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  1. South Korea has foot and mouth diseaseRead the original story

    3 min ago | KRVN-AM Lexington

    SEOUL, South Korea _ South Korea reported its first outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in eight years, prompting quarantine officials to prepare to slaughter cows, pigs and other animals to stop its spread, an official said Thursday.< Six out of 185 dairy cows at a farm in Pocheon, about 30 miles north of Seoul, tested positive, Agriculture ...

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    Related Topix: South Korea, Kyonggi-do, South Korea, World News, Agriculture, Science

  2. Samsung forecasts US$3.3b profit in Q4Read the original story

    9 min ago | Business Times

    SEOUL: South Korea's Samsung Electronics yesterday estimated it would post a US$3.3 billion profit for the three months to December.

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    Related Topix: South Korea, Kyonggi-do, South Korea, World News

  3. South Korea has foot and mouth diseaseRead the original story

    14 min ago | KTIC

    SEOUL, South Korea _ South Korea reported its first outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in eight years, prompting quarantine officials to prepare to slaughter cows, pigs and other animals to stop its spread, an official said Thursday.< Six out of 185 dairy cows at a farm in Pocheon, about 30 miles north of Seoul, tested positive, Agriculture ...

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    Related Topix: South Korea, Kyonggi-do, South Korea, World News, Agriculture, Science

  4. GM, government backers show off first Volt batteryRead the original story

    22 min ago | WFAT-FM Portage

    General Motors Co showed off the first battery pack for its electric Chevy Volt on Thursday with a ceremony that highlighted the automaker's dependence on U.S. government financing for its revival plans.

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    Related Topix: Electric Vehicle, Chevrolet Volt, Hybrid Vehicles, Chevrolet, Automakers, General Motors, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, John Dingell, US Politics

  5. Mini Fighter Gets TournamentRead the original story

    55 min ago | IGN DVD

    ... kicks off with the 1st Ultimate Mini Fighter Championship and $10,000 in prize money. January 7, 2010 - SEOUL, South Korea - CJ Internet , the leading global entertainment company, today announced the U.S. launch of online action RPG Mini Fighter . ...

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  6. BRIEF: Snack maker Lotte to open first Japan hotelRead the original story

    56 min ago | Hotel Online

    Jan. 7--Snack maker Lotte Co. has announced it is opening a hotel in Tokyo's Sumida Ward on April 6, including rooms featuring its Koara no Maachi cookie snack mascot.

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  7. GM shows off first Volt batteryRead the original story w/Photo

    1 hr ago | The Globe and Mail

    Autos GM shows off first Volt battery General Motors CEO Ed Whitacre talks about the first assembled lithium-ion battery for the Chevrolet Volt electric vehicle during a news conference in Brownstown Township, Mich., Jan.

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    Related Topix: Electric Vehicle, Chevrolet Volt, Hybrid Vehicles, Chevrolet, Automakers, General Motors, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, John Dingell, US Politics

  8. Whitney Houston to perform in SeoulRead the original story w/Photo

    2 hrs ago | Korea Herald

    After seven years of self-imposed exile from the pop music scene, Whitney Houston, is set to kick off her world tour for her latest album "I Look to You" in Korea next month.

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    Related Topix: Comedy Movies, Music!, Thriller, The Bodyguard, Drama Movies, Action Movies, The Preacher's Wife, Waiting to Exhale, South Korea, Whitney Houston, Black Entertainment, Pop/Rock, Kyonggi-do, South Korea, World News

  9. Shin Young-ok launches nationwide tourRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | Korea Herald

    Korean soprano Shin Young-ok, marking the 20th anniversary of her international debut this year, will give a nationwide tour of concerts starting tomorrow.

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    Related Topix: South Korea, World News, Asia, Classical, Arts, Opera

  10. New Korean culture series publishedRead the original story w/Photo

    2 hrs ago | Korea Herald

    Munhakdongnae, a major publisher widely known for its expertise in Korean novels, has expanded its horizons into a new territory - a series on Korean culture.

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    Related Topix: South Korea, Kyonggi-do, South Korea, World News, National University

  11. Delayed loan system angers studentsRead the original story w/Photo

    2 hrs ago | Korea Herald

    College students call for lower tuition fees at a rally in Seoul last year. [Lee Sang-sub/The Korea Herald] Students who had planned to rely on a new state loan system to pay their college tuition this spring have been irked by a delay in its implementation due to a parliamentary holdup.

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  12. Demise of democracy figures - Miriam Coronel FerrerRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | ABS-CBN News

    The year 2009 saw the passing of three popular democracy figures in East Asia. The first to go, on August 1, was the Philippines' Cory Aquino at age 76.

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    Related Topix: South Korea, North Korea, World News, Asia, Kyonggi-do, South Korea, Gwangju, South Korea, Kwangju-Jikhalsi, South Korea

  13. AIA Honors Architect Curtis FentressRead the original story

    Yesterday | Contract

    The AIA will award Curtis Fentress, founder of Denver-based Fentress Architects , with its highest honor, the Thomas Jefferson Award, for his innovation and achievement in public architecture.

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    Related Topix: South Korea, Incheon, South Korea, World News, Kyonggi-do, South Korea

  14. Curtis Fentress Wins AIA Jefferson AwardRead the original story

    Tuesday | Architectural Records

    ... Award.Fentress, designer of some of the world's best airports (including Incheon International Airport in Seoul, South Korea), is best known for designing these most complex of public spaces.He will be the world's first airport architect to receive ...

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  15. Anpath unit signs distribution dealRead the original story

    Monday Jan 4 | Charlotte Business Journal

    A subsidiary of Anpath Group Inc. has signed an exclusive distribution agreement for its products in South Korea.

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    Related Topix: South Korea, Kyonggi-do, South Korea, World News

  16. 2010. 1. 8 MUSEUMS & GALLERIESRead the original story w/Photo

    3 hrs ago | JoongAng Ilbo English News

    DOOSAN ART CENTER, Yeonji-dong To Jan. 14: Perspective Strikes Back. This exhibition takes a critical look at Korea s rapid growth in the field of construction.

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    Related Topix: Photography, Arts

  17. Savage beast, divine protectorRead the original story w/Photo

    3 hrs ago | JoongAng Ilbo English News

    Though a real threat in rural villages in premodern Korea, tigers were also widely depicted in statues, talismans and paintings to ward off evil spirits.

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  18. No Mercy marked by dramatic ...Read the original story w/Photo

    3 hrs ago | JoongAng Ilbo English News

    No Mercy director Kim Hyung-jun and actors Han Hye-jin, Ryoo Seung-bum and Sul Kyung-gu, from left to right, attend a press conference after a preview screening on Dec.

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  19. "Witch hunting" on the web: The latest Korean fad?Read the original story

    4 hrs ago | MinnPost.com

    By Jiyeon Lee SEOUL, South Korea a ' One day you wake up to find your personal life plastered all over the web a ' photographs of your school days, anonymous comments youA made on websites and images of your Facebook page.

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  20. Treeless MountainRead the original story

    4 hrs ago | Telegraph.co.uk

    Director: So Yong Kim. Starring: Hee-yeon Kim, Song-hee Kim, Sooh Ah Lee. Rating: * * * * * Like breath on the window of a late-night bus, Treeless Mountain is a work of diaphanous and fugitive beauty.

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