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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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Doctors withdraw strike plan
The nation’s largest doctors’ group said Friday that it is dropping a plan to strike, scheduled to begin from Sunday, in protest against the government’s new medical service pricing plan. Roh Hwan-kyu, head of the Korean Medical Association, said his organization has tentatively accepted the diagnosis-related group pricing system, giving a green light to the program that is scheduled to come into effect from Sunday. Roh reportedly met with Rep. Chung Mong-joon of the ruling Saenuri Party and oth
June 29, 2012
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U.S. military helicopter burned after emergency landing in southern Korea
A U.S. military helicopter burned after making an emergency landing at a southern seaside village in South Korea on Friday, rescue authorities said.No casualties were reported.The MH-53 helicopter from the U.S. Navy made the emergency landing on a rice paddy in Pohang, 374 kilometers southeast of Seoul, at 12:30 p.m. while performing flight training, according to the southern branch of the Pohang
June 29, 2012
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Truckers' union agrees on fare increase, set to end strike
The truckers' union said Friday it has reached an agreement with the transportation association over a fare increase, paving the way for ending their ongoing strike.Thousands of unionized truckers across the country have been on strike since Monday, demanding the government increase fees and reduce fuel costs.The union and the Container Transportation and Container Yard Operator's Association resu
June 29, 2012
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Police nab N. Jeolla sexual predator
Police in Iksan, North Jeolla Province, filed an arrest warrant Thursday against a man, 33, who sexually assaulted and stole from a 20-year-old woman he followed home.The victim was returning home alone at around 3 a.m. Wednesday after finishing her part-time shift near a library in Yeongdeung-dong. The attacker, surnamed Jeong, threatened her with a weapon and sexually assaulted her.Jeong took pictures of the victim’s naked body and threatened to circulate them online if she called the police.H
June 29, 2012
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Pimp charged with attempted murder
A man running a brothel in Busan was charged Friday for the attempted murder of a gang member who had habitually assaulted him.The man surnamed Chung, 37, reportedly stabbed Lee, 34, in the abdomen and back on a street in Buk-gu, Busan. The incident occurred on April 5 in the early hours of the morning. The victim, Lee, a follower of the Jang Cheol group, had harassed Chung and demanded money or valuables from him on frequent occasions, it has been revealed.Police say that Chung planned to kill
June 29, 2012
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Family members attack unwelcome intruder
A man who had broken into the room of a 26-year-old woman was arrested after he was fought off and tied up by her family members, police in Changwonseobu, South Gyeongsang Province, said on Thursday.The man, surnamed Choi, allegedly tried to sexually assault the victim when he broke into her room on the second floor of her family’s house at 1 a.m. on Tuesday morning.Hearing her screams for help, the victim’s sister entered the room and engaged in a scuffle to keep him from escaping out the doo
June 29, 2012
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Lee’s brother to be summoned in corruption probe
To be grilled Tuesday over suspected bribery involving savings banksProsecutors plan to question President Lee Myung-bak’s elder brother Lee Sang-deuk next Tuesday on suspicion of taking bribes from a savings bank, officials said Thursday.The prosecutors have been investigating the source of some 700 million won ($624,000) in his bank account found last year during an inquiry into a separate scandal involving his associates.In March, they were tipped off that Prime Savings Bank had bribed the fo
June 28, 2012
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Sejong City to open Sunday
This is the first in a series of articles on Sejong City, a new multifunctional administrative city to be launched on July 1. ― Ed. After a decade of twists and turns, a project to build a new administrative hub over a hundred kilometers south of Seoul has become reality.With much fanfare, government officials are to proclaim the official opening of Sejong City in South Chungcheong Province on July 1. “Sejong is a symbol of the country’s efforts toward more balanced regional development. We must
June 28, 2012
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Hwang’s embryonic stem cells eligible for registration: court
A Seoul administrative court ruled on Thursday that a human embryonic stem cell line created by disgraced scientist Hwang Woo-suk in 2003 can be registered with the nation’s state public health agency. The ruling by the Seoul Administrative Court is considered a legal victory for Hwang, who was once hailed as a national hero for creating the first embryonic stem cells that genetically match injured or sick patients but shocked the nation in 2005 after it was found that the results were bogus. Hw
June 28, 2012
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Korea to tackle hunger in Africa
Korea will further help tackle hunger in Africa following the Korean launch of a major UN report on the issue.The Korea International Cooperation Agency said Thursday that it will launch new rural development projects over the next 18 months in African nations including Uganda, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana and Ethiopia. The projects to be started by the end of 2013 were announced at the Korean launch of the UN Africa Human Development Report 2012. Senior Foreign Ministry and KOICA off
June 28, 2012
