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10-man S. Korea lose to Indonesia to miss out on Paris Olympic football qualification
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Hybe-Ador feud should have limited effect on Hybe's overall performance: analysts
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Second Gimpo civil servant found dead, after apologizing for not finishing work
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DP leader says he will meet Yoon without conditions
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First-ever meeting of president, opposition chief set to finally happen
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NewJeans' singles, Japanese debut to proceed as planned, despite Hybe-Ador feud
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Experts raise concerns about Japan putting pressure on Naver over Line
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Samsung mobile chief, Google device head meet in Seoul
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Blinken calls on China to press N. Korea to end its 'dangerous' behavior
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Ship linked to NK arms shipments to Russia is moored in China: State Dept.
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Teachers’ trip to help Ulsan Orphans
A teachers’ volunteer group is to host a trip to an Ulsan orphanage on Sunday. The T-hope Korea -- which stands for Teachers Helping Other People Everywhere -- is seeking at least 30 people to help with four different activities catering to 100 kids at the Eon-yang home from 3-5 p.m. The activities are divided into: Those for nursery and kindergarten students; arts, crafts and hiking for elementary and middle school students; games and chatting for high school girls; and soccer for high school b
Oct. 26, 2011
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Booze for donations at Busan bar
A party is to be held in Busan on Thursday to collect cash and goods to help a women’s shelter there. The event at HQ Jangsan from 7:30-11 p.m. is part of a drive to collect items needed by vulnerable women seeking refuge at Busan Women’s Shelter. A free Cass beer or shot will be offered to every person bringing a toiletry item to donate to the drive. Those who are unable to attend the event can still donate items at the bar, near Jansan Subway Station’s exit 5, or at other drop-off points inclu
Oct. 26, 2011
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Seoul nuclear envoy heads to Moscow for N. Korea talks
South Korea’s top nuclear envoy left for Russia Wednesday to coordinate their joint strategy on how to revive the stalled six-party talks on ending North Korea’s nuclear weapons programs. The three-day visit by Lim Sung-nam to Moscow came a day after North Korea and the United States concluded two days of “very positive” talks in Geneva, but no agreement to restart the six-nation negotiations, involving the two Koreas, the U.S., China, Russia and Japan, was reached. The Geneva talks followed up
North KoreaOct. 26, 2011
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‘Comfort women’ push on for apology
One thousand protests on, sexual slavery victims still waiting for Japan’s ‘sorry’She did not think it would end in this way. But Wednesday Dec. 14 will mark the 1,000th and final weekly protest by Pak Ok-seon and other surviving “comfort women” in Korea. The survivors of mass organized sexual slavery at the hands of the Japanese military throughout the Asia-Pacific region up to World War II, have been demanding the Japanese government’s apology for almost twenty years.The women ― many of whom a
Oct. 26, 2011
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Kang Dong-suk to perform hope concerts
Violinist Kang Dong-suk is to be accompanied by the Shanghai Oriental Symphony Orchestra to perform in four cities in Korea to raise funds for children. The performances are to support a center for children from low income families. Kang Dong-suk’s Hope Concert will be staged from Sunday to Wednesday. This is the twelfth year the concerts have been held in conjunction with the international relief organization Korea Food for the Hungry International and GSK with the goal of brightening the futur
Oct. 26, 2011
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Samsung to dismantle medical center
Samsung Group revamped its healthcare unit Wednesday by splitting Samsung Medical Center into three independent hospitals for the sake of management efficiency, officials said.Currently, Samsung Medical Center includes Samsung Seoul Hospital in Ilwon-dong in southern Seoul, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital in northern Seoul and Samsung Changwon Hospital in South Gyeongsang Province. The group headquarters appointed Yoon Soon-bong, former CEO of the group’s petrochemical unit, as president of Samsung Seo
Social AffairsOct. 26, 2011
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Konkuk University opens animal stem cell center
Konkuk University opened an animal stem cell research institute Wednesday to treat rare or hard-to-cure animal diseases.Professor Jung Pyung-hyun of the school’s veterinary department said the Animal Stem Cell Center will treat animals by using stem cells extracted from fat tissue.The center said it has enhanced efficiency because it takes less than three hours for veterinary surgeons to extract stem cells from fat tissue, refine them and use them for treatment. Fat cells contain 1,000 times mor
Social AffairsOct. 26, 2011
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Election watchdog’s website attacked by DDoS
Police are investigating what and who caused the state election watchdog’s website to crash for about two hours on Wednesday morning, keeping in mind the possibility of a so-called “distributed-denial-of-service” attack, officials said.The website of the National Election Commission crashed between 6:15 a.m. and 8:50 a.m. when many voters visited it to locate polling stations where they could cast their ballots for the by-elections for Seoul mayor.Investigators suspect that the website crashed d
Social AffairsOct. 26, 2011
