Sunday, October 14, 2012

'Gangnam Style' Boosts South Korean Brand



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With more than 400 million viewers on YouTube, South Korean rapper PSY's "Gangnam Style" music video has become an internet hit and made Seoul's trendy Gangnam neighbourhood a household name. The FT's Simon Mundy examines the growth in South Korean cultural exports and talks to some of the country's leading film and TV producers.

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Halloween horror over pumpkin prices (2:04)



After one of the wettest summers on record for large parts of Europe the cost of food is set to rise. Wheat harvests are the worst since the 1980s and fruit and veg is in short supply. With halloween approaching it's a horror story for one vegetable - the humble pumpkin. Ivor Bennett reports

Luke Nguyen's Greater Mekong Recipe: Thai Green papaya salad



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Watch Luke as he prepares one of his all time favourite Thai dishes, Green papaya salad. For more great recipes and information about Luke Nguyen's Greater Mekong, go to SBS Food online: http://www.sbs.com.au/food.

Sarah Brightman goes to space after our cocktail



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This week our mixologist has taken the theme of space travel even closer to his heart than usual.

So prepare for a drink that's out of this world, as we dock with Moscow's City Space Bar, which is being captained as always by our man Bek Narzy.

The Russian Noah (RT Documentary)



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As Russian villages dwindle, one local postman is determined to deliver a bit of good to those who live far from the reaches of urban conveniences. Join RT as we see how his selflessness has earned him the reputation of being the builder of a modern Noah's Ark.

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FRANCE 24 Health: 10/14/2012 HEALTH



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A global look at all aspects of modern health: prevention, treatment and research. The weekly programme, hosted by Mairead Dundas, airs Sundays at 11:45am Paris time.

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10/02/2012 PLANET HOPE



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Hannah Moffat brings you inspiring stories on how communities around the world are fighting poverty, illness and empowering children to live in a better world.
Louise Hannah brings you inspiring stories on how communities around the world are fighting poverty, illness and empowering children to live in a better world.

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Brussels reactions to Nobel Peace Prize



Published on Oct 12, 2012 by
http://www.euronews.com/ There is talk of a buoyant atmosphere and even champagne as eurocrats use Twitter to express their joy at the EU being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

However, on the streets of Brussels, the reaction is mixed.

"I think it's good and encouraging to give this award to the EU during these times of crisis, because when everything is going well there's less impetus for change," said one man outside the European Parliament.

Another passerby was sceptical: "This is not representative of the Nobel, we are accustomed to seeing the prize going to a person who has risked things. And there are too many things a bit too dark in the European Union to justify this award," he said.

As the 27-member bloc deals with debt problems that are causing internal squabbles and the pushing of national agendas, some see the prize as a warning not to let union fall into disarray.

One such person is Charles de Marcilly from the Fondation Robert Schuman, a research centre which studies the EU and its policies.

"Populism is now a real threat to the integrity of this model of European integration and moving towards living together better.

"With this award, the Nobel Committee has tried to say: "Watch out for populism, pay attention to the limits and risks so they don't break what you have worked so hard to build," said de Marcilly.

Collecting the prize could also be an issue for the EU, according to euronews correspondent in Brussels Audrey Tilve: "The question now is whether representatives from the Council, from the Commission or from the European Parliament will actually receive the Nobel Peace Prize - another way to test the nobility European unity."

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euronews reporter: Gold Rush In Romania



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http://www.euronews.com/ This mountain contains Europe's biggest gold deposits. With the economic crisis, the price of gold is rocketing and there are plans to open new gold mines in Spain, Portugal, Slovakia, Greece, Northern Ireland and Romania.

The Rosia Montana - Red Mountain - project is among the most controversial, due to the sheer size of the proposed site, the impact on environment, and the archaeological artefacts from Ancient Rome which are found all over this 2000 year-old site.

Team-leader Calin Pal checks the preservation works being carried out in the protected section of the site, criss-crossed by galleries dug by the Romans. He says: "There are at least three generations of miners before me: My great grandfather, my grandfather, and my father. My hope is that the next ten generations will go on mining here too."

Most locals feel the same way. They want the Canadian investors to start blasting as soon as possible. But opponents fear that the Roman galleries will be destroyed. To ease tensions, the "Gold Corporation" is investing millions of euros to transform at least part of the Roman galleries into an underground museum.
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