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Asia to boost joint efforts for better legislation
Asian officials and experts on Thursday adopted a set of recommendations calling for regional cooperation to tackle common legislative challenges as they wrapped up a two-day forum in Seoul. At the second annual Asian Forum of Legislative Information Affairs, the participants agreed to share information and experiences and enhance cross-border exchanges to build partnerships for legislative advancement. They acknowledged that an advanced legislative system is key for economic and social developm
June 28, 2012
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Top court rejects jail sentence for wife-killer doctor
The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected an appeals court’s conviction of a medical doctor for murdering his pregnant wife and instructed it to reconsider the decision.The 32-year-old doctor surnamed Baek was sentenced to 20 years in prison by a district court and an appeals court in Seoul for strangling his nine-months pregnant wife to death during an early-morning quarrel in January of last year.The quarrel took place when the wife complained about Baek’s heavy online gaming habit, according to
June 28, 2012
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Top court confirms jail terms for former Korea Univ. medical students
The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld lower courts' prison sentences for two former students at a prestigious medical school convicted of sexually harassing an inebriated female schoolmate during a trip. Judge Chon Soo-an confirmed the two-and-a-half-year prison term for a 24-year-old man surnamed Park, while upholding the one-and-a-half-year term for another man with the surname Bae.The top court
June 28, 2012
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12-yr prison term sought for Japanese husband over murder of Korean wife
Japanese prosecutors Wednesday demanded 12 years in prison for a former Japanese police officer accused of killing his Korean wife.Hideo Yamaguchi, 51, is charged with beating his wife to death in 2010, dismembering her body, and throwing away the pieces into a garbage dump and a river.Prosecutors told a court hearing in Yokohama, the site of the alleged murder, that the suspect killed his wife af
June 28, 2012
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Samsung, LG's key display technologies leaked by Israeli firm
Prosecutors on Wednesday indicted three Korean employees of an Israeli firm on charges of leaking Samsung and LG’s core technologies for producing next-generation digital display panels overseas.The three were likely to have leaked to firms in Israel, China and Taiwan circuit diagrams and other key technologies to manufacture 55-inch “AM-OLED” and “WHITE-OLED” panels, officials at the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office told reporters.The trio belongs to the Korea branch of the Israeli fi
June 27, 2012
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Ex-minister denies bribery accusation
Former Finance Minister Yoon Jeung-hyung on Wednesday denied a report that he received money from a savings bank chief arrested in May for embezzlement and illegal loans.The Chosun Ilbo reported that the prosecutor’s office has secured testimony from Lim Suk, chairman of Solomon Savings Bank, that he bribed Yoon to save his ailing company from suspension. Yoon admitted that he met with Lim but denied taking bribes. The prosecutors also said they have yet to find evidence of wrongdoing. “I met wi
June 27, 2012
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Legislation officials call for reform, cooperation
Legislation officials and experts from Asia kicked off a two-day forum in Seoul on Wednesday aimed at enhancing their cooperation to improve legal systems for social and economic advancement.More than 1,500 participants, including four justice ministers, from 20 countries, are participating in the second annual Asian Forum of Legislative Information Affairs at KINTEX in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province.“Asia is stepping into the limelight in the 21st century in many aspects of economic, social, and cul
June 27, 2012
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Prosecutors launch probe into double voting at DUP
Prosecutors launched an investigation into alleged election fraud including double voting in the leadership race of the main opposition Democratic Party earlier this month.The Seoul Southern District Prosecutors’ Office said Wednesday it will be investigating the case submitted by Jang Ki-jeong, head of Young’s Liberty Union, claiming there was fraud during the DUP’s leadership election between May 21 and June 9.Jang claimed that a 20-something voter identified as Kim voted twice in the election
June 27, 2012
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Civic activists to sue Japanese rightist over comfort women insult
Korean civic activists said Wednesday that they would sue a Japanese rightist who placed a stake claiming Dokdo as Japanese territory beside a commemorative statue for Korean wartime sex slaves and depicted them as “prostitutes.”The House of Sharing, a shelter for the “comfort women,” and Lee Yong-su, one of the victims, said they are to file a damages suit against Suzuki Nobuyuki, a former unsuccessful councilor candidate, for tarnishing their honor. The center is also considering formally comp
June 27, 2012
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Chung Mong-koo Foundation to help neglected groups
The Chung Mong-koo Foundation, funded by the Hyundai Motor Group chairman, has launched a welfare program aimed at providing medical services to the socially neglected.It said Wednesday that the foundation has formed partnerships with Seoul Red Cross Hospital, Seoul National University Hospital and the Korean Red Cross to open a treatment center.The center, located within Seoul Red Cross Hospital, will provide services in gynecology, internal and family medicines, and psychiatry for patients who
June 27, 2012