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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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Korea enters full election mode
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Official campaigning kicks off for April 10 elections
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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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Immigrant woman stabbed to death by Korean husband
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[Herald Interview] Son Suk-ku chooses to be swayed by others in navigating life
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Seoul’s bus union prepares for strike
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Parties pounce on savings banks scandal
Junior pro-Lee Myung-bak lawmakers of the ruling Grand National Party submitted on Wednesday a bill to appoint an independent counsel to investigate Busan Mutual Savings Bank’s irregularities, party officials said.Other savings banks, which were declared near bankrupt and suspended earlier this year along with the Busan bank, are also to be dealt with by the independent counsel, according to the b
PoliticsJune 1, 2011
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Panel calls for boosting sovereignty over Dokdo
The Korean government should focus on reinforcing its social and legal influence over Dokdo, lawmakers and experts said in a parliamentary forum.A seminar was held at the National Assembly on Wednesday by the parliamentary Dokdo Guardians, a group of lawmakers that was launched last month.The discussion was attended by Reps. Suh Sang-kee, Won Hye-young and Park Sun-young and a number of local expe
PoliticsJune 1, 2011
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Somali pirates appeal sentences in S. Korea
BUSAN (Yonhap News) ― Two of the four Somali pirates convicted last week of maritime robbery and hijacking a South Korean-owned freighter have lodged an appeal against the court decision, their attorneys said Wednesday.The Busan District Court on Friday sentenced Mahomed Arai, 21, to life in prison for shooting Seok Hae-kyun, the captain of the ship, the Samho Jewelry, and seven other charges, inc
Social AffairsJune 1, 2011
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Radar, water analysis to hunt defoliant
Ministry to begin health survey of residents living near U.S. baseSouth Korean and U.S. officials agreed to use ground-penetrating radars, and underground water analysis within a southern U.S. army base to help verify whether a toxic defoliant was buried there nearly three decades ago, officials said Wednesday.The results of their meeting Wednesday were announced during a briefing at Camp Carroll
Social AffairsJune 1, 2011
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N.K. action may thwart summit chances
Lee faces criticism for secret move to set up meeting with Kim Jong-ilPyongyang’s official media announcement on Wednesday that Seoul proposed holding three rounds of summit meetings between their leaders have dashed prospects for a summit between President Lee Myung-bak and North Korean leader Kim Jong-il and prolonged the inter-Korean stalemate.The Lee administration was also likely to face crit
North KoreaJune 1, 2011
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Volunteer for HOPE
Volunteer teachers are being sought to help the HOPE project provide equal opportunities for children through English. The organization is seeking English teachers to work at around 20 volunteer learning centers throughout Seoul and surrounding cities to help underprivileged children who could not otherwise afford lessons. The group is also looking for donations of resources. It is looking for bas
June 1, 2011
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Walking dogs in Daegu
Dog lovers in Daegu are invited to join a new dog walking club based in the city. The Korean Animal Protection Society has been holding monthly dog walks where animal lovers can give themselves and abandoned pets some exercise. Now, KAPS is setting up a more regular volunteer event to help the dogs kept at the KAPS Daegu Dog Shelter in Daemyoung.A previous Daegu dog walk organized by the Korean An
June 1, 2011
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Volunteer conference seeks speakers
An Asia-Pacific conference is seeking speakers to pass on their volunteering experiences and knowledge. The 13th International Association for Volunteer Effort Asia-Pacific Regional Volunteer Conference (Korea) is to be held in Changwon, Gyeongsangnam Province.The conference titled “Volunteer Initiatives for a Sustainable Global Community: Climate Changes, Poverty, Conflict, and Natural Disasters”
June 1, 2011
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Ulsan schools look to neighbors for support
Ulsan’s education office will hold a donation campaign, accepting anything from art supplies to cars, to provide more opportunities for its elementary, middle and high school students.According to the Ulsan Metropolitan Office of Education, they will be holding the “Ulsan Donation for Education Campaign,” at its Creative Experience Activity Support Center.The center will accept anything from music
June 1, 2011
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Kia Tigers play for ‘Love’
