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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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[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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Rapper jailed after public street fight with another rapper
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New head of doctors' association vows war in case of disadvantage to medical professors
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Mainstream Japanese scholars doubt Tokyo's claim to Dokdo
Despite the ongoing diplomatic tension over Japan's territorial claim to South Korea's easternmost islets of Dokdo, most mainstream Japanese scholars remain skeptical or cautious about the claim.In its latest provocation, Japan's government on Tuesday referred to Dokdo as Japanese territory again in
InternationalAug. 2, 2011
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S. Korea to get tough on Japan's fresh claim to Dokdo
Seoul will respond strongly to Tokyo's latest claim to the South Korean islets of Dokdo included in Japan's annual defense document, officials said Tuesday, in an indication of the country's growing intolerance for Japan's territorial claims.Japan approved its 2011 defense white paper earlier in the
InternationalAug. 2, 2011
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University chief summoned in graft probe
Prosecutors have summoned Park Chul, president of Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, to investigate allegations that he may have misappropriated school funds.The summons was issued last week and Park has yet to respond, the Seoul Northern District Prosecutors’ Office said on Tuesday. Park, also c
Social AffairsAug. 2, 2011
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U.S. still cautious about next steps on N. Korea
After "good and constructive" talks with North Korea last week, the United States on Monday maintained a guarded stance on next steps.U.S. officials neither confirmed nor denied Pyongyang's announcement that the two sides agreed to further dialogue when North Korean Vice Foreign Minister Kim Kye-gwa
North KoreaAug. 2, 2011
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Record high radiation at crippled Japan nuke plant
TOKYO (AFP) -- Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) said Monday it had monitored record high radiation at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant crippled by the March 11 quake and tsunami.TEPCO said radiation levels reached at least 10 sieverts per hour near the debris left between the number on
InternationalAug. 1, 2011
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Japanese lawmakers leave after entry ban
Criticism high over Tokyo’s repeated territorial claim Three Japanese lawmakers returned to their country after spending hours at a South Korean airport on Monday, after Seoul stopped them from visiting an eastern island in protest of Tokyo’s repeated territorial claims. Defying South Korea’s warni
NationalAug. 1, 2011
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Korea turns back Japanese lawmakers
Criticism mounts over Tokyo’s territorial claim to DokdoThree Japanese lawmakers were asked to return to their country as soon as they arrived at a South Korean airport on Monday, as Seoul deterred them from visiting an eastern island in protest against Tokyo’s repeated territorial claims. Thr
Foreign AffairsAug. 1, 2011
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Korea-U.S. FTA bill holds back August assembly
Parties are still conflicted as to whether to open the parliament’s August provisional session scheduled for this month, especially regarding the Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement.“The August session must be held to deal with urgent pending issues such as the recent flood damage and Hanjin Heavy Indus
PoliticsAug. 1, 2011
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Lawmakers’ visit tied to Japan politics
Attempt to visit island could chill bilateral ties, damage economic cooperationThree Japanese politicians denying Korea’s sovereignty over Dokdo arrived at Gimpo airport Monday for an attempted visit to Ulleungdo near Dokdo, despite the Seoul government’s warning that their entry to the countr
Foreign AffairsAug. 1, 2011
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Minimum wage for N. Koreans at joint complex rises 5%
The minimum wage for North Korean workers being hired by South Korean companies operating at the inter-Korean industrial park in the North’s border town of Kaesong rose by 5 percent this year, the same annual rate of increase since 2007, the Unification Ministry said Monday. Despite frequent cross-b
Social AffairsAug. 1, 2011
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N.K. official visited Seoul for UNESCO conference
A North Korean national visited South Korea for a regional conference of the U.N. cultural agency UNESCO, officials said Monday.The North Korean, identified only by his family name Jang, arrived in Seoul last Monday in the capacity of a UNESCO official to attend the annual meeting by education coord
North KoreaAug. 1, 2011
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Drenched nation braces for more rain
The nation is expected to see more rainfall, adding salt to the wound for many still facing restoration work after severe flooding and landslides last week, according to the state’s weather agency Monday. Amid record rainfall, the southwestern provinces of North and South Jeolla, the southern island
Social AffairsAug. 1, 2011
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Plural unionism changes labor scene
A month after a ban on multiple trade unions was lifted, changes are in the making on the country’s labor scene, long dominated by two umbrella groups, officials at the Labor Ministry said Monday. Some 300 new unions have been formed, most of them not affiliated with neither the Federation of Korean
Social AffairsAug. 1, 2011
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Korea gets first early warning aircraft
‘Peace Eye’ expected to bolster military reconnaissance capabilitiesThe first early warning and control aircraft, which will significantly bolster South Korea’s reconnaissance capabilities, arrived at an Air Force base in Gimhae, South Gyeongsang Province, Monday.Developed by the U.S. defense giant
DefenseAug. 1, 2011
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S. Korea, Indonesia to begin research on fighter jet
South Korea and Indonesia will begin their joint technological research to develop new fighter jets on Tuesday in accordance with their agreement signed in April, officials at the state acquisition agency said Monday.They will open the combined research and development center on a 2,700-square-meter
DefenseAug. 1, 2011
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Man arrested for a series of daybreak sexual assaults
A 39-year-old man was arrested for sexual violence in a series of daybreak attacks on women over the past six months, police said Monday.The offender, only known by his surname Kim, had allegedly attempted to rape a 27 year-old woman near an apartment in Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province, on July
Social AffairsAug. 1, 2011
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Seoul announces referendum plan for free lunch
The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced on Monday that it will hold a referendum on Aug. 24 on whether the city should proceed with its free school lunch program.Seoul citizens will be asked to choose between providing free lunches to selected students or to all students in the vote requested by
Social AffairsAug. 1, 2011
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Japanese lawmakers arrive at S. Korean airport despite entry ban
Three Japanese lawmakers arrived at a South Korean airport on Monday, defying Seoul's repeated warnings that their entry will be banned due to their attempt to reassert Tokyo's claim to the South Korean islets of Dokdo.Yoshitaka Shindo, Domomi Inada and Masahisa Sato, all from Japan's conservative L
DefenseAug. 1, 2011
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Presidential aide arrives on East Sea island to block
A top aide to President Lee Myung-bak on Sunday arrived at a South Korean island in the East Sea in an effort to thwart a planned trip by three Japanese lawmakers seen as an attempt to reassert Tokyo's claim to the Korean territory.Lee Jae-oh, a lawmaker of the ruling Grand National Party (GNP) who
PoliticsAug. 1, 2011
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N. Korea-U.S. talks 'positive,' says S. Korean official
The recent talks between North Korea and the U.S. in New York may not immediately resolve their differences but represent a positive "first step" toward more discussions, a South Korean official said Sunday. The official said the meeting between North Korean Vice Foreign Minister Kim Kye-gwan and Stephen Bosworth, the U.S. special representative for North Korea policy, was "an extension" of an
North KoreaJuly 31, 2011