July 2012
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South Korea arrests phone firm KT Corp hacking...
Two men suspected of accessing details illegally of 8.7 million users of South Korea’s largest fixed-line phone operator, KT Corp, have been arrested.
The company says hackers stole subscribers’ names, phone and personal identification numbers, and then sold the data to telemarketers.
The hackers made an estimated 1bn won (£560,518; $877,000) from the sale.
An illegally installed...
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Swiss soccer player expelled from Olympics for... →
zuky:
From PC Mag:
Days after Greek triple jumper Paraskevi Papachristou was banned from competing in the games thanks to a racist tweet, a Swiss soccer player has been banned for a similarly insensitive message.
After his team lost to South Korea on Sunday, Michel Morganella, a member of the Swiss soccer team, tweeted that the South Koreans could “go burn” and called them “a bunch of...
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Travel: The Kimchi Field Museum (Seoul, South...
thekympossible:
As per the oldies’ (grandparents) request, the whole family and I went to this Kimchi Field Museum to get to know more about Korea’s important food staple (that is, Kimchi).
Before going in, they will require you to have your hands cleaned through this electronic hand sanitizer.
This is a makeshift yard of a traditional Korean home where you'll see jars of different sizes. ...
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Pagoda Academy / Direct English on LinkedIn →
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Free Translation Hotline: Call for free...
BBB Korea
BBB was launched in 2002 as a citizens??participation program (Joong Ang Ilbo) to facilitate the successful hosting of the FIFA World Cup 2002 Korea/Japan. It was engaged in various language-related services for over 25,000 people in the first 2 months during the World Cup. Originally planned as an independent organization, after the World Cup, BBB Campaign management was transferred...
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South Korea wins Olympic gold medal in women’s...
London: South Korea won the Olympic gold medal in women’s team archery on Sunday for the seventh straight time.
Ki Bo-bae, Lee Sung-jin and Choi Hyeon-ju hugged and pumped their arms in the air after their 210-209 victory of silver medalist China. Japan took bronze for its first ever medal in women’s archery.
The American team, which finished second in the ranking round on Friday,...
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Olympics: Ugly scenes in Japan-Korea judo...
LONDON: The Olympic judo quarter-final between world champion Masashi Ebinuma and Cho Jun-Ho of South Korea descended into farce on Sunday after Cho was awarded victory, only for his Japanese rival to be declared the winner moments later. The under-66kg fight remained level after a five-minute contest, plus an extra three minutes of golden score, meaning it went to a judges’ decision. All...
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SOUTH KOREA'S PARK WINS FIRST EVIAN MASTERS TITLE
EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France — Inbee Park of South Korea ended her four-year wait for a U.S. LPGA Tour title when she hit a 6-under 66 on Sunday to win the Evian Masters for the first time, beating veteran Karrie Webb and overnight co-leader Stacy Lewis by two shots.
It was only Park’s second win on the U.S. LPGA circuit and the first since she became the youngest to win the women’s...
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Racist Camera! No, I did not blink... I'm just...
Racist Camera! No, I did not blink… I’m just Asian!
We got our Mom a new Nikon S630 digital camera for Mother’s Day and I was playing with it during the Angels game we were at on Sunday.
As I was taking pictures of my family, it kept asking “Did someone blink?” even though our eyes were always open.
Sheesh! RACIST! :P
-Joz www.jozjozjoz.com
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Virtual Korean Keyboard →
peaceshannon:
Thought I’d throw this out there, as I’m traveling across the country and using random family members’ computers. If you’re ever on someone else’s computer that doesn’t have the Korean keyboard pack installed, you can use this website. You just type into the window as if you were typing on a keyboard with Hangeul (you kinda have to know where the keys are) and it pops up in Korean....
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Single male Seoulites up 10-fold over 20 years
Single male Seoulites up 10-fold over 20 years
SEOUL, July 25 (Yonhap) — The number of unmarried male citizens in Seoul aged 35 to 49 has increased more than 10-fold over the past 20 years, data showed Wednesday. According to the data released by the Seoul Metropolitan Government, the number of single men of the age bracket in the capital city came to 242,590 in 2010, up from 24,239 in...