The Kia Tigers and Kia Motors staff will hold the “Tigers Love Fund” donation program throughout the rest of the 2011 season to raise cash for people in developing countries.The program, in its second year, includes 14 players from the Kia Tigers and some 3,500 employees of Kia Motors, 600 more than the previous year.Third baseman and power hitter, Lee Bum-ho will donate 200,000 won ($185) per hom
June 1, 2011
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Raising beers to better the lives of Korean bears
A Korea-brewed beer is the latest among a raft of campaigns aiming to help the country’s endangered Asiatic black bears. A percentage of proceeds from the second batch of Moon Bear IPA to be released at a Seoul bar will go toward raising awareness of the plight of the bears, often called moon bears, which are farmed in Korea for their gall. The logo of Craftworks Taphouse and Bistro’s Moon Bear IP
June 1, 2011
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Cafe fights prejudice cup by cup
Baristas with mental disabilities brew their way to a brighter futureIn Seoul, a cafe is always within walking distance, offering coffee lovers all kinds of specialties, themes, shapes and sizes, but for the most part the baristas are your average Joe.Sure there may be one or two barista champs or some coffee connoisseurs who brought back the world’s greatest beans from his recent trip to the Amaz
June 1, 2011
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NK says Seoul offered summit talks
NK says Seoul offered summit talksNorth Korea said on Wednesday the South Korean government last month proposed holding a series of summit talks.A North Korean spokesman told state news agency KCNA that the proposal was offered during a secret meeting on May 9. Seoul offered holding three rounds of summit meetings in late June, August and next March, it added. Seoul also proposed a ministerial-lev
PoliticsJune 1, 2011
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Seoul proposed 3 inter-Korean summits: N.K.
Anchor of the North Korean state broadcasting agency announces official statement. (Yonhap News)Ministry says North distorting South’s ‘real intentions’North Korea said Wednesday South Korea proposed to hold three meetings between their leaders and pleaded for any gesture to appease South Koreans still angry over last year’s attacks via an unofficial communication channel.Pyongyang’s powerful Nati
PoliticsJune 1, 2011
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Man smashes cars to show hatred for rich
Police are investigating a 29-year-old man who smashed luxury cars in Daejeon to show his contempt for the rich.The man, identified by his surname Cho, smashed windows and mirrors of some 15 expensive domestic and imported vehicles in an underground parking lot. Before doing so, he beat a Chinese student without provocation. “Imported cars are pie in the sky for poor people. I hate the rich,” he t
Social AffairsJune 1, 2011
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Queens may can Korean-only signs in K town
Queens, a district of New York, is to regulate foreign language signs by requiring English translations.Two Republican councilmen, Peter Koo from Flushing and Dan Halloran of Whitestone, are planning on introducing the controversial bill.When the new law is enforced, shop owners are forced to change their signs so that at least 60 percent is written in English. Some streets in areas like Flushing
PoliticsJune 1, 2011
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More N.Koreans hope unification initiated by South Korea: report
Migrant workers sit near a police electric car patrolling around Shanghai train station on Sunday, May 22, 2011 in Shanghai, China.(AP-Yonhap News)As the economic gap between North and South Korea widens, more North Koreans think that unification led by South Korea would make their lives better, Radio Free Asia reported. North Koreans are also well aware of the economic prosperity the South has es
North KoreaJune 1, 2011
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Prosecutors say Busan savings bank used slush funds for lobbying
Prosecutors said Tuesday they secured evidence that a scandal-ridden savings bank has used slush funds to lobby ranking government officials and influential politicians to prevent financial regulators from ousting the bank due to illegal loans and other irregularities. The bank raised the slush funds by offering illegal loans worth trillions of won to more than 100 special purpose companies esta
Social AffairsMay 31, 2011
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Teams begin on-site probe of U.S. base
Controversy over when U.S. sprayed defoliants in Korea continuesA Korea-U.S. probe team on Tuesday began taking soil samples just outside Camp Carroll, a U.S. base in Waegwan, North Gyeongsang Province where a considerable amount of Agent Orange was allegedly buried in 1978.A separate investigation team also kicked off its first basic onsite inspection at the now-defunct Camp Mercer in Bucheon, Gy
Social AffairsMay 31, 2011
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Rival parties on collision course over bank scandal
Both sides say the other should take responsibility for savings bank problemsThe presidential office and opposition lawmakers are accusing each other of being associated with a corruption scandal involving savings banks that has led to the arrest of a former top state auditor for bribery.A senior Cheong Wa Dae official on Tuesday went on a counteroffensive against Park Jie-won, former floor leader
PoliticsMay 31, 2011