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Guns, grenades and iPads for Singapore soldiers

SINGAPORE, June 27, 2011 (AFP) - New recruits to Singapore's military, air force and navy are to get a new standard-issue item of equipment besides their rifle -- the iPad.The defence ministry said Monday it will be issuing "about 8,000" of the sleek, touch-screen tablet computers -- already wildly popular with the city-state's tech-savvy youth -- to recruits from November.The ministry said it was

Defense June 27, 2011

Would you fight for mother land?

Six out of 10 Korean teens would rather “go abroad”About six out of 10 Korean teenagers said they would go abroad in case of another war, suggesting the lack of patriotism among students.Korea Advanced Youth Association and Teengora media conducted research on about 2,500 Korean teenagers from 400 middle and high schools, finding out that only 19.5 percents replied they would fight.Meanwhile, in a

Social Affairs June 27, 2011

Middle children have more chances to become bully

Children with both older and younger siblings have a higher chance of becoming bullies, according to research.Institute for Social and Economic Research at the University of Essex and the University of Warwick conducted the study covering some 40,000 British households.It was traditionally assumed that the oldest child is likely to dominate or use violence against his or her siblings. However, it

Social Affairs June 27, 2011

Police attacked by a Tire-biting dog

(MCT)A dog traumatized by its memory of a car accident chewed four tires, damaging two police cars and an animal control vehicle.New Zealand media reported that Bruno, a 7-year-old dog, has been taken to an animal shelter after attacking the tires of police cars.The owner of Bruno, Fay Gock told the police that Bruno was hit by a car when he was 1 year old. Thereafter, the registered memory of the

Foreign Affairs June 27, 2011

Yoda the Chihuahua is crowned the World‘s ugliest Dog

The Chinese crested-Chihuahua Yoda claimed the honor as the World’s Ugliest Dog held at the Sonoma-Marin Fair in California. Owner Terry Schumacher hugged and kissed her dog as they won the $1,000 top prize. Yoda won a trophy after being crowned the winner of the 2011 World's Ugliest Dog Contest (AP)During this year’s competition, Yoda defeated defending champion, Princess Abby, one-eyed Chihuahua

June 27, 2011

Yoda the Chihuahua is crowned the World‘s ugliest Dog

European firms offer internship to N. Korean defectors

SEOUL, June 24 (Yonhap) -- HSBC Bank and several other European companies in South Korea plan to offer a rare internship program to dozens of North Korean defectors in a move to give them work experience, an official said Friday. Under the initial program, 20 North Korean college students and graduates in the South are scheduled to work as interns at about 10 European firms for about three mon

Foreign Affairs June 24, 2011

Roadblock: theme park boss’ car replaced with Lego

Some people might be unlucky enough to wake up to find their car on bricks, but not many find their vehicle made out of bricks.　That happened at Legoland California, where staff organized the perfect prank by replacing their boss’ car with a Lego version, the Daily Mail reported.On Monday morning, Peter Rochetti, the general manager of Legoland parked his Volvo SUV in his usual spot. Little did he

Culture June 24, 2011

S. Korea likely to approve world's 1st stem cell therapeutic drug

SEOUL, June 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's drug safety agency will likely approve a stem cell therapeutic drug this month in what could be the world's first move to permit the sale of a stem-cell medicine, officials said Friday.The Korea Food and Drug Administration (KFDA) is expected to finalize all procedures needed to permit the sale of "Hearticellgram-AMI," a stem cell therapy for acute myocardi

Technology June 24, 2011

Study links potatoes, among other foods, to weight gain

(MCT)LOS ANGELES — Public Enemy No. 1 in America's battle of the bulge isn't cupcakes, soda or double bacon cheeseburgers. It's the simple potato, according to Harvard University researchers.Daily consumption of an extra serving of spuds — french fried, sliced into crispy chips, mashed with butter and garlic, or simply boiled or baked — was found to cause more weight gain than downing an additiona

Technology June 24, 2011

Study links potatoes, among other foods, to weight gain

Police confirm Daesung’s car killed motorcyclist

Police concluded Friday that the death of a motorcyclist was caused by a car driven by Big Bang member Daesung. They said Daesung would be booked without detention. The police made a briefing Friday morning based on the autopsy result of the motorist, who was pronounced dead at the scene. The vehicle driven by the 22-year-old singer, hit both a motorcyclist who was lying in the road and a taxi dri

Performance June 24, 2011

Police confirm Daesung’s car killed motorcyclist

Presidential aide in U.S. for possible talks on N. Korea, FTA: source

SEOUL, June 23 (Yonhap) -- A key South Korean presidential aide on national security is visiting the United States for possible talks on inter-Korean relations and the ratification of a free trade agreement between Seoul and Washington, a source said Thursday.Kim Tae-hyo, a senior secretary to President Lee Myung-bak for national security strategy, left for the U.S. on Wednesday, the source added,

Foreign Affairs June 23, 2011

Police clear marathoners of doping allegations

CHUNCHEON, South Korea, June 23 (Yonhap) -- Police said Thursday that they have cleared a marathon coach and his athletes of doping allegations, wrapping up their probe two months before South Korea hosts the world athletic championships.The Gangwon Provincial Police Agency said it has examined records from a rehabilitation hospital where 19 athletes were treated, and found no evidence that they h

Social Affairs June 23, 2011

Court orders compensation for Samsung employees who died of leukemia

SEOUL, June 23 (Yonhap) -- A Seoul court ordered compensation for the families of two young Samsung Electronics employees who died of leukemia, recognizing for the first time a link between leukemia and working in a computer chip-making line.The Seoul Administrative Court ruled in favor of the families, who requested the court annul the Korea Workers' Compensation & Welfare Services' 2009 decision

Social Affairs June 23, 2011

Parliament passes bills on Korea-EU free trade safeguards

SEOUL, June 23 (Yonhap) -- The National Assembly on Thursday passed a package of safeguard bills aimed at protecting local industries from cheap imports after a free trade deal with the European Union (EU) takes effect in July. The free trade pact, approved by the parliament in April, will eliminate 98 percent of import duties and other trade barriers in manufactured goods, agricultural products a

Politics June 23, 2011

[Herald Interview] Col. Kim: A war hero, a great humanitarian

Korean-American professor tells story of man who transcended ethnic rivalryChang Tae-han, professor at University of California, Riverside, recalled his last visit to Colonel Kim Young-oak, a highly decorated Korean-American war hero, when he was already in a coma at a hospital in Los Angeles six years ago.“I told him that his biography, written in Korean, had just been published in Korea. He did

People June 23, 2011

[Herald Interview] Col. Kim: A war hero, a great humanitarian

Articles by Cho Chung-un