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[Exclusive] Korean military set to ban iPhones over 'security' concerns
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Korean, Romanian leaders discuss defense tech, nuclear energy
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[Graphic News] 77% of young Koreans still financially dependent
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S. Korea calls on Japan to confront history amid Yasukuni Shrine visit
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Yoon’s jailed mother-in-law excluded from latest parole list
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Hybe and Min Hee-jin, CEO of Hybe sublabel Ador, lock horns
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[Pressure points] Leggings in public: Fashion statement or social faux pas?
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Yoo Jae-suk, Yoo Yeon-seok team up in 'Whenever Possible'
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Korea’s homegrown nanosatellite successfully launches into space
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Aging population to drive down Korea's housing prices from 2040: experts
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Gov't mulls levying taxes on clergy: finance minister
South Korea's finance minister has said the government is considering levying taxes on the clergy as part of an effort to ensure equitable taxation.In a interview aired by a local cable TV network on Monday, Bahk Jae-wan said the government is weighing the option of whether to discuss levying taxes
March 20, 2012
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Seoulites rate hospitals high; roads, sports facilities low in city service survey
City hospitals have received the highest marks while road maintenance and sports facilities scored low in a citizen satisfaction survey for city services, city officials said Monday. According to the annual poll by the Seoul Metropolitan Government, city hospitals received the highest score of 86.1, thanks to staff kindness, clean facilities and convenience. Road and sports facility maintenance scored 57.5 and 56.6 points for lack of safety and accessibility, respetively. Most of the sports faci
March 19, 2012
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State University of New York opens Korea campus
State University of New York opened its Korea campus in Songdo, Incheon on Monday, which is the first branch campus of the U.S. university in Korea. “We are proud that after a long relationship with Korea we constructed this partnership,” said SUNY Chancellor Nancy Zimpher at a meeting with Education Minister Lee Ju-ho on Monday morning before the opening ceremony.“We have had a rough start in embarking on the project, but I look forward to a great outcome. More elite schools are also flocking t
March 19, 2012
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Foreign students face challenges away from home
High living costs, lack of classes in English and language barriers citedStudying abroad was once an essential university experience for Korean students, but the tables have turned with some 100,000 foreign students now seeking higher education here.But as universities fight to lure foreign students to their universities as a way to globalize their own students, schools are coming up short in accommodating their needs.Earlier this month the Korea International Students Support Association brough
March 19, 2012
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Coastguard add plane to area near Ieodo
The Korea Coast Guard announced Monday that it deployed an additional CN-235 aircraft to patrol the southwestern coastal waters of Korea.The plane will be operated by the Yeosu-based aviation unit of the Korea Coast Guard’s South Regional Headquarters. The coastguard currently operates six CN-235 aircraft. The aircraft are currently divided equally between the coastguard units covering the western and southern waters.The Korea Coast Guard plans to deploy two CN-235 planes for each of Korea’s thr
March 19, 2012
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Seoul City expands public transport for nuclear summit
Less than a week before the Seoul Nuclear Security Summit, city officials are asking for the public’s cooperation in keeping its streets traffic-free for the hundreds of delegates moving within the city, officials said Monday.Seoul Metropolitan Government is asking drivers to leave their cars at home on March 26 and 27 and use public transportation during the gathering of leaders of 53 countries and four international organizations.Seoul City officials want drivers who absolutely must drive to l
March 19, 2012
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Surveillance whistleblower faces summons
Prosecutors to grill witness who says Cheong Wa Dae tried to cover up illegal spying on civilianThe prosecutors investigating the scandal involving the Prime Minister’s Office’s illegal surveillance of a civilian will summon Jang Jin-su on Tuesday.Jang, a former civil servant convicted of destroying evidence regarding the matter, is at the center of growing controversy surrounding Cheong Wa Dae officials’ alleged attempt to cover up the incident.Jang, who previously disclosed a recording of a co
March 19, 2012
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[Gallery Seomi head Hong acquitted of stashing slush funds]
The Korea Herald on Oct. 20, 2011 reprinted a Yonhap News article titled "Orion Group chairman sentenced to prison over slush funds." In the article, Yonhap News reported that Hong Song-won, head of Gallery Seomi, was sentenced to a suspended two-and-a-half-year jail term for helping Orion Chairman
March 19, 2012
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U.S. students learn about plight of N. Korean defectors
U.S. and Korean students raised their understanding of the plight of North Korean refugees at a rare meeting with North Korean defector students in Seoul last week. Harvard University students on an eight-day exchange program with Ewha Womans University experienced one of the highlights of their itinerary last Thursday ― a dinner with defectors who attend universities here. “We were so fortunate to have the opportunity to meet defectors from North Korea. It was a really enjoyable dinner. We talk
March 19, 2012
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Saenuri leader’s sister may run in April election
