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Tensions heighten ahead of first president-opposition chief meeting
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Seoul to provide housing subsidy to married couples with newborns
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[KH Explains] No more 'Michael' at Kakao Games
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Rapper jailed after public street fight with another rapper
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Woman gets suspended term for injuring boyfriend with knife
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Samsung chief bolsters ties with Germany’s Zeiss
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Nominee for chief of anti-corruption body pledges 'independence, effectiveness'
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Med schools expect 1,500+ new admission slots next year
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NewJeans pops out ‘Bubble Gum’ video amid troubles at agency
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KT launches new mobile plans for foreign residents
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Part-time lecturers to get pay hike, benefits
Part-time college lecturers, often referred to as peddlars of academia for their poor job security and salaries, will finally be acknowledged as proper educational staffers.The Cabinet on Tuesday passed a revision bill guaranteeing higher paychecks and welfare to 70,000 part-time lecturers nationwide covering about 40 percent of university classes. According to the bill, the Ministry of Education,
Social AffairsMarch 22, 2011
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Shin hints ex-P.M. Chung courted her
In an autobiography, the scandal-hit woman discloses her side of the story and mentions high-prifile figures involvedShin Jeong-ah speaks during a press conference on Tuesday. (Yonhap News)The woman at the center of one of South Korea’s biggest scandals returned with an autobiography that includes accounts of her meetings with former Prime Minister Chung Un-chan and former President Roh Moo-hyun.
PoliticsMarch 22, 2011
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Apple sued again over iPhone repairs
A Korean consumer has lodged a lawsuit with a Seoul court against Apple Korea demanding the company return the repair cost of her liquid-damaged iPhone 4, court officials said Tuesday.In the lawsuit filed with the Seoul Central District Court, the woman, only identified by her surname Kang, demanded Apple Korea return 290,000 won ($259), which the company charged her last month for exchanging the
Social AffairsMarch 22, 2011
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U.S. F-16 squadron in Japan may be deployed to S. Korea
A U.S. squadron of F-16 fighter jets in Japan is likely to be deployed to South Korea for training as its base is becoming the hub of military relief efforts after a massive earthquake and killer tsunami devastated Japan's northeast coast, a report said Tuesday. The 14th Fighter Squadron at a U.S. air base in Misawa, northern Japan, is looking to be deployed somewhere else in the region for a mo
DefenseMarch 22, 2011
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No radiation found in rain after Japan nuke crisis
No radioactive materials have been found in rain that fell on South Korea over the weekend, despite escalating fears of radiation in Japan, the government said Tuesday. The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology said a thorough examination of rainwater samples collected from across the country on Sunday showed no traces of radioactive iodine or cesium. "There was no trace of either
Social AffairsMarch 22, 2011
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Gov't to tighten security of computer networks against DDoS attack
Security of the state Internet network being used by central and local administrations will be beefed up, the home affairs ministry said Tuesday, after the country came under a massive cyber attack, known as the distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack, early this month. The Ministry of Public Administration and Security said it will put intranets of city, county and ward offices as well as t
Social AffairsMarch 22, 2011
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Pharmacists charged with selling fake Viagra
More than a dozen pharmacists were indicted Monday for distributing fake Viagra pills.This is the first time pharmacists have been charged with selling the fake drugs, purchased through the back door by men seeking for solution to erectile dysfunction or to enhance their libido. Investigators at the Seoul Central District Prosecutors Office said they have sought a summary indictment for a pharmaci
Social AffairsMarch 22, 2011
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Pain lingers on for families of Cheonan fallen
Deceased sailor’s father wants to bring ‘leader of main enemy’ to justiceThis is the second of a two-part series to mark the first anniversary of the sinking of the corvette Cheonan. ― Ed.One year after the sinking of the corvette Cheonan, survivors and bereaved families still cannot believe they can meet their loved ones only in dreams occasionally, never in the flesh.To get on with their lives,
PoliticsMarch 22, 2011
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S. Korean FM to visit China next week
South Korean Foreign Minister Kim Sung-hwan will visit China next week for talks with his counterpart and other senior officials, the ministry said Tuesday, as the twocountries differ over how to deal with North Korea's uranium enrichment program.During the March 28-30 trip, Kim will hold talks with Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi and pay a visit to Premier Wen Jiabao, the ministry said in a statemen
