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News List: Death toll rises to 25 in ferry sinking

Rescuers fought rising winds and waves on Friday as they searched for hundreds of people believ...; Park faces wrath of passengers’ families

President Park Geun-hye visited the scene of the ferry Sewol’s sinking on Thursday, as the sea...; Families urge more rescue efforts

Grieving family members of over 200 missing in a ferry disaster on Thursday urged the governmen...

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Heroes risked their lives to save others

Amid screams and shouts for help and the fear of death, there were heroes who helped others escape firs...

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: Regulating tobacco

Smoking is an everlasting subject of debate. The debate usually concerns just how harmful it...; Paygo rules

The government has announced a package of measures to reduce the fiscal deficit that has bee...

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Sunken ferry's final hours

The 6,825-ton ferry Sewol was built in June 1994 by Hayashikane Dockyard Co. in Japan. It was operated by a Japanese company for 18 years until it was retired in September 2012.In October of the same ...

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: GE Healthcare steps up marketing in aging Korea

Korea’s rapidly aging population is expected to bolster GE Healthcare’s presence here despite...; ‘Beckham of violin’ coming to Korea

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