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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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Few overseas missions have been properly secured, according to the data submitted by the Foreign Ministry to Rep. Jungwook Hong of the ruling Grand National Party.Among the 166 offices, 53 were classified as dangerous, lacking sensors or devices to respond to terrorist attacks.More than half have no basic metal detector, making it possible for people to enter the premises with weapons or explosives.Also, 24.6 percent of the offices lacked sensors to detect trespassers, according to the data.Blas
PoliticsSept. 19, 2011
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GNP may not seek to bring Lee in
Na expected to announce bid around Thursday; DP starts nomination raceThe ruling Grand National Party is racking its brain over who would be its best shot at the forthcoming Seoul mayoral by-election, after a lawyer it wooed as its candidate against a powerful opposition contender turned out not so
PoliticsSept. 19, 2011
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S. Korea, U.S. conduct refueling exercise
Korean Air Force fighters engage in an aerial refueling exercise with the help of the U.S. military in the country’s airspace over the West Sea last week. (Air Force)South Korea’s Air Force is conducting an aerial refueling exercise in the country’s airspace for the first time with assistance from t
DefenseSept. 19, 2011
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Big firms dodge pension payments
Large corporations have been caught making downscaled reports of their workers’ salaries to evade national pension premiums. Workplaces are mandated to cover half of their workers’ national pension premiums. They have reduced more than 100 billion won ($92.5 million) every year, the Board of Audit a
Social AffairsSept. 19, 2011
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Seoul offers free Korean and IT lessons to expats
Seoul city government is offering free Korean and computer lessons in the nation’s biggest Central Asian town in Gwanghui-dong, Jung-gu, where foreigners from Russia, Mongolia and Uzbekistan have gathered and formed their own community since 1990.The classes take place at the Gwanghui-dong residents
Social AffairsSept. 19, 2011
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Overseas students surge 32% in 5 years
The number of Korean students studying abroad has jumped more than 32 percent over the past five years, data unveiled by a lawmaker showed Monday.A total of 251,887 students were reported to have studied overseas in 2010, up from 190,364 in 2006, according to the Education Ministry figures submitted
Social AffairsSept. 19, 2011
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Allies to respond to N.K. provocations
Defense minister says working-level talks under way to extend ballistic missile rangeSouth Korea and the U.S. have agreed to complete the establishment of an operational plan to jointly respond to North Korea’s localized provocations by the end of this year, the Defense Ministry said Monday.The plan
DefenseSept. 19, 2011
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Military grilled on defense against N. Korean GPS jamming
SEOUL, Sept. 19 (Yonhap) -- Lawmakers from the ruling and opposition parties alike on Monday grilled the defense ministry on the military's preparedness against North Korea's jamming of satellite signals.During the annual parliamentary audit, lawmakers on the standing committee on national defense s
DefenseSept. 19, 2011
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N. Korea repeats call for 'unconditional' resumption of six-party talks
BEIJING, Sept. 19 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's top nuclear envoy on Monday called for resuming the stalled six-party disarmament talks on its nuclear weapons programs without preconditions, reiterating a stance that dims prospects of reviving the multilateral dialogue. Ri Yong-ho repeated the call at a
North KoreaSept. 19, 2011
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N. Korean heir apparent involved in party affairs, policymaking: ministries
SEOUL, Sept. 19 (Yonhap) -- Kim Jong-un, the third son of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il and his heir apparent, has been actively participating in the communist regime's politics and policymaking process, the defense ministry here said Monday.Addressing North Korean affairs during the annual parlia
North KoreaSept. 19, 2011
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Parliament grills knowledge minister over massive blackout
SEOUL, Sept. 19 (Yonhap) - Parliament on Monday accused the government for false reports about the electricity reserve level that caused the recent nationwide blackouts that inconvenienced many businesses and private citizens, and its slow response to contain the fallouts.South Korea reported massiv
PoliticsSept. 19, 2011
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Former presidential aide to be summoned this week over corruption scandal
SEOUL, Sept. 19 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors said Monday they plan to summon a former senior presidential aide this week on suspicions of receiving money in a corruption scandal involving a suspended savings bank. The Supreme Prosecutors' Office is scheduled to call Kim Du-woo, the former senior presiden
Social AffairsSept. 19, 2011
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S. Korea's overseas missions vulnerable to terror attacks: lawmaker
SEOUL, Sept. 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's embassies, consulates and missions remain vulnerable to terrorist attacks because they have failed to meet security standards or be properly equipped with anti-terror devices, a lawmaker said Monday. In particular, none of the 53 diplomatic missions in Africa, the Middle East and Europe, which are considered to have higher terrorism risks than other posts, has been fully equipped to identify threats and prevent attacks, said Rep. Jungwook Hong of the rul
PoliticsSept. 19, 2011
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N. Korea‘s imports of luxury goods on sharp rise as civilians starve
SEOUL, Sept. 19 (Yonhap) -- North Korea’s imports of luxury goods for its ruling elites have surged in recent years even as its people suffered from severe food shortages, a South Korean lawmaker said Monday.North Korea spent roughly US$1.04 billion (1.12 trillion won) on bringing in foreign luxury
North KoreaSept. 19, 2011
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Number of reported rapists surges 33 percent in past 3 years: report
SEOUL, Sept. 19 (Yonhap) -- The number of reported rapists nationwide jumped more than 33 percent over the past three years, though the country moves toward harsher punishment for the crime, a report showed Monday.A total of 21,116 rapists were reported to the country‘s prosecution offices last year
Social AffairsSept. 19, 2011
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Lee: Gov‘t to invest 100 billion won in stem cell research next year
SEOUL, Sept. 19 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Myung-bak said Monday the government will invest nearly 100 billion won ($90 million) in stem cell research next year and take other support steps to develop the industry as a “new growth engine” for South Korea’s economy.The pledge, made in Lee‘s biweekly r
PoliticsSept. 19, 2011
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S. Korea, U.S. hold joint drill on biological war
South Korea and the United States held a joint exercise in May to counter North Korea's possible biological attacks, a ruling party lawmaker said Sunday.Kim Hak-song of the Grand National Party (GNP) said that the anti-biological war drill was held on May 17-27 at the South Korea-U.S. Combined Force
DefenseSept. 18, 2011
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S. Korea, U.S. hold joint drill on biological war
South Korea and the United States held a joint exercise in May to counter North Korea's possible biological attacks, a ruling party lawmaker said Sunday.Kim Hak-song of the Grand National Party (GNP) said that the anti-biological war drill was held on May 17-27 at the South Korea-U.S. Combined Force
DefenseSept. 18, 2011
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Will civic candidates for Seoul mayor join parties?
Lee, Park against joining intra-party polls for candidate selectionAs two influential figures from civil society have expressed their intention to run for Seoul mayor by-election, attention is being drawn to whether they will join any political parties for the crucial vote slated for Oct. 26.T
PoliticsSept. 18, 2011
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Inquiry of presidential aide, power blackouts put pressure on Lee
Politicians and government officials are holding their breath as senior presidential aide Kim Du-woo faces prosecutorial interrogation this week over his connections with an indicted lobbyist who tried to save a corrupt mutual savings bank.The implication of President Lee Myung-bak’s top secretary f
PoliticsSept. 18, 2011