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Dongduk Women’s University halts coeducation talks
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Defense ministry denies special treatment for BTS’ V amid phone use allegations
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Russia sent 'anti-air' missiles to Pyongyang, Yoon's aide says
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OpenAI in talks with Samsung to power AI features, report says
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Two jailed for forcing disabled teens into prostitution
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South Korean military plans to launch new division for future warfare
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Gold bars and cash bundles; authorities confiscate millions from tax dodgers
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Teen smoking, drinking decline, while mental health, dietary habits worsen
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Kia EV9 GT marks world debut at LA Motor Show
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North Korean leader ‘convinced’ dialogue won’t change US hostility
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Foxes released into wild on Sobaeksan
A pair of red foxes was released into the wild Wednesday, as part of efforts to restore a healthy population of the species, thought almost extinct in Korea. The foxes, born and raised in Seoul Zoo, were set free on Sobaeksan in North Gyeongsang Province, after two months of training designed to help them adapt to life in the wild, the Environmental Ministry said. “It is the first such reintroduction of red foxes since we started efforts to restore them,” it said in a press statement. The minist
Nov. 1, 2012
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Incheon aims to host U.N. climate fund
Six cities in race to host Green Climate Fund; decision expected on FridayKorean officials are making a final pitch to host a U.N.-operated fund which will be the single largest source of financing for global efforts to fight climate change. Songdo, a newly developed international business district in Incheon, is vying with five other cities to host the secretariat of the Green Climate Fund. A decision is expected during a meeting of the fund’s board members in Songdo on Friday. The other five c
Oct. 15, 2012
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Korea hopes for a ‘green triangle’
Green Climate Fund in Incheon to help Korea’s efforts in green strategy, technologyA choice of Songdo as a host city for the Green Climate Fund secretariat would be a major boost to Korea’s efforts to spread the concept of green growth in Asia and beyond, Korean officials said. With a decision on the fund’s host city due later this week, they emphasized the country’s leadership in green fields ― unusual for a developing country in Asia, as the key reason why the U.N.-operated fund should be base
Oct. 15, 2012
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World cities hooked on farming
The urban agriculture movement has long thrived in big cities in the West to meet growing desires for health, repose and a sense of community. Around the world, over 800 million urban dwellers grow vegetables, fruits or flowers in their backyards, on rooftops or even in a few pots on a balcony, according to the Rural Development Administration. “Urban farming is a 21st-century trend among world cities, as people have begun to seek out new values in city life, such as environment and community bu
Oct. 12, 2012
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Seoul City’s green revolution dream
City planners in many countries are pushing urban farming to turn their cities into more pleasant and livable places. Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon is one ardent advocate. In June, he declared the year 2012 as the beginning of an urban farming era, unveiling a plan to secure enough farming space in the highly congested capital for each household in the city to have a 3.3 square-meter veggie patch. “I believe that urban farming can successfully take root in Seoul, all the more because it is such a de
Oct. 12, 2012
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Seed shrimp thought extinct for 40m years found in Korea
A species of ostracods believed to have been extinct for over 40 million years has been found living in a pond inside a cave in Korea. According to the state-run National Institute of Biological Resources on Tuesday, the tiny seed shrimp found in Uljin Cave belong to a genus called Frambocythere, whose existence on earth was evidenced only by fossil records, mostly from Europe, dating back as far as 135 million years. They were thought to have gone extinct about 40 million years ago as no fossil
Oct. 11, 2012
