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  • December 2007

    • S. Korea Rushes to Contain Spill

      Associated Press  |  Dec 7, 07 11:35 AM CST

      S. Korea Rushes to Contain Spill

      (Newser) - South Korea has sent out a fleet of ships to try to prevent 2.7 million gallons of oil that leaked from a supertanker from reaching an ecologically sensitive shoreline, the AP reports. A crane-carrying barge collided with the tanker 93 miles southwest of Seoul, causing the spill. Authorities are setting up fences to try to contain the nearly 5-mile-long slick, the largest spill in South Korean history. More »

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      South Korea  • accident  • oil spill

    • Foreign Adoptions Down 15%

      Associated Press  |  Dec 2, 07 5:11 AM CST

      Foreign Adoptions Down 15%

      (Newser) - US adoptions from abroad have sunk for the third straight year, mostly because China and Russia have tougher policies, AP reports. A drop in adoptions from Haiti and South Korea have also added to the 15% decline since 2004. But a spike in adoptions from Guatemala, Ethiopia, and Vietnam have partly balanced the scales, experts say. More »

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      China  • Russia  • South Korea  • Vietnam  • babies  • Haiti  • adoption  • Ethiopia  • Guatemala  • foreign adoptions

  • November 2007

    • The Exploding Phone Was A Hoax!

      Korea Times  |  Nov 29, 07 7:00 PM CST

      The Exploding Phone Was A Hoax!

      (Newser) - A South Korean man thought to have been killed by an exploding cell phone was actually accidentally run over by a coworker. The quarry worker, found dead yesterday morning with a melted cell phone in his pocket, was not in fact slain by his mobile. "I lied that the battery exploded and killed Seo," says the culprit, who backed his excavator into the victim. More »

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      cell phones  • South Korea  • accident  • battery

    • Exploding Cell Phone Blamed in Man's Death

      BBC  |  Nov 28, 07 6:13 PM CST

      Exploding Cell Phone Blamed in Man's Death

      (Newser) - In what could be the second instance of an exploding cell phone killing its owner, a South Korean man was found dead with a melted battery in his pocket today. His heart and lungs were punctured, a doctor said, due to “high pressure from an explosion.” Phone maker LG insisted the device in question, sold only in Korea, had been thoroughly tested, BBC reports. More »

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      China  • cell phones  • South Korea  • explosion

    • Koreas at Impasse on Fishing Zone

      Reuters  |  Nov 28, 07 7:17 AM CST

      Koreas at Impasse on Fishing Zone

      (Newser) - The second day of talks between North and South Korean defense ministers hit a snag today, writes Reuters, as efforts to find a compromise on the disputed maritime border fell short. The two ministers had also sought to begin steps towards a formal peace treaty to end the 1950-53 Korean War, but the North is unwilling to do so before a new border is established and the US pledges not to attack the North. More »

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      North Korea  • South Korea  • border dispute

    • Koreas' Defense Chiefs Begin Peace Talks

      CNN  |  Nov 27, 07 5:19 AM CST

      Koreas' Defense Chiefs Begin Peace Talks

      (Newser) - South Korea's defense minister is negotiating today with his North Korean counterpart in a bid to settle the nations' disputed sea border. The first talks between defense ministers in seven years aims to deepen the agreements from last month's landmark summit calling for greater peace via economic collaboration. More »

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      North Korea  • South Korea

    • Samsung Ramps Up Plans for Bigger Flat-Screens

      Wall Street Journal  |  Nov 23, 07 9:33 AM CST

      Samsung Ramps Up Plans for Bigger Flat-Screens

      (Newser) - Samsung Electronics will invest $2.2 billion next year in LCD panels to cash in on the growing market for bigger flat-screen TVs, the Wall Street Journal reports. The world's leading LCD producer aims to expand its eighth-generation line, which makes screens for TVs in the 46- to 52-inch range. More »

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      Texas  • South Korea  • Sony  • Samsung  • flat screen TVs  • LCD  • NAND chips

    • Computer Junkies Go to Rehab

      New York Times  |  Nov 18, 07 7:54 PM CST

      Computer Junkies Go to Rehab

      (Newser) - Internet addiction is such a big problem in the obsessively wired country of South Korea that the government has launched an “Internet Rescue” camp for young men, The New York Times reports. At the tuition-free Jump Up Internet Rescue School – which could be the first of its kind in the world – campers can’t use computers for their 12-day stay. More »

