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The local community will get a first-hand account of South Korea's open source experience from government and private executives visiting a national meet in Cebu later this month. Different groups from South Korea -- including Hansoft, one of Korea's biggest software firms -- will be attending the national open source conference on July 23 and 24. This was confirmed by Bonifacio Belen, executive d

The local community will get a first-hand account of South Korea's open source experience from government and private executives visiting a national meet in Cebu later this month. Different groups from South Korea -- including Hansoft, one of Korea's biggest software firms -- will be attending the national open source conference on July 23 and 24. This was confirmed by Bonifacio Belen, executive d

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More than 28,000 young Koreans are working and enjoying holidays in Australia, making Korea the second largest holder of the working holiday visa after the United Kingdom for the country.Between July 2006 and June 2007, 28,562 working holiday visas were issued to Koreans, and since then the number has steadily grown.The immigration officer at the Australian Embassy Paul Smith, however, said the nu

If am free I Google my self. But South Koreans navigate their self with Naver. Most of the Internet people use Google for search needs, But South Koreans use Naver. Naver is the most popular search portal in South Korea. Naver was launched in June 1999, the first portal in Korea that used its [...]

Bboying was what made me realize that Korean was not just another word for “people with sexy eyes,” but an entire race. One of the under-appreciated parts of Hallyu is Korea’s influence and takeover of the breakdancing phenomenon that originated in the Bronx. A new video documentary, Planet B-Boy, has a few parts [...]

South Koreans protest U.S. beef as unsafe Government trying to ease concerns amid flurry of Internet rumors By Sue Chang, MarketWatch Last Update: 2:43 PM ET May 10, 2008 SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Protestors gathered Friday night in various cities across South Korea to denounce their government’s decision to ease restrictions on U.S. beef amid widespread fears the meat could be [..

MANILA, Philippines--A total of 111,000 students from South Korea came to the Philippines last year for English classes and other study tours, accounting for 17 percent of the 653,320 Korean arrivals, the Department of Tourism said.Tourism Secretary Ace Durano said the number was expected to grow significantly this year, judging from “the quality and quantity” of inquiries the department received at the recent 26th Korea Student and Emigration Fair in Seoul.Koreans have become the biggest group of visitors to the Philippines, surpassing Americans. The tourism department expects them to number a million by 2010 and account for one-fifth of its target of five million visitors a year.“The Korean overseas learning sector accounts for around five million people, including those who want t

Scientists in South Korea have created seven cloned Labrador retrievers that are being trained as drug-sniffing dogs. From the Associated Press… The country that created the world’s first cloned canine plans to put duplicated dogs on patrol to sniff out drugs and explosives. The Korean Customs Service unveiled Thursday seven cloned Labrador retrievers being trained near Incheon [...]

A video taken inside a secret Syrian facility last summer convinced the Israeli government and the Bush administration that North Korea was helping to construct a reactor similar to one that produces plutonium for North Korea's nuclear arsenal, according to senior U.S. officials who said it would be shared with lawmakers today.The officials said the video of the remote site, code-named Al Kibar by the Syrians, shows North Koreans inside. It played a pivotal role in Israel's decision to bomb the facility late at night last Sept. 6, a move that was publicly denounced by Damascus but not by Washington.Sources familiar with the video say it also shows that the Syrian reactor core's design is the same as that of the North Korean reactor at Yongbyon, including a virtually identical configuration

Obviously guilty, Syria has stayed quiet about the whole thing.  Now more evidence is coming to light.  And it looks like Syria was caught with their hand in the cookie jar. WaPost A video taken inside a secret Syrian facility last summer convinced the Israeli government and the Bush administration that North Korea was helping to construct [...]

According to an article in the Honolulu Star Bulletin, “U.S. and South Korean officials took a step closer to a major increase in tourism from Korea.” Apparently, the U.S. and South Korea want to waive visa requirements for South Korean travel to Hawaii. South Korea’s booming economy and close proximity to Hawaii could mean another [...]

A report released by the International Organization for Migration(IOM) indicates there is a new form of human trafficking which has emerged in southeast Asia. The brides-to-be are brought down from poor Cambodian villages and herded into city hotels where they are lined up on display for prospective grooms flowin in from South Korea. Over the [...]

