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Blinken calls on China to press N. Korea to end its 'dangerous' behavior
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New celebrity-endorsed therapy for face contouring requires only a pair of rubber bands
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[Weekender] How DDP emerged as an icon of Seoul
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Tensions heighten ahead of first president-opposition chief meeting
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Doctor group's incoming head renews call for govt. to scrap medical school quota hike for dialogue
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Seoul to provide housing subsidy to married couples with newborns
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Rapper jailed after public street fight with another rapper
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[Music in drama] An ode to childhood trauma
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'The Roundup: Punishment' becomes fastest 2024 film to top 2 mln admissions
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New head of doctors' association vows war in case of disadvantage to medical professors
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Former tax agency chief cleared of bribery charges
A former chief of the national tax agency was cleared on Friday of charges that he offered an expensive painting to his boss while he tried to secure the top post before taking the helm.The Seoul Central District Court found former National Tax Service chief Han Sang-yool not guilty of bribing Jeon
Social AffairsSept. 15, 2011
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Rockets fall near S. Korean embassy in Afghanistan
Several rockets fell near the South Korean embassy in Afghanistan this week, but no casualties were reported, a foreign ministry official said Thursday.Three or four rounds of rocket-propelled grenades landed close to the embassy in the Afghan capital Kabul on Tuesday, but they did not appear to be
InternationalSept. 15, 2011
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U.S. spy plane to begin flights near DMZ soon: report
The U.S. is poised to start flying a spy plane near the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) to acquire further intelligence on North Korea, a report said.In an article dated Monday, the Stars and Stripes, a U.S. military newspaper, quoted U.S. Air Force officials as saying the U.S. was negotiating with South K
DefenseSept. 15, 2011
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Russia could write off N.Korea's $11b debt: report
MOSCOW (AFP) -- Russia will most likely write off North Korea's Soviet-era 11 billion-dollar-debt to clear the way for closer economic cooperation, Izvestia newspaper said on Wednesday.Moscow and Pyongyang discussed closer energy cooperation and the outstanding debt when North Korea's secretive lead
North KoreaSept. 14, 2011
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Diplomats who don’t speak good English?
Ministry claims report was wrongly analyzedSouth Korea’s Ministry for Foreign Affairs and Trade, which came under fire earlier this year for making hundreds of translation errors in overseas trade deals, is again being criticized for its officials’ suspected lack of ability to communicate in English
Foreign AffairsSept. 14, 2011
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Blue House to crack down on civil service sleaze
The presidential office has drawn up a list of unethical practices considered common in bureaucracy, such as personal use of official credit cards, and sent it to ministries and agencies as part of efforts to tighten discipline in officialdom, an official said Wednesday.“There are practices that min
PoliticsSept. 14, 2011
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U.S. group renews push for Korean War museum in N.Y.
WASHINGTON (Yonhap News) ― A group of American scholars and dignitaries said Tuesday that they will launch a fresh campaign this week to boost the slow-moving efforts to construct the first formal Korean War museum in the United States.Dozens of former U.S. ambassadors to Seoul, scholars and others
Foreign AffairsSept. 14, 2011
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Minister nominees grilled in hearing
Lawmakers on Wednesday grilled Unification Minister-nominee Yu Woo-ik and Gender Equality Minister-nominee Kim Kum-lae, both close aides to President Lee Myung-bak.In the parliamentary foreign affairs committee’s confirmation hearing, Yu was slammed for lacking professional knowledge and experience
PoliticsSept. 14, 2011
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Park takes narrow lead over Ahn
(From left) Park Geun-hye, Ahn Cheol-soo (Yonhap News)Former GNP chairwoman has upper hand in her home turf in southeastRep. Park Geun-hye of the Grand National Party appeared to have gained a narrow lead over Ahn Cheol-soo in polls on next year’s potential presidential candidates.In a survey condu
PoliticsSept. 14, 2011
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Lee to make state visit to U.S. next month
President Lee Myung-bak will make an official state visit to the United States next month for talks with U.S. President Barack Obama, Cheong Wa Dae said Wednesday, upping pressure on the parliament to ratify the Korea-U.S. free trade agreement. Lee is scheduled to hold summit talks with Obama on Oct
PoliticsSept. 14, 2011
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Korea, Yonsei call for tuition fee cuts
Two prestigious Seoul-based private universities, Korea and Yonsei, will hold an event Tuesday calling for a halving of tuition fees and expressing dissatisfaction with the government’s plan to spend 1.5 trillion won ($1.3 billion) of next year’s budget to help ease the heavy tuition burden, the stu
Social AffairsSept. 14, 2011
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Violent crimes by minors soar
The number of rapes, murders and other violent crimes committed by juveniles increased by nearly 50 percent in the past two years, despite a decrease in adolescent crime overall, a government report said on Wednesday.According to a report by the National Police Agency, 3,428 adolescents were convict
Social AffairsSept. 14, 2011
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Military seeks to improve efficiency in management
The Ministry of National Defense plans to introduce enhanced management methods in a variety of areas to cut its budget by 2.3 trillion won ($2.1 billion) by 2015, officials said Wednesday.It has decided on around 10 tasks to enhance efficiency in managing military facilities and equipment, and to r
DefenseSept. 14, 2011
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Seoul to offer free city tours for foreigners
Seoul city government will offer foreigners in Korea free autumn city tours from September to November to give them a chance to fully experience the city’s charms, city officials said Wednesday. Each of the three different themed tours ― bicycle tour, walking in forest and parks, and exploration of
Social AffairsSept. 14, 2011
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Foreign doctors allowed in Incheon FEZ
Decision by Health Ministry hints at introduction of for-profit hospitalsThe government has recently allowed foreign medical doctors, dentists and nurses to work at foreign medical facilities to be established in Incheon Free Economic Zone, but not at non-profit hospitals. Only doctors who have been
Social AffairsSept. 14, 2011
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Free surgeries for international kids
Child patients from seven countries are being invited to Korea for free surgeries at nine hospitals here. The Ministry of Health and Welfare and the Korea Health Industry Development Institute are inviting 25 patients to come here over the next two months for advanced medical treatment.The invitatio
Sept. 14, 2011
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Visiting orphaned boys in Busan
Volunteers are to visit 500 kids at Boys Town Orphanage in Busan on Saturday. The group is to meet inside the city’s Jagalchi Station at 12:30 p.m. for the volunteer event to run to 3:30 p.m. Once there, the group will divide in two to spend time either with middle school and high school aged kids o
Sept. 14, 2011
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Adoptees advised on finding families
An organization helping Korean overseas adoptees will hold a birth family search workshop in Seoul this weekend.Global Overseas Adoptees Link is organizing the session to help adoptees understand the birth family search procedure and decide if it is the right step for them to take. Organizers stress
Sept. 14, 2011
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International protest for N.K. refugees
Human rights activists in Korea are to join an international protest to save North Korean refugees on Sept. 22.The event will see protesters take to the streets in 24 cities in 13 countries around the world. In Seoul, people will demonstrate for an end to China’s policy of forcibly repatriating Nort
Sept. 14, 2011
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Korea Hands redecorates remote houses
Twenty college students have painted and wallpapered houses for people living on a remote Korean island. The members of Korea Hands, the state-organized volunteer group, redecorated homes on Bigeum Island in Sinan County in South Jeolla Province from Sept. 2-3.The team, led by Health and Welfare Min
Sept. 14, 2011