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1 hr ago | Christian Science Monitor

Did Iran attack Japanese oil tanker in Strait of Hormuz?

Some are pointing fingers at Iran, which has threatened to close off the strategic Strait of Hormuz in retaliation for sanctions, for denting a Japanese oil tanker this week.

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Related Topix: Boat Disaster, World News, United Arab Emirates, Middle East, US Military, US Navy, US News

5 hrs ago | Inhabitat

LOT-EK's Shipping Container Art School Opens in South Korea

LOT-EK continues to make their mark on innovative design through their trademark shipping container constructions .

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9 hrs ago | WATE-TV Knoxville

SKorea cracks down on marriage brokers after death

Young and poor, the Vietnamese woman jumped at the chance to marry a South Korean introduced to her through a matchmaking agency.

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Related Topix: World News, Asia, Wedding, Lee Myung-bak, Life, Interracial,Multiracial, Multiethnic, and Multicultural,

13 hrs ago | Canadian Business Magazine

Samsung says 2nd quarter net profit surges 83 per cent to record high

Samsung Electronics Co.'s net profit surged 83 percent in the second quarter to a record high amid increased sales and strength in its semiconductor and flat panel businesses, the company said Friday, July 30, 2010.

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Related Topix: Televisions, TV, Electronics, World News, Cell Phones, Cellphones, Computers

18 hrs ago | National Post

Steve Ellis sentenced to 18 months for seeking sexual favours

Steve Ellis shook his lawyer's hand and mouthed brief words of goodbye to his family as he was led to jail on Thursday - the final fall from grace for a once powerful man who held a position of "prestige, privilege and power." Ellis, a former immigration adjudicator and onetime Toronto city councillor, was jailed 18 months for breach of trust.

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Thu Jul 29, 2010

The Winnipeg Free Press

North Korea, US-led UN Command meet to discuss deadly sinking of SKorean warship

Military officers from North Korea and the U.S.-led U.N. Command met Friday for a third round of talks about the deadly sinking of a South Korean warship blamed on Pyongyang.

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WWUP-TV Cadillac

7/28/2010 - Legal fight...Small business aid bill...Former NBA player found dead

Jan Brewer says the state will go to an appeals court tomorrow to have an injunction lifted against its new immigration law.

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Related Topix: Small Business, Personal Finance, Immigration Reform, Biotech, Medicine, A.P. Pharma, Healthcare Industry, World News, North Korea, Asia

People's Daily

China conducts 2 military drills: Reports

The Chinese military conducted two exercises near the Yellow Sea, while the United States and the Republic of Korea engaged in a joint military drill that concluded on Wednesday, State media said.

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Related Topix: World News, China, Asia, Travel, China Travel, North Korea

Korea Herald

Foreigners pick the best aspects of ...

News Foreigners pick the best aspects of Seoul life 2010-07-29 19:06 Foreign residents in Seoul have selected Namsan, Hongdae streets and makgeolli as their favorite things in the city.

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GFWC Clubwoman

Asian Artifact Recalls International Program With

On June 1, 1950, at the 59th Annual Convention in Boston, Sara A. Whitehurst, chair of the Council of International Clubs and past GFWC president , spoke eloquently of the need for international understanding and welcomed several international club representatives.

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WHNT-TV Huntsville

SKorean PM offers to resign for failing to persuade country to scrap plan to move government

South Korea's prime minister offered to resign Thursday after parliament shot down his efforts to scrap a plan that would relocate several government ministries out of the capital.

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Related Topix: Lee Myung-bak, World News

ABC News

Hyundai Motor 2Q Net Profit Soars to Record $1.2B

Hyundai motor's logo is seen at its' showroom in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, July 29, 2010.... Hyundai motor's logo is seen at its' showroom in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, July 29, 2010.

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KSTU - Fox 13

SKorean PM offers to resign for failing to persuade...

South Korea's prime minister offered to resign Thursday after parliament shot down his efforts to scrap a plan that would relocate several government ministries out of the capital.

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Related Topix: Lee Myung-bak, World News

Wed Jul 28, 2010

Korea Herald

'Quarter of young Koreans virtually jobless'

Nearly one out of every four young people in South Korea is currently unemployed in real terms mainly due to a structural gap between education level and quality jobs available, a report said Wednesday, according to Yonhap News.

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People's Daily Online

Colombia, S. Korea sign economic agreements

Colombia and South Korea Tuesday signed two cooperation agreements in Bogota to strengthen economic ties, the Colombian Treasury Ministry said.

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People's Daily

DPRK leader commemorates end of Korean War anniversary

Kim Jong Il, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea , delivered a speech commemorating the 57th anniversary of the end of the Korean War, the official Rodong Sinmun newspaper reported Wednesday.

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BBC

State of global internet revealed

A report based on analysis of huge amounts of net traffic has revealed the state of the internet around the globe.

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VietNamNet

Korean marriage broker arrested in Vietnamese bride murder case

" According to the Vietnamese Embassy in South Korea, Busan police last week arrested the director of the match-making firm related to the murder of Vietnamese bride Thach Thi Hong Ngoc.

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The Topeka Capital-Journal

Jolie: 'I'm very concerned' about people of NKorea

Angelina Jolie says she's worried about the people of North Korea, particularly the persecution defectors face when repatriated to the reclusive state.

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Korea Herald

North Korean restaurant servers need many skills

Working as a waitress in a restaurant is generally considered a career requiring few qualifications but this apparently does not apply to overseas North Korean restaurants.

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Related Topix: North Korea, World News, Asia, Travel, Southeast Asia, Cambodia, Cambodia Travel,

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