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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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[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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Seoul City to form W10b fund for green businesses
The Seoul Metropolitan Government plans to establish a 10 billion won ($8 million) fund this year to help smaller green businesses that have the technology but lack financial means.The Dream First KU-DSC Green Fund was jointly created by DSC Investment, Korea University, Korea Venture Investment Corp, a private investment firm, and Seoul Business Agency, an agency for small and medium enterprises. It is managed by DSC Investment, a venture capital firm.The city said in a press release that it wi
July 6, 2012
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‘Foreigners’ No. 1 worry work-related’
Seoul Metropolitan Government said Friday that foreign residents’ biggest concerns appear to be work-related problems such as delayed payment, salary and health insurance.Of more than 3,500 foreign residents who received counseling from the city provided at stations, schools and community centers, around 60 percent were most worried about problems at work. The city has provided counseling since January to foreign workers to help them better adjust.Another 30 percent said their biggest concerns s
July 6, 2012
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Probe on Lee’s brother may extend to 2007 campaign funding
The prosecution is facing mounting pressure to expand its probe into the savings bank lobbying scandal involving President Lee Myung-bak’s associates, upon widening suspicion that the kickbacks were used to support Lee during the 2007 presidential election.All eyes are now on Lee Sang-deuk, elder brother of President Lee, who is claimed to have bagged up to 3.8 billion won ($3.3 mil.) in total from several ailing savings banks around 2007, when the younger Lee was campaigning for the presidency.
July 6, 2012
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Former dictators convicted over stealing babies
(AP-Yonhap News)A Buenos Aires court today sentenced former Argentine dictator Jorge Rafael Videla, 86, to 50 years jail for stealing 35 babies from political prisoners killed during the country’s 1976-1983 military dictatorship.Videla was tried along with Reynaldo Bignone, and other former military and police officials, the Associated Press reported. Reynaldo Bignone, Argentina‘s last dictator, a
July 6, 2012
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Top court OKs construction of Jeju naval base
The Supreme Court on Thursday overturned a lower court’s ruling against the construction of a strategic naval base on Jeju Island, clearing the way for the project to enhance South Korea’s maritime defense. The court returned the case to a Seoul appellate court for a retrial.In June 2011, the court ruled against the controversial construction, saying that the Defense Ministry’s approval for it should be invalidated as it came before a required evaluation of its impact on the environment.The top
July 5, 2012
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Rep. Chung queried on graft suspicion
Rep. Chung Doo-un of the ruling Saenuri Party was questioned by the prosecution on Thursday on suspicion of receiving a large bribe from the chairman of an ailing savings bank seeking to evade a shutdown order. The money was allegedly paid in exchange for introducing the chairman to Lee Sang-deuk, President Lee Myung-bak’s elder brother. Investigators are trying to verify whether Chung is the missing link in the alleged slush fund created for President Lee Myung-bak during the 2007 presidential
July 5, 2012
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13 first-aid medicines to be sold at convenience stores
The Ministry of Health and Welfare confirmed Thursday that 13 over-the-counter drugs will be sold outside pharmacies, including at 24-hour convenience stores, from Nov. 15.The selected items have been classified as first-aid remedies and will not require a doctor’s prescription for purchase, allowing wider and easier access to the public. The selected items are Tylenol 500mg, Tylenol 160mg, Tylenol 80mg for kids, liquid Tylenol for kids and Brufen syrup for children in the fever remedy and paink
July 5, 2012
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NHN to open software school
NHN, the operator of Korea’s top Internet portal Naver, has established a new educational institution to nurture software developers with practical skills and knowledge in design, humanities and management. The two-year NHN NEXT Institute will open its first semester in Pangyo on the outskirts of Seoul in March, the company said. It plans to invest 100 billion won ($88 million) in the school over the next 10 years. The initiative aims to help address the lack of talent and creativity, key hurdle
July 5, 2012
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Supreme Court rules Jeju naval base construction lawful
The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that the construction of a controversial naval base on southern Jeju Island is lawful, giving the military the green light on the project. The Supreme Court overturned an earlier ruling by a lower court that the initial construction plan, approved by the defense ministry in 2009, was invalid because the construction's impact on the environment hadn't been proper
July 5, 2012
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Former school bullies ‘bullied’ by gangsters
Police said Thursday they arrested 45 gangsters on charges of recruiting teenagers and exploiting them.A 31-year-old gangster surnamed Im and five other suspects were arrested, while the remaining 40 were booked without detention, according to Busan Dongnae Police StationThe suspects allegedly recruited three youngsters, including 19-year-old Hwang, who had just dropped out of high school and forced them to work in the gang’s workplaces without proper wages. However, Hwang is accused of using hi
July 5, 2012
