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Exports to US reach all-time high, widen gap with China
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Trump rekindles criticism: US forces defending 'wealthy' S. Korea 'free of charge'
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[Music in drama] Rekindle a love that slipped through your fingers
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S. Korea discussed possible participation in AUKUS Pillar 2 with Australia: defense minister
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[New faces of Assembly] Architect behind ‘audacious initiative’ believes in denuclearized North Korea
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Opposition-led Assembly unilaterally passes bill to probe Marine's death
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Seoul Metro to seek legal action against malicious complaints
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On May Day, labor unions blast Yoon's foreign nanny proposal
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Illit, mired in controversy, remains on Billboard charts for 5th week
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[KH Explains] Will alternative trading platform shake up Korean stock market?
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Coca-Cola, KFC may enter North Korea
Coca-Cola and Kentucky Fried Chicken have recently agreed with North Korean officials to open branches in Pyongyang, according to news reports. (MCT)Some 10 executives from the companies visited Pyongyang from July 5-9 on the invitation of the North’s Korea Taepung International Investment Group, a major channel for attracting foreign investment. Sources said their branches will be established as
North KoreaJuly 14, 2011
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Army PFC dies in apparent suicide
An Army private first class died in an apparent suicide last Thursday, officials said Wednesday. The 21-year-old PFC, surnamed Lee, was transported to a nearby hospital right after he was found to have hanged himself at an Army regiment-level unit last Monday. He died on Thursday. Investigators are not ruling out the possibility of him opting to take his own life due to mental or physical abuses b
DefenseJuly 13, 2011
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Lee awards highest national security order to U.S. commanders
President Lee Myung-bak awarded South Korea's highest order of national security merit to the outgoing chief of U.S. forces in Korea and the chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff at a ceremony Wednesday, participants said. Gen. Walter Sharp and Adm. Michael Mullen were given the Tong-Il Medal of the Order of National Security Merit for their contributions to the defense of South Korea, part
PoliticsJuly 13, 2011
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N.K. supposed to have discharged water from border dam: officials
North Korea is supposed to have discharged water from a dam near the border with the South on Wednesday without advance notification, the state water agency said.The water level on the Pilseung Bridge near the border reached 5.8 meters as of 8:25 p.m. and is increasing by 25 centimeters every hour, officials at the Korea Water Resources Corp. said.The bridge near the Imjin River, which flows from
North KoreaJuly 13, 2011
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Bugging scandal hits politics, journalism
State broadcaster KBS denies bugging allegations, calls probe threat to press freedomAllegations of bugging involving the state-run broadcaster KBS have sparked criticism over “unethical journalism,” with others denouncing the ongoing investigation into the claims as an infringement on press freedom.The suspicion is that on June 23, a 33-year-old KBS reporter, surnamed Jang, bugged a closed-door m
PoliticsJuly 13, 2011
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Seoul mayor marks 1st year of 2nd term, decries spending
Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon pledged to fight “welfare populism” in a city council bill to offer free school meals at all schools in the capital.“If we don’t overcome ‘welfare populism,’ the democracy of our nation cannot move forward,” he noted at the press conference marking the first year of his second term Wednesday.“Seoul citizens have made a wise move to put the free school lunch on referendum and
PoliticsJuly 13, 2011
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Foreigners advise Seoul to improve openness
Global enterprise executives in Korea held the Foreign Investment Advisory Council in Seoul on Wednesday to discuss plans for improvement of the foreign investment environment in the capital.Seoul city, the government and various chambers of commerce officials and heads of multinational corporations gathered in hopes of making Seoul a top global city.“Seoul’s competiveness has advanced greatly ove
Social AffairsJuly 13, 2011
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Lee says will consult GNP on appointments
President Lee Myung-bak told the newly-elected leadership of the ruling Grand National Party over lunch on Wednesday that he will discuss with them before nominating the new justice minister and the prosecutor-general amid backlash from both ruling and opposition lawmakers against the president’s top candidate.During his first official meeting with the new GNP leader Hong Joon-pyo and other member
PoliticsJuly 13, 2011
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N.K. calls for S. Korean plans to dispose of Geumgang assets
North Korea on Wednesday demanded that the South present its plans to dispose of the Seoul-owned assets at the Mount Geumgang resort by July 29, according to a government official.The North also said that should the South make no response by then, it would unilaterally dispose of the assets held by South Koreans.The demand came as a 10-member delegation of Seoul government officials and investors
North KoreaJuly 13, 2011
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Forum on soft power as diplomacy engine
The government needs to establish a body dedicated to cultural diplomacy using the country’s soft power, a group of foreign affairs experts said Wednesday calling for a related law. At the Korean Public Diplomacy Forum in Seoul, experts said the government had not made the most of the nation’s soft power. “Though the country has seen remarkable economic and technological successes including hostin
Foreign AffairsJuly 13, 2011
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Navy to bloster presence on Ulleung, move seen to protect Dokdo islets
The Navy has decided to expand a helicopter landing facility on Ulleung Island and dispatch two more military helicopters to it, according to a lawmaker.The move comes as Seoul seeks to bolster its capabilities to defend the easternmost islets of Dokdo over which Japan has been persistently making sovereignty claims.Rep. Song Young-sun of the minority Future Hope Alliance party said that the Navy
DefenseJuly 13, 2011
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Scholar sees chance for summit with N.K.
