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Choi Na-yeon wins but Shin upset at LPGA Match-Play

GolfMay 20, 2011

GLADSTONE, New Jersey (AFP) ― Top seed Choi Na-yeon advanced to the second round of the $1.5 million LPGA Match Play Championship by beating Scotland’s Catriona Matthew 3 and 2 but second seed Shin Jiyai was eliminated.South Korea’s Choi, claiming the top seed by virtue of leading last year’s LPGA money list, was level with her European rival until a birdie at the par-4 15th and a bogey by Matthew
Tbs eFM holds third Mini World Cup

More sportsMay 20, 2011

Tbs eFM, the nation’s leading all-English radio station, will hold its third Mini World Cup on Sunday to bring together the foreign community in Korea.A total of eight teams with participants from countries such as Canada, Germany, Malaysia and China, will be participating in this year’s games.More than 500 people including the players, their families and cheerleaders are expected to the flock to
Kim Jong-il visits China

North KoreaMay 20, 2011

North Korean leader Kim Jong-il (Yonhap News)　‘Whereabouts of heir unconfirmed’　North Korean leader Kim Jong-il appears to be visiting China, a senior Seoul official said Friday, adding it was not confirmed whether he was accompanied by his son and heir apparent Jong-un.　“The current trip to China is being led by Kim Jong-il. We believe his third son Jong-un is not part of the delegation,” an offi
Study finds dark energy exapands universe

ScienceMay 20, 2011

(AP-Yonhap News)The existence of “dark energy” that accelerates expansion of the Universe has been confirmed by an astronomical survey of about 200,000 galaxies, BBC reported. Dark energy makes up some 74 percent of the Universe and its force pulls the Universe apart at increasing speed. “The action of dark energy is as if you threw a ball up in the air, and it kept speeding upward into the sky fa
Saudi woman defies driving ban

World NewsMay 20, 2011

Naijla al-Hariri drove non-stop for four days in a protest against Saudi government's ban on women drivers.JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia — A Saudi mother said Sunday she defied a ban on women drivers in the ultra-conservative kingdom by getting behind the wheel for four days without being stopped.Najla al-Hariri, a housewife in her mid-30s, said she drove non-stop for four days in the streets of the Red Se
Middle-aged men want to wear like actors Cha and Kim

FashionMay 20, 2011

Men in their 40s have chosen actors Cha Seung-won and Kim Myeong-min as fashion leaders they want to imitate. A survey by Chaeil Industries showed 14.5 percent of men wanted to dress like Cha and Kim. 500 men between the ages 40 and 49 were surveyed.The department head of Galaxy marketing team Han Ju-young said the survey was conducted to get a glimpse of the sense of taste and the tendencies of m
Gov't launches investigation into alleged Agent Orange burial

Social affairsMay 20, 2011

SEOUL, (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Environment Ministry has launched an investigation into the area where the U.S. military allegedly buried leftover Agent Orange, a defoliant widely used during the Vietnam War, ministry officials said Friday.The ministry said it has sent a group of its officials and environment experts from the ministry's research institutions to Chilgok, some 300 kilometers southe
Full text of G-20 Speakers' Consultation Joint Communique

PoliticsMay 20, 2011

SEOUL, May 20 (Yonhap) -- The following is the full text of the G-20 Speakers' Consultation Joint Communique released after the three-day meeting of the world's parliamentary leaders ended in Seoul Friday.1. We, the speakers of the G20 Parliaments, have gathered in Seoul, Republic of Korea, from May 18 to 20, 2011 under the theme of "Development and Growth for Common Prosperity," in the recognitio
Woman removed from train after talking too loudly

May 20, 2011

WASHINGTON, May 18, 2011 (AFP) - A young woman who insisted on noisily chatting on her cell phone throughout a marathon 15-hour train ride was forcibly removed by police following numerous passenger complaints.The woman was traveling on Amtrak's Coast Starlight, which runs between Los Angeles and Seattle, Washington, and was speaking loudly enough to annoy surrounding passengers, said Amtrak spoke
Playboy puts entire 57 years of magazines online

CultureMay 20, 2011

This publicity image provided May 18, 2011, by Playboy Enterprises, Inc., shows a sample of the member home page for the web site, i.playboy.com, as viewed on a tablet device for the web-based subscription service Playboy is scheduled to launch Thursday, May 19, 2011. The service allows viewers to see every single page of every single magazine, from the first issue nearly 60 years ago that feature
Taiwan's HTC to debut new smartphone in S. Korea

TechnologyMay 20, 2011

HTC's new smartphone unveiled in Seoul on Friday (Yonhap News) HTC Corp. said Friday it will release its new flagship smartphone in South Korea next week, hoping that the phone's movie streaming feature will help the Taiwanese firm gain ground. SK Telecom Co., South Korea's largest mobile phone carrier, will exclusively release the Sensation smartphone on May 25, said HTC's North Asia Pr
Film-maker Lars von Trier 'accepts' Cannes ban

FilmMay 20, 2011

Actresses Charlotte Gainsbourg, Kirsten Dunst and director Lars Von Trier arrive for the screening of Melancholia at the 64th international film festival, in Cannes, southern France. (AP-Yonhap News)CANNES, France (AFP) - Cannes barred provocative Danish director Lars von Trier on Thursday amid a growing backlash over his remarks about Adolf Hitler, but his film remains in the race for the festiva
N. Korea's heir-apparent Kim Jong-un visits China: source

North KoreaMay 20, 2011

Kim Jong-un (Yonhap News)SEOUL/BEIJING (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-il's heir apparent son, Kim Jong-un, has been confirmed to be visiting China, a source in a Chinese border city said Friday.The junior Kim arrived in Tumen, in the northeastern Chinese province of Jilin, early Friday morning, but his next destination has yet to be confirmed, the source in Tumen told Yonhap News Agency.
Obama tells Israel: Go back to 1967 borders

DefenseMay 20, 2011

President Barack Obama speaks during a Women's Leadership Forum, Thursday, May 19, 2011, in Washington. (AP-Yonhap News)WASHINGTON (AP) -– Forcefully stepping into an explosive Middle East debate, President Barack Obama on Thursday endorsed a key Palestinian demand for the borders of its future state and prodded Israel to accept that it can never have a truly peaceful nation based on "permanent oc
‘U.S. military buried Agent Orange in Korea’

DefenseMay 20, 2011

The U.S. military buried leftover Agent Orange, a defoliant widely used during the Vietnam War, at one of its camps in Korea in 1978, former USFK soldiers told a U.S. TV program. The Korean government on Thursday demanded the United States verify the report by Phoenix, Arizona-based KPHO CBS 5 News. It also proposed a joint investigation into the claim.Citing three veterans, the TV channel said Mo