Pusan Film Fest 2009 Kicks Off In Style

Busan - The 14th edition of the Pusan (Busan) International Film Fstival (PIFF) kicked off Thursday with glitz and glam. Some 150 star cineastes and VIP guests walked the red carpet, sizzling up the cool autumn evening at the seaside resort.
The Busan Yatching Center Outdoor Theater exploded with excitement, as more than the usual number [...]

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Silent Epidemic: Suicide is the 4th Leading Cause of Death in Korea

Korea’s suicide rate is estimated to be the highest among advanced countries, according to the National Statistical Office yesterday.
Issuing its annual death report, the NSO said a total of 12,858 people, or 24.3 people for every 100,000 Koreans, took their own lives last year, equivalent to 35 people killing themselves on average every day.
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Thief Suspect Caught Over Actress Choi Jin-sil’s Urn

A 41-year-old man suspect was arrested for stealing an urn containing the ashes of the late actress Choi Jin-sil, police said Wednesday.
The Yangpyeong Police Station said the suspect, identified only as Park, was picked up at his home in Daegu around 11 p.m. Tuesday and then taken to a station in Gyeonggi Province.
Chung Ok-sook, mother [...]

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3 Million Won Reward Offered in Choi Jin Sil Ash Heist

Police are questioning a suspect in the theft of the actress Choi Jin-sil’s ashes, they said Monday. “The suspect was caught while demanding money for the ashes. We are investigating whether the arrested man is the actual thief,” Yangpyeong police said.
Police earlier released CCTV images of a suspect taken on Aug. 2 at around sunrise, [...]

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Video Shows Man Stealing Choi Jin-sil’s Urn

Police have found a crucial clue in the investigation of the theft of an urn containing the ashes of the late actress Choi Jin-sil.
Yanpyeong Police Station said Thursday that it had secured a video showing a man in his 40s breaking into Choi’s tomb and getting away with the urn earlier this month. The video [...]

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Search Underway for Stolen Remains of Late Choi Jin-sil

Police are searching for an urn containing the ashes of the late actress Choi Jin-sil, which was reported “stolen” from her tomb.
According to the Yangpyeong Police Station, a janitor at the cemetery in Yangsuri, Gyeonggi Province, found flowers littered around Choi’s tomb, the tomb broken into and the urn missing.
“The seven centimeter-thick stone tomb had [...]

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Choi Jin-sil’s Tomb Desecrated, Ash Urn Missing

The ash box of the late South Korean actress Choi Jin-sil disappeared overnight from her tomb and the police are investigating the case, Yonhap News Agency reported Saturday.
The police were informed around 8:10 a.m. on Saturday from the cemetery management office that the late actress’ ash jar inside her tomb in Gyeonggi Province was stolen.
“A [...]

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