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Contentious grain bill put directly to plenary meeting for vote
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Yoon's approval rating plunges to all-time low
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Climate impacts set to cut 2050 global GDP by nearly a fifth
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Trilateral talks acknowledge ‘serious’ slumps of won, yen
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North Korea removes streetlights along cross-border roads with South
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Russia's denial of entry of S. Korean national unrelated to bilateral ties: Seoul official
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S. Korea votes in favor of Palestinian bid for UN membership
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Bae Doo-na shares portraying Korean identity in Hollywood's 'Rebel Moon'
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[From the Scene] Monks, Buddhists hail return of remains of Buddhas
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Medical schools granted enrollment quota flexibility for next year
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Branksome Hall Asia to hold admissions info session on Feb. 8
Branksome Hall Asia, the first overseas campus of a premier all-girls independent school in North America, will hold an admissions information session at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 8, in the Orchid Room at Grand Intercontinental Seoul Parnas Hotel.According to the school’s PR representative KPR on Thursday, Branksome Hall Asia, which opens in Jeju Global Education city in October, is accepting boys and girls for preschool to grade 3, and only girls for grades 4 through 12. For its foundation year
Jan. 26, 2012
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State audit uncovers illicit college admissions
Hundreds of college students were found to have been admitted illicitly by abusing a special admission system for rural students and overseas Koreans.The Board of Audit and Inspection released the results of a probe into college admission on Wednesday, and said that it found 865 students illicitly enrolled in colleges nationwide under a program for rural students and overseas Koreans. “We discovered illegal admission practices for seven students under the overseas Koreans program. Their parents
Jan. 26, 2012
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‘Heavy penalty’ on energy envoy in Cameroon diamond mining scandal
The state watchdog on Thursday reportedly demanded the Foreign Ministry slap a “heavy penalty” on Kim Eun-seok, the ministry’s ambassador for energy and resources, who is suspected of involvement in pumping up the stock prices of CNK International in 2010.The Board of Audit and Inspection’s council
Jan. 26, 2012
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6 out of 10 leave first job within 3 years: study
Six out of 10 workers with a college diploma quit their first job within four years, according to a study released Thursday. The report by state-run Korea Employment Information Service analyzed the employment status of about 440,000 people who graduated from universities or two-year colleges in 2007, through a sample survey of some 18,000. Some 40.5 percent of them were still at their first job in 2010, three years after graduation, while 46.3 percent had found a new job. Some 13.2 percent were
Jan. 26, 2012
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Counseling support upped for Seoul expats
Seoul Global Center said Thursday it would offer expatriates more counseling services in more neighborhoods.According to the Seoul Metropolitan Government, Onsite Counseling will be expanded to include more sites, professionals and areas of counseling for those who cannot visit the current centers.The service that began in 2009 offers counseling in daily issues for foreigners living in highly foreign-populated areas such as Itaewon and Daerim Village.Its services will be expanded to include help
Jan. 26, 2012
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Seoul raises ordinance issues with KORUS FTA
Seoul City voiced concerns over South Korea’s free trade agreement with the U.S., saying it possibly clashes with several local laws, capital officials said Thursday. According to the Seoul Metropolitan Government, after analyzing 7,138 city and district regulations they found 30 that may disagree with the Korea-U.S. FTA.The capital recommended that the central government create countermeasures for eight of the regulations that have a possibility of clashing with the FTA. The regulations affect
Jan. 26, 2012
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Ministry to crack down on excessive work hours
Plans to tighten on-the-spot checks especially at metal and food companiesThe Ministry of Employment and Labor plans to strengthen the monitoring of working conditions in industries known for excessive overtime and weekend work, as part of its drive to shorten labor hours, officials said Thursday. Starting from next month, local labor authorities will conduct on-the-spot checks on up to 35,000 workplaces around the country. The inspections, though an annual event, will have a clear focus on work
Jan. 26, 2012
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‘Heavy penalty’ on energy envoy in Cameroon diamond mining scandal
The state watchdog on Thursday reportedly demanded the Foreign Ministry slap a “heavy penalty” on Kim Eun-seok, the ministry’s ambassador for energy and resources, who is suspected of involvement in pumping up the stock prices of CNK International in 2010.The Board of Audit and Inspection’s council of commissioners held a meeting earlier in the morning and decided to demand punishments for eight officials including Kim, a local media outlet said, prior to the watchdog’s announcement of investiga
Jan. 26, 2012
