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NEWS ABOUT: Koreans

Koreans stories: 9 news summaries

(Newser) - Many Asian American parents' strong bias for sons is beginning to emerge in US birth statistics, reports the New York Times.  Chinese, Korean and Indian immigrant families are more likely to abort female embryos and use in-vitro fertilization to have a treasured boy, particularly after the first or second... More »

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gender • abortion • parenting • in vitro fertilization • girls • Koreans • gender gap • gender bias • Census data • Chinese Americans • Asian immigrants • Indians • sex selection • boys

 Calif. Gunman Kills 1 
 at Christian Retreat 

Shooter targeted wife, according to calls to cops

Apr 8, 09 3:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - At least one person was killed and four seriously injured last night when a gunman opened fire at a Korean Christian retreat in southern California, reports the AP. The gunman was believed to be one of the injured. It wasn't immediately clear what sparked the carnage, but a phone call... More »

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Christianity • crime • murder • Koreans • gunman • shooting • mass shootings

23 Years in a North Korean Prison Camp

Escapee, born in prison, tells of routine, stunning torture

Dec 11, 08 7:27 AM CST
(Newser) - There are 14,431 North Korean defectors living in South Korea, but only one, Shin Dong-hyuk, who escaped from a Northern prison camp. In an interview with the Washington Post, Shin describes the daily horrors of life inside Kim Jong-Il's gulags, from fire torture to mutilation. He committed no crime—... More »

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North Korea • torture • South Korea • escape • Koreans • political prisoner • mutilation

 Son Appears to Fetch 
 Brain Doc for Kim 

North Korean leader's eldest son seen soliciting surgeon in Paris

Oct 27, 08 12:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - Adding to the evidence that Kim Jong-Il is in grave health, the North Korean leader’s eldest son was filmed while apparently securing the services of a brain surgeon in Paris, the Times of London reports today. Fuji TV also showed clips of an unnamed surgeon being driven in a... More »

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North Korea • Paris • dictatorship • stroke • Koreans • Kim Jong Il • brain surgery • Kim Jong Nam

Scientists Find Genetic Source of Daytime Snoozing

Gene seems associated with narcolepsy particularly common among Japanese

Sep 29, 08 2:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - We may be step closer to understanding the genetic basis for narcolepsy, say Japanese scientists who looked at the DNA of those suffering from the condition. In people who exhibit the excessive daytime sleepiness, vision problems, and muscle weakness associated with narcolepsy, one particular gene variant shows up with significant... More »

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sleep • Japan • Koreans • genetic code • Nature Genetics • narcolepsy

Leader Offers Fresh Start as Korea Protests Snowball

Biggest protests in 20 years push Lee Myung-bak's presidency to the brink

Jun 11, 08 9:29 AM CDT
(Newser) - South Korea's president is battling for his political life as swelling protests continue to rock the country, the New York Times reports. At least 100,000 people joined a massive anti-government rally in Seoul yesterday as Lee Myung-bak—himself a former participant in a pro-democracy student movement—pledged "a... More »

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South Korea • Seoul • protests • Koreans • Lee Myung-bak • beef industry

'Bulldozer' Prez Takes Helm
in S. Korea

Conservative ex-CEO charges into office, pledging reform

Feb 25, 08 9:40 AM CST
(Newser) - Proclaiming that "economic revival is our most urgent task," South Korea's new president took office today. Ex-Seoul mayor Lee Myung-bak, a longtime Hyundai exec known as "the Bulldozer," won the office in a landslide but is likely to struggle implementing the reforms he has promised if... More »

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North Korea • South Korea • Condoleezza Rice • nuclear program • Hyundai • Koreans • Lee Myung-bak

Alaska Town
Is Home to
Hail of Fame

Residents of tiny Bethel never have trouble finding a cab

Dec 1, 07 8:43 PM CST
(Newser) - What American municipality has the most cab drivers per capita? No, not New York. It’s Bethel, Alaska, a town of 5,800 that has 93 cabbies, or one for every 62 residents, the Los Angeles Times reports. With only 10 miles of paved road at their disposal, the cabbies... More »

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Alaska • taxi • Eskimo • Albania • Koreans

Arabic, Asian Languages Gaining More US Students

Arabic enrollments grew 126.5% from 2002 to 2006

Nov 14, 07 10:00 AM CST
(Newser) - American students are studying Arabic and Asian languages more than ever before, according to a Modern Language Association survey. Spanish has been the most studied language since 1995, still with more than 50% of students, but Arabic is fastest-growing, jumping 126.5% from 2002 to 2006—making up 1.5%... More »

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language • Chinese • Koreans • Spanish • Arabic • Modern Language Association

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