had received an apology from police after jittery royal protection officers challenged him in the gardens of Buckingham Palace as they stepped up security following a break-in.Police confirmed that two armed officers approached the Duke of York, the third child of Queen Elizabeth II, as he took an evening stroll on Wednesday at the monarch’s official London residence.“I am grateful for their apology and look forward to a safe walk in the gard
Sept. 9, 2013
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Bruno Mars to sing at Super Bowl halftime show
NEW YORK CITY (AFP) ― Grammy-winner Bruno Mars will play the NFL’s Super Bowl halftime show ― the annual entertainment extravaganza that last year drew more than 110 million TV viewers.The hit-maker’s trademark fedora may come in handy at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, home of the New York Giants and New York Jets.The NFL’s championships showcase, scheduled for Feb. 2, will be the first Super Bowl to be held in a cold weather city without the protection of a domed stadium.The an
Sept. 9, 2013
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Arkansas police officers kill 107-year-old man
PINE BLUFF, Arkansas (AP) ― A 107-year-old man was killed after police officers shot back at him during a standoff at a home, police in the southeastern Arkansas city of Pine Bluff said Sunday. Police were called to the home Saturday afternoon about a disturbance and say officers arrived to find Monroe Isadore had threatened two people by pointing a weapon at them. Officers had the pair leave the home for their own safety and approached a bedroom looking for Isadore. When the officers announced
Sept. 9, 2013
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Gay Korean celebrity ‘marries’ partner
A prominent gay rights campaigner and movie director “married” his partner in South Korea Saturday, where same-sex marriage is not legally recognized.Kim Jho Kwang-soo ― a rare openly gay celebrity in conservative South Korea ― and Kim Seung-hwan held an outdoor ceremony in central Seoul, urging the government to recognize their union.“Through this ceremony, we will become a married couple, regardless of whether our marriage is legally accepted or not,” Kim told journalists.“Same sex marriage is
Sept. 8, 2013
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Rodman returns from N. Korea without detained American
BEIJING (Yonhap News) ― Retired NBA star Dennis Rodman arrived in Beijing Saturday on his way home after a five-day visit to North Korea during which he said he met with the North’s leader, Kim Jong-un, to discuss “peace and sports.”Rodman’s trip to North Korea this week, his second there since earlier this year, came just days after Pyongyang abruptly canceled its invitation for a senior U.S. diplomat to visit the country to secure the release of a jailed American man.Despite media speculation
Sept. 8, 2013
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Professor starts ‘sun cafes’ to counter antifan hate
Prof. Min Byoung-chul of Konkuk University, founder of Sunfull, a nonprofit organization against Internet hate, launched a campaign Friday to counter antifan sites by promoting online communities that will post encouraging messages.Antifan sites, called anticafes by local netizens, share a mutual aversion to certain figures and generate hate speech and malignant rumors about them. The campaign is intended to drive out such anticafes from the Internet by proliferating what it calls “sun cafes” or
Sept. 6, 2013
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Messi pays back millions to taxman: reports
MADRID (AFP) ― Barcelona star Lionel Messi and his father paid off 5 million euros ($6.6 million) they owed to the taxman ahead of their court appearance on tax evasion charges, media reported Wednesday.Spanish newspapers citing a ruling by a judge in Gava, near Barcelona, said the Argentine player’s father Jorge Messi deposited the payment, which covers more than 4 million euros in unpaid taxes plus interest, with the court on Aug. 14.Prosecutors accuse the two of defrauding the tax office of i
Sept. 5, 2013
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Boryeong Mud Festival to appear in school textbook
The Boryeong Mud Festival will appear in a Korean high school textbook.According to Boryeong City, South Chungcheong Province, Thursday, the festival will be introduced in a high school textbook on social and cultural studies to be edited by Jihaksa Publishing Co. It will be described as one of three flagship provincial festivals of Korea on Page 104, along with the Celadon Festival in Gangjin, South Jeolla Province, and the Rice Cultural Festival in Icheon, Gyeonggi Province. Currently, the mud
Sept. 5, 2013
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Koo named to board of national contemporary dance company
Koo Cha-hoon, chairman of the board of directors of the LIG Arts Foundation, on Thursday was appointed a member of the board of directors of the Korea National Contemporary Dance Company, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said. Koo will serve the post for three years. Koo is also the chairman of LIG Investment and Securities, and has been engaged in nurturing the arts in the country including dance. In 2012 he received the Mecenat of the Year award in 2012. In 2007 he received a specia
Sept. 5, 2013