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      Internet  • South Korea  • addiction  • computer games

    • Korea Chiefs to Launch Border-Busting Railway

      Associated Press  |  Nov 16, 07 2:10 AM CST

      Korea Chiefs to Launch Border-Busting Railway

      (Newser) - In their latest step toward closer ties, the leaders of North and South Korea have agreed to establish a cross-border train system to strengthen economic connections. Beginning in December freight trains will follow a 16-mile track through the heavily patrolled border frontier to a joint industrial complex in North Korea's Kaesong. Two dozen South Korean companies employ some 20,000 North Koreans in the factory complex. More »

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      North Korea  • South Korea  • Kim Jong Il  • shipping  • summit  • Roh Moo Hyun  • railway

    • Korean PMs Get Down to Business

      AFP  |  Nov 14, 07 7:19 AM CST

      Korean PMs Get Down to Business

      (Newser) - North Korea's prime minister  is in Seoul today for the start of a 3-day summit with his South Korean counterpart. The leaders are discussing how to implement peace agreements from last month's landmark meeting of the two Korean top leaders. But in the first visit by a northern leader to Seoul in 15 years, Kim Yong-Il will also seek to ensure a massive aid package from South Korea. More »

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      North Korea  • South Korea  • nuclear program

  • October 2007

    • South Korean Spies Admit Kidnapping Future Prez

      BBC  |  Oct 24, 07 2:51 PM CDT

      South Korean Spies Admit Kidnapping Future Prez

      (Newser) - South Korea's spy agency has admitted that it kidnapped future president Kim Dae-jung in 1973, the BBC reported. The abduction of the opposition leader was approved by then leader Park Chung-hee and may have been intended to end in assassination. Agents grabbed Kim from a Tokyo hotel and bundled him into a boat. Kim's life was reportedly saved by a US plane that flew overhead, spooking his captors. More »

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      South Korea

    • Interpol IDs Serial Pedophile in Scrambled Web Photos

      Reuters  |  Oct 16, 07 9:30 AM CDT

      Interpol IDs Serial Pedophile in Scrambled Web Photos

      (Newser) - Interpol has identified a suspected serial pedophile who posted altered photos of himself with as many as 12 boys he apparently molested in Vietnam and Cambodia, reports Reuters. Agents identified Christopher Paul Neil, a Canadian English teacher who has taught at Asian schools, after Interpol released digitally unscrambled photos from the internet in a rare appeal to the public for help. More »

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      Germany  • South Korea  • child abuse  • Thailand  • Vietnam  • pedophile  • Cambodia  • Interpol

    • Cyber Game Olympics Vie for Mainstream

      Reuters  |  Oct 7, 07 7:02 PM CDT

      Cyber Game Olympics Vie for Mainstream

      (Newser) - The 700 gamers in Seattle this weekend aren’t lonely basement-dwellers, say World Cyber Games planners: They're gifted athletes competing in “e-sports.” Organizers hope that such sportsmen will claw into the mainstream and bypass other fringe athletes like poker players and competitive eaters. “The goal is to one day be recognized as on par with the Olympics or the World Cup,” says one. More »

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      video game  • South Korea  • Seattle

    • Mastectomy Is No Disability, Court Rules

      Los Angeles Times  |  Oct 7, 07 8:47 AM CDT

      Mastectomy Is No Disability, Court Rules

      (Newser) - A South Korean court has ordered the military to reinstate a female helicopter pilot who was bounced from her job after she had a double  mastectomy to treat breast cancer. Regulations require personnel to be discharged if they're missing body parts. The case has been a flashpoint for feminists and cancer groups. More »

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      South Korea  • military  • breast cancer  • pilot  • disability  • mastectomy

    • Korean Chiefs Sign Peace Pledge

      New York Times  |  Oct 4, 07 3:55 AM CDT

      Korean Chiefs Sign Peace Pledge

      (Newser) - In the culmination of the second summit ever in the history of their two nations, the leaders of South and North Korea signed a statement early today pledging to work toward a formal peace accord and join forces on economic projects. The South pledged to help develop a new highway and freight train service in the North, as well as provide aid to an enterprise zone. More »

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      North Korea  • South K