Articles by Yang Sung-jin
Yang Sung-jin
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Blockbusters rule E3 videogame kingdom
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - Blockbuster titles and powerhouse consoles will rule as videogame makers from around the world meet in Los Angeles next week for the premier Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3). Hotly anticipated games will build on established franchises with slick play mechanics, film-like graphics and increasing sensitivity to how much people love playing online with friends or on-the
Culture June 6, 2011
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Foreigners living in S. Korea rise 1.5-fold in five years: report
The number of foreign residents in S.Korea rose 1.5-fold in five years to top 590,000 in 2010, a nationwide census showed Monday. The census, which is carried out by Statistics Korea every five years, also showed that there were 90 countries that had more than 30 nationals living in South Korea as of last year. Of the total, 50.8 percent, or 299,000, were from China, including people of Korean
Social Affairs June 6, 2011
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Emotional on Facebook? The feeling’s mutual
(Bloomberg)Emotions can spread between users of social network sites, U.S. media reported. San Jose Mercury News said that emotions have long been known to be contagious and social media were a new means of transmission, citing the research by Facebook data scientist Adam Kramer. Kramer studied about 1 million English speakers and their friends in different countries on the social network service
Technology June 6, 2011
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E. coli outbreak blamed on German veggie sprouts
HAMBURG, Germany – The terrifying E. coli outbreak in Europe appears to have been caused by vegetable sprouts grown on an organic farm in Germany, an agriculture official said Sunday as the toll climbed to at least 22 dead and more than 2,200 sickened.Preliminary tests found that bean sprouts and other sprout varieties from the farm in the Uelzen area, between the northern cities of Hamburg and Ha
Technology June 6, 2011
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Disgraced TV celebrity gets jail term for gambling
A disgraced South Korean television celebrity was slapped Friday with a court arrest to be jailed for eight months for repeatedly gambling abroad and refusing to return home in an attempt to elude investigation. Shin Jung-hwan, 36, rattled the South Korean entertainment industry when media reports said last August that he had gambled away hundreds of millions of won at a hotel casino in the P
Social Affairs June 3, 2011
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Girl’s Generation top Japan’s Oricon Chart
Girls’ Generation ranked number one in Japanese Oricon Chart on June 1st, the day their first Japanese original album was released. The beloved Korean idol group, composed of nine members, sold 73,583 copies on the first day and pushed themselves to the peak of Oricon Daily Album Chart.According to their agent SM Entertainment, Girls’ Generation dominated reservation lists ahead of the release dat
Performance June 2, 2011
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S. Korea's tourism income grows despite Japan's quake
South Korea's income from tourism increased steadily in March and April, data showed Thursday, indicating that the country might have been insulated from the impact from Japan's devastating earthquake in March. Foreign tourists' spending in South Korea reached US$770.1 million in April, up 6.5 percent from a year earlier, according to the Bank of Korea. South Korea's income from tourism rose 2
Travel June 2, 2011
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Queens may can Korean-only signs in K town
Queens, a district of New York, is to regulate foreign language signs by requiring English translations.Two Republican councilmen, Peter Koo from Flushing and Dan Halloran of Whitestone, are planning on introducing the controversial bill.When the new law is enforced, shop owners are forced to change their signs so that at least 60 percent is written in English. Some streets in areas like Flushing
Politics June 1, 2011
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Prosecutors say Busan savings bank used slush funds for lobbying
Prosecutors said Tuesday they secured evidence that a scandal-ridden savings bank has used slush funds to lobby ranking government officials and influential politicians to prevent financial regulators from ousting the bank due to illegal loans and other irregularities. The bank raised the slush funds by offering illegal loans worth trillions of won to more than 100 special purpose companies esta
Social Affairs May 31, 2011
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[Notice] Voice: Should Korea scrap nuclear energy?
On June 2, The Korea Herald will launch its new debate page “Voice” with the question: “Should South Korea scrap nuclear energy?” Each week, “Voice” will feature two contributors going head-to-head on a burning issue in Korean society. This space is also for you, the reader, to react to the issue and have your say. We also want to hear your thoughts on other subjects that matter to you, whether th
Social Affairs May 30, 2011
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Rare photos of young Marilyn Monroe surfaced
CNN on Monday published new photos of Marilyn Monroe on its website, offering a rare glimpse into her life before she became a star. Photographer Anton Fury came across the apparently unpublished photos at a garage sale. Fury paid $2 for a folder, which contained two envelopes of black-and-white negatives, in Parsippany, New Jersey, in 1980. Fury later took it home and discovered that the photos c
World News May 30, 2011
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After cataract surgery, Margarito is on track to fight again
LOS ANGELES ― Boxer Antonio Margarito has undergone cataract surgery to repair what was considered a career-threatening injury to his right eye that he suffered in a lopsided loss to Manny Pacquiao in November.Margarito’s promoter Bob Arum, concerned about the fighter’s future before the May 19 operation, now says a “miracle” turn of events will allow the ex-welterweight champion to return to spar
People May 29, 2011
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Jennifer Yuh Nelson breaks new ground with ‘Kung Fu Panda 2’
LOS ANGELES ― Jennifer Yuh Nelson, the director of the new animated film “Kung Fu Panda 2,” might have been destined for a career in pictures. After immigrating to the United States from South Korea with her parents and two sisters when she was 4, Nelson spent her childhood in Lakewood, Calif., watching martial arts movies, playing with cars and drawing.As a young girl, she would sit at the kitche
People May 29, 2011
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House of death now on sale
(MCT)A house with three rooms and a huge garden in Maryland is now on sale for $515,000. However, there is one thing the agent selling the house would probably prefer you not find out: It’s the site of three murders.According to state law, the agent does not necessarily need to tell buyers about crimes that have taken place in the house.The most recent owner, Brian Betts, who was a principal at Ga
World News May 29, 2011
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What makes Seoul so cool?
The Han river Floating Island (Yonhap News)An online portal operated by CNN recently introduced 50 reasons why Seoul is the world’s greatest city. Written from the perspective of a non-Korean, the list is beginning to grab international attention.Concerning the fact that Asian tourists have designated Seoul the first city to visit, CNNGo selected several reasons why. At the very top of the list wa
Culture May 29, 2011
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