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Personal data of some 35 mln hacked in S Korea
Personal information on some 35 million users of Nate and Cyworld, a portal site and a web community site operated by SK Communications in South Korea, was hacked by outside sources, local media reported Thursday.SK Communications, a unit of the country's conglomerate SK Group, said on Thursday that it suffered a leakage of users' personal information on July 26.Nate is the ...
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Torrential rain kills at least 41 in S Korea
Flash floods and landslides triggered by torrential rain have left 41 people dead and 12 missing in South Korea as of Thursday morning, the National Emergency Management Agency said.At least 15 people were killed after a wave of mudslide engulfed residential areas at the foot of Mount Umyeon in southern Seoul on Wednesday.The death toll from a landslide in Chuncheon, about 110 kilometers ...
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Seoul shares end lower automakers gain on Europe outlook
Mon May 20, 2013 3:29am EDT * Institutional selling offsets gains from foreign buying * Automakers rally on Europe recovery prospect, Ssangyong jumps * Ssaangyong shares hit a fresh 16-mth high SEOUL, May 20 (Reuters) - South Korean shares edged lower on Monday, with gains in automakers such as Hyundai Motor offset by falls in food companies as institutions took profits on the ...
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S. Korea analyzing if North launched missiles or artillery- Experts N. Korea camp holding American not worst
South Korea officials are trying to determine out what exactly North Korea fired into its eastern waters over the weekend. A Defense Ministry official speaking on condition of anonymity citing department rules says experts are analyzing whether the projectiles are short-range missiles or a new type of artillery the country may be developing. North Korea fired what Seoul officials called a ...
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Seoul World Design Capital
In 2010, Seoul held the title of World Design Capital for the year, a coveted acknowledgment of the city’s progress in the development of its design-oriented industries and a foundation for the implementation of further development projects in preparation for 2010.
Seoul is a thriving global city of over 12 million people and the capital of South Korea, a country that has seen rapid development over the last few decades to become one of the newly emerged first world countries of the late 20th century. Read more
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