Defector Ahn says Chinese model for opening and reform is only way for North to surviveThere are a variety of perspectives on North Korea; some people think the country is never going to give up its nuclear weapons or open up its economy, while others think there will be chances for reunification which the South must seize.A political scientist who spent the first 25 years of his life in the North
North KoreaJuly 13, 2011
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Court gives N. Koreans right to assets left by father in South
Four North Koreans from the same family have come to share assets left by their late father with their half-brothers and sisters in South Korea under mediation by a Seoul court in the first case of its kind.The North Koreans, surnamed Yoon, had filed a lawsuit against their South Korean stepmother and four half-brothers and sisters in February 2009 demanding they split 10 billion won ($9.35 millio
Social AffairsJuly 13, 2011
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‘Little Travellers’ to scavenge in Seoul
A photo scavenger hunt is to raise cash for charity in Seoul. The third annual Little Travellers Scavenger Hunt is to raise cash for the Hillcrest AIDS Center Trust. The contest to raise awareness about HIV/AIDS costs 15,000 won to enter ― covering the cost of a Little Traveller doll. The beaded dolls are handcrafted by women at Hillcrest who are affected by HIV/AIDS.The entry fee also covers the
July 13, 2011
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Pig farm home for abandoned pups
A closure-threatened animal sanctuary has managed to secure new premises to keep helping abandoned pets. The Busan Abandoned Pet Sanctuary was facing the prospect of losing its accommodation for street animals as the lease on its original premises was not being renewed. But now BAPS is set to move to its new home in an old pig farm this September. The charity is now looking for architects, enginee
July 13, 2011
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Migrant women sell goods at Seoul fair
A group helping migrant women in Korea is taking part in a Korean craft exhibition today through Saturday.EcoFemme is participating in Ecolife section of the Hand-made Korea fair at COEX in Seoul. The social enterprise group is working with migrant women to make and sell handicrafts, returning the profits to them.EcoFemme also provides counseling and education services for migrant women here and s
July 13, 2011
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Ttukseom flea market to give to charity
The Seoul Global Center is holding a special summer flea market in Ttukseom on July 30, with 10 percent of proceeds going to charity.Between noon and 4 p.m. the market’s hopeful hawkers will set up shop in the area between Ttukseom Station and the Han River.Organizers are setting up a holiday theme, and encourage vendors to bring vacation items such as guide books, flip-flops, sunglasses and swimm
July 13, 2011
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KDRA stamps 50 years of disaster aid
KDRA 50th aniversary stampA new postage stamp has been launched to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Korea Disaster Relief Association.The organization was set up in the wake of typhoon Sarah, which caused massive damage to the Korean Peninsula. The storm killed 669 people and left 782,126 homeless here in 1959.The KDRA now runs emergency relief funds, volunteer services, and provides daily ne
July 13, 2011
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Cruise to raise more charity cash
An open mic dance party on a boat off a Korean island is to raise cash for charity. The Jeju Furey Foundation, founded to help an expat’s widow and her two children, has raised more than 30 million won ($28,200) in two years. The charity has raised the cash through many sports tournaments, concerts and T-shirt sales on the island. The group first started raising cash for English teacher Nathan Fur
July 13, 2011
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Rights expert rethinks relief at Korean forum
A British human rights expert has argued for a broader approach to disaster relief at a conference in Korea.Dr. Darren O’Byrne, principal lecturer in sociology and human rights at London’s Roehampton University, asked: “Why are we so quick to concern ourselves with the victims of ‘natural’ disasters and not with those who suffer at the hands of repressive regimes?” in a paper presented to an inter
July 13, 2011