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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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New celebrity-endorsed therapy for face contouring requires only a pair of rubber bands
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Rapper jailed after public street fight with another rapper
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[KH Explains] No more 'Michael' at Kakao Games
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Nominee for chief of anti-corruption body pledges 'independence, effectiveness'
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Woman gets suspended term for injuring boyfriend with knife
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Med schools expect 1,500+ new admission slots next year
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Samsung chief bolsters ties with Germany’s Zeiss
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KT launches new mobile plans for foreign residents
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Bae becomes U.S. academy vice rep.
A South Korean Air Force cadet receiving commissioned education at the U.S. Air Force Academy has become “vice wing commander,” the second highest cadet leadership position, since January, officials here said Thursday.Bae Jae-jin, 24, was given the honorable post on Jan. 2 for the first time as a foreign cadet in the 63-year history of the prestigious academy located in Colorado Springs, Colorado,
PoliticsMarch 17, 2011
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Earthquake Survival Guide to be available on smartphone apps
An earthquake survival manual will soon be distributed via news bulletins, smartphone apps and mobile games, the Seoul government said Tuesday.The natural disaster survival guide will also be available on the Seoul Metropolitan and other provincial governments’ websites. Elementary school children are hiding underneath the desk during a nationwide civil defense training. (Yonhap News)The manual wi
Social AffairsMarch 17, 2011
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‘Don’t give up, Japan’ vs. ‘Japan sinks’
After the devastation of the earthquake that hit Japan on March 11, some news outlets have been lambasted for the way they portrayed the tragic developments.Some Korean national newspapers are under fire for using a provocative headline; in contrast, a British paper sent a much-needed message of hope encouraging the Japanese to keep going, a move that prompted unanimous public praise. A growing nu
Social AffairsMarch 17, 2011
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S. Korea delays repatriation of N. Koreans, citing technical glitch
South Korea said Thursday it will delay the repatriation of 27 North Koreans who had been set to cross the Yellow Sea border later in the day without four others who have defected here, citing a malfunction in the fishing boatthat was to carry them back home.The Unification Ministry said in a message to reporters that the South Korean Red Cross notified its North Korean counterpart of the delay th
North KoreaMarch 17, 2011
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Five missing S. Koreans rescued in Japan
Five South Korean residents and travelers who went missing after a massive earthquake hit Japan's northeast region were rescued on Wednesday, the foreign ministry said. Members of a British search and rescue team begin their search for trapped people as snow falls in Kamaishi, Japan, Wednesday, March 16, 2011. Two search and rescue teams from the U.S. and a team from the U.K. with combined numbers
Social AffairsMarch 17, 2011
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Seoul to offer record aid to Japan
Korea sends drinking water, donations to quake-stricken neighborThe South Korean government is expected to provide its biggest-ever overseas disaster relief to Japan as the neighboring country suffers from the worst earthquake and tsunami in its recorded history.Including the aid supplies, the amount of Seoul’s relief for Japan is likely to exceed the $12.5 million provided to quake-stricken Haiti
PoliticsMarch 16, 2011
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Financial regulator, police, stock exchange probe radiation leak rumors
The state financial regulator has launched an inquiry into rumors about the possible effects of radioactive leakage from Japan on Korean soil, which apparently contributed to Tuesday’s plunge in Korean shares, officials said Wednesday.In tandem with the police and Korea Exchange Inc., the Financial Supervisory Service is investigating allegations that some people were trying to manipulate stock pr
PoliticsMarch 16, 2011
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Former ‘comfort women’ pray for Japan
By Lee Ji-yoonFrail-looking grandmothers gathered again Wednesday in front of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul. They were former “comfort women,” who were forced to provide sex to the Japanese army during World War II. However, there were no chants denouncing the Japanese government, which has yet to issue an official apology to them.This time a silent tribute for 10 minutes was followed after a brie
Social AffairsMarch 16, 2011
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Korean victims of WWII atomic bombs sympathize with Japan
By Bae Ji-sookKorean survivors of the 1945 atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki have had old fears of nuclear disaster dredged up by the explosions at a Japanese nuclear power plant. But they stood up and paid their condolences to the victims of the worst disaster to hit Japan since World War II, starting fund-raising campaigns as another nuclear disaster looms. The Korea Atomic Bomb Victim A
Social AffairsMarch 16, 2011
