From left, Shim Jae-oh, Park Sang-hoon and Sohn Kyung-ik, CEOs of KB Kookmin Card Co., Lotte Card Co. and NH Nonghyup Card Co., bow at a news conference to apologize for the recent leakage of data on about 20 million clients using credit cards issued by their companies.

S. Korea Confirms Bird Flu in Migratory Birds

Güney Kore Göç Eden Kuşlarda Kuş Gribi Olduğunu Onayladı

Güney Kore geçen hafta göç etmekte olup ölü bulunan bir grup kuşun, avian influenza (AI)'ya sahip olduğunu pazartesi günü onayladı ve altında yatan nedenin son zamanlarda çiftliklerdeki kümes enfeksiyonları olabileceği düşünülürken, enfeksiyonun daha da artmasından endişeleniliyor.

100 kuşun haftasonu ülkenin güneybatısındaki Kuzey Jeolla Eyaleti'ndeki bir rezervuarda ölü bulunmasından ve birkaç ördek çiftliğinde salgına rastlanmasından sonra testler yapıldı. Kuş gribi nedeniyle, Gochang ve Buan civarındaki tavuk çiftlikleri bulunan bütün rezervuarlar belirlenmektedir.

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South Korea on Monday confirmed the presence of avian influenza (AI) in a group of migratory birds found dead last week, suggesting a possible cause for the recent infection of poultry at farms and raising concern that the infection may spread further.

Tests were conducted after some 100 migratory birds were found dead at a reservoir in North Jeolla Province in the country's southwest over the weekend, following an outbreak of AI at several duck farms. The bird flu cases have been reported at poultry farms in Gochang and Buan, all in the vicinity of the reservoir.

20.01.2014 - Yonhap

A memorial hall honoring Korean independence fighter Ahn Jung-geun has opened at Harbin Station in China where he assassinated resident-general of the Japanese colonial government, Hirobumi Ito, in 1909.

A ceremony marking the opening was held on Sunday with only Chinese figures present. The facility was built discretely by the Harbin government and the city’s railway department.

The memorial hall is also known to display photographs and historical records of Ahn, and some of the materials offer explanations in Korean. Inside the hall, visitors can also look through a window to see the train platform where Ahn shot Ito.

At the location of the shooting, a sign now reads "Patriotic Martyr Ahn Jung-geun shot Hirobumi Ito on October 26, 1909." Previously, the spot had only been labeled with a simple mark on the floor.

A South Korean Foreign Ministry official said Seoul hails and highly regards the opening of the memorial hall, which is in line with agreements reached during a South Korea-China summit.

Last June during a summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping, President Park Geun-hye called for China’s cooperation to erect a stone monument honoring Ahn at Harbin station, saying Ahn is a figure respected both by the Korean and Chinese people. Xi ordered related agencies to consider Park’s request. Since then, the two countries were said to have carried out follow-up negotiations on the matter.

Last November when asked to comment on Ahn, China’s Foreign Ministry said Ahn is a renowned independence fighter who is also revered in China.

Ahn was executed at a Japanese prison in Dalian, China, on March 26, 1910, for assassinating Ito.

Park Meets Psy

Park Psy İle Görüştü

Güney Kore Devlet Başkanı Park Geun-hye (soldan 3.), 21 Ocak 2014 tarihinde İsviçre'nin Davos şehrindeki kayak merkezinde bulunan bir otelde yabancı yöneticiler için düzenlenen "Kore Gecesi"nde rapçi Psy ile el sıkıştı. Park, Bern'deki 4 günlük gezisini tamamladıktan sonra, yıllık düzenlenen Dünya Ekonomi Forumu'na katıldı.

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South Korean President Park Geun-hye (3rd from L) shakes hands with rapper Psy during a "Korea Night" banquet for foreign business leaders at a hotel in the Swiss ski resort town of Davos on Jan. 21, 2014. Park visited the town to attend the annual World Economic Forum after wrapping up her four-day state visit in Bern.

22.01.2014 - Yonhap

Heavy snow produces a magnificent scenery as it covers a cultural heritage-designated ancient house in South Korea's eastern port city of Gangneung on Jan. 22, 2014.

Canadian ice hockey players Brian Young ® and Michael Swift dressed in traditional Korean costume, hanbok, pose after the South Korean justice ministry allowed them Korean citizenship through a special naturalization process on Jan. 21, 2014. The ministry issued the green light in recognition of their athletic talent as they play for a local ice hockey team.

Asian, African Activists Join 'Comfort Women' Rally

Asyalılar ve Afrikalılar 'Konfor Kadın' Mitingine Katıldı

Bir grup Asyalı ve Afrikalı bayan liderler, Japonya'nın eski rahatlatıcı kadınlardan özür dilemesi için 22 Ocak 2014 tarihinde Seoul'deki Japon Büyükelçiliği'nin önündeki olağan mitinge katıldı. Japonya 2. Dünya Savaşı sırasında savaş alanlarına Japon askerlerinin cinsel ihtiyaçlarını karşılaması için çoğu Koreli olmak üzere binlerce Asyalı kadını zorla götürdü. "Rahatlatıcı kadınlar'' olarak da adlandırılan eski seks kölelerinden hayatta kalanlar, on yılı aşkın süredir her çarşamba Japon misyonunun önünde miting düzenliyor.

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A group of Asian and African female leaders attends a regular rally of former sex slaves calling for an apology from Japan in front of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul on Jan. 22, 2014. Japan forcibly took tens of thousands of Asian women, mostly Koreans, to battlefields to provide sexual services for the Japanese army during World War II. Surviving ex-sex slaves, also called "comfort women," have staged a rally every Wednesday in front of the Japanese mission for more than a decade.

22.01.2014 - Yonhap