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Creditors may delay Hynix sale into June
Creditors of Hynix Semiconductor Inc. said Monday that they may kick off the process to sell a major stake in the second-largest computer memory chipmaker next month, delaying the sale from their previous schedule. Creditors, including Korea Exchange Bank, Woori Bank and state-run Korea Finance Corp., had initially planned to start the process to sell their combined 15 percent stake in Hynix
Industry May 23, 2011
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GM Korea unveils Cruze hatchback in Seoul
(Yonhap News) GM Korea Co., the South Korean unit of U.S. automaker General Motors Co., on Monday introduced its all-new hatchback, the Chevrolet Cruze5, in South Korea, adding what it called a "sexy and smart" vehicle to its Chevrolet lineup. Based on GM's mid-size passenger car the Chevrolet Cruze, the hatchback comes in two trims -- with a 1.8-liter gasoline engine or a 2.0-liter turbo diese
Mobility May 23, 2011
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Jang Sa-ik: the guy next door with a voice out of this world
(Jang Sa-ik performs on the rooftop of hishouse in Hongji-dong against the backdrop of Mount Inwang. Park Hae-mook/The Korea Herald) Jang Sa-ik has the look of an ordinary man. Ordinary enough to pass for one of the construction workers renovating his garden as The Korea Herald interviewed him Monday. But this unremarkable impre
People May 20, 2011
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Taiwan's HTC to debut new smartphone in S. Korea
HTC's new smartphone unveiled in Seoul on Friday (Yonhap News) HTC Corp. said Friday it will release its new flagship smartphone in South Korea next week, hoping that the phone's movie streaming feature will help the Taiwanese firm gain ground. SK Telecom Co., South Korea's largest mobile phone carrier, will exclusively release the Sensation smartphone on May 25, said HTC's North Asia Pr
Technology May 20, 2011
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Shriver reveals her pain over scandal
LOS ANGELES (AP) ― He’s one of the most famous people on the planet, a two-term governor of California, a movie star and a former world champion bodybuilder with a profile so huge that just one name, Arnold, instantly identifies him to almost everyone.Yet somehow, for more than a decade, Arnold Schwarzenegger managed to keep an incredible secret from the public and his wife, prominent former TV jo
People May 19, 2011
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Perea keen to keep aerospace project going
Richard Perea, president of Times Aerospace Korea and Washington Times Aviation USA, hurried to Seoul last week in connection with a legal dispute involving his company.“I received word that throughout the Korean media, articles were published claiming that Moon Hyun-jin was suing his mother,” Perea said in an interview. “The case referred to is a lawsuit that Washington Times Aviation USA had fil
People May 15, 2011
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S. Korea unlikely to face fast spread of 'unidentified virus': gov't agency
The unidentified virus that might have caused the death of a South Korean woman earlier this week does not seem to be spreading quickly, the nation's disease control agency said Wednesday. The 36-year-old woman died on Monday in the intensive care unit at a Seoul hospital after being admitted last month for tuberculosis. Her infection and death were caused by an unidentified virus, the first o
Technology May 11, 2011
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Robber in 50s disguises as woman
Police arrested a male robber in 50s dressed as a woman to look less suspicious.The man reportedly wore a blouse, mini-skirt, and stockings while stealing 15kg of copper pipe last month. The man had also dyed his hair blond.According to police, the man was wearing his disguise when he was arrested.The man, surnamed Lee, who was released from prison last year, told the police, “I had no job and liv
Social Affairs May 10, 2011
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Korean Buddhists concern decreasing candidate monks
(Yonhap News)Korea’s biggest Buddhism sect “Jogye” is reportedly anxious about a decreasing number of people seeking to be monks. The religion prospered in Korea until the end of the Koryo dynasty and, although it has declined since, remains one of the major religions in Korea.But according to statistics the number of new monks is on the wane.There were 466 new Jogye monks in 2005, but just 274 i
Culture May 10, 2011
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Old couple suicides on parents’ day
An elderly couple who suffered from severe health problems hanged themselves on parents’ day.Yongin Seobu Police Station said they found the bodies of a Mr. Jeon and Ms. Roh at their apartment. The couple, who were in their 60s, left behind five pages of notes saying, “sorry and thank you.”Mr. Jeon and Ms. Roh suffered from Alzheimer’s and cancer, respectively.The couple sent their son and his fam
Politics May 10, 2011
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Darwin's travels may have led to illness, death
Charles Darwin (AP-Yonhap News) BALTIMORE (AP) -- The very travels that inspired Charles Darwin's theory of evolution and shaped modern biology may have led to one of the illnesses that plagued the British naturalist for decades and ultimately led to his death, modern researchers say. Darwin's ailments are the topic of an annual conference in Baltimore on Friday that offers modern medical diag
Technology May 9, 2011
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Investment banks expect BOK to hike key rate in May
Most global investment banks forecast South Korea's central bank to raise its key interest rate this month in a bid to rein in rising consumer prices, a report showed Monday. According to the report by the Korea Center for International Finance, the investment banks, including Goldman Sachs, predict the Bank of Korea (BOK) will hike the benchmark seven-day repo rate at a rate-setting session s
May 9, 2011
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’Greatest filial duty is lower tuition’
With Parents’ Day coming up on May 8, most of Korean college students claimed that the best filial duty is lower tuition fees, according to a recent survey.Korean recruitment website Alba’s survey of some 1,323 university students on filial duty found that 46.7 percent were concerned about the price of their tuition fees. A further 15.3 percent responded that ‘having conversations’ was an importan
Social Affairs May 8, 2011
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Bahk Jae-wan named new finance minister in Cabinet reshuffle
President Lee Myung-bak named Labor Minister Bahk Jae-wan, considered one of his closest aides, as the new finance minister Friday in a Cabinet reshuffle that also affected four other ministers, the presidential office said. The other new ministers are for land and transportation, agriculture, environment as well as Bakh's successor as labor minister. Unification Minister Hyun In-taek and Just
Politics May 6, 2011
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Hey, look everyone, it's rubberman!
A 66-year-old man in Jiaozuo, Henan province, has created his own style of kungfu which can allow him to curl up his body into a suitcase.The man claimed to have been practicing his own brand of kungfu since 2000 for half an hour every two days in the open air, whether it is hot or cold.The practice has made his body so plastic he can put on a coat that only a 3-year-old child could wear.He said h
World News May 6, 2011
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