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• The Seoulllll e-Traaaaain!

  Published: August 13, 2007, 5:08 am

  Tags: Korea, Mobile Wimax, Mobilewimax, S Korea, Samsung, Sens, Seoul, Wibro

  "Sens e-train" offered to Seoul's subway jockeys over the next few days. The kids at Samsung and Korea Telecoms have fitted two cars from Seoul's number 2 line train with a dozen WiBro-enabled Samsung Q45 laptops and Q1 Ultra UMPCs. The hippest trip in S.Korea is operational (and free) from 1100 to 1700 daily until August 19th. We're just

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• Another Crossroads Seoul Leaves Behind

  Published: August 30, 2007, 10:31 pm

  Tags: Central Asia, East Asia, Afghnistan, Bundang, Canada, Central Asia, Germany, Ghazni, Kabul, Missionaries, Pakistan, Rok, Saemmul Presbyterian Church, Saudi Arabia, Seoul, South Korea, South Korean Hostages, Taliban

  “Most people here [in Seoul] think that South Korea has probably paid a ransom, but that will be debated later when the hostages have returned home safely.” Secondly, Seoul’s actions undermined Kabul’s Karzai government. “This release under these conditions will make our difficulties in Afghanistan even

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• Seoul Semiconductor's 420-lumen LED puts the sun to shame

  Published: September 21, 2007, 12:05 pm

  Tags: Led, Lighting, Seoul Semiconductor, Seoulsemiconductor

  not really sure if Seoul Semiconductor is completely accurate in the assertion that its new 420-lumen (peak) LED is the world's brightest at 8-watts, but considering that we were pretty impressed by the company's 240-lumen model late last year -- and the fact that even the most blinding LED-based tactical flashlights rarely exceed 200

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• Koreas Summit Featured Oddly Congenial Kim

  Published: October 5, 2007, 12:00 am

  Tags: Koreas, Summit, Featured, Oddly, Congenial, Kim, Stella Kim, Seoul, North Korea, Pyongyang, South Korea, Kim Jong Il, United States, Beijing, China, Yonsei University, The Washington Post Company, Baek Seung Joo, Kim Ki Jung, Kim Woo, Korean Peninsula, Lee Myung Bak, Roh Moo H

  SEOUL, Oct. 5 -- The summit of the two Koreas served up a peculiar conversation about where a head of state might eat the best cold noodles. It served up a peculiarly detailed commitment to a first-ever joint Olympic cheering squad that will travel by train from South to North Korea and on to the...

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• Clean loo campaigner to open toilet-shaped home

  Published: October 13, 2007, 11:23 am

  Tags: Seoul, Campaign, Cleaner, Designed, Jae Duck, Life, Loo, Plans, Promote, Restroom, Tireless, Toilet, Toilet Shaped, Worldwide

  "SEOUL (AFP) - Sim Jae-Duck was born in a restroom and now he plans to live and die in one -- a 1.6 million d read more

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• Stop The Bashing of Fred Thompson Now!

  Published: October 20, 2007, 3:29 pm

  Tags: Russia, Seoul, South Korea, Politics

  What is it with all this bashing of Fred Thompson by fellow conservatives? What has he done that is so awful? Is it because he speaks softly and doesn't come out swinging at his opponents? read more

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• Bloomberg TV focuses on Korea This Coming Week: Oct 29-Nov 2

  Published: October 26, 2007, 7:46 am

  Tags: Asia, New York, Seoul, South Korea, Affairs, Bloomberg, Deputy, Exclusive, Foreign, Hong Kong, Interviews, Jong Kap, Korea, Korean, Kwon, Live, Min Soon, Minister, Okyu, Press Release, Prime, Song, Television, Trade, Viewers

  "The BLOOMBERG TELEVISION series will feature interviews with South Korea's Finance Mi read more

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• The Unquenchable Fire That Stops Burning!

