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Hyundai Motor eyes 80,000 jobs, W68tr investment at home by 2026
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Korea enters full election mode
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Seoul bus drivers go on general strike, cause morning rush hour delays
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Immigrant woman stabbed to death by Korean husband
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Official campaigning kicks off for April 10 elections
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Dialogue hopes fade as doctors pick hard-liner as new head
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Coupang pledges W3tr to expand Rocket Delivery nationwide by 2027
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[Election Battlefield] Political novice to face off star politician in ‘swing district’
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Court upholds jail term for man who attempted to murder ex-girlfriend
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S. Korea to boost support for single-parent families
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Police look into deaths of Park Geun-hye's two relatives
Two relatives of Park Geun-hye, a powerful presidential aspirant from the ruling Grand National Party (GNP), were found dead in what was presumed to be an internal family fight, police said Wednesday.Park Geun-hye (Yonhap News)A paternal nephew of Park, who is a daughter of late former preside
Social AffairsSept. 7, 2011
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Coast guard conducts emergency exercise near Ieodo
South Korea's Coast Guard said on Tuesday that it carried out an emergency exercise near the Ieodo research station south of Jeju Island. The exercise took place near the Ieodo Ocean Research Station, located 150 kilometers south of the resort island, and within the country'
DefenseSept. 6, 2011
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N. Korean firm calls for talks with Hyundai over mountain resort
The head of a North Korean company responsible for attracting foreign capital on Tuesday proposed holding a meeting with a South Korean firm to resolve a row over assets at a scenic mountain resort in the North. Park Chol-su, head of Daepung International Investment Group, said he wants
North KoreaSept. 6, 2011
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Lee agrees to cooperate with Japan's new PM on bilateral relations, N. Korea
South Korean President Lee Myung-bak and Japan's new Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda spoke by phone Tuesday and agreed to work closely together in improving relations between the two countries and dealing with North Korea, an official said. During a 15-minute conversation, Lee said t
PoliticsSept. 6, 2011
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Kwak questioned over funds for second day
Interrogation focuses on source of 200 million won paid to ParkSeoul’s education chief Kwak No-hyun faced a second day of interrogation by prosecutors Tuesday on allegations that he bribed a rival candidate out of the race during last year’s education election. Following the interrogation, prosecuto
Social AffairsSept. 6, 2011
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Lee names vice ministers of finance, home affairs
President Lee Myung-bak on Tuesday shuffled three senior finance officials to fill an empty post a week after promoting first vice minister of finance Lim Jong-ryong to minister of the Prime Minister’s Office.Shin Je-yoon, vice chairman of the Financial Services Commission, will succeed Lim, preside
PoliticsSept. 6, 2011
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Ahn won’t run, supports Park for Seoul mayoral by-election
Popular professor, civic activist agree on latter’s candidacyAfter days of speculation, Professor Ahn Cheol-soo ended his dalliance with candidacy for Seoul mayor on Tuesday, giving an endorsement to lawyer-turned-civil activist Park Won-soon.“Park has long dedicated himself to promoting civil right
PoliticsSept. 6, 2011
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N.K. boosts electronic warfare capabilities
North Korea is independently developing a GPS jamming system effective over more than 100 kilometers, according to a government report on Tuesday.The report by the Ministry of National Defense said the North imported some 20 different kinds of communication and radar jamming instruments from the the
Social AffairsSept. 6, 2011
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Ahn-Park alliance to sway election
Park’s unified candidacy keeps both ruling, opposition parties waryThe weeklong media hype over Ahn Cheol-soo’s hint at running for Seoul mayor ended up as a litmus test of his popularity and the prevailing dissatisfaction with existing political parties.Some even say that the 49-year-old entreprene
PoliticsSept. 6, 2011
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Colleges in shock after management blacklisting
The naming and shaming of 43 poorly managed universities by the Education Ministry on Monday has spawned confusion and concern among universities, with some decrying the label or expressing worries about next year’s freshmen recruitment. Several major universities in operation for more than 50 years
Social AffairsSept. 6, 2011
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Ministry, hospitals clash over fees for cancer surgeries
General hospitals and the government are at odds over discounted fees for a state-of-the-art method of gastric cancer surgery, with hospitals cancelling scheduled procedures because of reduced revenues.Concerns are mounting over whether cancer patients will be able to get the surgery that involves a
Social AffairsSept. 6, 2011
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Groups gather in Japan to save S. Korean prisoner in N. Korea
Nearly 40,000 sign petition as Seoul makes efforts to draw world attentionDozens of international human rights groups will gather in Tokyo on Wednesday to urge the North Korean regime to halt its inhumane activities and release a South Korean woman believed to be held captive at a prison camp, an ac
Social AffairsSept. 6, 2011
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To cut or not to cut
Budget planners, politicians in head-on clash over tax cuts for the rich, corporationsBillionaire investor Warren Buffett’s recent call for higher taxes on the U.S.’s super rich drew much attention from Koreans.Korean media also reported moves by wealthy Europeans to follow Buffett’s lead by offerin
PoliticsSept. 6, 2011
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Chemistry professor to lead science council
Kim Keon, 62, chemistry professor of Korea University, has been appointed as the sixth chairman of the Korea Research Council of Fundamental Science and Technology, which supports the government’s policy on science research and development and sets up programs to improve affiliated research institut
Social AffairsSept. 6, 2011
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Envoy leaves literary legacy behind him
The Swedish ambassadorial couple left a piece of themselves here in Korea before moving to their next posting in Japan.Before they left, Lars Vargo was the guest of honor during the last Seoul Literary Society meeting.It was not because the president of the society was leaving; it was because Vargo
Foreign AffairsSept. 6, 2011
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[URGENT] Ahn gives up Seoul mayor candidacy
Popular professor, civic activist agree on latter’s candidacyAfter days of speculation, Professor Ahn Cheol-soo ended his dalliance with candidacy for Seoul mayor on Tuesday, giving an endorsement to lawyer-turned-civil activist Park Won-soon.“Park has long dedicated himself to promoting civil right
PoliticsSept. 6, 2011
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Cabinet passes bill to extend paternity leave to 5 days
Male workers will be able to have up to five days off for paternity leave when their wives give birth under a revision bill that passed the Cabinet meeting Tuesday, the government said.Workers can currently get three days of unpaid leave when their spouses give birth. The bill, which awaits parliame
PoliticsSept. 6, 2011
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Couple commits suicide together in Busan motel
(MCT)With the Chuseok holidays just around the corner, a married couple committed suicide together in a motel room after suffering from poverty. The owner of the motel called the police, who found the couple dead in a motel room in Busan.The room had been completely sealed with adhesive tape.
Social AffairsSept. 6, 2011
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Fire erupts on Jeju-bound ferry but no causalities reported
(Yonhap News)A passenger boat caught fire in waters off the country's southern coastal city of Yeosu early Tuesday, but all people on board were rescued, the Coast Guard said.The 4,000-ton ferry Seolbong, which departed from the port city of Busan late Monday for Jeju Island, was traveling along the
Social AffairsSept. 6, 2011
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Ahn’s overwhelming popularity raises speculation of new party
With entrepreneur-turned-professor Ahn Cheol-soo tipped to enter the Seoul mayoral race, there is speculation that he might start a new political party.Yoon Yeo-joon, a former Grand National Party lawmaker and election strategist, offered Sunday to take charge of Ahn’s election campaign. He also pre
PoliticsSept. 5, 2011