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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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On May Day, labor unions blast Yoon's foreign nanny proposal
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Seoul Metro to seek legal action against malicious complaints
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[KH Explains] Will alternative trading platform shake up Korean stock market?
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Illit, mired in controversy, remains on Billboard charts for 5th week
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S. Korea lowers COVID-19 warning level, lifts last-remaining antivirus mandates
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Obama, Hu to discuss N. Korea, Iran, yuan and human rights
WASHINGTON (Yonhap) -- The White House said Tuesday North Korea will be among the major topics at the crucial Sino-U.S. summit here Wednesday. Also high on the agenda are Iran's nuclear ambitions, the Chinese currency yuan's revaluation and human rights. "There are a whole host of issues and topics that we anticipate that the two leaders will discuss tomorrow before meeting with you guys," Ro
PoliticsJan. 19, 2011
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Seoul's air quality improving steadily
The atmospheric concentration of dust particles in Seoul hit 49 micrograms per cubic meter on average last year, an all-time low since the air pollution test was started in 1995, the city government said Wednesday, indicating a steady improvement in the capital's air quality. The capital's dust density level has fallen for the third consecutive year after peaking at 61 micrograms per cubic meter
Social AffairsJan. 19, 2011
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Number of S. Korean househusbands surges in 5 years
The number of full-time stay-at-home dads in South Korea has jumped over the past five years as more women enter the workforce, replacing men in many professional jobs, data showed Wednesday. The number of househusbands, who stay at home to do household chores, totaled 156,000 at the end of last year, up 34.5 percent from 116,000 in 2005, according to the data offered by Statistics Korea. The
Social AffairsJan. 19, 2011
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Couple fall in love with rats
A bizarre U.K. couple have come into the spotlight after showing off the 28 rodents living in their house.According to the British daily Metro, the rats have an entire room in the house to themselves and get plenty of love from their owners, Kate and Kevin Rattray. (Metro)Kate had two pet rats during her university years, whereas her husband Kevin was fed up with the much-maligned creatures, sayin
InternationalJan. 19, 2011
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Family of missing Japanese still hopeful
The daughters of a Japanese woman who went missing a year ago are desperately holding onto hope that she may still be alive.Hinato and Madoka Tanahashi came here for a four-day manhunt and left for Japan last Friday, after appealing for help in their search from Gangwon Province Gov. Lee Kwang-jae, a women’s group in the town where she was last seen, and Hallyu star Ryu Si-won, of whom she was a d
Social AffairsJan. 19, 2011
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Prison term sought for Gyeonggi superintendent
Prison term sought for Gyeonggi superintendent By Bae Ji-sookThe prosecution on Tuesday asked a local court to give a one year prison sentence to Gyeonggi educational superintendent Kim Sang-gon for violating the election law.His establishment of the foundation and distribution of a scholarship in his own name violates the election law prohibiting candidates from making public donations, the inves
Social AffairsJan. 18, 2011
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Quarter of Southeast Asian expats in Seoul experience discrimination: survey
One out of every four Southeast Asians living in Seoul has experienced discrimination, according to survey results released Tuesday.The poll of 333 expatriates living in Seoul, conducted by the Seoul Development Institute, found that Asians experience more discrimination than foreigners from OECD countries, which also include Japan.According to the poll, 25.9 percent of those from Southeast Asian
Social AffairsJan. 18, 2011
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Airport inspection tightened on livestock workers
Livestock farmers and their families will be obliged to receive medical inspections when they return from a country where an infectious animal disease has broken out, according to a revised bill approved Tuesday. The revision, which belatedly passed through the National Assembly on Thursday, was approved during the Cabinet meeting in order to better control the rampant foot-and-mouth and other con
Social AffairsJan. 18, 2011
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Will Supreme Court turn right?
