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JAPAN
6 hours ago
by loren cotter
What do you do when you live in South Korea and you're randomly given a three week hiatus from work? Book a trip to Japan, of course. You know from previous posts like this and this that I've been wanting to go to the island next door for a long time, and in less than two weeks I'll finally be soaki ...
Tallullah Elle - tallullahelle.blogspot.com · 2 references
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South Korea: DSME to Deliver Passenger Cruise Ferry Tanit in June 2012
7 hours ago
by Shipbuilding Tribune
The construction works of the new 3,200 passenger cruise ferry Tanit, which will account for the biggest one in the Mediterranean Sea, are considerably progressing at the Korean Daewoo shipyard. BNP Paribas, a group of foreign banks and La Société Générale will co-finance 80% of this project under t ...
Shipbuilding Tribune - shipbuildingtribune.com · Rank: 36,193 · 2 references
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The Orioles Changing the Game in Korea
// sports
9 hours ago
by Johanna Wagner
The Baltimore Orioles are breaking new ground. In January, the O’s signed a 17-yr-old South Korean player entering his final year of school to a contract. MLB’s agreement with the Korean Baseball governing body says teams cannot have contact with a player until he is in his final year of his deal Th ...
Love My Team - blog.lovemyteam.com · Rank: 82,992 · 7 references
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NO to ACTA!
9 hours ago
by Maky
ACTA is an international trade agreement negotiated by the European Union, the United States, Japan, Canada, South Korea, Australia, Mexico, Morocco, Singapur as well as a few other countries, whose aim is to enforce copyright and tackle counterfeited goods (hence its acronym: Anti-Counterfeiting Tr ...
World'sTourist - worldstourist.com · Rank: 91,764 · 1 reference
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South Korean Stocks: Hanjin, Hysco, KB, Korea Zinc, SungJin - BusinessWeek
9 hours ago
by cf
South Korean Stocks: Hanjin, Hysco, KB, Korea Zinc, SungJin BusinessWeek Hanjin Shipping Co. (117930 KS), South Korea's largest shipping line, added 4.5 percent to 17600 won, the highest level since Aug. 4, after carriers announced plans to raise Asia-US rates for the second time this year. Members ...
Shipping News Daily - ... - shippingnewsdaily.com
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Some People Believe Running an Electric Fan in a Closed Room Can Kill You
11 hours ago
by Chad Upton
By Chad Upton | Editor In South Korea, it is a commonly held belief that an electric fan can cause death if it is blowing on you overnight in a closed room. To prevent “fan death”, the Korea government’s Consumer Protection Board urges everyone to leave a door or window open and use the oscillate fu ...
Broken Secrets - brokensecrets.com · Rank: 122,440 · 87 references
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...the tourists
12 hours ago
by Morpheus
Koreans Have Fun In Philippines By JACKY LYNNE A. OIGA February 9, 2012 MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Tourism (DoT) announced Thursday that the number of tourist arrivals in the country has reached 3.917 million in 2011, surpassing the government’s target of 3.7 million. Officials said tha ...
There's Something About... - somethingaboutnews.blogspot.com · Rank: 96,835
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News Story: European jet maker likely to backtrack on $1 bil. (Fighter ...
13 hours ago
by PacificSentinel
One of several possible KF-X designs By Lee Tae-hoon A European consortium of four aerospace and defense companies will likely walk away from its promise of investing 20 percent of the cost for a Korea-initiated project to develop a new multirole fighter, industry sources said Thursday. The European ...
Pacific Sentinel - pacificsentinel.blogspot.com
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Sprinter springs biggest surprise by claiming Malaysia’s first gold
// sports
13 hours ago
by Broadcast.my
Mohd Edrus Yunos sprang the biggest surprise on the second day of the Asian Cycling Championships by claiming Malaysia’s first gold medal at the Cheras Velodrome yesterday. The 25-year-old’s entry in the 1km time trial was only decided by coach John Beasley at the last minute but he justified the fa ...
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