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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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Will tug-of-war between doctors, government end soon?
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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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[KH Explains] Hyundai's full hybrid edge to pay off amid slow transition to pure EVs
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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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Farming households dip below 1m for first time in 2023
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S. Korea votes in favor of Palestinian bid for UN membership
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Lee orders steps to protect disabled from sex crimes
President Lee Myung-bak watched the local box-office sensation reconstructing the true story of teachers sexually abusing disabled students for years, and called for measures to prevent such crimes from happening again, his spokesman said.The film “Dogani,” whose English title is “The Crucible,” has
PoliticsOct. 4, 2011
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Na seeks to shake affluent image
[Profile]Seoul-born, SNU law graduate, former judge and No.2 female figure in GNPGNP candidate for Seoul mayor Na Kyung-won, 48, is one of the most well-known female figures not only in the conservative bloc but in politics generally.Born in Seoul in 1963 as the daughter of an affluent school board
PoliticsOct. 4, 2011
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Park Won-soon: Frustrated activist jumps into politics
[Profile]Legend in civil society has yet to prove mettle in established politics Park Won-soon won a key battle in his quest to become Seoul mayor, securing the unified candidacy of all liberal opposition forces on Monday. The independent candidate is leading in polls against Rep. Na Kyung-won, the
PoliticsOct. 4, 2011
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Sohn offers to resign over election defeat
GNP’s Park Geun-hye to offer Na her supportThe main opposition Democratic Party’s chairman Sohn Hak-kyu offered his resignation on Tuesday, as a civic activist Park Won-soon was selected as the liberal bloc’s unified candidate.Park won his ticket to the by-election race on Monday by receiving 52.15
PoliticsOct. 4, 2011
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Seoul, New York City sign deal to team up on tourism promotion
South Korea’s capital and New York City signed an agreement to run a joint tourism marketing campaign, city officials here said Tuesday.According to Seoul Metropolitan Government, Deputy Mayor Kwon Young-gyu, New York City’s chief of marketing George Fertitta and Korean Air’s Woo Kee-hong signed a m
Social AffairsOct. 4, 2011
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Rising debt weighing on economy
Measures urged to prevent liabilities from holding back growthEncouraging Koreans to have confidence in their economy’s ability to cope with global fiscal crises in his radio address Monday, President Lee Myung-bak listed a set of factors backing his argument, including the national debt being kept
Social AffairsOct. 4, 2011
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9 N.K. defectors arrive in S. Korea
Nine North Korean defectors who were spotted in a small boat off Japan’s west coast last month arrived in South Korea on Tuesday after Tokyo sent them on to their desired destination, a Foreign Ministry official in Seoul said. The defectors, including three children, were found drifting on the woode
North KoreaOct. 4, 2011
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Artist looking to establish creative space for Seoul expats
A Korea-based artist is seeking help to create an all-in-one art space in Seoul. Printmaker and painter Mike Stewart is raising funds to open a studio in the city’s Yongsan area to provide a venue for English language art classes, workshops, artists’ studios and networking events. Stewart hopes to o
Oct. 4, 2011
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North Korea plans to partially open landmark hotel next year
North Korea plans to partially open its landmark hotel next April to mark the centennial of the birth of Kim Il-sung, the country’s late founder, a source said Tuesday.The move comes as the North is working on the interiors of the 105-story Ryukyong Hotel, which has stood unfinished in downtown Pyon
North KoreaOct. 4, 2011
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Nation’s first N.K. studies dept. faces closure
Dongguk University is considering closing the department of North Korea studies, the oldest such department in the country, as part of restructuring, the student council of the university said Tuesday. According to the student body, they have been notified by the school management about the plan to
Social AffairsOct. 4, 2011
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North Korea, U.S. set talks on war dead for Oct. 16-18 in Bangkok
North Korea and the United States have agreed to hold “working-level” talks on resuming recovery missions for the remains of American troops killed during the Korean War on Oct. 16-18 in Bangkok, a senior Seoul diplomat said Tuesday. The talks come amid a flurry of recent diplomatic efforts by South
North KoreaOct. 4, 2011
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‘Encourage suicidal persons to speak their minds’
“As Immanuel Kant put it, no one really wants to kill himself. Suicide is in any case a forced surrender of life,” according to Prof. Kim Jong-gab of Konkuk University’s Institute of Body Culture Study. “They seem to have voluntarily killed themselves but those who commit suicide must have been corn
PoliticsOct. 4, 2011
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9 N.K. defectors arrive in S. Korea
Nine North Korean defectors who were spotted in a small boat off Japan’s west coast last month arrived in South Korea on Tuesday after Tokyo sent them on to their desired destination, a Foreign Ministry official in Seoul said. The defectors, including three children, were found drifting on the woode
North KoreaOct. 4, 2011
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Overnight interrogations by prosecutors surge over 3 years
Despite an official order in 2006 to limit overnight interrogations by prosecutors in order to protect human rights, their frequency surged nearly 2.5-fold over the past three years, a report showed Tuesday. A total of 554 people were held overnight for questioning by prosecutors in 2010, up 151 per
Social AffairsOct. 4, 2011
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Military to purchase 40 helicopters to support amphibious landing
The military will purchase 40 new helicopters by 2023 to strengthen the Marine Corps’ amphibious landing capabilities, a ruling party lawmaker said Tuesday.Citing a parliamentary inspection report from the military, Rep. Chung Mi-kyung of the Grand National Party said that the helicopters specializi
DefenseOct. 4, 2011
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Talks on gas pipeline project stalled
Korea, Russia far from rough draft, with possible N.K. shutdown of pipeline a thorny issueTalks on pumping Siberian gas through North Korea to South Korea are unlikely to see any immediate breakthroughs, according to the Korean company that signed a preliminary deal in 2008.Korea Gas Corp. and Russi
Foreign AffairsOct. 4, 2011
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N. Korea, U.S. set talks on war dead for Oct. 16-18 in Bangkok
SEOUL, Oct. 4 (Yonhap) -- North Korea and the United States have agreed to hold "working-level" talks on resuming recovery missions for the remains of American troops killed during the Korean War on Oct. 16-18 in Bangkok, a senior Seoul diplomat said Tuesday. The talks come amid a flurry of recent d
North KoreaOct. 4, 2011
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Civic activist selected as liberal bloc’s sole candidate
Independent Park beats DP runner to vie against GNP’s Na Kyung-won in Seoul mayoral raceLawyer-turned-activist Park Won-soon was selected Monday as the unified liberal bloc candidate to compete against the Grand National Party’s Na Kyung-won in the Oct. 26 Seoul mayoral by-election.“Now we may be co
PoliticsOct. 3, 2011
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Korea to give disused destroyer to Colombia
South Korea is seeking to give its decommissioned destroyer to Colombia for free to help boost its arms exports to the South American region, a government source said Sunday.“We are thinking of handing over to Colombia the 1,200-ton destroyer Gunsan, which was decommissioned on Sept. 29, in the firs
DefenseOct. 3, 2011
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GNP’s Na reaches out to voters
Ruling party candidate says she will repay W4tr of city debts by 2014While the liberal bloc gathered to select a unified mayoral candidate on Monday, the Grand National Party’s Na Kyung-won focused on promoting policy, especially in districts where the ruling party’s support runs low.She pledged to
PoliticsOct. 3, 2011