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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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Blinken calls on China to press N. Korea to end its 'dangerous' behavior
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Samsung mobile chief, Google device head meet in Seoul
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Ship linked to NK arms shipments to Russia is moored in China: State Dept.
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Women account for three of every four elementary teachers
More than three out of every four elementary school teachers in South Korea are women, government data showed Monday, indicating potential problems in the education of young students caused by a serious gender imbalance and the lack of presence of male teachers.Among a total of 180,623 teachers at e
Social AffairsSept. 26, 2011
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DP picks ex-anchor as mayoral candidate
Park Young-sun to compete against Park Won-soon for sole liberal candidacyThe main opposition Democratic Party selected its policy committee chief and former news anchorwoman Rep. Park Young-sun on Sunday as its candidate for the Oct. 26 Seoul mayoral by-election.In the selection process, split even
PoliticsSept. 25, 2011
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Russia names first honorary consul general of Korea
Russia has named a South Korean scholar as its first honorary consul general of South Korea, diplomatic sources said Sunday, a move to promote financial and social ties between the two countries. Under the approval of the Kremlin, the Russian government has appointed Jung Heon, a professor of Moscow
Foreign AffairsSept. 25, 2011
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Seoul set for policy shift after by-election
Mayoral candidates vow greater welfare, review of ‘show-off’ projectsSeoul is set for a major shift in policy priorities, after five years under a conservative mayor who favored large construction projects aimed at giving the capital a modern makeover, while opposing universal welfare. Be they conse
PoliticsSept. 25, 2011
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Osaka University offers SNU faculty exchanges
Seoul National University said Sunday that Osaka University had requested mutual exchanges with it.According to Seoul National University, 12 professors from Osaka University’s Graduate School of Science visited SNU’s College of Natural Sciences and discussed plans to develop education and research
Social AffairsSept. 25, 2011
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Companies fail to provide mandatory child care
More than a fifth of the nation’s biggest corporations were found to have neglected to provide some form of day care to its employees’ infants as required by law, a government report said Sunday. According to a report by the Ministry of Health and Welfare, 22 of the top 100 corporations failed to pr
Social AffairsSept. 25, 2011
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Regional environment forum to start this week
Hundreds of environmentalists from the Asia-Pacific region will gather in Incheon this week for a four-day meeting to discuss and prepare a roadmap for a larger gathering to be held in Korea next year, organizers said Sunday. Members of the International Union of Conservation of Nature will hold a R
Social AffairsSept. 25, 2011
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Appeals court upholds spousal rape conviction
An appellate court here legally recognized spousal rape for the first time, ruling against a husband who was found to have forced himself upon his wife using a weapon, court officials said Sunday.But the Seoul High Court reduced the sentence against the 40-year-old to two years and six months in pri
Social AffairsSept. 25, 2011
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U.S. lawyer seeks to capitalize on expertise
Seoul Honorary Citizen David Linton argues need to remove legal barriers for start-ups in KoreaSince he started working here as a lawyer in 2007, David Jonathan Linton has focused not only on building his own career but also on how he can use his legal expertise to contribute to the advancement of t
Social AffairsSept. 25, 2011
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CIA documents shed light on S. Korea’s nuke ambition in 1970s
Seoul engaged in atomic weapon program two years longer than U.S. thoughtAs the international community continues to grapple with how best to thwart North Korea’s nuclear ambitions, a Seoul-based publication has revealed declassified U.S. Central Intelligence Agency documents shedding light on South
Foreign AffairsSept. 25, 2011
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Brazilian lens breaks stereotypes
The beauty of Brazil is virtually unknown in Korea and even to many Brazilians as well.To showcase the largest country in Latin America, the Brazilian Embassy is exhibiting photographs by Joao Paulo Barbosa.“There are a lot of places I have never seen before in Brazil, some places look like Grand (C
Foreign AffairsSept. 25, 2011
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Polish Embassy opens photo contest
The Embassy of Poland is holding their first photo contest open to all amateur Korean photographers who have travelled to Poland.Titled “Poland in the Eyes of Koreans,” the contest is divided into three categories: People, nature and architecture or buildings.The high-resolution pictures can be in b
Foreign AffairsSept. 25, 2011
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New Swedish Ambassador to Korea
Swedish Ambassador Lars DanielssonThe new Swedish Ambassador to Korea Lars Danielsson has arrived in Seoul and started his duty at the embassy. He takes over the duties of former Ambassador Lars Vargo who is taking over the Swedish mission in Tokyo.Danielsson was the Consul General of Sweden in Hong
Foreign AffairsSept. 25, 2011
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France offers help to North Korea
The French inter-ministerial committee on food aid is offering support to North Korea through non-governmental agencies. The 200,000-euro assistance has been divided equally between two aid agencies, Premiere Urgence-Aide Medicale Internationale and Triangle Generation Humanitaire, to implement food
Foreign AffairsSept. 25, 2011
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Science without borders shows future Brazilian ties
A new era in the relationship with Brazil began when agencies in Korea and Brazil committed their resources to a “partnership without borders.”Brazil and Korea’s first Joint Science and Technology Committee Meeting set up the fundamentals for synergistic collaboration.For Brazil Ambassador Edmundo F
Foreign AffairsSept. 25, 2011
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Asian ties treat the eyes
The ASEAN-Korea Centre is holding a nationwide traveling exhibition that presents stunning natural scenery, different societies and their cultures reinterpreted by artists.Titled “Cross-Scape,” the center’s third Contemporary Media Art Exhibition, features 27 renowned contemporary artists from ten A
Foreign AffairsSept. 25, 2011
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Mexico, Korea sign MOU on Global Green Growth Institute
“Everybody is part of the problem and everybody is part of the solution” when it comes to green growth, Mexico’s Secretary of the Environment and Natural Resources said on a trip to Seoul to sign a memorandum of understanding with Global Green Growth Institute.The MOU signed by Juan Rafael Elvira Qu
Foreign AffairsSept. 25, 2011
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Sad night as U.S. envoy bids farewell
Strong Korea-U.S. bonds on show during dinner with friendsA lot can be said about the strong relationship between the United States and Korea but it is only during a special occasion that those emotions are demonstrated.U.S. Ambassador Kathleen Stephens held a reception last week to bid farewell to
Foreign AffairsSept. 25, 2011
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DP chooses ex-anchor as mayoral candidate
Park Young-sun to compete against Park Won-soon for sole liberal candidacy The main opposition Democratic Party selected its policy committee chief and former news anchorwoman Rep. Park Young-sun on Sunday as its candidate for the Oct. 26 Seoul mayoral by-election.In the selection process, split eve
PoliticsSept. 25, 2011
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3 killed in construction site collapse in Daejeon
DAEJEON (Yonhap News) -- Three workers were killed at a construction site in Daejeon, central South Korea, on Sunday, when they were accidentally buried alive while building underground drainage pipe networks, police said.The accident took place at 10 a.m. when the water-weakened ground near Gapcheo
Social AffairsSept. 25, 2011