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Ethnic Mosaic -- April 20 at 8 PM!

Members of the Grammy nominated North/South Consonance Ensemble perform music by composers from Argentina, Korea, Mexico and the US.
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China may overtake Korea in vehicle exports

Korea Automobile Manufacturers Association (KAMA) recently released a report which showed that Chinese vehicle exports shoot up to 346,800 units in 2006 and 636,700 units in 2007 compared to 16,537 in 2002, according to peopledaily.com.

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Fulham Shines On Korean Tour

Fulham produced a rousing second half display to beat Ulsan Hyundai Tigers 1-2 at Munsu Stadium on Saturday.

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Do Wealthier Countries Win More Olympic Medals?

A study published by Wiley-Blackwell in the Pacific Economic Review predicts that China will win at least 14% more medals in the 2008 Beijing Olympics – in comparison to the 144 medals won in 2004 – and narrow its medal-tally gap with the USA significantly.

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Wiley-Blackwell Expands Presence in Korea with Two New Journals

Wiley-Blackwell, the scientific, technical, medical and scholarly publishing business of John Wiley & Sons, Inc. today announced that they have formed two new publishing partnerships in the Asia-Pacific region. The world’s largest society publisher will publish Basic & Applied Pathology and Pacific Focus from 2008.

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Politics Determine Occupational Opportunity and Social Mobility in East Asia

A paper in the International Journal of Japanese Sociology – published by Wiley-Blackwell finds that the pattern of social fluidity in East Asian countries differ substantially from their Western counterparts, thus rendering the Western research models inadequate for the Asian context.

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Nissan Brand Set for 2008 Launch in Korea

After introducing its luxury Infiniti automotive brand here two years ago, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. (NML), Japan, has unveiled plans to bring the Nissan brand to Korea one year later. The move was announced at a recent press conference here.

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EU Commission earmarks € 2 million emergency response to flood victims

The European Commission is preparing a new emergency humanitarian decision of €2 million to help the estimated 500,000 people directly affected by the record high torrential rains that struck the Democratic People's Republic of Korea in the past weeks.

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Samsung Launches New Mobile WiMAX Devices in Korea

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., a leading provider of telecommunication network systems and handsets, today released three new Mobile WiMAX (WiBro in Korea) devices - a WiBro smart phone (SPH-M8100), a top of the range multimedia convergence device (SPH-P9000), a USB Dongle (SPH-H1200) and a PCMCIA card.

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Cleveland Museum Of Art's Impressionist And Modern Masterworks Exhibition Opens At The Seoul Arts Center

The Cleveland Museum of Art (CMA) today announced the opening of Van Gogh to Picasso: Impressionist and Modern Masterworks from the Cleveland Museum of Art, on view Dec. 22, 2006, through March 28, 2007, at the Hangaram Art Museum in the Seoul Arts Center, Seoul, South Korea.

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Korea remain volleyball kings

Defending champions Korea beat China over four sets (25-18, 22-25, 25-18, 25-16) in the men's volleyball final at Al-Rayyan Indoor Hall to become the third country - along with Japan and China - to successfully retain their Asian Games volleyball title.

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Basketball: Defending champions settle for fifth

Defending champions Korea finished fifth in the Asian Games basketball tournament following an 87-76 win over Japan at Sport City on Thursday. Korea held a healthy 49-29 lead at half time.

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