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Hyundai Motor eyes 80,000 jobs, W68tr investment at home by 2026
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Seoul bus drivers go on general strike, cause morning rush hour delays
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Official campaigning kicks off for April 10 elections
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Korea enters full election mode
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Dialogue hopes fade as doctors pick hard-liner as new head
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Coupang pledges W3tr to expand Rocket Delivery nationwide by 2027
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[Election Battlefield] Political novice to face off star politician in ‘swing district’
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[Kim Seong-kon] The April 2024 election will decide our future
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Seoul’s bus union prepares for strike
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[Herald Interview] Son Suk-ku chooses to be swayed by others in navigating life
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‘Quiet diplomacy’ still Seoul’s tactic on Dokdo
Despite Japan’s repeated territorial claims and international ignorance over South Korea’s ownership of its easternmost islets, Seoul appears to be sticking to its so-called “quiet diplomacy” to avoid unnecessary attention. Just days after South Korea lodged a complaint with Washington for its backi
Foreign AffairsAug. 10, 2011
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Adultery law faces constitutional review
A district court judge has requested its ruling on the constitutionality of the penal punishment for adultery. It is the fifth time the penalty for adultery has been be brought to the Constitutional Court, which ruled it constitutional in 1990, 1993, 2001 and 2008.Clause 24 of the nation’s criminal
Social AffairsAug. 10, 2011
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Ex-police chief gets six years for taking bribes
Former National Police Agency commissioner general Kang Hee-rak, was on Wednesday sentenced to six years in prison for taking bribes from Yu Sang-bong, a construction site canteen operator and lobbyist.According to the Seoul Eastern District Court, he was also given a 170 million won fine and will f
Social AffairsAug. 10, 2011
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Hanjin’s Cho ‘regrets’ strife, keeps layoff plan
Critics denounce news conference as stunt to evade grilling at parliamentReeling from a long strike and protest over layoffs causing social and political upheaval here, chairman of Hanjin Heavy Industry & Construction Cho Nam-ho vowed Wednesday to take full responsibility for the aftermath of the st
Social AffairsAug. 10, 2011
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‘North plotting to assassinate defense chief’
Security measures have been beefed up after an intelligence tip-off that North Korea is trying to assassinate South Korea’s defense chief, local media reported Wednesday. The reports, citing unnamed sources at the government, said that the authorities in the South received an intelligence tip-off th
North KoreaAug. 10, 2011
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Korea’s mark on an expectation-defying Iran
Anti-American sentiment not prevalent among ordinary people TEHRAN ― For Koreans, Iran is quite an interesting country where Korean-made electronics goods and automotive products have carved out a significant market share and Korean dramas have gained enormous popularity.Unlike the general expe
InternationalAug. 10, 2011
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Disabled mother seeks help for others
A disabled single mother is calling on volunteers and donors to help assist other people with disabilities too.Lee min-joo, CEO of the Korea Assistance Association for Disabled People is asking others to help her offer aid to other handicapped people in need of help. Lee, who was left disabled after
Aug. 10, 2011
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Charity secondhand book market in Seoul
Expats hungry for more to read can pick up some bargains this month in the name of a good cause.The Seoul Global Center is holding a special flea-market for secondhand books on Aug. 27 from noon till 4 p.m.The flea market takes place between the Han River and Ttukseom Resort Station on Line 2 to rai
Aug. 10, 2011
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Volunteering to promote the Emerald Isle
The Irish Association of Korea is asking volunteers to give a few hours of their time every month toward promoting Irishness in Seoul. Those interested in or hailing from the Emerald Isle are being asked to help organize events for the non-profit organization. The IAK has members from around the wor
Aug. 10, 2011
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Building a library for Burmese refugees
English books of all kinds are being collected to stock a library for Burmese refugees. The non-profit organization Book for Dream is collecting both textbooks and works of fiction to fill their third library to serve refugees on the Thailand-Burma border.Book for Dream says that more than half of t
Aug. 10, 2011
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Teaching Korean students to dream big
Korean students from top U.S. and Canadian universities have helped less fortunate young people here reach for their dreams this summer. The newly established Teach for Korea has offered free tutoring and mentoring to economically disadvantaged students from four Seoul schools. Graduates and s
Aug. 10, 2011
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Free hugs and roses from Seoul Giving Club
A band of about 30 friends gathered in Hongdae children’s park on Saturday evening, ruminating over their home-made plinko machine. The giant cardboard version of the fairground game was to be the centerpiece of Seoul Giving Club’s latest pay-it-forward adventure, but the funnel for the ball-drop wa
Aug. 10, 2011
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Returning to help Korean kids through KKOOM
U.S. lawyer follows her heart back to Korea to help orphansIt all started when Aimee Jachym returned to South Korea for a year-long volunteer program, having left her country of birth at just four months old. Her year out soon turned into a vocation as the Korean-American adoptee founded the Korean
Aug. 10, 2011
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‘I gave W300b in political funds to Kim Young-sam’
Former president opens mouth about illicit political fundraising, a safe at Blue House Former President Roh Tae-woo claims to have given billions of won in political funds to Kim Young-sam, then a leading presidential candidate from the ruling party and his eventual successor, to help his presi
PoliticsAug. 10, 2011
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Securities firm employee kills himself after stock loss
A South Korean securities company employee jumped from an apartment building to his death in a southern city on Wednesday in an apparent suicide after a recent stock market rout triggered by the grim U.S. economic outlook, police said.The 48-year-old man surnamed Seo was found lying dead in front of
Social AffairsAug. 10, 2011
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Koreas exchange fire twice near border
North Korea twice fired shells near the flashpoint Yellow Sea border with South Korea Wednesday, prompting warning shots from the South's marines in response, Seoul's military said.The incidents fuelled already high tensions along the disputed sea border, which saw bloody naval skirmishes in recent
DefenseAug. 10, 2011
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N. Korea reportedly attempting to assassinate S. Korean defense chief: sources
North Korea is apparently trying to assassinate South Korea's defense chief known for his hard-line stance against Pyongyang, government sources here said Wednesday.A source said Seoul has "received intelligence" that North Korea is after Defense Minister Kim Kwan-jin."The defense minister is a key
DefenseAug. 10, 2011
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Chun in Washington for discussions on N. Korea, alliance issues
WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's national security adviser, Chun Yung-woo, arrived here Tuesday for a series of meetings expected to focus on a strategy for North Korea.Chun's first trip to Washington in his capacity as senior presidential secretary for foreign affairs and national secur
Foreign AffairsAug. 10, 2011
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EU gives 200,000 euros in North Korea flood aid
The European Union has donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to an international charity group to help flood victims in North Korea, a U.S.-funded radio station reported Tuesday. The EU, which shipped food aid to the impoverished state to feed its starving people last month, has donated 200,000 e
North KoreaAug. 9, 2011
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Unification Ministry targeted in cyber attack
South Korea’s Unification Ministry was the target of an attempted cyber attack, an official here said Tuesday, as the latest in the string of hacking attacks that Seoul suspects have been orchestrated by its northern rival. Unidentified people tried to hack into the website of the Unification Minist
Foreign AffairsAug. 9, 2011