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Happy birthday Kim Yuna

Sun, 05 Sep 2010 04:08:16 +0000

Kim Yuna turns 20, Sunday, September 5... Birthday greetings to the ice queen

Korea: A Good Neighbor

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:46:15 +0000

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

Fortunately, it was a "dry typhoon"

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 11:31:17 +0000

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

Lawmaker Kang, ousted

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:51:42 +0000

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

LG busted in Russia for software piracy

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:16:28 +0000

For the first time in Russia, authorities have opened a criminal inquiry for using pirated software against a major foreign company... 60 computers confiscated

Professor Nam Kwon-hee reveals 12 movable metal types he calls "Jeungdoga Type"

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:17:59 +0000

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

17 percent of Korea's elementary schools to be guarded with firearms and tear guns

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:47:00 +0000

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

Doosan Heavy Industries to build world's largest desalinization plant in Saudi Arabia

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 07:08:07 +0000

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

KT aims for ubiquitous Wi-Fi

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 06:39:27 +0000

KT said it finished installing Wi-Fi hotspots in subways... next up: subway cars, taxis, buses, everywhere

Oldest movable metal type discovered, 138 years older than "jikji"

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:32:53 +0000

Newly discovered movable metal type is believed to predate the currently oldest recognized metal-print book in the world