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싸이 '강남스타일' 브라질서도 통했다

Feb 10, 2013

'국제가수' 싸이가 브라질에서도 상당한 인기몰이를 할 것으로 기대된다.일간지 폴랴 데 상파울루를 비롯한 브라질의 주요 언론은 9일(현지시간) 싸이의 브라질 방문 소식과 활동 내용을 자세히 전했다.싸이는 전날 밤 북동부 바이아 주의 주도(州都)인 살바도르에서 열린 카니발 축 제에 참가했다.싸이는 브라질 톱 여가수 클라우지아 레이치 등과 함께 무대에 올라 글로벌 히 트곡 '강남스타일'을 불러 축제 분위기를 한껏 고조시켰다. 대서양 해변을 따라 거 리를 가득 메운 축제 참가자들은 '강남스타일'의 강렬하고 흥겨운 비트에 맞춰 일제 히 말춤을 따라 추며 열광했다.브라질 언론은 "한국인 래퍼 싸이가 종전에 살바도르 카니발 축제에서 볼 수 없 던 색다른 분위기를 연출해 엄청난 갈채를 받았다"고 전했다.테하(Terra) 등 뉴스포털들은 싸이가 살바도르에서 참가한 행사와 공연 소식 등 을 거의 실시간으로 전하면서 큰 관심을 보였다. '강남 스타일'의 유튜브 조회 수가 12억 건을 돌파해 역대 최
Psy performs 'Gangnam Style' at Rio Carnival

MusicFeb 10, 2013

Under a shower of confetti and with pulsating samba music, portly King Momo on Friday officially kicked off Rio's famed Carnival, a five-day fest that will climax in spectacular weekend parades of top samba schools.Milton Rodrigues da Silva, the event's symbol of overweight excess, symbolically received a giant key to the city from Rio Mayor Eduardo Paes."The time has come to hand over my duties to magnificent King Momo so that the city may have fun under his rule," said Paes, wearing a white pa
Carriers to introduce 23 new aircraft this year

IndustryFeb 10, 2013

South Korean airlines plan to introduce 23 new aircraft this year as they seek to meet growing demand for air travel at home and abroad, data showed Sunday.Korean Air Lines Co., the country's top air carrier, has said it plans to introduce two Airbus A380 passenger jets, five other passenger jets and two cargo planes this year, according to data posted on its Web site.The planned delivery of the Airbus A380 passenger jets would raise Korean Air's superjumbo fleet to eight.Asiana Airlines Inc., S
Chile court orders remains of poet Neruda exhumed

CultureFeb 10, 2013

A Chilean judge has ordered the remains of poet and Nobel laureate Pablo Neruda exhumed in a probe into whether he died of cancer as commonly believed or was killed by agents serving Augusto Pinochet.The exhumation was announced Friday by the foundation that manages his literary legacy.The leftist poet, who died 12 days after the 1973 military coup that ousted socialist president Salvador Allende and brought General Augusto Pinochet to power, was long believed to have died of prostate cancer.But
US northeast digs out from blizzard

World NewsFeb 10, 2013

The northeastern United States slowly got back on the move Saturday after a fierce blizzard paralyzed air, road and rail travel and left hundreds of thousands of people without power.The storm dumped between one and two feet of snow across New England, with hurricane-strength gusts helping to create massive drifts. By late Saturday, the system had moved out toward Canada, battering three provinces there.New York area airports LaGuardia, John F. Kennedy and Newark, which halted all flights during
S. Korea sweeps medals in women's 1,000m speed skating in Germany

More sportsFeb 10, 2013

South Korea dominated the women's 1,000-meter short-track speed skating World Cup event in Germany this weekend.Shim Suk-hee, 16, finished the race with a time of 1:30.685, claiming gold on Saturday at the ISU World Cup in the German city of Dresden. Lee So-youn and Park Seung-hi came in second and third, winning silver and bronze.Shim's latest gold medal comes after she won two gold medals in the women's 1,000-meter short-track final at two previous international competitions organized by the I
China likely to become world's largest economy by 2017: report