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U.S., N.K. seen ready to move forward in talks
Meeting indicates main partners will keep moving for 6-way dialogue: Seoul officialAlthough the two sides failed to forge an actual deal regarding the resumption of international denuclearization dialogue, talks between the United States and North Korea this week may have provided necessary steps to finally get there, observers in Seoul said Wednesday. Representatives from Washington and Pyongyang held two-day talks in Geneva on Monday and Tuesday, as members of the six-nation dialogue aimed at
Foreign AffairsOct. 26, 2011
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Five new online universities to open next year
The Education Ministry has authorized five new online universities, which are expected to open next year, officials said Wednesday. Konyang University in South Chungcheong Province has been approved by the ministry to provide undergraduate online courses, which will be available next March. For graduate courses, four universities, Daegu, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Sejong and Hanyang, were given permission to open special purpose online graduate schools.The Konyang online university wi
Social AffairsOct. 26, 2011
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Police chief takes fire for authorizing firearms
The chief of police here is facing heated opposition from human rights organizations and even some officers after telling front line police to use their firearms more often. This will be the third time that the National Police Agency Commissioner-General Cho Hyun-oh has ordered his officers to more readily use their firearms after officers simply watched a massive gang fight unfold. “Police will wage war against organized gangsters by the end of this year,” said Cho.“I will allow all kinds of eq
Social AffairsOct. 26, 2011
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Election a warm-up for presidential race
GNP hopefuls’ push for Blue House candidacy may sap Lee’s powerThe by-elections on Wednesday cleared the runways for presidential aspirants to make their sorties for the big race next year, pushing President Lee Myung-bak deeper into his lame duck status. The bustle for the 2012 election within the ruling party, which began to turn a cold shoulder to Lee early this year by boycotting his top state auditor nominee, is to overshadow Cheong Wa Dae at a much greater pace.The Seoul mayoral by-electi
PoliticsOct. 26, 2011
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China's vice premier arrives in S. Korea
SEOUL, Oct. 26 (Yonhap) -- Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang arrived Wednesday in South Korea for a two-day visit that is expected to focus on efforts to revive the stalled six-nation talks on North Korea's nuclear programs and expansion of the bilateral currency swap deal, officials said.Li, widely e
Foreign AffairsOct. 26, 2011
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U.S. defense secretary visits S. Korea
SEOUL, Oct. 26 (Yonhap) -- U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta arrived in South Korea Wednesday for the first time for an annual bilateral security meeting.Panetta will meet with his South Korean counterpart Kim Kwan-jin at the 43rd Security Consultative Meeting (SCM) on Friday and will also pay a c
DefenseOct. 26, 2011
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N. Koreans in Libya banned from returning home
TRIPOLI, Oct. 26 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has banned its citizens in Libya from returning home in an apparent attempt to prevent the popular uprisings in the Arab world from reaching the isolated regime, a source said Wednesday.The development illustrated the North's concern about possible social unr
North KoreaOct. 26, 2011
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Parliamentary committee passes procedural law on FTAs
SEOUL, Oct. 25 (Yonhap) -- A parliamentary trade committee on Tuesday passed a law on the procedures for signing and implementation of a trade pact, considered a first step to ratifying the long-delayed Korea-U.S. free trade agreement (FTA).The procedural law makes it mandatory for the government to
PoliticsOct. 26, 2011
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Some progress but no major breakthroughs in talks with N. Korea: U.S.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 (Yonhap) -- After two days of high-level talks in Geneva, North Korea and the United States said Tuesday that there was some progress but no concrete deal.The North's chief delegate said the meetings produced "big progress," but U.S. officials chose more diplomatic and careful wo
North KoreaOct. 26, 2011
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Voting under way for Seoul mayoral, local by-elections
Polls opened Wednesday for the Seoul mayoral vote and other local by-elections seen as a significant test for the rival parties and presidential hopefuls before South Korea elects a new parliament and a new president next year.At stake are the Seoul mayoralty and 11 other posts in smaller local muni
PoliticsOct. 26, 2011
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Moody's upgrades Samsung Mobile Display's bonds to A3
HONG KONG -- The global credit appraiser Moody's Investors Service said Tuesday it has upgraded its rating for bonds issued by Samsung Mobile Display Co., a South Korean display maker, by three notches to A3.Moody's said the upgrade is based on the high willingness and financial capability of its pa
NationalOct. 25, 2011
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Lee to write to lawmakers on FTA
Assembly committee to begin deliberation on U.S. free trade dealPresident Lee Myung-bak plans to send a letter to parliamentarians urging them to swiftly ratify a pending free trade agreement with the United States, officials at the presidential office said Tuesday. In the letter to be sent to all 295 members of the National Assembly, Lee will appeal to opposition lawmakers that the ratification motion should at least be processed in accordance with parliamentary rules. The bill currently stands
PoliticsOct. 25, 2011