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Actor Jung Woo-sung admits to being father of model Moon Ga-bi’s child
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Wealthy parents ditch Korean passports to get kids into international school
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Man convicted after binge eating to avoid military service
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First snow to fall in Seoul on Wednesday
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Industry experts predicts tough choices as NewJeans' ultimatum nears
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Final push to forge UN treaty on plastic pollution set to begin in Busan
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Nvidia CEO signals Samsung’s imminent shipment of AI chips
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Korea to hold own memorial for forced labor victims, boycotting Japan’s
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Opposition chief acquitted of instigating perjury
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Job creation lowest on record among under-30s
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Ctrip surfs China’s homegrown travel wave
Travel has become a booming business in China as economic growth has lifted incomesSHANGHAI (AFP) ― A crescendo of voices builds on a typically bustling day in the Shanghai headquarters of Ctrip.com as staff put together hundreds of tourist trips. It is the sound of China’s travel boom.Call after call comes in to Asia’s largest travel call center from mainly Chinese consumers, but also international travelers booking flights, hotels and tour packages for anywhere from Hong Kong to Havana.“You’re
March 23, 2011
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Gingrich: I expect to be 'in the race'
ATLANTA (AP) - Former House of Representatives Speaker Newt Gingrich says he expects to be a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination in 2012.Gingrich announced Thursday that he's exploring a run for president, launching a website to collect donations.In an interview Friday night with Fox News Channel's Sean Hannity, Gingrich said ``my expectation is that by the end of this exploratory
March 5, 2011
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China says it will tackle inflation, boost incomes
BEIJING (AP) - China's government promised Saturday to clamp down on inflation and urgently raise incomes as it pushes to spread the benefits of economic growth at a time when living standards are rising but so are popular calls for greater change.In a more than two-hour speech that is China's equivalent to a state-of-the-nation address, Premier Wen Jiabao vowed to boost assistance to working clas
March 5, 2011
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Japan's latest bullet train, the thin-nosed
TOKYO (AFP) - Japan's latest bullet train, the thin-nosed "Hayabusa" or Falcon, made its 300 kilometer per hour (186 mph) debut Saturday, boasting a luxury carriage modeled on airline business class.Japan has built up a network of cutting-edge Shinkansen train lines since the 1960s that criss-cross the island nation and now hopes to sell the infrastructure technology abroad, including to the Unite
March 5, 2011
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Thailand’s Nation Group enters education by opening university
Nation Multimedia Group is set to move into the local education market in a joint venture with South-East Asia University. “Nation University” is a 250 million baht joint venture. The group has already signed a 175 million baht ($5.7 million) takeover deal with Siritaj Rojanapruk, owner and license holder of Lampang’s Yonok University. Under the deal, Nation University will own and operate the uni
Feb. 24, 2011
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Somali pirates hijack U.S. couple’s yacht
MOGADISHU (AP) ― An American couple that has sailed the world with a yacht full of Bibles was hijacked by Somali pirates, and the U.S. said Saturday it is assessing possible options.Pirates say the yacht will make landfall in Somalia on Sunday, which would reduce the chances of a fast rescue dramatically. A British sailing couple hijacked by pirates was held hostage in a stiflingly hot Somali regi
Feb. 20, 2011
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Three killed as Gbagbo forces disperse rally
Tensions high after longtime ruler's announcement on banks controlABIDJAN (AFP) ― Security forces loyal to Ivory Coast strongman Laurent Gbagbo opened fire at a rally of several hundred supporters of his rival Alassane Ouattara, killing three youths, witnesses said Saturday. Gbagbo’s security forces in the capital’s Abobo district, a stronghold of Ouattara, “fired into the crowd leaving people running for cover but they chased them,” a resident told AFP. “Three youths were shot dead” in front of
Feb. 20, 2011
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Anti-government protesters killed in Libyan clash
CAIRO (AP) _ Libyan protesters seeking to oust longtime leader Moammar Gadhafi defied a crackdown and took to the streets in five cities Thursday on what activists have dubbed a ``day of rage,'' amid reports at least 20 demonstrators have been killed in clashes with pro-government groups. New York-based Human Rights Watch said Libyan internal security forces also have arrested at least 14 peopl
Feb. 18, 2011
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7 found hiding in bus luggage hold
Seven excess passengers were found hiding in the trunk of a coach on Yongjin Expressway in East China's Zhejiang provinnce, Feb 13, 2011.Photo: Qianjiang Evening NewsSeven people were found hiding in the luggage compartment of a passenger bus on the Yongjin Expressway in Jinhua city, East China's Zhejiang province on Feb 13, 2011, the Qianjiang Evening News reported Tuesday.The bus, with 43 seats,
Feb. 18, 2011
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[Photo] Lady Gaga fashion updates : Born this way
Lady Gaga arrives for the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards show at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California on February 13, 2011.(MCT) Lady Gaga said she spent three days inside the egg at the Jay Leno's show. (MCT)Lady Gaga performs at the 2011 Grammy Awards show at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California on February 13, 2011. (MCT)Lady Gaga said Willow Smith inspired her hair whip performan
Feb. 17, 2011
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US reporter was sexually assaulted in Egypt: CBS
NEW YORK (AFP) - Top CBS foreign correspondent Lara Logan suffered a "brutal" sexual assault at the hands of a mob in Egypt while covering the downfall of president Hosni Mubarak, the network said Tuesday. "She and her team and their security were surrounded by a dangerous element amidst the celebration. It was a mob of more than 200 people whipped into a frenzy," CBS said in a statement.
