Posts Tagged ‘Korea’

Can climate change negotiations stop the subsidizing of overfishing?

Saturday, November 14, 2009 5:22 By GSerrano

The global fate of fisheries, their decline and overexploitation, may yet show a more promising environmental future. Where trade agreements failed to halt the overfishing of oceans, the United Nations Climate Change Conference taking place next month in Copenhagen may yet be the solution.
The trick lies in the pledge by the leaders of the G20 [...]

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Story: A Cool eBook Reader from iRiver

Thursday, November 12, 2009 19:54 By Robert

With the growth of modern technology, a lot of things have changed over the years. Life has become faster by the minute and there is hardly any time for anything. Internet is one of the best products of modern technology. With the advent of internet, life in the modern world has changed drastically in general. [...]

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Spacious and spectacular: Incheon Main Stadium for 2014 Asian Games takes lavish shape

Monday, November 2, 2009 9:00 By Neo

Since the day the world first lay its eyes on the Bird’s Nest and Water Cube in Beijing, people have been obsessed with creating the perfect stadium, to hold international sporting events. The trend is understandable though with television making these grand engineering and designing marvels appear as symbols of national pride, creativity and capability. [...]

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Floating Expo Space Design is Eco Architecture Example

Wednesday, October 28, 2009 10:38 By Radhika

The recent proposal for the thematic pavilion of the World expo 2012 by Peddle Thorp Architects is a unique floating  space. Designed for the event to be held in Yeosu, Korea, the center is to be built as a vessel – a floating exhibition space that can be sailed to other cities. While it represents [...]

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iriver to Launch its ebook Device

Thursday, September 3, 2009 6:36 By Varinya

The next chapter in ebook devices is iriver’s Story. To be launched on 16 September in Korea, iriver’s Story is made to take the market leading Amazon’s Kindle head on.  The Story borrows aesthetics from Apple’s minimalistic looks giving the buyers stylish and slick design.
It features a 6-inch display screen, a full QWERTY keyboard, a [...]

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Eisenhower’s Politics: When Budget Deficits Ruin Presidential Careers

Wednesday, May 13, 2009 22:58 By GSerrano

The Second World War made Americans tired of war, hardship of poverty, and politics. Eisenhower overturned that. He opposed the US military involvement in Korea. He also attacked the Truman administration for its careless handling of the problems of communism and corruption. K1C2 was the title of Eisenhower’s formula. In this plan of action, he [...]

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Facial Flushing due to Alcohol Intake: A Risk Factor for Esophageal Cancer

Sunday, April 19, 2009 20:51 By GSerrano

The condition of facial flushing caused by alcohol is more common in the Asian population. The redness in ‘blushing’ after drinking alcohol is due to an inherited enzyme deficiency. 540 million people have this condition, and it is linked to the risk of esophageal cancer. It is estimated that one third of East Asians, especially [...]

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