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SOCIETY SPORTS
Kim Yuna turns 20, Sunday, September 5... Birthday greetings to the ice queen
Hanopolis | 1:08pm, Sun, Sep 5, 2010 | Comments (2)
GOVERNMENT SOCIETY
The Korean government has kicked off another national image campaign, this time promoting itself as a "good neighbor" who aspires to grow and work together with the world as well as help less fortunate nations
Hanopolis | 9:46pm, Fri, Sep 3, 2010 | Comments (14)
SOCIETY
Kompasu, the first typhoon to hit Seoul in 10 years and the fourth strongest in over a century, passed over the peninsula quickly tearing down trees, paralyzing transportation and bringing heavy downpours
Hanopolis | 8:31pm, Fri, Sep 3, 2010
GOVERNMENT SOCIETY
The 41-year-old Ivy League grad was expelled from the Grand National Party for his alleged sexist remarks and faces three criminal charges, including defamation and false accusation
Hanopolis | 7:51am, Fri, Sep 3, 2010 | Comments (7)
BUSINESS
For the first time in Russia, authorities have opened a criminal inquiry for using pirated software against a major foreign company... 60 computers confiscated
Hanopolis | 7:16am, Fri, Sep 3, 2010
HISTORY SOCIETY
The Jeungdoga Type is believed to precede the jikjii, the currently recognized oldest manuscript printed with movable metal type, by at least 138 years; the professor believes the blocks match up perfectly with the characters found in the Jeungdoga manuscript
Hanopolis | 7:17pm, Thu, Sep 2, 2010
SOCIETY
Crime is on the rise in the streets of Seoul; 1,000 elementary schools in Korea's most vulnerable neighborhoods will get armed security protection and around the clock video surveillance
Hanopolis | 5:47pm, Thu, Sep 2, 2010
BUSINESS
South Korea's Doosan will outdo itself and build the next new largest water plant in the world by January 2011 with the capacity to quench the thirst of 3.5 million people every day
Hanopolis | 4:08pm, Thu, Sep 2, 2010
TECHNOLOGY
KT said it finished installing Wi-Fi hotspots in subways... next up: subway cars, taxis, buses, everywhere
Hanopolis | 3:39pm, Thu, Sep 2, 2010
HISTORY SOCIETY
Newly discovered movable metal type is believed to predate the currently oldest recognized metal-print book in the world
Hanopolis | 6:32am, Thu, Sep 2, 2010
SOCIETY
The government wants to expand the nation's bullet train network to promote balanced regional growth, reduce carbon emissions and create a peninsular mega-city region
Hanopolis | 7:54pm, Wed, Sep 1, 2010
SOCIETY TECHNOLOGY
When men were boys, they played video games to blow up aliens and build imaginary empires... somewhere along the way, boys became girls who play video games seeking romance and long-term virtual relationships
Hanopolis | 5:24pm, Wed, Sep 1, 2010 | Comments (5)
SPORTS
For the first time, the third sherpa speaks to the media and says Oh ascended to the peak of Mt. Kangchenjunga
Hanopolis | 12:02pm, Wed, Sep 1, 2010
BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY
Korea's largest web portal and search engine says goodbye to Yahoo, don't let the door hit you on the way out...
Hanopolis | 10:34am, Wed, Sep 1, 2010
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