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  1. Master-servant relationship in sexual harassmentRead the original story

    16 hrs ago | English Dong-A

    Master-servant relationship in sexual harassment . MAY 18, 2013 08:15. . The entire nation was reeling of the 'Yoon Chang-jung sex scandal' throughout this past week.

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  2. South Korea: Fantastic Graduate Teaching Opportunities Throughout South Korea - Start August 2013Read the original story w/Photo

    Friday | TEFL.com

    QUALIFICATIONS FOR VOLUNTARY TEACHING OVERSEAS "I am 46 and am at the moment working on an MA in Women's History at Royal Holloway University of London.

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  3. 'Mandevilla' wins Best Short Film Award at Monaco Charity Film FestRead the original story

    Wednesday May 15 | Examiner.com

    According to the producers, the cast and crew hope the film will touch and change the hearts of families suffering from domestic violence.

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  4. Korean Group Petitions Name of 'Sea of Japan' in School TextbooksRead the original story w/Photo

    Friday | Patch.com

    A Korean group is asking school officials in Fort Lee, Leonia and Palisades Park to use textbooks that refer to the "Sea of Japan" as "The East Sea," according to a report on northjersey.com. The Korean-American Association of New Jersey has presented 1,500 signatures in favor of the name change to school officials in the three towns, according to ... (more)

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  5. Sacking of Park's spokesman highlights SKorean gender divideRead the original story w/Photo

    Thursday May 16 | Asian Correspondent

    A South Korean presidential spokesman who was fired after inappropriately touching a woman during a U.S. trip blames a "cultural difference" with America.

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  6. Night Watch: North Korea Backing Off on ThreatsRead the original story

    Thursday | Townhall

    North Korea-Japan: The Korean Central News Agency reported on 14 May, "Isao Iijima, the special counselor in charge of crisis management for Japan's Abe Cabinet, and his companion arrived in Pyongyang on the 14th." North Korean television broadcast video of Mr.

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  7. Korean group petitions schools over textbookRead the original story

    Wednesday May 15 | NorthJersey.com

    The Korean-American Association of New Jersey is making a push for school districts with large Korean student populations to use textbooks that refer to the Sea of Japan as the East Sea as well.

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  8. Prez's fired aide highlights SKorean gender divideRead the original story

    Wednesday May 15 | KHQ-TV Spokane

    A South Korean presidential spokesman who was fired after inappropriately touching a woman during a U.S. trip blames a "cultural difference" with America.

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  9. North Korea Says UO Grad Kenneth Bae Has Started Sentence: 15 Years Hard LaborRead the original story w/Photo

    Wednesday May 15 | The Skanner

    ... of 'hostile acts' Last week, KCNA cited a spokesman for the North Korean Supreme Court as saying that Bae, a Korean-American tour operator, set up anti-North Korean bases in China and distributed anti-regime literature. He committed such hostile ...

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  10. U.S. gov't urges N. Korea to free jailed AmericanRead the original story

    Wednesday May 15 | Korea Herald

    ... is no greater priority for us than the welfare and safety of our U.S. citizens abroad." The 44-year-old Korean-American man, Kenneth Bae, was arrested in November for unspecified anti-North Korea acts. He was reportedly working as a tour operator ...

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  11. Globe launches inbound calling offer for...Read the original story w/Photo

    Wednesday May 15 | Sun-Star

    KNOWN for innovative and ground-breaking products and services, Globe Telecom recently launched Globe DUO Korea, an international inbound calling offer for Koreans in the Philippines.

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  12. Detained U.S. Citizen Begins Life at 'Special Prison'Read the original story

    Wednesday May 15 | Chosun Ilbo

    ... said Kenneth Bae "started his life at a 'special prison' Tuesday." It did not elaborate. The 44-year-old Korean-American tour operator was found guilty last month of plotting to overthrow the Pyongyang government. He was arrested in November in the ...

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  13. Japanese politician stirs the pot, angers ChinaRead the original story

    Wednesday May 15 | Accuracy In Media

    Tensions between China and Japan have diminished since last year's spats over a remote island chain, but recent remarks by a Japanese mayor has sparked another round of political wrangling.

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  14. Hyongsoon Kim: The Koreatown AdvocateRead the original story w/Photo

    Wednesday May 15 | LA Weekly

    ... bono on a suit brought by several K-Town residents. "I hadn't really paid attention to issues affecting the Korean-American community," says Kim, born in Minnesota to South Korean immigrants and raised mostly in Los Angeles. "Joining the Korean ...

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  15. N. Korea: Jailed American in 'special prison'Read the original story w/Photo

    Wednesday May 15 | Click Orlando

    ... apparent effect. Last week, KCNA cited a spokesman for the North Korean Supreme Court as saying that Bae, a Korean-American tour operator, set up anti-North Korean bases in China and distributed anti-regime literature. "He committed such hostile ...

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  16. South Korea Has A Sexism ProblemRead the original story w/Photo

    Wednesday May 15 | Talking Points Memo

    A South Korean presidential spokesman who was fired after inappropriately touching a woman during a U.S. trip blames a "cultural difference" with America.

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  17. No. Korea: Detained US Citizen Begins Life at 'Special Prison'Read the original story w/Photo

    Wednesday May 15 | New Media Journal

    ... said Kenneth Bae "started his life at a 'special prison' Tuesday." It did not elaborate. The 44-year-old Korean-American tour operator was found guilty last month of plotting to overthrow the Pyongyang government. He was arrested in November in the ...

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  18. Groundbreaking Trachea Surgery Performed at Peoria HospitalRead the original story

    Wednesday May 15 | The Legal Record

    A pioneer in regenerative medicine traveled from Sweden to the Children's Hospital of Illinois in Peoria last month to create a new trachea for a 2-year-old girl.

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  19. Cultural Center Denies Trying to Hush Up Spokesman ScandalRead the original story

    Tuesday May 14 | Chosun Ilbo

    The director of the Korean Cultural Center in Washington on Monday denied trying to sweep ex-presidential spokesman Yoon Chang-jung's molestation under the carpet.

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  20. Police: No charge decided for ex-S. Korean official on sex scandalRead the original story

    Tuesday May 14 | Korea Herald

    ... told Yonhap News Agency by phone. Police are investigating the allegation that Yoon Chang-jung molested a Korean-American woman during his trip here last week as a member of the entourage accompanying South Korean President Park Geun-hye. Yoon was ...

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