I was walking from church on this rainy Easter morning when I was stopped by a big group of really happy and friendly Koreans. I wasn't quite sure what was happening, but then someone handed me this.Yes, someone stopped me on the street and, with a big smile, handed me an Easter egg and wished me a happy Easter. They asked me a few questions and I told them I was just coming from Easter service at the local Anglican church. It turns out the group was a group of young people and some church elders from the local Presbyterian Church. They'd split up into small groups and are wandering around this morning passing out Easter eggs as I type. Back home a big group comes my way and I brace myself to bust out into a sprint. I thought it was another example of how Korea, particularly the city

The northern province of Hai Duong Export Processing and Industrial Zones Authority has granted an investment licence to South Korean firm Namae Vina Electronics to build Namae electronic parts manufacture in the Dai An Industrial Zone. The project is set to be made fully operational in November this year. This project has a total capital of US$10 million, covers a site of 35,000sq.m and has a

Stafford at the Chosun Bimbo was delighted to have one of his many photos from the Changing of the Guard ceremony accepted by Seoul Selection for inclusion in the 'Everyday Koreans' photo section of their regular newsletter.Last year I tried for several months taking photos everywhere I could to try to get a great shot for Everyday Koreans. I was happy with this one I took in Yeouido park one lunchtime:but I was disappointed it was not selected. Seoul Selection are always looking for new photos, so why not submit you favourite photo of everyday scenes in Korea. Send them to Hank Kim at Seoul Selection with a caption and a brief, one line bio.

New Star Realty & Investment Group, a real estate firm that caters to the Korean market, hosted a three-day conference to showcase Hawaii's potential for a few dozen of their top producing colleagues on the U.S. mainland.While South Korean investors have been active in Hawaii real estate for some time, the market is expected to expand significantly over the next several years.

PROMO collaterals from the ESL Center of the University of Cebu, one of the participants in the Korea Student Fair Fall 2007 held in Seoulby: Cheche MoralMANILA, Philippines - They're not coming in just for the beaches; they're also here for some crash course in English. Korea, the Philippines' largest single source of tourists, is now bringing in droves not just holidaymakers but also students who wish to learn the English language. Students account for 15-17 percent of Korean tourists in the Philippines, according to the Philippine tourism attaché in Seoul, Maricon Basco-Ebron. As of April, 14,400 Korean visitors have arrived here to enroll in language institutions or universities around the country. "They like the Philippines because everybody speaks English. It's easier to learn; they get to practice everywhere," Ebron, who also heads the Department of Team's Team Korea, said at the recent Korea Student Fair held in Seoul, a biannual event that brings together scho

Trying to have a conversation with Korean students is often difficult:Jane: What did you do yesterday?Student: I played computer game.Jane: What did you do on your last vacation?Student: I played computer game.Jane: What did you do after school?Student: I played computer game.Jane: What will you do tomorrow?Student: Play computer game. Jane: What do you like to do for fun?Student: Play computer game. (Etc.)Now, I totally have an addiction to the Internet. However, I do go outside and do things, because otherwise, what would I have to blog about?? One of my favorite things about Korea is how available and cheap highspeed internet is (and was long before it was avilable here in the US). It was affordable to have in my apartment - much cheaper than the DSL I have here in Waycross. Additionally, there is at least one PC Bang on every corner. A PC Bang is a "computer room" where you can use the Internet, chat, play computer games, etc., all for like fifty cents an hour. (Or at least that w

as posted by karune Chat with Devs: Since the Terran Ghost has an upgradable EMP ability, the Terran Nomad’s has been given the ability to create stationary defenses in addition to its Defense Matrix ability. One of the new stationary defenses is the Auto-Turret, which can attack ground units, and this unit be seen on this screenshot: We are hoping the Nomad’s new abilities will innovate its role, in addition to being a detector. —StarCraft II Q&A - Batch 21— 1. Do you have any plan to put the auto-casting ability into StarCraft II units, just like in Warcraft III? At the moment, Medics are the only units that we have deemed fit to have an auto-cast ability. StarCraft II, compared to Warcraft III, has fewer abilities but are much more potent when executed properly, thus making them manual cast will give players a huge opportunity to demonstrate much skill in the game. Anti-autocasts gamers scores again. MBS and autocast should stay away from Starcr

