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Debate rages over ‘overly fatty’ samgyeopsal
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40 flights canceled on Jeju Island due to bad weather
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[Weekender] Korean psyche untangled: Musok
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N. Korea slams US, other countries for seeking alternative to UN sanctions monitoring panel
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Pandemic left Korea more depressed than before: report
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Gov't appears to shelve punitive measures against mass walkout by doctors
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[Eye Interview] 'If you live to 100, you might as well be happy,' says 88-year-old bestselling essayist
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From fake prostitution ring to nonexistent robber, prank calls hamper police
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Missing S. Korean traveler in Paris found safe after 2 weeks
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S. Korea, China, Japan in talks to hold trilateral summit May 26-27: official
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S. Korea blocks access to N. Korea's national Web domain name
South Korea has blocked its people in the South from accessing Web sites using North Korea's national Web domain name, saying the sites contain "illegal information" under the nation's anti-communism and security laws, officials said Thursday. The blockage by the South's state-run Communications Standards Commission came less than a day after an expert said North Korea had renewed the use of
North KoreaJan. 13, 2011
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S. Korea, Japan probe alleged border violation near Dokdo
ULLEUNG ISLAND/SEOUL -- South Korean and Japanese maritime police were jointly investigating whether a South Korean fishing boat violated Japanese waters near the South Korean islets of Dokdo, officials said Thursday. The two sides began the joint probe around 2 p.m. in waters about 69 kilometers southwest of Dokdo in the East Sea off the Korean Peninsula after the 29-ton South Korean fishing b
PoliticsJan. 13, 2011
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4 workers trapped in reservoir construction site
Four workers were trapped five meters underground after scaffolding collapsed at a reservoir construction site in eastern South Korea, police officials said Thursday. Police and firefighters are trying to find the best approach to rescue them, but rescue efforts were complicated by huge amounts of debris, officials said. Two other construction workers near the site of the collapse were injured a
Social AffairsJan. 13, 2011
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Google charged over credit card info, passwords
Company denies illegal activityPolice said they have charged global Internet giant Google Inc. Thursday for their online location tracking service over allegations it violated Internet privacy laws here. According to the Cyber Terror Response Center, the National Police Agency’s Internet crime unit, the conglomerate’s “Street View” mapping service gathered private information from unencrypted wire
Social AffairsJan. 13, 2011
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Politicians fight to score with welfare
Welfare has emerged as a keyword for the 2012 presidential election as the main opposition Democratic Party finalized a package of “universal welfare” pledges as its central campaign strategy on Thursday. The move came weeks after Rep. Park Geun-hye, the leading presidential hopeful of the ruling Grand National Party by far, suggested what she called “tailored” welfare policies for Koreans: limiti
Social AffairsJan. 13, 2011
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S. Korean, Japanese coast guard ships in confrontation near Dokdo
ULLEUNG ISLAND -- A South Korean coast guard ship is in confrontation with a Japanese patrol ship in waters near the South Korean islets of Dokdo over an issue of violating an exclusive economic zone, an official said Thursday.(Yonhap News)
PoliticsJan. 13, 2011
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U.S. more cautious on N.K. threats
Expert warns of Pyongyang’s possible missile test-firing, more provocations this yearAs regional powers coordinate terms under which they can resume peace talks with North Korea, Washington appears to be growing more cautious about what impatience and instability could push the nuclear-armed state to do. Nuclear and missiles threats by the impoverished communist state go “beyond the region to the
PoliticsJan. 13, 2011
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Defense procurer toughens vetting of military equipment
Blocking defects in weapons and military equipment is to be a key goal of South Korea’s military acquisition agency this year, the agency said on Thursday.This goal is apparently aimed at addressing public concerns over several military accidents due to flaws in military supplies and equipment in recent years.The Defense Acquisition Program Administration also said that it would seek this year to
PoliticsJan. 13, 2011
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K-21 armored vehicles back in use
K-21 armored vehicles will return to military use in April after defects that sank two of them in 2009 and last year were fixed, an official at the military acquisition agency said Thursday.After it sank during a river-crossing training session in July, killing one solider, the domestically-built K-21, which was touted as a high-tech amphibious infantry fighting vehicle, was found to have a series
PoliticsJan. 13, 2011