  Published: October 27, 2007, 1:44 pm

  Tags: Israel, Pennsylvania, Russia, Seoul, South Korea, Culture

  In the Old Testament Book of Jeremiah 17:27 we read that when God comes in judgment upon Israel that the gates and palaces of Jerusalem will burn and that the fire will not be quenched read more

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• More Harmony for Seoul

  Published: October 28, 2007, 2:56 am

  Tags: East Asia, Immigration, Politics, Russia, Japan, Korea, Repatriation, Rok, Sakhalin, Seoul

  Koreans are arriving in Seoul for repatriation. Lee and her husband, who speak Russian at home, now live in a small but modern flat about an hour west of Seoul. It took years of negotiations among Japan, Russia and South Korea to devise a repatriation plan. Japan, which says all its compensation claims with South Korea were settled by an

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• N. Korea Shows Signs of Opening Up, After Decades of Self-Imposed Isolation

  Published: November 9, 2007, 12:00 am

  Tags: Korea, Shows, Signs, Opening, After, Decades, Self Imposed, Isolation, Christopher Hill, North Korea, Pyongyang, United States, South Korea, Seoul, Kim Jong Il, Stella Kim, China, Kfc Corporation, Africa, Middle East, Mount Baekdu, Southeast Asia, Tokyo, Yongbyon, Donggu

  SEOUL -- Choi Won-ho has made six trips to North Korea in the past two years, struggling each time to convince the reclusive government there that the time was ripe for a chicken franchise.

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• Paris Hilton Keeps Making Money

  Published: November 10, 2007, 11:11 pm

  Tags: Paris Hilton Paris Hilton Gossip Paris Hilton News Paris Hilton Seoul Paris Hilton Fila Paris Hilton Pictures Celebrity Gossip Hollywood News

  Asian nation. Arriving in Seoul from Tokyo earlier this week, Paris told press, “I am very excited to be here, a great market for me. I think the Korean market is great for me.”

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• Paris Hilton Hallmark Lawsuit Update

  Published: November 11, 2007, 8:36 pm

  Tags: Paris Hilton Paris Hilton Gossip Paris Hilton News Paris Hilton Pictures Paris Hilton Seoul Jj Mahoneys Celebrity Gossip Hollywood News

  continued on with her fun in Seoul, getting frisky for the cameraman at JJ Mahoney’s Nightclub in the Hyatt hotel on Saturday (November 10). The hotel heiress has been in South Korea to announce a contract extension with Fila sportswear, but is also making headlines in the States for her lawsuit against Hallmark card company.

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• WORLD IN BRIEF

  Published: November 12, 2007, 12:00 am

  Tags: World, Brief, Ehud Olmert, Ceferino Namuncura, United States, Northern Ireland, Ieng Sary, Ieng Thirith, Middle East, Mohamed Ali Al Mardi, Seoul, Cambodia, Hezbollah, Interahamwe, Khmer Rouge, Rwanda, Sudan, The Roman Catholic Church, Ulster Defense Association, United

  Police raided more than 20 government buildings and private offices Sunday morning, seeking evidence in a series of criminal investigations of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, potentially weakening his position as he prepares for a crucial Middle East peace conference in the United States.

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• WORLD IN BRIEF

  Published: November 14, 2007, 12:00 am

  Tags: World, Brief, Fatah Organization, Hamas, Gaza Strip, Ronaldo Puno, Interpol, Japan, United States, Anders Rasmussen, Angela Merkel, Buenos Aires, Franz Muentefering, Indian Ocean, King Juan Carlos I, London, Manila, Olaf Scholz, Seoul, Wahab Akbar, Yasser Arafat, Abu Sayya

  A bomb exploded outside the House of Representatives in Manila late Tuesday, killing a former Muslim rebel who became a congressman and had backed a U.S.-Philippine offensive against Islamic extremists. A lawmaker's driver and a legislative staffer also were killed.

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• WORLD IN BRIEF

  Published: November 16, 2007, 12:00 am

  Tags: World, Brief, South Korea, United States, Oregon, Hubei Province, Antofagasta Plc, Abu Ayyub Al Masri, Bay Of Bengal, Brandon Hughey, Jeremy Hinzman, Jonathan Franklin, Manila, Monte Reel, Seoul, Three Gorges Dam, Wang Xiaofeng, Yangtze River, Afghanistan, Al Qaeda, Bangl

  North and South Korea agreed on Thursday to set up their first regular freight train service over the heavily armed border in more than half a century.

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