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Korea enters full election mode
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Immigrant woman stabbed to death by Korean husband
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Seoul bus drivers go on general strike, cause morning rush hour delays
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Lee Jong-sup resigns as envoy to Australia
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Yellow dust engulfs S. Korea, advisory alert issued
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Official campaigning kicks off for April 10 elections
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S. Korea to boost support for single-parent families
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Court upholds jail term for man who attempted to murder ex-girlfriend
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Kia EV9 wins world car of year
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Korea misses out on global bond index boost
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Panel recommends rights guarantee for stateless people
The government should protect the rights of stateless people even if their Korean nationality was canceled because of illegitimate marriages, the state human rights watchdog recommended Friday. The advice is expected to pave the way for 33 people rendered stateless due to illegitimate marriages to b
Social AffairsSept. 2, 2011
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Supreme Court clears ‘PD Notebook’ of distortion
The Supreme Court on Friday cleared the directors of nationwide broadcaster MBC’s investigative program, “PD Notebook,” of charges that they had distorted some content regarding mad cow disease in the U.S. The court upheld the Seoul High Court’s decision ruling them not guilty of defaming former Min
Social AffairsSept. 2, 2011
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GNP chief hints at good news on inter-Korean ties
The two Koreas may announce a new agreement as they inch toward better ties after months-long tensions, the leader of Seoul’s ruling party said Friday.The agreement “may be disclosed as early as” the Sep. 11-13 Chuseok holiday, Grand National Party chairman Hong Joon-pyo told reporters without elabo
PoliticsSept. 2, 2011
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Police break up anti-base protest
Military installs fence around Jeju naval site to resume constructionThe military resumed construction of a controversial naval base on a southern island of Jeju Friday as police forcibly broke up months-long protest and detained dozens of protesters. Construction of the naval base on the island’s s
Social AffairsSept. 2, 2011
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Supreme Court clears ‘PD Notebook’ directors and program
The Supreme Court on Friday cleared the directors of nationwide broadcaster MBC’s investigative program, “PD Notebook,” of charges that they had distorted some content regarding mad cow disease in the U.S. The court upheld the Seoul High Court’s decision ruling them not guilty of defaming former Min
Social AffairsSept. 2, 2011
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Ahn mulling run for Seoul mayor
Ahn Cheol-soo, a venture entrepreneur-turned professor revered by many young Koreans, said Friday that he was considering running for Seoul mayor as an independent candidate in next month’s by-elections. (Yonhap News)“I have not yet made up my mind,” Ahn told reporters in Seoul, denying a news repor
PoliticsSept. 2, 2011
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Gov't to expand benefits for high school graduates
The government said Friday it will expand benefits for those who have only graduated from high school as they serve in the military or seek employment in an effort to break discrimination against those without college diplomas and to promote the perception that merits matter more than academic backg
PoliticsSept. 2, 2011
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Prosecutors issue summons for Seoul education chief
Prosecutors issued a summons for the Seoul education chief on Friday to probe him over allegations that he gave money to a rival candidate to get him to withdraw from last year's election.Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education Superintendent Kwak No-hyun sits down during a morning assembly of employ
Social AffairsSept. 2, 2011
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U.S. begins consultation with Congress for selling drones to South Korea
By Song Sang-ho The Obama administration is consulting with the U.S. Congress on plans to sell to South Korea Global Hawk surveillance planes and related ground facilities, Reuters reported on Wednesday, citing two sources.South Korea has been seeking to purchase the high-altitude unmanned aerial ve
DefenseSept. 1, 2011
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Kwak resists pressure to resign
By Lee Sun-youngKwak No-hyun, Seoul’s education chief embroiled in an election corruption scandal, said Thursday he would keep his post, resisting mounting calls for him to resign.Kwak, elected last June as superintendent of the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education, is accused of bribing a fellow
Social AffairsSept. 1, 2011
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China replaces deputy envoy on North Korea: source
China has replaced its deputy negotiator to the stalled six-party talks on ending North Korea’s nuclear weapons programs, a diplomatic source in Seoul said Thursday. Yang Houlan, who has held the post since February 2009, was recently appointed as China’s ambassador to Nepal in a “regular” reshuffle
North KoreaSept. 1, 2011
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Rival parties agree to handle FTA with U.S. in same pace with U.S. Congress
Rival parties agreed Thursday to begin the ratification process for the long-pending free trade agreement with the United States in the same pace with the U.S. Congress, officials said.The last-minute compromise averted a feared clash between the rival parties. Opposition lawmakers had hinted at the
PoliticsSept. 1, 2011
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Foreign minister heads to Paris for talks on Libya
South Korea’s top diplomat headed for France to attend a meeting of 60 world leaders and high-level envoys to map out Libya’s future as Moammar Gadhafi’s 41-year regime comes to an end, the Foreign Ministry here said Thursday. Foreign Minister Kim Sung-hwan, EU and Arab chiefs, the U.S. secretary of
Foreign AffairsSept. 1, 2011
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Parliament under fire over vote on Kang
GNP’s ‘sexist’ lawmaker survives closed-door expulsion voteNational Assembly lawmakers have come under fire for holding a rare closed-door vote and saving a lawmaker who made controversial remarks about women from expulsion.Independent Rep. Kang Yong-seok, who was kicked out of the Grand National Pa
PoliticsSept. 1, 2011
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‘Neonatal death rate halves in 20 years’
Korea’s neonatal death rate has halved in just two decades and is now 16th lowest in the world, marking 2.2 per every 1,000 newborns in 2009.North Korea also saw a slight decrease but still remained among the worst countries, pointing to hygiene and nutrition problems in the country. The World Healt
Social AffairsSept. 1, 2011
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Groundbreaking ceremony for U.S. schools in Pyeongtaek
The Defense Ministry will hold a ceremony to break ground on new elementary and high schools to be built for children of U.S. military personnel in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province, Friday, officials said Thursday.Defense Minister Kim Kwan-jin, U.S. Forces Korea commander Gen. James D. Thurman, and oth
DefenseSept. 1, 2011
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Government ordered to pay for cleanup around U.S. base
A Seoul court has ordered the South Korean government to compensate the Seoul city government for environmental damage caused by an oil leak from a U.S. military camp here, the city said Thursday.The Seoul Central District Court handed down the ruling in favor of the Seoul Metropolitan Government, w
DefenseSept. 1, 2011
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Law on board to support philanthropic donors
The ruling Grand National Party plans to honor philanthropists and give credits for their contribution to society by supporting them in later life. According to a bill submitted by Rep. Kim Young-sun, the government will list those who have donated more than 3 billion won ($2.7 million) to charity a
PoliticsSept. 1, 2011
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Tension rises over Jeju naval base
Local government to remove all installations put up by opponentsTension surrounding the construction of a strategic naval base on Jeju Island is mounting as the government is pressing ahead with the controversial project following a recent court ruling in support of it.Since Gangjeong Village in Seo
Social AffairsSept. 1, 2011
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Navy Academy unveils bust of late Adm. Sohn Won-il
The Navy Academy held a ceremony unveiling a bronze bust of Sohn Won-il, Korea’s first chief of naval operations, in Changwon, South Gyeongsang Province, Wednesday.Hong Eun-hye, the late admiral’s widow, and several top naval officials including Navy Academy Superintendent Vice Adm. Won Tae-ho atten
Social AffairsSept. 1, 2011