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U.S. Embassy reaches out through Facebook

Foreign affairsJul 31, 2011

The United States Embassy’s American Citizen Services Unit is now on Facebook.The embassy will use this page as a resource for U.S. citizens living in or visiting Korea.To page or post any questions about the embassy’s services, click the “like” button. From there, visitors to the site will get first-hand information about any changes to the embassy’s services anywhere in the country.In the event
Vietnam pop star to push Korea tourism

Foreign affairsJul 31, 2011

Vietnamese pop singer My Linh has been appointed an honorary ambassador for tourism to South Korea, reported Asia News Network.The singer was named an honorary ambassador by the South Korea embassy in Vietnam in Hanoi on Wednesday. The ceremony was held in conjunction with an event to promote Vietnam’s Ha Long Bay and South Korea’s Jeju Island in their bid to be named among the New Seven Wonders o
Argentina decorates local envoy

Foreign affairsJul 31, 2011

State decorations are one of the best ways a country can show appreciation to an individual who has improved ties between two countries.Last week, former Korean Ambassador to Buenos Aires Choe Yang-boo was awarded the Order of Mayo (May) in the rank of Grand Cross in recognition for his “outstanding services in strengthening the traditional ties of friendship between the two countries,” said Argen
Britain launches one year countdown to Olympics

Foreign affairsJul 31, 2011

To mark one year until the greatest show on earth ― the 2012 Olympics and Paralympics ― the British Embassy and the Korea Sports Promotion Foundation held an event July 27 in the Olympic Park in Seoul to countdown to the London Games. British Charge d’Affaires Andrew Dalgleish, unveiled a One Year to Go Omega countdown clock in the Seoul Olympic Museum. Lee Dae-hoon, Korean taekwondo athlete, and
ECB official stresses eurozone soundness on Korea visit

Foreign affairsJul 31, 2011

Investors can be confident that fears of a debt contagion “bonfire” across the eurozone were without grounds and that the bloc’s economic future is bright, a senior member of the European Central Bank said on a visit to Korea on Wednesday.Central Bank of Luxembourg governor Yves Mersch was in Seoul to meet with Bank of Korea head Kim Choong-soo and senior figures in investment, banking and insuran
New Zealand’s model for food security

Foreign affairsJul 31, 2011

‘Food innovation key to feeding global population’With a rapidly growing world population, ensuring food security and safety for future generations is a crucial challenge. New Zealand has a key role in meeting the task, according to the general manager of a renowned food science institute and an official from the country’s economic development agency. “Riddet Institute is really interested in unde
Phelps takes 3rd gold at swimming worlds

More sportsJul 31, 2011

SHANGHAI (AP) ― Michael Phelps easily won the 100-meter butterfly, then ceded the spotlight to Missy Franklin, swimming’s newest breakout star who made a splash on her final night at the world championships.Without Milorad Cavic pushing him, Phelps scowled upon seeing his time of 50.71 seconds Saturday night. Too slow for his liking, it was still good enough to earn him a second individual gold me
Kim in control at Greenbrier

GolfJul 31, 2011

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, West Virginia (AP) ― Golf is fun again for Anthony Kim. The Greenbrier Classic is helping solidify that.Kim shot an 8-under-par 62 Saturday for a one-stroke edge over PGA Tour rookie Scott Stallings after the third round on the Old White TPC course.Kim’s low round of the year left him at 10 under with a chance to advance to next week’s Bridgestone Invitational with a win. He
Korea upends Mali at U20 World Cup

SoccerJul 31, 2011

South Korea got off to a nice start in the U20 World Cup in Colombia with a 2-0 win over Mali in their opening match. In the match in Bogota on Saturday, Kim Kyung-jung opened the scoring in the 50th minute, and Jang Hyun-soo added one with a spot kick in 80th minute to earn important three points for the Korean side. The match was delayed almost an hour as heavy rain battered the Colombian capita
Bolt rumbles to take 200m

More sportsJul 31, 2011

STOCKHOLM (AP) ― Complaining about a stiff back, an unusually tight bend and the windy conditions, Usain Bolt still won the 200 meters at the DN Galan meet in emphatic style.The Jamaican had lost over 100 meters in this meet in 2008 and 2010. But the switch to the 200 ― his preferred distance ― changed his luck at the Diamond League event.In his last race before he defends his sprint titles at the
Qualifying groups drawn for 2014 Cup

SoccerJul 31, 2011

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) ― World champion Spain was drawn on Saturday with 1998 winner France, Georgia, Belarus and Finland in a qualifying group for the 2014 tournament ― the first World Cup in Brazil in 64 years.The United States, featuring new coach Juergen Klinsmann, was drawn with Jamaica in a qualifying group from North and Central America and the Caribbean.Former soccer great Ronaldo takes part
Forgiven Iran acid attacker will not be blinded

Jul 31, 2011

TEHRAN (AFP) - An Iranian man convicted of throwing acid in the face of a female student who was to have been blinded himself on Sunday in retribution was pardoned by his victim, the state-run television website said."With the request of Ameneh Bahrami, the acid attack victim, Majid(Movahedi) who was sentenced for 'qesas' ('eye for an eye'-style justice) was pardoned at the last minute" after she
Researchers say humans crowded out Neanderthals

ScienceJul 31, 2011

WASHINGTON (AP) — Were the Neanderthals simply crowded out by the ancestors of modern humans?That's the theory of a pair of British researchers, who say early modern humans outnumbered Neanderthals by 10-to-1 in a region of southwestern France they studied.Scientists have long debated the circumstances in which modern people replaced Neanderthals across Europe about 40,000 years ago. Leading resea
Earth shares its orbit with tiny asteroid

ScienceJul 31, 2011

NEW YORK (AP) -- Like a poodle on a leash, a tiny asteroid runs ahead of Earth on the planet's yearlong strolls around the sun, scientists report.The discovery of this companion, which measures only about 300 meters across, makes Earth the fourth planet in the solar system that's known to share its orbit with an asteroid. This handout image released on July 27, 2011 illustrates the orbit of 2010 T
Victims of Umyeon landslides to seek legal action

Social affairsJul 31, 2011

Residents of mountainside villages hit by multiple landslides from Mount Umyeon may sue local authorities, claiming that their neglect led to the calamity which claimed the lives of 18. Kwak Chang-ho, who represents tenants of Raemian Art Hill Apartment in Bangbae-dong, in Seoul’s southern ward of Seocho, said Sunday that he will work to form an emergency committee of tenants in order to prepare f