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Opposition-led Assembly unilaterally passes bill to probe Marine's death
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Golden chance to liquidate babies’ gold rings?
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Inflation eases in April, continues bumpy ride
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Russia sent more than 165,000 barrels of refined petroleum to N. Korea in March: White House
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Seoul to more than double military drones by 2026 to counter NK threats
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Seoul alerts overseas missions to NK terror threats
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Key suspects grilled over alleged abuse of power in Marine death inquiry
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Over 60% of S. Koreans support W100m childbirth incentive: survey
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‘Inside Out 2’ adds four new emotions, explores teenage life
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Questions raised over fair promotion of RM, NewJeans
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Seoul protests U.S. agency’s sea name
S. Korea steps up effort for concurrent naming of East Sea/Sea of JapanSouth Korea has lodged an official complaint with the U.S. after one of its agencies backed Japan’s name for the waters between the Korean Peninsula and Japan, and will maintain efforts for concurrent naming to resolve internatio
Foreign AffairsAug. 8, 2011
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Women still stereotyped in TV commercials: report
While society moves toward the diversification of gender roles, TV commercials’ portrayals of women are still bound by stereotypes, the National Human Rights Commission said Monday. In its report on 2,046 TV commercials aired in 2010, it found that men were flexibly depicted, moving away from fixed
Social AffairsAug. 8, 2011
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Airfield link probed in military secrets case
Prosecutors are investigating whether a private airfield owned by a former South Korean air force official is connected with his indictment on charges of leaking military secrets to a U.S. defense conglomerate.According to Seoul Central District Prosecutors Office on Monday, Kim Sang-tae owns a 40,0
Social AffairsAug. 8, 2011
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Korean scientists discover stress-resistant plant genes
Korean scientists have found the genes that enable plants to grow in harsh environments in a discovery that could help to produce plants resistant to natural disasters. Knowing the genes that help plants grow even when affected by saline, cold or arid habitats could offer a way to tackle global food
Social AffairsAug. 8, 2011
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Giving boomers a new social role
Head of retirees’ associationstresses new approach to retirementAs 7.1 million baby boomers in Korea near retirement, the whole nation seems to be growing nervous. But retirement itself is not a social problem. It is a celebrated phase in one’s life and should be more so for the Korean boomers, who
Social AffairsAug. 8, 2011
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Baby boomers caught between tradition, future
Communication with family members necessary to avoid problems in retired life To mark the 58th anniversary of its establishment on Aug. 15, The Korea Herald is publishing a series of articles on the looming retirement of Korean baby boomers and its socioeconomic impact on the nation. The follow
Social AffairsAug. 8, 2011
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Typhoon Muifa batters nation
A sailor is about to jump from a barge to safety with the help of resucers along the rocky coast of a southern island of Jeju after the ship was set loose from a dock by strong winds and tidal waves form Typhoon Muifa (Yonhap News) Typhoon Muifa shatters an abalone farm in South Korea's southern isl
NationalAug. 8, 2011
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Attempted murder suspect caught running hagwon
A Korean-American wanted for two counts of attempted homicide in the United States was captured in Seoul after running an English-language academy under a false identity.According to the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency on Monday, the 33-year-old fugitive, identified by his surname Kim, has been wan
Social AffairsAug. 8, 2011
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S. Korea protests U.S. agency's name for East Sea
South Korea has lodged an informal protest against a U.S. government-funded agency's decision to use Japan's name for the body of water between Seoul and Tokyo, a diplomatic source said Monday.Seoul and Tokyo have tussled for decades over the name of the sea between the Korean Peninsula and Japan. S
InternationalAug. 8, 2011
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Typhoon spreads chaos through the nation
Typhoon Muifa left much of the west coast in ruins, with extreme winds and more torrential rains taking four lives as it made its way north, said the state’s weather agency.(Yonhap News)According to the Korea Meteorological Administration on Monday afternoon, the downgraded typhoon was heading
Social AffairsAug. 8, 2011
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Typhoon Muifa pounds west coast cities as it nears Seoul
Typhoon Muifa pounded South Korea's west coast, leaving at least one dead and two others missing as it proceeded northward to reach the capital of Seoul Monday morning, the meteorological office and the emergency control agency said.As of 6:00 a.m., Muifa, the ninth typhoon of the year spawned in th
Social AffairsAug. 7, 2011
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Retirement of baby boomers looms
Iconic generation behind Korea’s growth set to exit workforce unpreparedTo mark the 58th anniversary of its establishment on Aug. 15, The Korea Herald is publishing a series of articles on the looming retirement of Korean baby boomers and its socioeconomic impact on the nation. The following is the
Social AffairsAug. 7, 2011
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N. Korea, U.S. agree on family mail exchanges
North Korea agreed three months ago to allow 10 Korean-Americans to exchange mail with their kin in the communist country, a South Korean Red Cross official said.The U.S. Red Cross and North Korea’s U.N. diplomatic mission agreed in New York in May on the trial mail exchanges through the Red Cross a
North KoreaAug. 7, 2011
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S. Korea, U.S. to stage drill for WMD removal
South Korea and the U.S. will form a joint taskforce to practice detecting and eliminating North Korea’s weapons of mass destruction during the upcoming annual joint military exercise later this month, a government official said Sunday.“The allies will form the joint taskforce and conduct virtual an
DefenseAug. 7, 2011
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Controversy over Jeju naval base mounts
Opponents call for halt to plan; ministry vows to push for its constructionControversy over the ongoing project to build a strategic naval base on Jeju Island is escalating as opponents vehemently call for its suspension while the Defense Ministry vows to push ahead with its construction.Since Gangj
DefenseAug. 7, 2011
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Free meals poll sets up left-right clash
Free school lunch vote to set tone for welfare policy, impact Seoul mayor’s political futureThe Seoul Metropolitan Government’s announcement last week that it will hold a referendum on Aug. 24 on how much to expand its free school lunch program has signaled the start of a fierce campaign.In the vote
PoliticsAug. 7, 2011
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A portrait of Korea’s aging population
Korea’s elderly population grew by 24 percent in the five years from 2005 while the country’s younger population decreased by 13 percent in the same period, the nation’s census showed.The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development said in the Korea report of its 2007 Economic Surveys that
Social AffairsAug. 7, 2011
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Kim Tae-woo named head of Korean unification think tank
Kim Tae-woo, former vice president of the Korea Institute of Defense Analyses, has been appointed president of the Korean Institute for National Unification, government officials said. The appointment came at a board meeting of the Korean Research Council under the Prime Minister’s Office Friday, wh
Social AffairsAug. 7, 2011
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Koo takes U.N. post on Yeosu Expo
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon appointed Samuel Koo, a former U.N. official and journalist, as the U.N. commissioner-general for the 2012 Yeosu Expo, the Nairobi-based U.N. Environment Program said Thursday. Samuel KooKoo will manage the U.N. pavilion of the expo and play a bridging role between
Social AffairsAug. 7, 2011
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Korean language center to open in Indonesia
An Indonesian university is scheduled to open a Korean language center next month, giving traction to a movement to spread the language among a minority tribe there, officials here said Sunday.According to the Hunminjeongeum Society and Kyungpook National University, the Muhammadiyah University of B
Social AffairsAug. 7, 2011