Six Supreme Court and the Constitutional Court justices appointed under the Roh Moo-hyun administration are scheduled to retire this year and are likely to be replaced with conservative figures. The change of personnel is expected to create a stir within the judiciary, which has been accused of left-wing bias by the conservative administration and other politicians. A committee under the Supreme C
Social AffairsJan. 18, 2011
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Minister-nominee rejects allegations
Choi Joong-kyung pledges to stabilize commodity prices, create jobsWhile defending himself against ethical suspicions at a parliamentary hearing Tuesday, President Lee Myung-bak’s economy minister-nominee pledged to focus on stabilizing commodity prices and creating more jobs once parliament approves his appointment. Choi Joong-kyung, who formerly served as senior presidential secretary for econom
PoliticsJan. 18, 2011
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Private health insurance ‘necessity’ for Korean families
Nearly eight out of 10 Korean households considered additional private health insurance a necessity even under the obligatory national health insurance scheme, a recent survey found Tuesday. In 2009, Korean families had an average of 3.62 private health plans, up from 3.48 in 2008, according to a study conducted by the Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs. Of the 6,300 households surveyed
Social AffairsJan. 18, 2011
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Prosecutors: Berlusconi had many prostitutes
ROME _ Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi had sex with a significant number of prostitutes, Milan prosecutors alleged Monday in documents seeking authorization to search some of his properties.The prosecutors are leading a probe aimed at determining if the 74-year-old media mogul paid for sex with a 17-year-old Moroccan girl nicknamed Ruby who attended parties at one of his villas last year. Prosti
PoliticsJan. 18, 2011
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Violence-scarred Tunisia unveils new government
Tunisia announces new national unity government after one-party rule, but protesters want moreTUNIS (AP) ― Tunisia took a step toward democracy and reconciliation Monday, promising to free political prisoners and opening its government to opposition forces long shut out of power ― but the old guard held onto the key posts, angering protesters.Demonstrators carrying signs reading “GET OUT!” demande
InternationalJan. 18, 2011
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Colombian "Popeye the Sailor"
(Captured from Straits Times)William Chavarriaga, 49-year-old cleaner at the Olaya Herrera Airport, poses as a cartoon character "Popeye the Sailor" during an interview with local media in Medellin, Colombia, January 17, 2011. Chavarriaga, who looks like the character Popeye, said he has been entertaining his friends and colleagues from the past 30 years. He said he continues playing Popeye becaus
Social AffairsJan. 18, 2011
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Army holds send-off ceremony for troops heading to UAE
South Korea's Army held a send-off ceremony for some 130 elite combat troops set to be dispatched to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to help train the Middle East nation's special forces. (Yonhap News)South Korea's Army held a send-off ceremony Monday for some 130 elite combat troops set to be dispatched to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to help train the Middle East nation's special forces, offici
DefenseJan. 18, 2011
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Army pushing to allow master sergeants to lead squads
The Army is pushing ahead with a plan to allow master sergeants to lead squads, small military units currently led by second lieutenants, a military source said Friday, amid a growing shortage of entry-level officers."The Army is working to appoint master sergeants as heads of squads as part of its reform measures," the source said on condition of anonymity. "From as early as next year, master ser
DefenseJan. 18, 2011
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N. Korea's actual military spending estimated at US$8.77 bln in 2009
A North Korean Army soldier looks at the southern side using binoculars at the border village of Panmunjom, (DMZ), that separates the two Koreas since the Korean War. (AP)North Korea's actual military spending is believed to be about 15 times the announced amount in 2009 as the communist regime continues to build up its military capacity despite the country's moribund economy, a South Korean defen
DefenseJan. 18, 2011
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Obama to honor China's president with state dinner
President Barack Obama and China's president Hu Jintao (AP)WASHINGTON (AP) _ When Hu Jintao makes what is likely his final trip to Washington as China's president, he will get an honor he desperately wanted but was denied during his first visit nearly five years ago: a White House state dinner.Symbolism and protocol are very important to the Chinese and the opulence of Wednesday's black-tie affair
Foreign AffairsJan. 18, 2011
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Alaska Native groups to sue over polar bear plan
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) _ A coalition of Alaska Native groups put the federal government on notice Monday that they intend to sue over a recovery plan for polar bears faced with diminishing sea ice and climate change.The groups contend that the Department of Interior ignored their concerns when the agency designated coastal areas of the North Slope as critical habitat for polar bears.The Arctic Slo
Foreign AffairsJan. 18, 2011
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Obama calls for greater civility at Arizona service
TUCSON, Arizona (AP) ― President Barack Obama appealed for unity at a Wednesday memorial service for those attacked in the Arizona shooting rampage and implored a divided America to honor them by becoming a better country.Obama electrified the crowd by revealing that following his Wednesday hospital visit with Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, she had opened her eyes for the first time since being shot poi
Foreign AffairsJan. 18, 2011