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Angry Birds characters to fight school violence in Korea

By Nathan Schwartzman Wed, Feb 22, 2012 2:13PM UTC

As an Angry Birds fan I’ve been noticing their merchandise showing up in more and more products, but this is new. The birds will be featured in the National Police Agency’s new anti-bullying campaign. However, netizens have criticized the move since the Angry Birds are… well, angry and destructive, which seems a bit counter to...

Most-read Naver.com articles of the week – Feb. 19, 2011

By Nathan Schwartzman Tue, Feb 21, 2012 11:51AM UTC

Apologies for the absence of posting over the long weekend – my laptop was stolen, but thankfully, is now recovered. Top 10 in society. 1. A pastor and his wife in Boseong were arrested and accused of murdering their three young children. The parents, who ran some sort of very small fringe church, tied up...

Seoul holds military drills despite NKorea threat

By AP News Mon, Feb 20, 2012 2:18PM UTC

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea on Monday conducted live-fire military drills from five islands near its disputed sea boundary with North Korea, despite Pyongyang’s threat to attack. South Korea reported no immediate action by North Korea following the drills, which ended after about two hours. The drills took place in an area of...

NKorea threatens to attack SKorea over drills

By AP News Mon, Feb 20, 2012 2:47AM UTC

PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — North Korea will launch “merciless” strikes if South Korea goes through with planned live-fire drills near their disputed sea border, a North Korean officer said Sunday, amid persistent tension on the divided peninsula. North Korea doesn’t want a war but its people are always ready to “dedicate their blood to...

Presidential poll: Moon Jae-in neck-and-neck with Park Geun-hye

By Andy Jackson Sat, Feb 18, 2012 11:24PM UTC

Political activist, Moon Jae-in, has moved into a virtual tie with Grand NationalNew Frontier Party chairwoman, Park Geun-hye, in a hypothetical head-to-head presidential election.  The latest poll from our friends at Realmeter has Park with 44.3 percent to Moon’s 43.0 percent. Moon joins software businessman, Ahn Chul-soo, as a leading progressive contender to the conservative Park. ...