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[Nigeria Report] Nigeria, West Africa bid farewell to industrialization

Rightly considered, the wide-ranging implications of signing the Economic Partnership Agreement between West Africa and the European Union as it currently stands may mean that Nigeria and West Africa are bidding farewell to the lofty idea of industrialization, self reliance and genuine economic prosperity. This is because the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) as is being proposed is […]

No medal, but hopes high for Son Yeon-jae

No medal, but hopes high for Son Yeon-jae

Eighteen years old and standing 158 centimeters tall, South Korean rhythmic gymnast Son Yeon-jae had the country’s expectations for a possible Olympic medal on her shoulders. But it was the clubs, her weakest discipline, which dashed her medal hopes in London. Son finished fifth in the individual all-around final at Wembley Arena with a combined […]

Prize winner vows to make Cambodia landmine-free

Prize winner vows to make Cambodia landmine-free

A winner of the Manhae Peace Prize said his de-mining project will continue until his fellow Cambodians have safe land to cultivate crops and build houses. “If I clear landmines, village people can use (the land) to build houses and to plant crops. (I want) to make land for them to use safely,” said Ra […]

Is IOC overreacting?

Is IOC overreacting?

Koreans angry over penalty on footballer for Dokdo statement Many Koreans are up in arms over the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) decision to bar Korean footballer Park Jong-woo from attending the medal ceremony after celebrating Saturday’s victory over Japan with a banner that read “Dokdo is our land.” The Korean Olympic Committee (KOC) said that […]

Vitamin C: recipe for chickens to beat heat

Gyeonggi Province has come up with a protective plan to save chickens at risk of dying from heatstroke, the local government said Thursday. It said it has earmarked 50 million won to provide poultry farms with vitamin C and electrolyte drugs to feed to their birds. The measure comes after about 220,000 birds, around 0.61 […]

14 die of heat-related illnesses

Fourteen people have died of heat-related causes across the country in the past two months amid the prolonged heat wave, the government said Thursday. The Ministry of Health and Welfare said 14 have died of heatstroke, dehydration and other related factors, with 11 of the fatalities reported since July 25 when nationwide heat warnings were […]

Just too many coffee shops around

Just too many coffee shops around

Coffee shops are mushrooming to provide Koreans who crave caffeine with their daily fix. New cafes pop up every day in nooks and crannies of cities across the nation. It’s not surprising at all that South Korea is sometimes called the “Republic of coffee.” You can come across a coffee shop every 50 meters as […]

Misdiagnoses on cancers rising sharply

Misdiagnoses on cancers rising sharply

Complaints double to 507 A 43-year-old woman, Lim, felt a lump in her left breast. Concerned, she had an ultrasound examination at a hospital in March 2010, but medical staff diagnosed the lump as benign. Eight months later, when she sought a second opinion and got a checkup at another hospital, the lump was determined […]

Credit-crunched vacationers embrace camping

Credit-crunched vacationers embrace camping

Lee Kyung-soo, a 41-year-old salaried worker at one of the country’s largest steelmakers, took his family to one of the country’s state-managed camping sites in Gangwon Province last week for their summer vacation. They stayed there for two nights and three days, engaging in a wide range of outdoor activities such as hiking and swimming. […]

‘Illegal funds offered to Park’s backers’

‘Illegal funds offered to Park’s backers’

Rep. Hyun Young-hee of the ruling Saenuri Party, who is under suspicion of buying her nomination for April’s parliamentary elections, allegedly offered illegal political funds to two pro-Park Geun-hye figures. Prosecutors said Wednesday Hyun testified she gave 3 to 5 million won each to former lawmakers Lee Jung-hyun and Hyeon Gyeong-dae by using the name […]

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