Feb 10, 2013

China will likely become the world's largest economy by 2017, overtaking the economic powerhouse U.S., a report showed Sunday.Professional services firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) said in a report that China's gross domestic product measured on a purchasing power parity (PPP) basis will be nearly US$20 trillion, surpassing the comparable figure for the U.S.By 2030, the world's three largest economies on PPP basis will be China with $30.6 trillion, the U.S. with $23.4 trillion and India with $1
N. Korea forecast to unveil new Arirang mass games in July

North KoreaFeb 10, 2013

North Korea is expected to unveil a revamped version of the Arirang festival in July when the country celebrates the 1953 truce that ended the Korean War, according to a travel agency in China.Beijing-based Koryo Tours, specializing in tours to North Korea, has recently launched a new tour program to the communist country which includes a trip to the border village of Panmunjom, a war museum as well as the mausoleum of the ruling Kim family, according to the tour firm's Web site.The tour program
Russia trying to dissuade N. Korea from nuke test

Foreign affairsFeb 10, 2013

Russia is putting pressure on North Korea to abandon its nuclear test plan that threatens global peace, according to officials of South Korea's Incheon city on an official visit to Russia.Incheon mayor Song Young-gil met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin on Friday and discussed a range of topics that included North Korea's threatened third nuclear test, they said."Russia is exerting its utmost efforts to dissuade North Korea from conducting a nuclear test," an Incheon city off
Toyota says to recall 900,000 cars

IndustryJan 30, 2013

Japanese auto giant Toyota said Wednesday it would recall more than 900,000 vehicles in Canada, Japan, Mexico and the United States because of an airbag problem.Toyota will replace parts used in some 907,000 hatchbacks, named Voltz in Japan and Corolla and Corolla Matrix overseas, and produced between 2001 and 2004, a company spokesman said.(AFP)
Expansion baseball team, league displeased with proposed stadium location

BaseballJan 30, 2013

A South Korean expansion baseball team expressed its displeasure Wednesday with the site its home city has selected for its new stadium, saying that the decision was "political" and did not take into account public opinion.Changwon, an industrial city in South Gyeongsang Province, home of the NC Dinos of the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO), announced earlier in the day that it will build a new ballpark on the land formerly occupied by the Army College in nearby Jinhae district.It's located sou
France suspends acne drug after contraception deaths

World NewsJan 30, 2013

France on Wednesday suspended sales of an acne drug whose use as a birth control pill has been linked to the deaths of four women.The National Agency for the Safety of Drugs and Health Products (ANSM) said it was suspending sales of a hormonal treatment called Diane-35 made by German firm Bayer.(AFP)
South Korea defender Yun Suk-young joins QPR

SoccerJan 30, 2013

Queens Park Rangers has signed South Korea defender Yun Suk-young from K-League side Chunnam Dragons.The 22-year-old Yun has signed a 3.5-year deal with the Premier League's bottom club.The left back, who won a bronze medal at the London Olympics, has been granted a British work permit and will be eligible to play when he obtains a visa.(AP)
'PyeongChang Declaration' urges world to improve rights of intellectually disabled

Foreign affairsJan 30, 2013

Global leaders participating in a conference on intellectual disabilities on Wednesday will issue a joint statement urging the world to help improve rights for the intellectually disabled, officials said.The "PyeongChang Declaration," with the subtitle, "Hearing Voices, Making Changes," will be announced after the conclusion of the Global Development Summit, which opened earlier Wednesday on the sidelines of the 10th Special Olympics World Winter Games, the event's organizers said. PyeongChang,
S. Korea calls for 'intolerable' sanctions against N. Korea's nuke ambition

North KoreaJan 30, 2013

"Intolerable" sanctions are the best way to convince North Korea to give up its nuclear ambitions, South Korea's presidential national security adviser said Wednesday, amid threats by the communist country to conduct its third nuclear test. "The best way to break a nuclear illusion of North Korea is to increase the degree of consequences from the international community to a level that the North is intolerable any more," Chun Yung-woo told a security forum in Seoul. Chun said that the worl