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Lee orders check on nuclear facilities
From news reportsPresident Lee Myung-bak instructed his government Wednesday to painstakingly check the safety of local nuclear reactors, a move aimed at easing public anxiety here amid news of Japan’s nuclear crisis.The president sent Lee Ju-ho, minister for education, science and technology, to a major nuclear power facility in the southeastern region of Gori for an on-site inspection, they adde
PoliticsMarch 16, 2011
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Seoul to seek Boeing’s help in presidential jet probe
Cheong Wa Dae said Wednesday it plans to ask the U.S. aircraft manufacturer Boeing to look into what caused the presidential jet to make an unprecedented emergency landing shortly after takeoff Saturday.The Presidential Security Service is examining the maintenance problem that forced the Boeing 747-400 leased from Korean Air to turn back, resulting in a two-hour delay of President Lee Myung-bak’s
PoliticsMarch 16, 2011
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Wind delays repatriation of N. Koreans
South Korea temporarily suspended the return of 27 of the 31 North Koreans who accidentally strayed here on a boat last month until winds calm to allow their safe voyage back home, the Unification Ministry here said Wednesday. North Korea on Tuesday asked the South to repatriate the 27 people via sea, softening its previous stance not to accept anyone unless Seoul also returned four of its nationa
North KoreaMarch 16, 2011
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Prosecutors: Berlusconi had sex with teen 13 times
MILAN (AP) _ Premier Silvio Berlusconi paid for sex with an under-age Moroccan teen 13 times at his villa near Milan, prosecutors said in a document filed Tuesday seeking indictments against three aides for allegedly soliciting prostitutes for the Italian leader.The seven-page document, obtained by The Associated Press, alleges that the sex-fueled parties started with dinner, progressed to erotic
PoliticsMarch 16, 2011
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Lee orders close safety checks on S. Korea's nuclear facilities
Lee orders close safety checks on S. Korea's nuclear facilities President Lee Myung-bak instructed his government Wednesday to painstakingly check the safety of local nuclear reactors, a move aimed at easing public anxiety here amid news of Japan's nuclear crisis, officials said. The president sent Lee Ju-ho, the minister for education, science and technology, to a major nuclear power facility
PoliticsMarch 16, 2011
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Reactor fire at quake-hit Japan plant under control: govt
TOKYO (AFP) - A fire which broke out early Wednesday at a quake-hit Japanese nuclear power plant is under control, the government said. "We have received information from TEPCO that the fire and smoke is now invisible and it appears to have gone out of its own accord," Minoru Ogoda, a spokesman for the state nuclear safety agency, told AFP. The plant is operated by the Tokyo Electric Power
NationalMarch 16, 2011
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Korean rescue team starts work in Japan
By Song Sang-hoSouth Korean rescue workers Tuesday began searching for survivors in a Japanese northeastern coastal city, devastated by last week’s earthquake and tsunami, according to the Foreign Ministry in Seoul.On Monday, the 102-member rescue team arrived in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture ― one of the hardest-hit regions in the country struggling to deal with the aftermath of the 9.0 magnitude qua
PoliticsMarch 15, 2011
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South Korea vows customized aid to Japan
Red Cross, businesses send donations, aid supplies to help victimsThe South Korean government said Tuesday that it will provide customized assistance to Japan when the quake-stricken country makes an official request through the Foreign Ministry.Seoul tries to unify the channels for assistance to Japan while the Korean Red Cross and businesses are joining in the donation campaign.“The government w
PoliticsMarch 15, 2011
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Concerns growing over Korean nuclear power plants
Concerns are growing here about the safety of nuclear power plants in the aftermath of Japan’s earthquake and tsunami that was followed by a series of explosions at atomic facilities.Another reactor was rocked by an explosion Tuesday at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, 240 kilometers north of Tokyo. Japanese officials cautioned the residents to stay indoors to avoid radiation sickness.
Social AffairsMarch 15, 2011
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Tougher penalties for hiring illegal foreign workers
Businesses caught hiring illegal migrant workers will be banned from recruiting any more foreigners for three years, in a government bid to deal with illegal immigration.Korean employers found to have foreign nationals working for them illegally will get a warning the first time they are caught, but will receive the three-year ban the second time, the Ministry of Employment and Labor said Tuesday.
Social AffairsMarch 15, 2011
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Korean infant education funding among OECD lowest
The Korean government’s spending on infant education is among the lowest of OECD member nations, a state-run institute revealed Tuesday. And the rate of women’s participation in earning activities also tables at the below most other OECD countries. The figures suggest that women could take on more money-making roles if the administration helped families with pre-school education, according to the
Social AffairsMarch 15, 2011