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Register for “Delicious Seoul Story,” a Korean...
Register for “Delicious Seoul Story,” a Korean culinary contest for foreigners
2012-07-05 VIEW: 266
2012 is the last leg of “2010-2012 Visit Korea Year.” Following last year’s successful event, the Seoul Metropolitan Government is holding another “Delicious Seoul Story” culinary contest in 2012. The purpose is to spread the excellence of Korean dishes and attract food connoisseurs from around the...
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Dongdaemun Design Plaza topped with green roofs
Dongdaemun Design Plaza topped with green roofs
2012-06-07 VIEW: 309
The Seoul Metropolitan Government is embarking on the creation of green roofs at the DDP (Dongdaemun Design Plaza) on the largest scale to be seen in Korea so far.
Half of the buildings’ roofs will be planted over an area the size of an international football pitch (i.e., 11,250m2). Perennial sedums and a lawn will be planted,...
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Why, then, are South Koreans the...
If You’re So Rich, How Come You’re So Miserable?
By William Pesek - Jul 23, 2012
The best economic indicator South Korea (KOSPI) produces is the energy on the streets of Seoul, whether you’re navigating the throngs of young hipsters in Myeongdong, the glitzy boutiques in Apgujeong or the nightclubs full of foreign tourists in Itaewon.
Korea’s per-capita income now rivals New Zealand’s, Israel’s...
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Seoul’s green makeover from the top →
Seoul’s best roof gardens
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“Improving Speaking Fluency: Foundations,...
“Improving Speaking Fluency: Foundations, Strategies, Activities” Lety Banks and Hanna Grant-Boyajian
Summary of the presentation: Your students won´t speak in class? Or maybe they will but not for long? They will be making lots of mistakes? They will say you correct them too much? Topics are too difficult? If all this sounds familiar, join us to learn some speaking strategies and activities to...
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The price of South Korea's productivity Creativity...
An Asian tiger’s woes
While Israel’s ambassadors to the capitals of Europe were squirming in front of the television cameras trying to justify the raid on the Turkish flotilla to Gaza in May 2010, Jerusalem’s envoy in Seoul, Tuvia Yisraeli, had an easier time. He was asked by a South Korean television reporter to talk about the marvels of the Israeli education system.
The...
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Urban farming, Korea’s new eco-friendly trend.
Urban farming, Korea’s new eco-friendly trend.
2012-07-03
Mr. Park Hyun-geun living in Osan in central Korea enjoys tending his vegetable garden at home. He purports that having a vegetable garden has not only brightened his home, but also mellowed him. He used to be somewhat hot-tempered, but taking care of vegetables and plants made him a more relaxed and patient person. Also, tending...
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North Korean border guards beating Chinese businessmen who fail to pay extortion
Underground business across China and North Korean border had been around for years. It is a risky but potentially profitable business. Google trnaslate North Korean Guard: Public Security Police Force, the equivalent of mainland China’s armed police.Korea stationed in the China-DPRK border is all Guard...
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South Korea banks in rate-rigging investigation
A South Korea financial regulator has started an investigation into alleged interest rate rigging by some of the country’s banks.
The Fair Trade Commission is looking at possible collusion over setting certificates of deposit (CD), used as a benchmark to set lending rates.
Kookmin, Shinhan, Woori, and Hana are the banks being investigated.
It follows the Libor-rigging scandal involving...
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Girls' Generation-Themed Stamps Out in August
Girls’ Generation-Themed Stamps Out in August
A special set of stamps celebrating the fifth anniversary of Girls’ Generation’s debut will be released in early August, the girl group’s agency said on Tuesday. “The stamps were made especially for Girls’ Generation, a leading group that stands at the forefront of the global popularity of K-pop. This is the...
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Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival Kicks...
Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival Kicks Off
Photo Courtesy of the Organizing Committee of Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival
Marking its 16th anniversary, Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival (PiFan) will take place from July 19th to 29th in Bucheon, Gyeonggi-do Province. This year, the festival will feature over 230 films from 47 different countries, including 136...
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