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Lee calls for continued pursuit of green growth
President Lee Myung-bak said Thursday South Korea should continue to pursue “green growth,” a policy that seeks economic growth through environment-friendly technologies and industries, stressing that the era of fossil fuels is drawing to an end.“Green growth is a task that not only South Korea, but the entire world is faced with. It is a task that will last more than fifty and even a hundred years,” Lee said during an annual policy briefing by the Presidential Committee on Green Growth, accordi
Jan. 26, 2012
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Seoul proclaims student rights ordinance
Education ministry seeks suit to prevent implementationThe Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education and the Education Ministry clashed over the controversial ordinance on students’ human rights on Thursday as the ministry sought legal action to prevent its implementation.As soon as Seoul Metropolitan Government proclaimed the ordinance in the name of the SMOE chief on Thursday morning, the education ministry filed a suit to the Supreme Court. “It’s a historical event that the city council passed t
Jan. 26, 2012
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6 out of 10 leave first job within 4 years: study
Six out of 10 workers with a college diploma quit their first job within four years, according to a study released Thursday. The report by state-run Korea Employment Information Service analyzed the employment status of about 440,000 who graduated from universities or two-year colleges in 2007, thro
Jan. 26, 2012
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Seoul proclaims controversial student rights ordinance
The Seoul Metropolitan Government on Thursday proclaimed an ordinance to protect the human rights of students, which have been at the center of public controversy.With an aim to expand students' rights at school, the student human rights ordinance bans corporal punishment by teachers as well as disc
Jan. 26, 2012
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Seoul gov't proclaims controversial student rights ordinance
The Seoul Metropolitan Government on Thursday proclaimed an ordinance to protect the human rights of students, which have been at the center of public controversy.With an aim to expand students' rights while at school, the student human rights ordinance bans corporal punishment by teachers as well a
Jan. 26, 2012
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Labor ministry moves to cut working hours
South Korea plans to start inspecting 35,000 local workplaces next month as the country is gearing up to reduce its conventionally long workweek here, the labor ministry said Thursday.South Korean workers have the longest workweek among the 34 member countries of the Organization for Economic Cooper
Jan. 26, 2012
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Ministry strives for women’s rights
Minister stresses better childcare at workplaces, safe environment for immigrant wivesGender Equality Minister Kim Kum-lae says she is striving to make Korea a global symbol of women’s empowerment.Kim is looking to take Korea’s progress further this year, as it chairs one of the biggest international organizations for gender equality.The country has been accepted to chair United Nations Women, the U.N.’s entity for gender equality and the empowerment of women, according to U.N. officials.The min
Jan. 25, 2012
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Jacket of Lee’s granddaughter enlivens netizens
President Lee Myung-bak is being criticized for his grandchildren’s expensive outfits.Online bulletins are abuzz over a set of photographs showing his granddaughter wearing a high-end winter jacket in a family outing during the Lunar New Year’s Day holiday. The pictures, uploaded to show Lee’s caring, family-centered side, prompted an outcry over the luxurious clothes worn by his family, a stark contrast to his pledge to empathize with ordinary people’s economic hardship.In the photos released b
Jan. 25, 2012
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Seoul education office to proclaim controversial student rights ordinance
The Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education said Wednesday that it will proclaim an ordinance on the protection of students' human rights, banning corporal punishment and allowing freedom to choose their own hairstyle and clothing, a move expected to cause conflict between the office and the educatio
Jan. 25, 2012
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Seoul city to raise subway, bus fares next month
The Seoul Metropolitan Government plans to raise public transportation fares by 150 won (US$0.13) next month to make up for rising deficits from transfer fee discounts and energy costs, officials said Wednesday.The city government has come up with a proposal to raise bus and subway fares from 900 wo
Jan. 25, 2012
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Oh chosen for HHMI early career scientist
Oh Dong-chan, pharmacy professor of Seoul National University, has been chosen as one of the early career scientists of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, an internationally renowned research foundation, SNU said Wednesday. Oh is expected to receive $715,000 for the next five years in funding for his research on microbes in relation to drug use, according to the school. “The research on discovering new antibiotic compounds based on microbes is promising … on discovering antibiotics from natura
Jan. 25, 2012
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Female workers top 10 million for first time in 2011
The number of female workers in South Korea exceeded 10 million for the first time in 2011 due to the growing female population and a higher number of jobseekers among those supporting families, data showed Wednesday.Female workers totaled 10.09 million at the end of last year, up 1.8 percent or 177
Jan. 25, 2012