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Watchdog chief vows to fight corruption
Kim Young-ran, the new chief of the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission, said Thursday the rights watchdog would focus on rooting out irregularities among high-ranking officials this year.“Most corruption starts from asking for special favors,” Kim said in a meeting with auditors of public organizations including government ministries and local administrations at the panel’s office in Seou
PoliticsJan. 13, 2011
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Japanese foreign minister to visit Seoul on Saturday
Japanese Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara will make a one-day trip to South Korea on Saturday for talks with his counterpart, instead of staying overnight from Friday as originally planned, an official said.Maehara called South Korean Foreign Minister Kim Sung-hwan on Thursday to ask if he could change the travel schedule, citing “various circumstances,” a ministry official said on condition of anon
PoliticsJan. 13, 2011
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Hundreds killed in Brazil floods, mudslides
Disaster hits the poor hardest, rickety homes builts on steep inclines swept awayRIO DE JANEIRO (AP) ― Summer rains sent tons of red mud and torrents of water rushing down mountainsides in towns outside Rio, enveloping homes of rich and poor alike and killing at least 257 people in 24 hours. Some survivors clung to trees to escape the water and landslides.Rescuers used heavy machinery, shovels and
InternationalJan. 13, 2011
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Jessica Szohr strips naked for new advertisement
U.S. actress Jessica Szohr posed nude for a new advertise (Captured from New York Daily News)ment campaign to promote a soft drink, New York Daily News reported.The 25-year-old actress, who came into the spotlight after starring in the hit television series Gossip Girl, removed all her clothing with nothing but body paint covering her. In the photos, the star is seen naked holding a bottle of SoBe
InternationalJan. 13, 2011
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National flower, Upo Wetland added to natural monuments list
Upo Wetland, a complex of natural wetlands located in Changnyeong County, South Gyeongsang Province, and two specific trees of Rose of Sharon (Mugunghwa), Korea’s national flower, have been added to Korea’s natural monuments list, the Cultural Heritage Administration said Thursday. Known as the largest natural wetland in the country, Upo complex includes Mokpo, Sajipo and Jokjibul wetlands. It is
Social AffairsJan. 13, 2011
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Two hours of TV-watching boosts heart risk
WASHINGTON -- People who spend more than two hours per day of leisure time watching television or sitting in front of a screen face double the risk of heart disease and higher risk of dying, said a study Monday.Researchers said the effect was seen regardless of how much people exercised, indicating that how we choose to spend our free time away from work has a huge impact on our overall health."It
Social AffairsJan. 13, 2011
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S. African police fine 'no pants' train passengers
JOHANNESBURG - Dozens of men and women who tried to emulate New York's "No pants Subway Ride" on South Africa's first high-speed train were arrested and fined, the rail operator said on Tuesday.Gautrain said 34 people were detained after they dropped their trousers and skirts and took a pantless ride from Rhodesfield, east of Johannesburg to Sandton in the city's north."They were fined 700 rands (
InternationalJan. 13, 2011
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Torrential rain, mudslides in Brazil kill 257
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) _ Summer rains sent tons of red mud and torrents of water rushing down mountainsides in towns outside Rio, enveloping homes of rich and poor alike and killing at least 257 people in 24 hours. Some survivors clung to trees to escape the water and landslides.Rescuers used heavy machinery, shovels and bare hands to dig through debris in a search for survivors Wednesday. It was not
InternationalJan. 13, 2011
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Top auditor nominee bows out
Chief state auditor nominee Chung Tong-ki withdrew Wednesday, two days after the ruling party turned its back on him amid rising public antipathy toward the privileges he was granted for his former job as a prosecutor.“I decided to step down today from the post as chairman nominee of the Board of Audit and Inspection,” Chung said in a press conference.Chung read out a lengthy statement about his s
PoliticsJan. 12, 2011
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Half of new lawyers still out of work
Lawy has always been regarded as one of the most prestigious occupations in Korea but the legal market has already turned into a red ocean and nearly half of new attorneys remain unemployed. Of the 970 people who completed a two-year mandatory training program Wednesday at the Judicial Research and Training Institute after passing the bar exam, 343 have yet to be employed, with 189 to join the mil
Social AffairsJan. 12, 2011
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Legal adult age reduced to 19
The age of legal adulthood is to be lowered from the current 20 to 19 under a revised civil law bill, officials said Wednesday.The bill, which was passed by the parliamentary Legislation and Judiciary Committee last month, is expected to be approved at a plenary session of the National Assembly next month, they said.When the revision takes effect in July 2013, young adults the age of 19 will be ab
Social AffairsJan. 12, 2011