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London 2012: Secrets behind South Korea's archery success
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PiFan’s grand opening ceremony is held in Bucheon
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A Nostalgic Korean Summer
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North Korean leader ready to push his agenda
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North Korea's Kim Jong Un seems to tighten grip
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Who is North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's 'mystery woman'?
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South Korean military develops smartphone apps
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A Nostalgic Korean Summer
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Kim Hee-sun to Return to TV After 6-Year Hiatus
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Controversy sparked over sexually suggestive job ads
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South Korea broadcasters keep up strike for media independence
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South Korea opens 'mini capital' in Sejong City
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North Korean woman indicted in latest spy case in S. Korea
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A Nostalgic Korean Summer
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Park Eun-ji Refuses to Be Pigeonholed as 'Weather Girl'
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Asian Games to power Incheon’s global profile
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China hires tens of thousands of North Korea guest workers
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South Korea's recycling revolution
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Korean victims of sex trafficking in Japan receive renewed attention
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Finally Some Football For South Korea
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Many Korean Women Prefer to Stay Single Forever
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Korean population exceeds 50 million
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LG to launch smartphone assistant, Quick Voice, in South Korea
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The Samsung Pavilion at the 2012 Expo in Yeosu is a stand-out building among many such striking buildings at the event.
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| Samsung Pavilion |
The theme of the futuristic Samsung Pavilion is "Living Creatively, Imagining Together." Built by three companies in the huge chaebol conglomerate: Samsung Electronics, Samsung SDI & Samsung Heavy Industries, the three-story pavilion covers an area of 2,700 square meters, and symbolizes a ship traveling into the future.
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| Samsung Pavilion |
Each day, 15 times a day, the Samsung Pavilion hosts a 15-minute dance, image and light show.
The spectacular building is illuminated in the evenings.
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| Samsung Pavilion |
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Kim Jong-un: North Korea leader's media makeover
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K-pop groups to perform at Yeosu Expo
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Finally Some Football For South Korea
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Multicultural Military 'Inevitable'
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Korea's drinking culture a root cause of violence
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South Korea TV show opens a window on the North
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Hallabong Mandarin Oranges 한라봉
Jeju is famous for its production of citrus fruits and the island produces a number of varieties including the hybrid Hallabong, so-called after Mt. Halla and Gamgyul.
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| Hallabong Mandarin Oranges 한라봉 |
Hallabong are known for their sweet flavor and are more expensive than normal mandarin oranges.
Hallabong have a distinctive bump at the top and are used to make Hallabong tea and even chocolate. Jeju's varieties of citrus fruit are a popular souvenir and are exported as far as the UK. You can purchase them in boxes from roadside vendors or in Jeju's market not far from the port area.
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| Hallabong Mandarin Oranges 한라봉 |
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Japan launches South Korean satellite
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K-League gathering pace
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Korea Unveils New Bullet Train - the HEMU
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Foreigners commit 8 percent of domestic murders
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In South Korea, a small island town takes on the navy
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South Korea deploys cruise missiles amid North tensions
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K-League gathering pace
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Unknown Starlet Gets Big Break as Korean Lolita
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IOC ethics panel to probe Moon case
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Seoul Philharmonic is here but not quite there yet
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UN deplores North Korea rocket launch
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North Korea's Kim Jong-un in first major public speech
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K-League gathering pace
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More Police Bungling Revealed in Suwon Murder
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US cancels food aid for North Korea
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Plastic surgery: The price of (eye) baggage
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Candidate’s obscene remarks put damper on DUP campaign
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Samsung expects profits to double from smartphone boost
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K-League Kicks offs
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Koreans, Foreigners Disagree What Hinders Communication Here
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Suwon murder shames police
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Down at the heels, South Korea shantytown digs them in anyway
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Black Pork Pig Jeju
"Black Pork" from the meat of black pigs is a specialty of Jeju Island off the south west coast of South Korea.
Traditionally the porkers were kept in volcanic stone pens to be slaughtered for special occasions such as weddings, births and funerals.
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| Black Pork |
Black Pork is eaten in kebabs and as a barbecue, traditionally roasted over charcoal with garlic.
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| Black Pork |
Up until the 1960s in some areas of Jeju Island the pigs were human waste disposers, with latrines emptying into their sties, as the image of a stone statue at Geumneung Stone Garden graphically shows below.
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| Statue |
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New Superstar K to look for hidden talent, create another touching story
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US confirms it has suspended North Korea food aid plans
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K-League Kicks offs
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Japanese PM Stirs Up Trouble with 'Comfort Women' Remark
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North Korea honing capability to attack Seoul: USFK chief
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Obama urges North Korea and Iran to drop nuclear programs
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North Koreans decry South Korean leader at huge rally
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Cautious welcome for North Korea nuclear freeze
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Korea transfer window
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More Koreans Put Off Marriage Till Their 40s
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40 North Korean soldiers killed or injured during Yeonpyeong battle: report
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South Korea security law is used to silence dissent, critics say
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Banchan - Korean Side Dishes
No Korean meal is complete without an array of tasty side dishes, known as banchan in Korean.
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| Banchan - Korean Side Dishes |
Korean side dishes include kimchi, of course, and often laver, bean sprouts (sookju namul), Korean radish, pickles and boiled green vegetables. Banchan are included in the price of any Korean meal and are refilled when empty if you ask the wait staff.
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| Banchan - Korean Side Dishes |
Suwon Public Toilets 수원
Suwon, south of Seoul in South Korea, is rightly known for its immaculate public toilets. The city took the decision in the mid-1990s to improve its nearly 800 public restrooms in the run-up to the 2002 World Cup and build 16 new public conveniences combining both traditional Korean and modern architectural forms.
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| Public toilet in Suwon |
The plan provided excellent PR for the city and attracted worldwide press interest. Suwon city hall now runs free public tours of its restrooms, some of which come complete with piped classical music, etiquette bells, bidets, solar power and elaborately painted walls.
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| Toilet sign |
City Hall provides a map of its restrooms which are even individually named. In general, Suwon's lead has caught on and public toilets in Korea are generally clean and hygienic.
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| Urinals |
Korean Headlines
Kim Jong-nam offers views on North Korea
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'Path open' for North Korea talks, neighbours say
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Korea transfer window
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Canadian Confesses to Murder of Korean Woman
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Inter-Korean economic gap remains wide
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North Korea defector learns to trust the stranger who saved him
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South to crack down on Kim Jong-il mourners
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Two Koreas 'at a turning point' says South president
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Jeonbuk Motors win 2011 K-League title
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Who Is the Mystery Woman with Kim Jong-un?
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Kim Jong-il's eldest son secretly pays last respects
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Older South Koreans flock to the smartphone and learn to wield it
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Kim Jong-il's body will likely be embalmed
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Kim Jong-il dead
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Jeonbuk Motors win 2011 K-League title
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Kim Jong-un's Sister Surfaces
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What are N. Korean leaders’ favorite cars?
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Some grief over death of North Korea leader false, defectors say
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Korean school meals exempt from WTO government procurement deal
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Korea 'comfort women' put up statue at landmark rally
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Jeonbuk Motors win 2011 K-League title
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Hwang Soo-jung Finds New Confidence After Disgrace
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Korea and Japan hold one-day summit in Kyoto amid tensions over 'comfort women'
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In South Korea, a landmark sex-slave rally at Japan Embassy
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