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3-D erotic comedy shakes up Hong Kong box office
HONG KONG (AP) -- A pioneering 3-D erotic comedy has taken the Hong Kong box office by storm, beating the first-day record set by ``Avatar'' and drawing viewers from mainland China as it eyes a global rollout.The $3.5 million Cantonese-language production ``3D Sex and Zen: Extreme Ecstasy'' had earned 17 million Hong Kong dollars ($2.2 million) as of Tuesday since opening last week on 73 screens,
Technology April 21, 2011
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Blind man arrested after driving
An Italian man was reportedly arrested for pretending to be blind in order to receive disabilities benefits.Since 2003, the 67-year-old man allegedly to be sightless applied for governmental welfare for his ‘disabilities’ and had been receiving about $85,000 worth of support, according to ANSA, the Italian news agency.His swindle came to the end when his automobile was pulled over by police at a r
April 20, 2011
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Australian teacher ties child to chair
(MCT)An Australian teacher who allegedly tied a 5-year-old boy to a chair with some skipping rope was arrested on Wednesday.The child, who misbehaved during the class, was initially punished by having his hands tied to the back. However, as the student consistently became disruptive, the teacher than again tied his body to a chair for five minutes.The accused was a part-time who was in charge of 1
April 20, 2011
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U.S. lists N.K. Dongbang Bank for illicit arms trade
WASHINGTON (Yonhap News) -- The United States Tuesday blacklisted a North Korean bank for its alleged involvement in arms trade banned under U.N. resolutions adopted after the North's nuclear and missile tests in 2009.The Treasury Department said in a statement that it has designated the Bank of East Land, or Dongbang Bank, "for its facilitation of weapons-related transactions for, and other suppo
North Korea April 20, 2011
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2% of North Koreans use mobile phones
A North Korean village (Yonhap News)The number of mobile phone users in North Korea jumped nearly fivefold in 2010 to exceed 430,000, nearly 2 percent of its population, Orascom Telecom, the sole telecom operator in the communist country. The Egypt-based wireless carrier said in its annual report that North Korean subscribers totaled 431,919 in December last year, an increase of 470 percent from 9
North Korea April 19, 2011
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Hungry six-year boy drives mother’s car
A hungry 6-year-old boy in Oregon was reportedly rescued after crashing his mother’s minivan which he had driven to buy food on Sunday.The boy, whose name has not been revealed, had managed to drive his mother’s vehicle to buy some food, according a local newspaper.Though he did not wear the seatbelt, the boy was not injured because the car was running very slowly. It crashed into some mailboxes a
Social Affairs April 19, 2011
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Kite pastime turns into life and death struggle
A man who was helping to fly a huge kite in Huai’an, Jiangsu province, was nearly killed when it lifted him 7 meters off the ground.The incident happened on April 5 when several professional kite fliers took the phoenix kite, which was 40 meters long and 30 meters wide, to a plaza but could not get it off the ground because of its size.With the help of some local residents and a gust of wind, it f
April 19, 2011
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Samsung vows legal action over Apple's patent-infringement claim
Samsung Electronics Co. said Tuesday that it will seek legal action against Apple Inc. over the U.S. company's accusation that the maker of the Galaxy S smartphone infringed upon Apple's patents. Samsung's response comes on the heels of Apple's allegation in a complaint with a U.S. court that the Galaxy S phone and the Galaxy Tab tablet computers copied design, mobile software and other patents o
Technology April 19, 2011
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Boy handcuffed after argument over spilt milk
A 12-year-old boy was reportedly handcuffed and detained by a U.S. school resource officer after an argument over milk he spilt. The sixth-grader at Benjamin Franklin Middle School in Indiana was to face juvenile probation, according to a local newspaper.On Tuesday, the school staffer ordered him to clean up after he spilt milk on the table during lunch. The boy refused and shouted back at him.The
Social Affairs April 18, 2011
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TV actor Hyun Bin assigned to frontline Marine unit
Actor Hyun Bin (Yonhap News)A popular TV actor who enlisted in the Marine Corps last month for his mandatory military service has been assigned to serve on a frontline island on the Yellow Sea border with North Korea, Marine officials said Monday. Hyun Bin, 29, who starred in "Secret Garden," one of this season's most popular TV dramas in South Korea, is scheduled to finish six weeks of basic trai
Defense April 18, 2011
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Nonghyup and IBM officials face probe over network crash
Prosecutors said Saturday they plan to summon witnesses to determine why the banking network of the country’s farm cooperative crashed.The Seoul Supreme Prosecutors’ Office said about 20 National Agricultural Cooperative Federation (Nonghyup) and IBM Korea employees will be questioned in relation to the network glitch that has affected services since late Tuesday.People have not been able to use N
April 17, 2011
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Global inflationary pressure should stabilize after Q2: Yoon
WASHINGTON (Yonhap News) ― Worldwide inflationary pressure brought on by soaring commodities and farm prices should stabilize after the second quarter of this year, Korea’s finance minister said Friday.In a meeting with reporters in Washington, Finance Minister Yoon Jeung-hyun said supply shortages in the agricultural sector, triggered by bad weather, are showing signs of stabilizing this month. H
April 17, 2011
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Seoul stocks may hit record high this week
Korean stocks should be able to maintain their steady gains and strive to reach record-high levels this week, despite downside risks, local analysts said Saturday.The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) ended last week at 2,140.50, up 12.53 points, or 0.6 percent, from a week earlier, extending its rally of weekly gains to a fifth straight week.The total market cap also reached a n
April 17, 2011
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Korea to provide W6.5tr support for key sectors
Seoul unveils plans to foster green, high-tech industriesThe government on Thursday pledged to provide 6.5 trillion won ($5.98 billion) this year in financial support for developing new growth engine businesses. Finance, economy and industry affairs ministries reported the plan to President Lee Myung-bak. “The government will boost financial support tailored to new growth engine sectors which tend
April 14, 2011
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Stocks hit new high on earnings hopes
Korean stocks rose 0.9 percent to a fresh high on Thursday as auto and chemical shares got a boost from optimism over their first-quarter earnings, analysts said. The local currency edged up against the U.S. dollar.The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) advanced 19.14 points to a new record-high close of 2,141.06. The previous record was 2,130.43 set on April 5. Trading volume was
April 14, 2011
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