A sister of the ruling party leader announced that she will run for parliament in an opposition party, but was met with a lukewarm response on Saturday.Park Geun-ryeong, sister of Saenuri Party leader Park Geun-hye, announced Friday that she would run in Boeun, Okcheon and Yeongdong of North Chungcheong Province for the Liberty Forward Party. However Sim Dae-pyung, leader of the minor conservative party, did not meet the announcement with open arms on Saturday“I will not lead the way in hurting
March 18, 2012
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Plot thickens in illegal surveillance case
More allegations surfaced over the weekend further suggesting the Presidential Office’s involvement in an illegal surveillance scandal, as the prosecution banned a former presidential aide from traveling aboard, reopening its probe into the 2010 case. It was claimed Saturday that Yim Tae-hee, chief of staff to President Lee Myung-bak, had given money to family members of two former officials indicted in the scandal. According to multiple news reports, Yim delivered an unknown amount of cash to t
March 18, 2012
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Adoption law revision draws fire
A government plan to prevent birth mothers from giving up their babies for adoption too quickly may cause such women greater distress, experts say.They say that the measures could cause greater distress to mothers by allowing them time to get attached to their babies. They also fear the emergence of a black market for adoption as the government makes it increasingly difficult to place babies for adoption.The Ministry of Health and Welfare announced its revised adoption law on March 9, under whic
March 18, 2012
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Saenuri Party likely to cancel candidacy of ‘sexist’ member
An emergency council of the ruling Saenuri Party requested its nomination panel Friday retract the candidacy of Suk Ho-ick for the Goryeong, Seongju and Chilgok constituency in North Gyeongsang Province for sexist remarks.Lee Sang-don, a member of the emergency committee headed by party leader Rep. Park Geun-hye, said that Suk should not represent the party for the election.“His comments went beyond the limit and we will not let it go,” he said on a radio show. Suk, former vice chairman of KT, w
March 16, 2012
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1 killed, 5 injured in blast at water treatment center
One worker was killed and five others injured in a gas explosion at a waste recycling center in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, on Friday, fire officials said.The five were water doing welding work while cutting gas pipes to dismantle an unused generator when the explosion occurred, shattering all the windows in the building and destroying 400 square meters of the outer wall, the officials said.The body of the killed worker, aged 52 and identified only by his last name Jeon, was found in the rubble o
March 16, 2012
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Seoul seeks new ways to block adult content
Resident’s registration numbers banned for age approval; filtering software to be distributedThe government has strengthened measures to prevent teenagers from easy access to pornographic websites and adult content on mobile phones. The measures came at the national policy meeting presided over by the prime minister on Friday.Social security numbers will be disabled when they are used to get the age approval needed to view adult content on the Internet from August. Social security numbers have b
March 16, 2012
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Fire shuts thermal power plant unit in Boryeong
A fire broke out at the nation’s biggest thermal power plant in Boryeong, South Chungcheong Province, on Thursday night. The blaze was put out completely in Friday morning. No one was killed or injured.The blaze started on a power cable in the basement of Unit 1. A total of 402 fire fighters and 30 fire trucks rushed to the site. The unit has stopped generating electricity. Unit 2’s operation was also halted due to planned maintenance work. The Boryeong power plant has four units, which supply 8
March 16, 2012
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Foreign Jeju activists to be deported
The government will deport two foreign activists for protesting the construction of a naval base in Gangjeong village on Jeju Island. The government will also deny entry to foreigners coming to the island for similar activities. According to the Ministry of Justice on Thursday, Angie Zelter, 61, from the United Kingdom, and Benjamain Monnet, 33, from France, will be deported for violating the Immigration Law. Local police referred the case to the prosecution for indictment but prosecutors decide
March 16, 2012
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Five lawyers named to help child victims of sexual violence
Five lawyers were appointed “legal advocates for child victims of sexual violence” at Seoul Central Prosecutors’ Office Friday. They will help underage victims from the initial investigation stage through the trial. The Ministry of Justice said that the revised law to protect children from sex crimes came into effect Friday and that the law offers more support for underage victims of sexual assault, especially boys. The legal advocacy system for child victims of sexual violence is new to Korea,
March 16, 2012
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PM orders strict investigation into power failure at nuclear plant
Prime Minister Kim Hwang-sik on Friday ordered a thorough investigation into a recent electricity cut at a nuclear power plant, saying its safety cannot be compromised.The prime minister‘s remarks came days after the plant’s operator suspended operation of the Gori-1 reactor at the Gori Nuclear Power Plant in Busan, 450 kilometers south of Seoul. The reactor was found to have temporarily lost power during a safety inspection in early February, which was belatedly reported to a state safety commi
March 16, 2012
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Behavioral problems most frequent inquiry to teacher helpline
Teachers sought professional advice most for students’ behavioral and mental problems, according to data from a telephone counseling service for teachers released on Friday. Behavioral problems such as attention deficit disorder were the most frequently mentioned issues, accounting for 31 percent of inquiries. Mental problems such as depression were second with 24 percent, followed by suicide issues with 14 percent.The data is based on a total of 218 phone calls made by teachers to Seoul’s teach
March 16, 2012