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Russia sent more than 165,000 barrels of refined petroleum to N. Korea in March: White House
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Key suspects grilled over alleged abuse of power in Marine death inquiry
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[Graphic News] Number of coffee franchises in S. Korea rises 13%
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S. Korean children, teens grow taller, mature faster than before: study
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Some junior doctors are returning: Health Ministry
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Army takes group action against Hybe for neglecting BTS
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[Robert J. Fouser] AI changes rationale for learning languages
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[Today’s K-pop] Stray Kids go gold in US with ‘Maniac’
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Woman dangling from power lines rescued by residents holding blanket
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Naver Q1 net income soars 1,171.9% on growth of major businesses
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Prosecutors seek repatriation of savings bank's lobbyist from Canada
South Korea's prosecution has beefed up its investigation team to speed up the repatriation from Canada of a key lobbyist for a troubled local savings bank to probe his role in a massive influence-peddling scandal, officials said Saturday.Park Tae-gyu, 71, is suspected of helping corruption-ridden B
Aug. 13, 2011
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Conscripted officer hacks into police chief's email
A conscripted police officer has been under investigation on suspicion of hacking into an email account of the country's police chief, police said Friday.The conscript, identified only by his surname Kim, allegedly looked through emails sent to Cho Hyun-oh, commissioner general of the National Polic
Aug. 12, 2011
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Seoul mayor drops presidential bid
Oh plans to focus on free-lunch referendum, says won’t link outcome to his mayoral positionSeoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon said Friday that he would not run in next year’s presidential election regardless of the outcome of the upcoming referendum on free school lunches. His move dismissed opponents’ claims t
Aug. 12, 2011
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Four found dead in apparent group suicide
Two men and two women were found dead in a studio apartment in Gumi, North Gyeongsang Province, on Thursday in an apparent group suicide. The four people in their 20s seem to have inhaled toxic fumes after burning coal briquettes inside the room with all windows and doors sealed with plastic sh
Aug. 11, 2011
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Cyworld, Nate hacker used IP in China
A hacking attack last week on SK Communications, which resulted in the country’s largest-ever theft of personal information of 35 million Korean internet users, originated from China, police here said Thursday. The National Police Agency found that the unidentified hacker extracted the information f
Aug. 11, 2011
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Seoul City to offer employment subsidies to foreign-invested firms
Seoul City government will pay employment subsidies to foreign-invested firms that have contributed to creating jobs and revitalizing the local economy, city officials said.The subsidies that amount to 1 billion won ($918,000) will go to companies in Seoul that have more than 30 percent of shares co
Aug. 11, 2011
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Acupuncturist fights for recognition
Court bars Kim from practicing despite large following, experienceThe Oriental medical field is abuzz over whether to acknowledge Gudang, the pen name of Kim Nam-su, as a medical practitioner. Is the widely hailed acupuncturist who is not acknowledged by the orthodox circle a persecuted guru or a co
Aug. 11, 2011
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Secretary-General Ban kicks off model U.N. conference
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday kicked off a U.N. conference where students from some 60 countries will discuss global warming and other pending issues.“You are an important part of the solution. The world needs your active engagement,” the 67-year-old diplomat told those attending th
Aug. 11, 2011
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Man arrested for rape of pregnant woman
A man in his 30s was arrested for two sexual assaults, involving violence and theft, including one against a pregnant woman, according to Incheon Nambu Police Station.The offender, whose name has not been released, allegedly broke into a pregnant woman’s home on July 23 and threatened her with a wea
Aug. 11, 2011
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Curtain raised on model U.N. conference
Students from some 60 countries around the world discussed global warming, financial crisis, war and other pending issues at the U.N. model conference that opened in Incheon on Wednesday. The annual conference, hosted by the international body and participated in by nearly 1,000 college and high sch
Aug. 10, 2011
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U.N. chief stresses role for scholars in global challenges
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon emphasized the role of the academic community in tackling global challenges and praised Korean universities for contributing to the nation’s economic development and democracy.At the U.N. Academic Impact Forum in Seoul on Wednesday, he also stressed the responsibil
Aug. 10, 2011
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Adultery law faces constitutional review
A district court judge has requested its ruling on the constitutionality of the penal punishment for adultery. It is the fifth time the penalty for adultery has been be brought to the Constitutional Court, which ruled it constitutional in 1990, 1993, 2001 and 2008.Clause 24 of the nation’s criminal
Aug. 10, 2011
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Ex-police chief gets six years for taking bribes
Former National Police Agency commissioner general Kang Hee-rak, was on Wednesday sentenced to six years in prison for taking bribes from Yu Sang-bong, a construction site canteen operator and lobbyist.According to the Seoul Eastern District Court, he was also given a 170 million won fine and will f
Aug. 10, 2011
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Hanjin’s Cho ‘regrets’ strife, keeps layoff plan
Critics denounce news conference as stunt to evade grilling at parliamentReeling from a long strike and protest over layoffs causing social and political upheaval here, chairman of Hanjin Heavy Industry & Construction Cho Nam-ho vowed Wednesday to take full responsibility for the aftermath of the st
Aug. 10, 2011
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Securities firm employee kills himself after stock loss
A South Korean securities company employee jumped from an apartment building to his death in a southern city on Wednesday in an apparent suicide after a recent stock market rout triggered by the grim U.S. economic outlook, police said.The 48-year-old man surnamed Seo was found lying dead in front of
Aug. 10, 2011
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Students gather in Songdo for model U.N. conference
Undergraduate and graduate students from 61 countries will take part in an annual model conference hosted by the United Nations at Songdo Convensia in Incheon, starting Wednesday through Sunday.U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is scheduled to give a keynote speech on Thursday, after which he will
Aug. 9, 2011
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Officials under fire for lack of disaster readiness
The local and central governments have come under fire for the nation’s lack of disaster readiness made apparent by the floods that ravaged the country this July.Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon has also drawn criticism for his decision to continue with the already highly controversial plebiscite vote on free
Aug. 9, 2011
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Kim of Ewha Medical Center wins Hippocrates Award 2011
Kim Young-hoo, director of Ewha Womans University Medical Center’s Joint Replacement Center, was named the winner of the Hippocrates Award 2011 by the American Biographical Institute, the hospital said Tuesday. ABI is one of the top three biographical dictionaries. The two others are International B
Aug. 9, 2011
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Three receive Proud Korean Award
Winners honored for making contribution to Korean-American communityFormer National Assembly Speaker Lee Man-seop, Philip Kim, a professor of physics at Columbia University and Colonel Daniel Yoo of U.S. Marine Corps received the Proud Korean Award from the Korean American Leadership Foundation in L
Aug. 9, 2011
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Man found hanged in airplane toilet
A Korean man was found dead in an apparent suicide in an airplane lavatory on an international flight operated by an unidentified domestic air carrier, police said Tuesday.The 43-year-old man, identified only by his surname Yang, an employee of a private company, apparently hanged himself aboard the
Aug. 9, 2011