PoliticsMarch 22, 2011
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S. Korea, U.S. to hold talks on extended deterrence
South Korea and the U.S. will hold next week their first high-level plenary session of a joint committee on ways to boost the deterrence Washington provides to protect Seoul against North Korea’s nuclear ambitions and other weapons of mass destruction, officials here said Monday.The first high-level meeting of the Extended Deterrence Policy Committee, set for March 28-29 in Hawaii, is expected to
DefenseMarch 21, 2011
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Minister stresses ethics for envoys
Officials working at overseas missions should feel a heavier sense of ethical responsibility as representatives of the country, South Korea’s foreign minister said Monday amid a lingering sex scandal involving several diplomats in Shanghai.The comments were made in Seoul on the first day of an annual conference of some 45 chiefs of consulates general and other consular offices. During the conferen
Foreign AffairsMarch 21, 2011
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North Korea accuses American troops of trespassing into DMZ
North Korea has once again accused U.S. troops of trespassing into the Demilitarized Zone, saying that South Korea would take the responsibility for all the results from the “provocations” including “human damage.”The communist state’s military has sent a notice containing such a threat to the South, according to the North’s official Korean Central News Agency on Sunday.In the notice, the North cl
North KoreaMarch 21, 2011
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S. Korea ready to pull last people out of Libya
Destroyer on standby near EgyptSouth Korea is ready to pull out all of its nationals from Libya if necessary after examining safety conditions, an official here said Monday as allied forces launch powerful strikes against the Libyan leader’s military. To assist the possible mass evacuation of Korean nationals to neighboring states, Seoul’s 4,500-ton destroyer Choi Young has been on standby off the
Foreign AffairsMarch 21, 2011
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Chung confronts top officials over policy
Hint at resignation from shared growth body may be attempt to distance self from ruling blocFormer Prime Minister Chung Un-chan, sought by the ruling party as a potential candidate for next month’s by-elections, hinted that he would resign from heading an economic policy panel over criticism of his plan for “profit sharing” between conglomerates and their subcontractors.Regarding Knowledge Economy
PoliticsMarch 21, 2011
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Weather offices to collaborate on disasters
Korea will seek to share meteorological information with Japan or China in case their weather agencies are hit by a natural disaster such as the recent massive quake in Japan, Cho Seok-joon, chief of the Korea Meteorological Administration, said Monday. Talks are underway for a joint study-observation-forecast-alarm system among the three countries, which will enable them to send warnings or advic
Social AffairsMarch 21, 2011
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Seoul City launches global alliance convention industry
The Seoul Metropolitan Government launched a global alliance Monday aimed at fostering the burgeoning convention industry along with six major cities abroad.The “Future Convention Cities Initiative” started last July along with four founding member cities ― Seoul, London, Sydney and Toronto.During Monday’s launch ceremony, San Francisco, Abu Dhabi and Durban, South Africa newly signed an agreement
Social AffairsMarch 21, 2011
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Red Cross collects W10.5b for Japan
The Korean Red Cross reported Monday that it has collected more than 10.5 billion won ($93.3 million) less than a week after starting a fundraising campaign to help victims of the deadly earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan’s northeastern coast on March 11. The amount surpassed the 8.65 billion won collected in a month last year to help earthquake victims in Haiti, the charity added.Lump sum d
Social AffairsMarch 21, 2011
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Over 2,000 rally against nuclear plants in Taiwan
Over 2,000 rally against nuclear plants in TaiwanTAIPEI (AFP) - Around 2,000 anti-nuclear protesters demonstrated in Taiwan on Sunday, demanding an immediate halt to the construction of an atomic power plant.The march comes amid a crisis in Japan after a huge quake on March 11 unleashed a tsunami which crippled an atomic plant 250 kilometres (155 miles) northeast of Tokyo."In the face of Japan's n
Social AffairsMarch 21, 2011
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N. Korea accuses U.S. troops of partying inside Demilitarized Zone
North Korea on Sunday accused U.S. troops in South Korea of trespassing into the Demilitarized Zone and even partying inside it, threatening "human damage" if such provocations continue.The threat has been delivered to the South Korean military, according to the North's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), which claimed that U.S. forces made 50 trespasses from March 1-8. North Korean milit
North KoreaMarch 21, 2011
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Another S. Korean confirmed dead in quake
Another South Korean has been confirmed dead in the aftermath of Japan's devastating earthquake and tsunami, the foreign ministry here said Sunday, raising the country's death toll in the disaster to two.A 37-year-old woman, identified only by her surname Jeon, was living in the city of Ishinomaki with her Japanese husband when the magnitude-9.0 earthquake hit, the ministry said, adding that her b
Social AffairsMarch 20, 2011