Feb. 16, 2011
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Girl with 12 fingers, 14 toes reaches for a record
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) _ From almost the moment Le Yati Min was born, her mother knew the girl had a little something extra.``I asked the nurses whether my kid was born complete with hands and legs,'' says her mother. ``They replied that the baby even has more than she needs.''Born with 12 fingers and 14 toes, Le may be the most ``digitally enhanced'' person in the world. Now, the 16-month-old girl'
Feb. 16, 2011
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Tunisians vote with their feet and flee
Minister rejects Italy's offer to send police to help tackle waves of illegal migrationLAMPEDUSA, Italy (AP) ― A month after massive protests ousted Tunisia’s longtime dictator, waves of Tunisians are voting with their feet, fleeing the country’s political limbo by climbing into rickety boats and sailing across the Mediterranean to Europe.More than 5,000 illegal immigrants have recently washed up
Feb. 15, 2011
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Clashes in Algeria as opposition plans new protest
ALGIERS (AFP) ― Hundreds of stone-throwing demonstrators clashed with police in the eastern Algerian city of Annaba on Sunday, as the opposition announced another major anti-government rally next weekend.Washington meanwhile called on Algeria’s security forces to show restraint, a day after nationwide protests against President Abdelaziz Bouteflika that reportedly led to dozens of arrests and poli
Feb. 14, 2011
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Palestinian Cabinet to resign ahead of elections
Leadership announces Sept. election plan; P.M. will stay for new governmentRAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories (AFP) ― Palestinian prime minister Salam Fayyad will tender his government’s resignation to president Mahmud Abbas on Monday morning, a senior official told AFP on Sunday.Abbas will immediately ask Fayyad to form a new government, the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity, and t
Feb. 14, 2011
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Major pieces stolen from Egypt museum: minister
CAIRO - Several major pieces have been stolen from the Egyptian museum, including a statue of King Tutankhamun, Egypt's minister of state for antiquities Zahi Hawass said on Sunday.The objects missing from the famed museum included "a gilded wood statue of the 18th Dynasty king Tutankhamun being carried by a goddess" and parts of "a gilded wood statue of Tutankhamun harpooning," Hawass said in a s
Feb. 14, 2011
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Egypt's military rulers dissolve parliament
CAIRO (AP) _ Egypt's military rulers took sweeping action to dismantle the autocratic legacy of former President Hosni Mubarak on Sunday, dissolving parliament, suspending the constitution and promising elections in moves cautiously welcomed by pro-democracy protesters.They also met with representatives of the broad-based youth movement that brought down the government after an 18-day uprising tha
Feb. 14, 2011
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Police: Man kills 4 in stabbing rampage across NYC
NEW YORK (AP) _ A graffiti artist armed with five knives went on a bloody 28-hour rampage across New York City, fatally stabbing his stepfather, ex-girlfriend and her mother, running down a pedestrian with a stolen Lexus and wounding four other people before being arrested in Times Square, police said.Maksim Gelman, 23, was armed with a bloodied kitchen knife when he was taken into police custody
Feb. 14, 2011
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Japanese P.M.’s rating falls sharply
TOKYO (AP) ― Support for Japan’s prime minister fell sharply in a public opinion poll released Saturday, as a growing number of voters question his government’s ability to lead the country through numerous pressing problems.Only 19.9 percent of respondents to the poll by Kyodo News agency said they approved of Naoto Kan’s administration, a plunge of about 12 percentage points from a month ago, whe
Feb. 13, 2011
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Japanese women seek right to their own identity
TOKYO (AFP) ― Four Japanese women will go to court Monday to challenge a law that now compels almost all females to drop their maiden names and assume their husbands’ surnames when they marry.The group ― plus one of their husbands ― want a civil code clause from the late 1800s declared unconstitutional and are seeking financial damages for their emotional distress at the Tokyo District Court.The l
Feb. 13, 2011
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