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[Photo News] Centennial Of Freedom Fighter Ahn's Execution [Mar 26, 2010]
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March 26 marks the 100th anniversary of the death of Ahn Jung-geun,
an fighter for Korea's independence against Japanese colonial rule
over Korea, who was assassinated a century ago. His handprint and
signature were displayed at Independence Hall, which is in Cheonan
city, South ...
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Seoul Fashion Week F/W 2010 [Mar 25, 2010]
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Three groups representing the nation's leading designers will
participate in the fashion fair, along with collections by Lady
Gaga's designer.
?eoul Fashion Week F/W 2010' will be held at the Seoul Trade
Exhibition Center (SETEC) near Hangnyeoul Station and Kring, in
Samseong-dong, from ...
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Keep Your Chew Off My Shoe: Seoul Imposes Fine For Improper Gum ... [Mar 25, 2010]
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With preparations well underway for such
major international events like the upcoming G20 Summit to be held
here in Korea, City Hall is looking at ways to further improve the
streetscape of Seoul.
The municipal government announced in advance that they would amend
the Enforcement Rule of ...
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Open Top Double-decker Buses Will Appear In Busan [Mar 25, 2010]
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Visitors to Busan can tour the city with the wind blowing through
their hair on the new open top double decker buses that will be
debuting this spring in the city.
Although they are not the first double-decker buses in the nation,
Busan is the first city to introduce open top buses in ...
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Korea To Become The New Land Of Robots [Mar 25, 2010]
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Whoever imagined Snow White as a robot? Just a couple of
weeks ago, the Nowon Culture and Arts Center in Seoul presented
exactly that on their stage ?Robot Princess and the Seven Dwarfs.
Playing the role of the heroine was the female robot ?veR?(Eve +
Robot) in her debut performance on stage. ...
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Smart Bus Stops In Seoul [Mar 24, 2010]
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Do you want to receive real time information about where the bus
you are waiting for is? Do you want to know the nearest hospital to
a particular bus stop? If you are almost late and find out there is
a traffic jam ahead, will you have to take subway? Now, high-tech
bus stops will provide ...
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G-Global Aviation In Asia Takes Off [Mar 24, 2010]
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In 2010, G-Global Aviation in Asian takes flight.
Gyeonggi Province, Ansan City, and the Gyeonggi Tourism
Organization entered an MOU with the Korea Aerospace Research
Institute at the Suwon Ramada Plaza Hotel at 11 o'clock on 18th for
comprehensive cooperation in aerospace technical ...
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Take A Trip On A Turtleship: Yeosu History Tour To Open This Summer [Mar 24, 2010]
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Yeosu City is bringing Korea's naval
history to life with boat tours in a replica of Admiral Yi'
Sun-sin's warship, Geobukseon (literally Turtleship). Admrial Yi,
one of Korea's greatest war heros, used the ship to ward off
invading forces in the sixteenth century. His statue stands in ...
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2010 Vancouver Paralympics Ends With New Significance [Mar 24, 2010]
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The 2010 Vancouver Winter Paralympics participated in by 503
athletes from 44 nations ended on Monday (Mar. 22). In the 10-day
competition from Mar. 13 to 22, Russia came out the clear winner
with a total medal count of 38, followed by Germany with 24 and
Canada with ...
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Foundation To Promote, Globalize Korean Food Launched [Mar 24, 2010]
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A special foundation charged with the promotion and
globalization of Korean foods was launched in Seoul on Mar. 17. The
foundation is headed by Chung Un-chun, a former food and
agriculture minister.
With as its vision "Hansik (Korean foods) to be enjoyed by all
people at home and abroad," ...
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[Photo News] Five Villages Dress Up For Spring [Mar 24, 2010]
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The Rural Development Administration introduces five scenic
villages perfect for touring in spring for 2010.
Boksakkot (Peach Blossom) Village
Every April pink peach blossoms fill up the Boksakkot Village in
Dalsan-myeon, Yeongdeok-gun (County) in Gyeongsangbuk-do (North
Gyeongsang ...
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Korea Provides Overseas Disaster Relief Aid [Mar 23, 2010]
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It has been more than a month since a 7.0-magnitude
earthquake devastated Haiti, a country in the Caribbean. But the
people there are still suffering. Their social system has collapsed
and survivors are not getting proper treatment. Aside from the food
shortage, Haitians are exposed to poor ...
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PyeongChang 2018 Celebrates Submission Of Application To IOC [Mar 23, 2010]
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The
PyeongChang 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Bid
Committee celebrated the submission of its Applicant City File
to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) last Monday
(Mar. 15) with a gathering of its most recently celebrated gold
medallists from the Vancouver 2010 ...
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Seoul Offers Aid In The Form Of Arisu Water To Haiti Quake Victims [Mar 23, 2010]
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Seoul City decided to deliver 50,000 bottles of ?risu' water as
aid for Haitians suffering from severe water shortage due to the
deadly earthquake that hit the Latin American country on Jan. 12.
Hanjin Shipping will dispatch a ship containing the 50,000 2-liter
bottles of ?risu,' which were ...
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DMB Broadcast To Reach Dokdo, Ulleungdo Islands [Mar 23, 2010]
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From now on you can enjoy digital
multimedia broadcast (DMB) service in the easternmost islands of
Dokdo and Ulleungdo, too.
The Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) and Ulleung-gun (County) of
Gyeongsangbuk-do (North Gyeongsang Province) held a launch ceremony
to celebrate the start of DMB ...
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Jongno-gu Hanok Homestay Experience Team Recruitment [Mar 23, 2010]
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Jongno-gu office and the Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) are
inviting international students in Korea to spend a night at a
nature-friendly Hanok (traditional Korean house) home and
experience a variety of cultural assets in Jongno-gu. Members of
Hanok Homestay Experience Team will be able ...
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[Photo News] Bibimbap Satiates Taste Buds In Germany [Mar 22, 2010]
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(Photo: Yonhap News)
Korean Air introduced bibimbap, a bowl of rice mixed with
vegetables and beef during the International Tourism Bourse (ITB)
2010 at the Messe Berlin exhibition center from March 10 to 14.
With more than 100,000 visitors at the exhibition, bibimbap grabbed
their ...
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Lives Inside Hanok [Mar 22, 2010]
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You've probably heard the word before:
hanok. But these traditional Korean houses, which are often
associated with history long past, were the popular form of
residence until as late as the 1970s. But what made this structure,
with its simple design and form, last through the centuries ...
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[Contribution] Midnight Madness Redefined [Mar 22, 2010]
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By Kelly Frances McKenna
In my corner of small-town Canada, shopaholics and fashionistas
define shopping as a hobby, a pastime and, in some cases, a
lifestyle. Inarguably, no season is more sacred than the weeks
preceding Christmas, during which bargain event slogans brandish
local newspaper ...
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Seoul Rated Best In Civil-service Satisfaction For 3rd Straight Year [Mar 22, 2010]
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Seoul City received the best score in a survey of satisfaction
rated by citizens for civil services in 2009. In the process it
beat the score of the year before and was the highest since 1999.
So, the city saw satisfaction levels for its civil services surpass
those of the previous year for ...
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