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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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Tensions heighten ahead of first president-opposition chief meeting
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Seoul to provide housing subsidy to married couples with newborns
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[Weekender] How DDP emerged as an icon of Seoul
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Rapper jailed after public street fight with another rapper
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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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Woman gets suspended term for injuring boyfriend with knife
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[KH Explains] No more 'Michael' at Kakao Games
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NewJeans pops out ‘Bubble Gum’ video amid troubles at agency
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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
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Loan shark faces trial for massive spamming scheme
An illegal loan agent was indicted on charges of sending millions of spam messages to mobile phones to lure potential customers, prosecutors said Monday.The 34-year-old man, surnamed Kim, sent unwanted text messages to random cell phone users in violation of the local communications law, the Seoul C
Social AffairsAug. 2, 2011
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Panel confirms 55 citizens abducted by N. Korea
A government panel to verify kidnappings of South Koreans by North Korea during the 1950-53 Korean War officially confirmed 55 South Korean abductees for the first time, the Prime Minister’s Office said Tuesday.The National Committee on Investigating Abductions during the Korean War, which is headed
PoliticsAug. 2, 2011
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N. Koreans apparently reaching outside world via Internet
More North Koreans are apparently surfing the Web to find out about their country’s ties with South Korea and the U.S., and other issues affecting them, according to the U.S.-funded Radio Free Asia.Questions have been raised over the surfers’ identities as the autocratic communist state has severely
North KoreaAug. 2, 2011
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DP slams P.M., Cheong Wa Dae over savings banks scandal
Opposition lawmakers once again lashed out at the presidential and prime minister’s offices for neglecting their supervisory duties during a special committee meeting on the savings banks state investigation on Tuesday. “President Lee Myung-bak promised in June to fully cooperate in the savings bank
PoliticsAug. 2, 2011
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Aid groups send flour to North Korea
Seoul considers sending emergency relief to flood-stricken northern neighborA South Korean nongovernmental organization sent 300 tons of flour aid to North Korea on Tuesday, following up on the first batch sent last week after an eight-month hiatus in humanitarian aid from the South.The Seoul govern
North KoreaAug. 2, 2011
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GNP chief vows to strengthen policies for ordinary people
The chief of the ruling Grand National Party said Tuesday that his party’s move to withdraw additional tax cuts for conglomerates is aimed at strengthening policies for ordinary working households.The tax cuts for businesses and high-earning individuals, which form the backbone of President Lee Myun
PoliticsAug. 2, 2011
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HUFS chief probed over misuse of funds
Hankuk University of Foreign Studies President Park Chul has received a summons from prosecutors on suspicion that he may have misappropriated school funds for personal use.The Seoul Northern District Prosecutors’ Office issued the summons to Park last week but Park hasn’t responded, an official fro
Social AffairsAug. 2, 2011
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Military academy professor indicted for taking kickbacks
Prosecutors have indicted a professor at a military academy on charges of receiving 20 million won ($19,020) in kickbacks from a local defense firm in return for business favors, officials said Tuesday.The 60-year-old professor at the Korea Military Academy, indentified only by his surname Kim, was
Social AffairsAug. 2, 2011
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Who’s at fault for Umyeon landslide?
Investigation finds some earth began to cascade near military baseLocal officials are playing a blame game over who’s at fault for the deaths of 18 citizens last week by multiple landslides from Mount Umyeon in the southern tip of Seoul. Seoul municipality and the ward of Seocho, which have bee
Social AffairsAug. 2, 2011
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Measures drawn up to deal with natural disasters
Rainfall will be measured hourly through water level gauges at river basins all across the country to increase flood control measures, amid the erratic weather patterns, according to the state’s weather agency Tuesday.The Korea Meteorological Administration is increasing efforts to give citizens and
Social AffairsAug. 2, 2011