More and more people, specifically in Korea, are becoming more practical with regards to buying vehicles. Instead of going for the luxury cars, Koreans eye vehicle models that carry tag prices along the middle range. With such trend, Japanese automaker Nissan shifts gears, which is away from its expensive Infiniti models, and markets more its not so pricey vehicles like Nissan Murano and Nissan Altima in Korea. Last Tuesday, Nissan Motors stated that the sport utility vehicle Murano and the medium-built sedan Altima will pioneer the company’s campaign in introducing more affordable models in Korea. Collin Dodge, who is the senior vice president for overseas market operations of Nissan headed Tuesday’s announcement held in South Korea’s capital Seoul. Geared with well-designed and well-engineered Nissan Parts are going to push the Murano and Altima to become Koreans’ top automobile picks. Included in the Nissan pool of money-saving models are the X-trial, Rogue,

Actress Chung Ryeo-won has been named a PR ambassador of Overseas Koreans Day, which has been designated as Oct. 5. The Foreign Ministry designated the day to bolster unity among overseas Koreans. Chung spent her school years in Australia and was a member of the girl band Chakra. Recently, she created an image of an upbeat and cheerful person through her role in the movie “Two Faces of My Girlfriend.” The actress will launch her activities as the PR ambassador on Oct. 1 after receiving her appointment at the Foreign Ministry. A ministry official said the number of overseas Koreans currently reaches some seven million and that Chung will act as their representative. Overall I think this was a good idea, although I really don’t know what us Koreans overseas are supposed to do on that day. Maybe just sit around and eat some bulgogi and kimchi? Sounds good to me. KOREA

According to Digital Chosunilbo, top 100 richest people in China are twice as wealthy and five years younger than their Korean counterparts. And the gap will widen as China’s booming economy will grow at a faster rate than Korea. Time to learn Chinese and move.

Dow Jones decides tomorrow whether to sell the company to Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation. If you don’t want to see the pinnacle of journalistic integrity that is the Wall Street Journal turn into something akin to Fox News, do something about it. Mohammed Haneef, an Indian citizen who was accused in Australia of being involved in the failed terror bombings in the UK has been released and cleared of all charges. Held in custody for nearly four weeks, Haneef’s case has raised concerns about Australia’s terror laws and the larger “war on terror”. Spanish cyclist Alberto Contador won this year’s Tour de France, which ended today after a series of doping scandals that forced many contenders to leave the race. Will the Tour de France be able to recover from its recent scandals? The BBC examines the Tour’s history on the 40th anniversary of British cyclist Tom Simpson’s death. British Prime Minister Gordon Brown met with Preside

Reconstruction and development has become the priority in Chechnya's capital Grozny now that security has been restored. Foreign and Russian investors have been flooding the real estate market, raising concerns about a lack of affordable housing.n the past decade Chechnya’s economy and infrastructure have been devastated by war. Hundreds of facilities, including apartment buildings, were destroyed in clashes between federal troops and armed militants.

SEOUL, South Korea, July 4 — Park Hye Ran, a 15-year-old high school student, wanted to know the shortest route from a bus terminal in the southern port city of Busan to a fish market to the east. That is precisely the kind of question that Cho In Joon, 50, a seller of lottery tickets in Busan, loves to answer. Sitting at a computer installed at his street kiosk, Mr. Cho posted a reply for Ms. Park — and for other Naver.com users who might one day ask the same question — with instructions on where she should switch trains, which station exit she should take and how long it would take to walk from there to the market. He even attached a map of the market area. Thanks to Mr. Cho and tens of thousands of other volunteer respondents, Web users in one of the world’s most-wired countries seldom “Google” anything. They “Naver” it. Tapping a South Korean inclination to help one another on the Web has made Naver.com the undisputed leader of Internet search in the country. It h

The JoongAng Daily newspaper produces a weekly supplement titled 'Think English'. It has a number of different sections including translations of recent news items and general English comprehension tests with Korean translations. (They should maybe rename it 'See English, Read Korean' but I guess it doesn't have quite the same ring to it).There is a section titled 'Real Vocabulary', contributed by Kenny Kim, which consists of six sentences with multiple choice options to fill in the blanks for the missing words. Each week I look at it and spot at least one grammatical error or nonsensical sentence. Two weeks ago he set a record with five out of six sentences having at least one problem. My copy of the newspaper has now been recycled and sadly they do not seem to archive that section of the paper on the web, so I cannot share with you his mistakes.Last Saturday's issue was a welcome change when I could not find any mistakes in that section. Well done Kenny, keep it up, I'll be

