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Troops on high alert as Seoul starts anti-N.K. propaganda
Troops on high alert as Seoul starts anti-N.K. propaganda

YEONCHEON/SEOUL ― Tension prevailed across the Demilitarized Zone after South Korea reactivated sets of loudspeakers for anti-Pyongyang broadcasts on Friday …

Ahn names new party People’s Party
Ahn names new party People’s Party

Independent Rep. Ahn Cheol-soo announced Friday that his new party would be named People’s Party (English name provisional), as preparations for the launch …

[Weekender] From prodigies to geniuses: the ‘gifted’ fascination
[Weekender] From prodigies to geniuses: the ‘gifted’ fascination

“Mediocrities everywhere, I absolve you. I absolve you, all,” uttered Antonio Salieri in the 1984 film “Amadeus,” loosely based on the real life of the …

[Weekender] ‘Elite education vital to help students reach their full potential’
[Weekender] ‘Elite education vital to help students reach their full potential’

The debate over gifted education in Korea is generally played out between two sides: Opponents argue the special education program is tailored for the select …

[Weekender] Past, present and future of educating ‘gifted’
[Weekender] Past, present and future of educating ‘gifted’

Last month, 18-year-old Song Yoo-geun retracted his first academic paper “Axisymmetric, Nonstationary Black Hole Magnetospheres: Revisited” — which …

Test draws attention to N.K. nuke strategy
Test draws attention to N.K. nuke strategy

North Korea’s dogged pursuit of nuclear armament is drawing attention to what kind of nuclear strategy it has been pursuing and whether it would ever use its …

Gifted education to help students reach their full potential
Gifted education to help students reach their full potential

     The debate over gifted education in Korea has often played out between two sides: Opponents argue the special education program is tailored for the …

Professor, ex-minister to head Ahn’s party committee

A university professor and a former minister will head a preparatory committee for the new party of Ahn Cheol-soo, a former co-chairman of the main opposition …

Mutation detected in Korean MERS virus

The Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) virus that spread through South Korea last year underwent a mutation that could have affected its ability to infect …

Koreas back in confrontational mode after 4-month lull

The outlook for Inter-Korean relations remains bleak as South Korea resumed its anti-North Korea loudspeaker broadcasts in response to the North’s latest …

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