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Ador CEO denies allegations, accuses Hybe of mistreating NewJeans
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10-man S. Korea lose to Indonesia to miss out on Paris Olympic football qualification
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Medical reform committee kicks off despite boycott from doctors
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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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Monthly users on local streaming platforms outpace Netflix, Disney+
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[Hello India] Hyundai Motor vows to boost 'clean mobility' in India
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Seoul to promote luxurious side of the city
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First-ever meeting of president, opposition chief set to finally happen
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Cheating rampant on Korean language test in Southeast Asia
Cheating on the Korean language test is rampant in Southeast Asian countries, labor ministry officials said Tuesday. A total of 114 Indonesian test-takers were caught cheating on the test in June, according the ministry. There were 53 cases of someone else taking the test for the applicant and 49 ca
Social AffairsOct. 11, 2011
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Parties dispute ethics of mayoral candidates
Parties clashed Tuesday over the ethical records of Seoul mayoral candidates Na Kyung-won of the Grand National Party and unified liberal Park Won-soon.The GNP focused its attacks on Park’s family registration records, denouncing him for allegedly evading military duty through false family records.P
PoliticsOct. 11, 2011
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‘Occupy Yeouido': Activists plan anti-corporate protests Saturday
American protesters’ rage against the “greed of financiers” is expected to reach Korea as a worldwide protest is planned for Oct. 15.Whether Korean young people, many of whom are low-income or unemployed, will join the protests against the financial system is drawing keen attention. A U.S.-based web
Social AffairsOct. 11, 2011
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Corrupt workers at state-run firms to get stronger punishment
The Cabinet on Tuesday approved a bill that would punish corrupt employees at state-run firms the same as government officials, which the government said is a measure aimed at increasing transparency in the management of local public firms.The revised law on provincial public firms is subject to app
Social AffairsOct. 11, 2011
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S. Korea’s nuclear envoy to visit Japan this week
South Korea’s new chief envoy to the stalled six-nation talks on North Korea’s nuclear weapons programs will travel to Japan this week to coordinate a joint strategy on efforts to revive the multilateral forum, officials said Tuesday. Lim Sung-nam, who was appointed to the post last week in a routin
North KoreaOct. 11, 2011
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China releases S. Korean held for helping N.K. defectors
One of two South Koreans detained by Chinese authorities late last month with a group of North Korean defectors has been released and returned home, Seoul’s foreign ministry officials said Tuesday. The two men, who had also defected from North Korea before they settled in the South, were held by Chi
North KoreaOct. 11, 2011
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Prosecutors launch probe into online pro-N.K. activity
The South Korean prosecution has launched a sweeping investigation into Internet users carrying out anti-state acts including praising North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-il, its military and society, officials said Tuesday.The move comes as the number of pro-Pyongyang postings on websites based here and
North KoreaOct. 11, 2011
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Lee transfers retirement home plot deeds from son to himself
President Lee Myung-bak decided to transfer the ownership of a housing lot where he will live after retirement from his son to himself immediately, in an apparent bid to resolve suspicions over the land deal, such as Lee’s possible attempt to give property to his child expediently.Before leaving the
PoliticsOct. 11, 2011
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N. Korea notches up cult around 'Illustrious' son
PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) -- The Illustrious General has had a busy year.Since making his international debut a year ago Monday, Kim Jong Un has been serving as military strategist, political statesman and trusted deputy to his father, leader Kim Jong Il. North Korea leader Kim Jong Il's son Kim J
North KoreaOct. 11, 2011
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Man gets 20 years in prison for killing Cambodian wife
CHUNCHEON, South Korea, Oct. 10 (Yonhap) -- A local court here on Monday sentenced a 45-year-old South Korean man to 20 years in prison for killing his Cambodian wife last year to collect US$1 million from insurance policies.The defendant, identified only by his surname Kang, was indicted in March l
Social AffairsOct. 10, 2011
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Lee calls on parliament to ratify FTA
President vows to increase spending on infrastructure, welfare, women and elderlyPresident Lee Myung-bak on Monday called for swift parliamentary ratification of the Korea-U.S. free trade pact and defense reform bills in an administrative policy speech at the National Assembly.“The U.S. Congress is
PoliticsOct. 10, 2011
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Lawyers seek compensation from Japan
Details of fund for forced Korean laborers during colonial rule revealedA record of Japanese enterprises’ wage arrears for forced Korean laborers during the Japanese colonial rule (1910-1945) amounts to 2.7 trillion won ($2.3 billion), the Korean Bar Association claimed Monday. The survivors and ber
PoliticsOct. 10, 2011
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Seoul seeks greater authority on crimes by U.S. servicemen
South Korea and the U.S. will discuss ways to strengthen Seoul’s preliminary investigation authority to better deal with cases involving U.S. military personnel during their meeting next month, a Foreign Ministry official said Monday.The move comes as the public anger here has been rising in the wak
DefenseOct. 10, 2011
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Attacks get personal in first mayoral debate
Park garners 45.5% of support to Na’s 37.2% in latest surveyThe first official debate for the upcoming Seoul mayoral race was a bruising affair, as an agreement to restrict the debate to policies failed to last.The ruling Grand National Party’s Na Kyung-won and the liberal bloc’s Park Won-soon
PoliticsOct. 10, 2011
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Over 200 arrested in sex trafficking sting
More than 200 people were arrested in connection with sex trafficking over a five week period, police officials said Monday.According to the National Police Agency, 225 people were arrested in Korea for operating in the international sex trade, from Aug. 22 to Sept. 30.Of those arrested 110 were wom
Social AffairsOct. 10, 2011
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Students raise scholarship fund to honor professor
Students of a late mechanical engineering professor of Sungkyunkwan University have raised a scholarship fund in his honor, the school said Monday. Named after professor Kim Young-jin, Y.J. Kim Century Club has been set up by 100 of his students, colleagues and mother. Kim died of liver cancer on Se
Social AffairsOct. 10, 2011
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N.K. to open mountain resort to foreigners
North Korea’s scenic mountain resort in Mount Geumgang will be open to foreigners later this month via a Beijing-based company’s cruise, amid an ongoing tug of war over South Korean assets in the area. Young Pioneer Tours posted the five-day tour program on its website, explaining it will cost 8,500
North KoreaOct. 10, 2011
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Ex-vice minister denies bribery allegations
A former vice culture minister, during an overnight questioning, denied allegations that he received a huge amount of money from a local businessman in return for influence peddling, prosecution sources said Monday.Shin Jae-min, the ex-vice minister and close presidential confidant, returned home ea
Social AffairsOct. 10, 2011
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‘N.K., U.S. to hold more nuclear talks this month’
North Korea and the United States will hold a second bilateral meeting to discuss the stalled six-nation talks on the North’s nuclear weapons programs, a senior Seoul diplomat said Monday. The exact date for the meeting has not been set, but the two sides will meet sometime after this week’s planned
North KoreaOct. 10, 2011
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Seoul holds cooking contest, offers free trip to winners
Seoul city government is holding a Korean food competition through YouTube until Oct. 31, with a chance to win a four-day trip to Seoul.Foreigners residing outside of the country are eligible to apply for the contest. Participants are required to create a video clip of a Korean dish combined with th
Social AffairsOct. 10, 2011