The overconsumption of alcohol can do many interesting things to people. It's an easy way to make friends on the subway and help you fall asleep. It can also make you dress up like your favorite comic book character in 30 degree Celsius weather, on a Saturday!Just outside of the 2007 Seoul Wine Market, there was another convention going on. It was some sort of comic book convention and hundreds of people were having some fun dressed up as various comic book/animation characters. Either there wasn't really a convention going on, or they had one too many samples of wine from the Wine Market! I present to you...South Koreans Gone Wild (not to be confused with Girls Gone Wild)!These girls were playing some sort of game, almost similar to "Simon says":Sailor Moon's South Korean counterparts (they are supposed to be Sailor Moon, right?! Correct me if I'm wrong!):Playing the violin is more enjoyable when you're wearing a light blue wig:Everybody was waiting for the convention to open. It

Breaking NewsNorth Koreans Just Tested Nuke showed 3.58 on Ricter Scale .. at siesmic monitoring site in South Korea. China was given 20 minute warning of test. South Korean stock Market plunges in morning trading.WHAT WILL OUR REPONSE BE? South Koreans raise military alert following test. Earlier this week South Korean troops fired on a North Korean patrol along DMZ. Test shows weakness of international community to allow and fail to deter such a test might open door to more rouge nations to feel free to test Nuclear weapons.North Korean test was to be a 400 kiloton device but actual yield looks like it was less.

South Koreans In America AskedTo Fast For RepentenceSouth Koreans living in America have been asked by their ambassador to fast for repentance after the killing spree by their countryman Cho Seung-Hui.With the massacre at Virginia Tech viewed at home as bringing shame on the nation, senior officials in Seoul have held a series of emergency meetings to determine their response to Cho’s murder of 32 students and academics on Monday.“I and my fellow citizens can only feel shock and a wrenching of our hearts,” said President Roh Moo-hyun, as he expressed his condolences to the victims, their families and the American people on Wednesday.“I hope US society can get over such immense sadness and find a sense of composure as soon as possible,” he added.The massacre has sparked soul-searching in South Korea and dominated local television and newspapers.“Koreans can often view the world through a nationalistic lens and they will feel a sense of responsibility,” said Michael Breen,

People in Korea love their yogurt drinks. Back home we have all experienced YOP at one point in our lives. However, in Korea they have various kinds of drinking yogurt. There are kinds similar to YOP, in fruity flavors with a thick consistency. The other kinds are more of a liquid variety, with a watered down yogurt taste. You may remember my posts about drinking yogurt in the past. Well, I

This week on the Mr Science Show podcast, we are taking a look at a number of different science news stories, as well as what I could salvage from one of most out-take ridden episodes of the Diffusion Radio Science Shows with which I have been involved - we had a great time, and its all good science! I have the raw recordings should anyone want them. Our stories are: Dodgy North Korean Scientists attempting to clone mammoths New developments in invisibility Black and White television not so black and whiteWomen allergic to semen?Psychology and cricket You will also hear the voices of Matt Clarke, Darren Osbourne, Tilly Boleyn and Lachlan Whatmore. Darren is also involved with Mo-vember, so feel free to sponsor us both! Cheers,Marcwww.mrscienceshow.com

Who loves cereal? I do, along with millions of Koreans. They love to keep food fresh and hermetically sealed (read my post on Korean delivery). Cereal is no exception to this rule. Check out the "extras" that some cereal boxes have. If only cereal companies would do this back home, as we all hate it when our cereal goes stale.Here's the regular fold that most boxes have...Our friends at Post take it one step further..."this outta keep the darn air out!"...and one more step, how about adding a sticker to seal in that freshness? Sweeeeet!

I'm a few days behind on this story, but I have a good excuse which I won't share here as it's really doesn't matter. The issue is still brewing here in South Korea (Republic of Korea - ROK). Plus, as both work and school are starting for me next week, this won't be the last story that catches a bit of dust before I get to it. However, I was clicking around looking for something to read and

{mosgoogle right}The Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office has charged four South Korean men with robbery resulting in death, it has been learned.According to the indictment, the four, including 52-year-old Chon Hyong-jo, conspired with two other South Korean nationals and broke into the home of 65-year-old company president Toshiyuki Ueno in Tokyo's Setagaya-ku in January 2003.After binding Ue