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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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Sookmyung Women’s University president allowed to keep office
Sookmyung Women’s University president Han Young-sil will stay in office for the time being, according to a court ruling released Friday.According to the Seoul Western District Court, officials decided to put a temporary hold on Han dismissal, which came after an emergency board meeting earlier this month.Han had applied for an injunction regarding the decision which was made during an impromptu meeting in a Kimpo Airport caf at 7 a.m. on March 22, held by university board head Lee Yong-tae.Shor
March 30, 2012
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Doctors’ group in turf war over leadership acknowledgement
The nation’s largest interest group of medical doctors is staggering over an internal feud on whether to acknowledge its newly-elected, hot-tempered leader, who has been accused of acts of aggression against the outgoing leadership.According to the Korean Medical Association’s ethics committee, Roh Hwan-kyu, who was elected the new president last Sunday, was given a two-year suspension of his membership for egging his senior at the group’s general congress. Roh will be able to appeal to the comm
March 30, 2012
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Korea to unify athlete name Romanization
The government will unify the Romanization for all of its national athletes in time for the London Olympic Games, officials said Friday.The government hopes to reduce confusion with official rosters, as currently different organizations and events use different Romanization for the same athlete.According to a government official quoted in news reports, the government plans to start the project as early as this May and will have the names unified on both rosters and uniforms by the Olympics. The
March 30, 2012
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Kangwon Land probed over card-game fixing
Police are currently investigating Kangwon Land, the country’s only casino open to Korean citizens, over allegations that some of its workers were running a scheme to fix card games. Police officers of Jeongseon in Gangwon Province on Friday have requested arrest warrants from the prosecution for two casino maintenance staff for installing micro-cameras on card shuffling machines at game tables in order to read the cards before they are dealt.Officers have raided the office of the two to secure
March 30, 2012
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About 90 pct of college graduates in 2011 obtained at least B: report
About 90 percent of South Korean college graduates in 2011 obtained an average grade of B or higher, with public university graduates scoring better than their counterparts in private schools, a report showed Friday.According to the report jointly published by the education ministry and the Korean C
March 30, 2012
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Kangwon Land probed over card-game fixing
Police are currently investigating Kangwon Land, the country’s only casino open to Korean citizens, over allegations that some of its workers were running a scheme to fix card games. Police officers of Jeongseon in Gangwon Province on Friday have requested arrest warrants from the prosecution for tw
March 30, 2012
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Chung quits shared growth panel, hints at political aims
Former Prime Minister Chung Un-chan stepped down as the head of the Commission on Shared Growth for Large and Small Companies, raising speculation that he may be looking to run for office.Although Chung said that he was stepping down as he considered it the best way to raise interest in shared-growth among the government and the public, observers suspect that the move is the first step in running in the presidential election at the end of the year. In addition, Chung strongly criticized the Fede
March 29, 2012
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Gender Ministry criticizes Noda’s denial of comfort women
The Ministry of Gender Equality and Family Affairs on Wednesday expressed its disappointment with Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda’s denial of Korean sex slaves drafted by the Japanese military during its 1910-1945 colonial rule. “We are more than disappointed about the level of the Japanese Prime Minister’s understanding of the issue. We call for his government’s proactive resolution of the issue to reinstate the honor of these victims of the wartime slavery,” the ministry stated. The min
March 29, 2012
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Board rejects dismissal of MBC president
The operator of MBC, the nation’s second largest terrestrial broadcaster, on Wednesday refused to fire the MBC president, despite a long-standing union strike against management calling for political neutrality. The decision is expected to take the 60-day general strike to a new level.Personnel decisions related to the MBC president are taken up by board members of the Foundation for Broadcast Culture, consisting of six figures nominated by the ruling party and three named by the opposition.The
March 29, 2012
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Two hackers arrested in S. Korea-Dutch joint probe
Dutch police, in close collaboration with their South Korean counterparts, have arrested one Dutch and one Australian teenager on suspicion of hacking into the servers of a telecom operator and a number of universities worldwide, police here said Thursday.Police said they launched the joint probe after a South Korean college student reported a hacking incident into the internal server of Dutch telecom firm KPN in January.The 25-year-old student, whose name was withheld, read a message in one of
March 29, 2012
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Prosecution mulls charging police chief
Police refuse prosecutors’ investigation requests, citing internal probe casesThe police and the prosecution are once again clashing over investigative powers.This time the police have refused to investigate a number of election rules violations deferred to them by the public prosecutors, saying that the cases fall under the category of internal process. Under the modified Criminal Procedures Act, all criminal investigations are conducted under the direction of prosecutors. However, the prosecut
March 29, 2012
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New York Times carries ad demanding Japan’s apology
Singer Kim Jang-hoon and Sungshin Women’s University professor Seo Kyoung-duk placed an advertisement in the New York Times on Wednesday, requesting compensation or a public apology from the Japanese government to former sex slaves for the Japanese military. The ad calling on the Japanese gove
March 29, 2012
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Honorary Ph.D. for Vietnam P.M.
Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung received an honorary doctoral degree from Korea University on Wednesday, the school said.He was in Korea for the Nuclear Security Summit, which ended its two-day run in Seoul on Tuesday.Korea University conferred the honorary doctoral degree in economics to Dung in recognition of his achievements in the economic development of Vietnam. “Prime Minister Dung is a leader who has devoted his life to developing the country and raising its international status
March 29, 2012
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ICC president appointed UNICEF head
Song Sang-hyun, president of the International Criminal Court, has been appointed head of the South Korean committee for the United Nations Children’s Fund on Wednesday.The Korean Committee for UNICEF’s secretary-general Park Dong-eun and Bokwang FamilyMart chairman and CEO Hong Seok-joh have both been appointed as vice-presidents.Son and the rest of the board will take office April 1.UNICEF provided assistance to South Korean children for about 43 years starting in 1950, the year the Korean War
March 28, 2012
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Court approves arrest warrant for opposition party official
A Seoul court has accepted prosecutors' request for a warrant to arrest an official of the main opposition Democratic United Party (DUP) on charges of receiving kickbacks from a party nominee hopeful in return for help in next month's parliamentary elections.The Seoul Central District Court on Tuesd
March 28, 2012
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Seoul court dismisses arrest warrant for Himart chairman
A Seoul court on Wednesday turned down prosecutors' request for a warrant to arrest the chairman of Himart Co., a major South Korean home appliance retailer, on the charges of embezzlement and corporate malpractice.Sun Jong-koo has been under investigation on his suspected role in stashing company f
March 28, 2012
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Excerpts of Seoul Nuclear Security Summit Communique
Following are excerpts from the final communiqu adopted by leaders of 58 nations and international organizations during the Seoul Nuclear Security Summit in Seoul on Tuesday. The full text is available at http://www.thenuclearsecuritysummit.org/eng_main/main.jsp ― Ed.We reaffirm the essential responsibility and central role of the IAEA in strengthening the international nuclear security framework, and recognize the value of the IAEA Nuclear Security Plan 2010-2013. We will work to ensure that th
March 27, 2012
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Age discrimination rife in Korea despite legislation
Women in 50s most likely to experience age discrimination in employmentWhen one 50-year-old housewife asked staff at one of the country’s biggest supermarket chains what qualifications were needed for her to be a cashier, she got a nasty surprise. The first thing cashiers told her was that she needed to be under 50. She was told thatunless she has a special qualification or is highly recommended by someone, age matters the most. Women in their 50s often seek employment out of a need to become th
March 27, 2012
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Industry fights against drug price cuts
Four companies file injunction against 14% discount effective April 1Pharmaceutical companies and the government are at odds over the new regulation slashing drug prices by an average of 14 percent from April 1. Four drug makers have filed an injunction and annulment suit against the Ministry of Health and Welfare, claiming it threatens the business environment.The ministry on Tuesday defended its case at the Seoul Administrative Court over a suit filed by Ilsung Pharmaceuticals, Elyson Pharmace
March 27, 2012
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More than 30 executed in N.K. last year: Amnesty
More than 30 people in North Korea were executed last year, international human rights watchdog, Amnesty International, reported Tuesday. According to its annual report on capital punishment execution around the world, at least 30 people received the death penalty and were killed, ranking sixth among the list. “In January 2011 unconfirmed reports suggested that more than 200 officials had been detained by the State Security Agency in a move to consolidate the leadership succession of Kim Jong-un
March 27, 2012