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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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King’s Academy of Jordan students experience Korea
A group of Middle East high school students on an educational tour is not a common sight in South Korea, more often visited by tourists from its two neighbors China and Japan.Fourteen students from Jordan, Palestine and Syria, all attending a prestigious Jordanian boarding school, recently got a cha
Social AffairsAug. 3, 2011
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9 areas likely to get extra disaster aid
Gyeonggi governor slams central government for ‘slow’ responseThe government and the ruling party seek to declare nine regions hard-hit by the recent torrential rains as special disaster areas eligible for financial and administrative aid, officials said Wednesday.Unprecedented downpours last week i
Social AffairsAug. 3, 2011
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Court rejects man’s plea for big dog ban
Tower Palace, a high-rise luxury apartment block located at the heart of Seoul’s posh residential area of Dogok-dong, is known as an exclusive home to the rich and powerful. Yet, their closed lifestyle does not necessarily mean a friendly neighborhood.A Seoul court on Wednesday rejected an appe
Social AffairsAug. 3, 2011
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Samsung aids Zambia with health screenings
A South Korean medical center has donated an ultrasound machine to an African hospital. Samsung Medical Center donated the equipment to a hospital in Zambia as part of a larger health scheme it is sponsoring. The Samsung employee volunteer program has seen the Kafue District Hospital launch medical
Aug. 3, 2011
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Asan animal shelter trip this weekend
A trip to an animal shelter in Asan is to be held on Saturday. Volunteers will meet at the Cheonan-Asan KTX train station at 11 a.m. before getting taxis together to the shelter.Visitors will then play with and walk animals at the shelter during the visit to last until around 5 p.m.Participants are
Aug. 3, 2011
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Expats help out in Yongsan this month
A Seoul global village center is to hold its regular visit to Yongsan Center for the Disabled on Friday Aug. 12. Volunteers can help center users make simple crafts at the event organized by the Itaewon-Hannam Global Village Center to run from 2-4:30 p.m. The items they make are then sold to local s
Aug. 3, 2011
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Cooking up a better future in Seoul
Four women with mental disabilities have been hired into the baking industry after being trained at Seoul City’s Misericord’s House of Annunciation’s Convent. The women in their 20s could not write their names when they started programs there 10 year ago, but have now learned pastry-making skills an
Aug. 3, 2011
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Concert to boost N.K. youth education
A concert is being held this month to raise awareness and funds to help North Korean kids striving to fit in the South’s education system. The Citizens’ Alliance for North Korean Human Rights and the Beautiful Mind Charity will co-host the 5th Annual Beautiful Dream Concert on Aug. 27. About 1,700 N
Aug. 3, 2011
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Move over sauerkraut ― kimchi hits Germany for Berlin show
Two ethnic Koreans have raised more than $1,500 to bring a taste of kimchi to the German capital.Kate Hers and Hanjo Rhee are inviting people to barter for the spicy Korean side dish at an art installation in a Berlin bar during November, the time when people here traditionally make the food. They a
Aug. 3, 2011
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Biking to fund North Korean bakeries
Two English teachers were set to complete an epic charity cycle through South Korea on Thursday. Cristina Yim and James Foster have biked through floods and torrential rain to raise money for North Korean children. The English teachers were set to finish their near 1,000 kilometer charity cycle in a
Aug. 3, 2011
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Raising hopes for Wes’ return home
Friends show support for American teacher injured in traffic accidentFriends and family on both sides of the Pacific are rallying to help an American man who was almost killed when a taxi ran him over in Korea.Wes Putman was in a coma for three months after a speeding taxi hit him near Gangnam Expre
Aug. 3, 2011
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Retired Air Force chief indicted for offering military secrets to Lockheed Martin
Prosecutors have indicted three retired high-ranking Air Force officers including a former four-star general on charges of providing classified military information to the U.S. defense giant Lockheed Martin in recent years, officials said Wednesday.Among them was a former Air Force chief of staff id
PoliticsAug. 3, 2011
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Lee calls for thorough probe into savings bank scandal
President Lee Myung-bak called on law enforcement agencies and political parties to thoroughly get to the bottom of an influence-peddling scandal involving a corruption-laden savings bank to restore public trust, his aides said Wednesday. His remarks came as a parliamentary investigation committee h
PoliticsAug. 3, 2011
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9 rain-damaged areas to be declared special disaster zones
Nine areas hit the hardest by last week's heavy downpours are set to be declared special disaster zones, the home affairs minister said Wednesday, making them eligible for state relief funds."Twenty out of all the rain-damaged areas have been selected to receive aid toward reconstruction, and of the
Social AffairsAug. 3, 2011
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N. Korea's vice FM 'satisfied' with New York talks
Wrapping up a weeklong stay in New York, North Korean Vice Foreign Minister Kim Kye-gwan Tuesday expressed satisfaction with the results of his talks with U.S. officials and said he expects further dialogue."(I) am satisfied with talks this time," Kim told reporters before his departure. "Dialogue w
North KoreaAug. 3, 2011
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Blast at POSCO kills 1, injures 2
An explosion inside a POSCO plant on Tuesday killed one worker and inured two others. Police and firefighters are investigating the cause of the blast at the company’s stainless steel plant in Pohang, North Gyeongsang Province.A 28-year-old employee of the steelmaker’s affiliated company
Social AffairsAug. 2, 2011
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Heavy downpours damage Dongdaemun gate
One of South Korea's most treasured relics was damaged during the heaviest downpours in decades last week, government officials said Tuesday.Some parts of the roof ridge of Dongdaemun (Great East Gate) chipped off due to the record-breaking rainfall that killed 62 and left thousands homeless in Seou
Social AffairsAug. 2, 2011
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Members of progressive labor group face probe on espionage suspicions
South Korea's spy agency has sent summons to several members of a radical labor umbrella group over suspicions of their involvement in an alleged espionage case, sources said Tuesday.According to prosecution and labor group officials, the National Intelligence Service asked about 10 officials of the
Social AffairsAug. 2, 2011
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S. Korea officially recognizes wartime kidnap victims
South Korea acknowledged Tuesday that 55 people were abducted by North Korea during the Korean War six decades ago, marking the first official recognition of kidnap victims.The announcement, intended to disclose the truth about kidnap victims during the 1950-53 war and restore their honor, came near
PoliticsAug. 2, 2011
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Seoul hits back at Tokyo’s renewed claim to Dokdo
Japan’s defense white paper lists Korean islets as its territorySouth Korea strongly protested against Japan’s move to claim Dokdo and will take strong countermeasures against any action to hurt its sovereignty, the Foreign Ministry said Tuesday. Japan described South Korea’s easternmost islets of D
Foreign AffairsAug. 2, 2011