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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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Blinken calls on China to press N. Korea to end its 'dangerous' behavior
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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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Ship linked to NK arms shipments to Russia is moored in China: State Dept.
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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
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U.N. chief urges Korea to play bigger global role
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday called on South Korea to play a bigger role in international affairs as he made his first official visit to the country after reelection in June to a second five-year term as the U.N. chief.He arrived in Seoul from Japan as part of a two-nation
Foreign AffairsAug. 9, 2011
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Opposition camp rejects nominees Kwon and Han
The parliamentary judicial committee refused to endorse the justice minister and prosecutor-general nominees on Tuesday after opposition parties boycotted the hearings.“The hearings on the two nominees are not yet over,” said Rep. Park Young-sun of the main opposition Democratic Party.“We shall not
PoliticsAug. 9, 2011
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Students gather in Songdo for model U.N. conference
Undergraduate and graduate students from 61 countries will take part in an annual model conference hosted by the United Nations at Songdo Convensia in Incheon, starting Wednesday through Sunday.U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is scheduled to give a keynote speech on Thursday, after which he will
Social AffairsAug. 9, 2011
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Officials under fire for lack of disaster readiness
The local and central governments have come under fire for the nation’s lack of disaster readiness made apparent by the floods that ravaged the country this July.Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon has also drawn criticism for his decision to continue with the already highly controversial plebiscite vote on free
Social AffairsAug. 9, 2011
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Parties near deal on savings bank losses
Government opposes plan to compensate depositors beyond statutory limitLawmakers from rival political parties are pushing to fully compensate the financial losses of depositors at nine savings banks that collapsed this year, stirring another round of controversy over populism. Representatives of the
PoliticsAug. 9, 2011
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Sohn sees synergy in Moon’s rise
Rep. Sohn Hak-kyu, chairman of the main opposition Democratic Party, feels the most heat from Moon Jae-in’s rise in political stature, but his aides say their potential rivalry will not harm the DP leader.They hope that any competition between Sohn and Moon galvanized through next year’s parliamenta
PoliticsAug. 9, 2011
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Singapore looks ahead with cautious optimism
The following is a message from Singaporean Ambassador Peter Tan Hai Chuan to mark Singapore’s National Day. ― Ed.Singapore celebrated its 46th National Day on Tuesday with some cause for optimism. Despite the global market uncertainties, Singapore’s economy still grew by 0.5 percent on a year-on-ye
InternationalAug. 9, 2011
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Assignments yet to be done
Confidant to late President Roh raises profile as potential opposition standard-bearerIt was supposed to be a gathering of senior civic and religious leaders to call for the merger of liberal and progressive opposition parties in preparation for the parliamentary and presidential elections next year
PoliticsAug. 9, 2011
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Kim of Ewha Medical Center wins Hippocrates Award 2011
Kim Young-hoo, director of Ewha Womans University Medical Center’s Joint Replacement Center, was named the winner of the Hippocrates Award 2011 by the American Biographical Institute, the hospital said Tuesday. ABI is one of the top three biographical dictionaries. The two others are International B
Social AffairsAug. 9, 2011
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Three receive Proud Korean Award
Winners honored for making contribution to Korean-American communityFormer National Assembly Speaker Lee Man-seop, Philip Kim, a professor of physics at Columbia University and Colonel Daniel Yoo of U.S. Marine Corps received the Proud Korean Award from the Korean American Leadership Foundation in L
Social AffairsAug. 9, 2011
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Man found hanged in airplane toilet
A Korean man was found dead in an apparent suicide in an airplane lavatory on an international flight operated by an unidentified domestic air carrier, police said Tuesday.The 43-year-old man, identified only by his surname Yang, an employee of a private company, apparently hanged himself aboard the
Social AffairsAug. 9, 2011
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Woman arrested for producing fake bills for luxury shopping
A woman was arrested for allegedly producing fake money in order to repay debts stemming from her lavish purchases of luxury handbags and cosmetics, police said Tuesday.The 27-year-old woman, surnamed Lee, is suspected of printing out 1.7 million won (US$1,560) worth of counterfeit bills and checks
Social AffairsAug. 9, 2011
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11 percent of college students at risk of gambling addiction
A Korean study has found that the prevalence of problem gambling in college students is nearly twice as high as that found by an earlier study on the general population.Daegu’s Catholic University conducted a study on 2,026 students nationwide, and found out that 11 percent of them were dependent on
Social AffairsAug. 9, 2011
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Vietnamese wife booked for attempting to poison mother-in-law
GWANGJU, Aug. 9 (Yonhap) -- Police said Tuesday that a Vietnamese woman married to a South Korean man has been booked without detention on charges of attempting to poison her mother-in-law.Last week, the 23-year-old suspect, whose name is withheld, allegedly put poison in food she had prepared for h
Social AffairsAug. 9, 2011
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KTX train forced to stop
CHEONAN (Yonhap) -- A home-made high-speed train stopped abruptly on its way from Seoul to a southeastern town Monday due to unspecified technical problems, the train's operator said.A locally-built KTX-Sancheon train was forced to pull over near Cheonan-Asan Station, 92 kilometers south of Seoul, a
Social AffairsAug. 8, 2011
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Lee vows to revamp disaster prevention, raise safety bars
President Lee Myung-bak on Monday vowed to revamp the national disaster prevention system and tighten safety standards, noting that last month’s deadly downpours could be repeated next year due to climate change.“The government’s priorities include comprehensive reexamination of existing disaster-pr
PoliticsAug. 8, 2011
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Justice minister-nominee pledges neutrality
Justice-minister nominee Kwon Jae-jin faced a parliamentary grilling, particularly over whether he would maintain political neutrality in next year’s elections despite his close ties to the president.“I will by all means defend the prosecution’s political neutrality and independence,” Kwon said at t
PoliticsAug. 8, 2011
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U.N. chief to visit S. Korea this week
Chief of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon is due in his home country Tuesday for talks with President Lee Myung-bak and senior officials over Korea’s U.N.-related activities and pending issues regarding the Korean peninsula, according to Seoul’s Foreign Ministry.Secretary-General Ban’s visit to South
Foreign AffairsAug. 8, 2011
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Seoul protests U.S. agency’s sea name
S. Korea steps up effort for concurrent naming of East Sea/Sea of JapanSouth Korea has lodged an official complaint with the U.S. after one of its agencies backed Japan’s name for the waters between the Korean Peninsula and Japan, and will maintain efforts for concurrent naming to resolve internatio
Foreign AffairsAug. 8, 2011