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Woman kills mother-in-law for siding with husband
Police in Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province, arrested a 40-year-old woman on Thursday on charges of killing her mother-in-law, who sided with her husband in a quarrel.The woman, identified only by her surname Huh, is suspected of strangling her mother-in-law around 3 p.m. at the in-law’s house in Daeseong-dong, Sangdang-gu, Chungju.Huh reportedly told police that she became furious when her mother-in-law only sided with her husband during a visit after the couple fought.<관련 한글 기사>남편 편든 시어머니,
July 5, 2012
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10-year-old girl kills self
A fourth grader in Gangwon Province is believed to have killed herself Tuesday morning, leaving a letter that read, “Life is too tough.”The police said the 10-year-old was found dead by her mother in the garden of their apartment building where they lived on the 11th floor. “After I received a call from her teacher that she did not come to school, I scolded her on the phone since it was a test day. She did not answer the phone when I called her again. I felt strange and went home to find her,” t
July 4, 2012
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Kori-1 reactor receives approval to restart
The Nuclear Safety and Security Commission announced on Wednesday that the Kori-1 plant, the country’s oldest nuclear reactor, is safe to continue operation.The nuclear safety governing body announced the decision after a three-month long safety check.The Kori-1 plant, which began operation in 1978 in the northern part of Busan, was shut down on March 12 after one of its two reactors temporarily lost power early this year. The power cut did not lead to any damage, but caused public uproar as the
July 4, 2012
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Doctors to launch union
A union of salaried doctors at medical institutions will be launched as early as September, the Korean Medical Association said Wednesday.However, the establishment may cause a stir as such doctors, who now work overtime above the legal limit, have vowed to reduce their duties. According to the nation’s largest interest group of doctors, the union will include about 40,000 doctors including residents, fellows, professors and others to raise issues concerning their rights. Roh Hwan-kyu, head of t
July 4, 2012
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President’s brother faces arrest warrant
Prosecutors are planning to file an arrest warrant for Lee Sang-deuk, elder brother of President Lee Myung-bak and former six-term lawmaker, by the end of the week after he apparently admitted to several bribery charges during a Tuesday summons, a source said Wednesday. The first-ever arrest of a sibling of an incumbent president is expected to lead to the probe expanding to officials ranging from the president’s right-hand man to opposition leaders, and into the possible slush fund created duri
July 4, 2012
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(online) Women’s rights group protests violence against women
South Korean women’s rights activists are staging simultaneous one-person street demonstrations in major cities on Tuesdays to protest violence toward women.The campaign by Korea Women’s Hot Line is called “Tuesday of Memories.” It aims to commemorate women killed by lovers or husbands, and banish the physical abuse of women, the group said upon launching the campaign earlier this month.On Tuesday, activists held signs in 25 locations across the country demanding the following: Complete revision
July 4, 2012
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(online) Korean seniors income level lowest in OECD nations
The income of elderly people compared to the average household’s in South Korea ranked second lowest in major economies, a report showed Tuesday, indicating that the country’s public pension system remains relatively insufficient to support retirees. The report by the National Pension Service (NPS) analyzed the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development’s (OECD) data of 2010 income inequality and found that the income of Korean senior citizens stayed at 66.7 percent of the average hou
July 4, 2012
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Japanese teen ‘forced to practice suicide’
A boy who committed suicide last year in Otsu, Japan may have been forced to do so by school bullies, Japan’s The Mainichi reported Wednesday.A school survey conducted after the 13-year-old boy killed himself last October found that he had been coerced into "practicing suicide" every day."(The deceased boy) had sent an e-mail to the bullies, saying ‘I will die’ or ‘I will give my life to a friend with cancer,’" said some of the students who participated in the survey. Out of 320 students surveye
July 4, 2012
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Rep. Chung to be grilled Thursday
Prosecutors plan to summon Rep. Chung Doo-un of the ruling Saenuri Party on Thursday for questioning over his alleged involvement in a snowballing bank-lobbying scandal, officials said Tuesday.Chung is alleged to have received 30 million won ($26,385) from Lim Suk, the chairman of Solomon Savings Bank, after introducing him to Lee Sang-deuk, President Lee Myung-bak’s elder brother.Chung has denied the allegations.The elder Lee was questioned on Tuesday on suspicion that he took some 500 million
July 3, 2012
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President’s brother grilled over bribery
Lee Sang-deuk, President Lee Myung-bak’s elder brother and former ruling party lawmaker, was questioned by prosecutors on Tuesday over allegations he received more than 700 million won ($599,000) from businessmen in exchange for his influence. He is one of many prominent figures in the ruling and opposition parties allegedly involved in savings bank bribery.Lee, once the most influential figure in the ruling party, showed up at the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office in southern Seoul around 10 a.m.When
July 3, 2012