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Ador CEO denies allegations, accuses Hybe of mistreating NewJeans
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Korea’s homegrown nanosatellite successfully launches into space
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[Herald Interview] 'Amid aging population, Korea to invite more young professionals from overseas'
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Nicaragua shuts down Seoul embassy
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Medical reform committee kicks off despite boycott from doctors
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Hybe's multilabel system tested amid conflict with Ador
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SNU profs to suspend treatment for one day
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Rocket engine expert, ex-NASA exec to lead Korea's new space agency
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Over-50s, men, single-person households take up majority of those filing for bankruptcy
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SK hynix pledges W20tr to ramp up DRAM production at home
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Charity Volleyball Festival in Ulsan
A one-day Beach Volleyball festival is to be held in Korea on July 30. The event aiming to attract 100 teams from across Korea is to be held at Ilsan Beach in Ulsan’s Bangojin area. The event organized by T-hope Korea and Ulsan International Volunteer Center aims to raise cash for various charities.The group Teachers Helping Other People Everywhere is a volunteer charity events organization. Entry
June 22, 2011
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Sharing by shopping project launched at N Seoul Tower
Shoppers have been given a new way to give to charity while buying some of their favorite brands. Seven companies have joined forces to promote the giving “N Mark” brand. Companies SBS, CJ N City (N Seoul Tower), Korea Smart Card, Lotte Tourism, Yoon’s English, WithPharm and Yegadeun have all pledged to give a percentage of the sale price of items bearing the mark to charity. The Ministry of Healt
June 22, 2011
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Ringing changes for Korean bell gifted to U.S.
Korean culture lovers in America are campaigning to restore a traditional bell to its former glory. The Korean Friendship Bell has been a much-loved local landmark since being presented to the district of San Pedro in Los Angeles, California 35 years ago as a bicentennial gift to the United States. But now people in the port district of the city fear the bell is falling into disrepair. The 17-ton
June 22, 2011
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Charity leaders help Korea give more
Country needs robust sharing culture to tackle growing welfare needsCharity leaders from here and the U.S. have called for a more structured, transparent and incentive-driven charity sector for Korea. Experts from America joined Korean social welfare leaders to call for a rethinking of the country’s philanthropic culture at the 1st International Conference on Sharing held in Seoul last week.Brian
June 22, 2011
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Girl group member stabbed to death
Lee Eun-mi, member of the girl group "Iris"A member of the K-pop group Iris was stabbed to death by her boyfriend on Sunday. Lee Eun-mi, 24, was stabbed multiple times by her boyfriend, surnamed Cho, who got angry after she broke up with him. She was attacked on a street at around 2 a.m. as she was going home.The police arrested Cho at a highway service station the next day. Cho later confessed to
Social AffairsJune 22, 2011
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British children in danger of sexual exploitation
Children in Britain are unprotected from sex crimes due to lack of governmental inspection, the Daily Mail reported. The research conducted by Child Exploitation and Online Protection Center said that 2,083 young victims of sexual grooming had been identified since 2008, and that the number was likely the tip of the iceberg. The report said among the victims, 842 were runaway girls.The report arou
Social AffairsJune 22, 2011
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Ban Ki-moon gets second term as UN chief
U.N. General Secretary Ban Ki-moon (AP-Yonhap News)UNITED NATIONS (AP) _ The U.N. General Assembly voted unanimously to give Ban Ki-moon a second term as secretary-general Tuesday, praising him for strengthening the world body's role and visibility in difficult circumstances.The 192-member assembly applauded loudly as it adopted a resolution giving the 67-year-old South Korean diplomat another fiv
Foreign AffairsJune 22, 2011
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Electrical glitch shuts down nuclear reactor
A nuclear reactor in southeastern South Korea went offline on Tuesday because of a glitch in a power transmission line, which came in contact with a sheet of vinyl used for greenhouses, a state-run power company said. Electricity in the line, one of three high-voltage power lines connected to the reactor, was cut off suddenly when a 5-meter-wide vinyl sheet carried by wind touched the line, acc
Social AffairsJune 21, 2011
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N. Korea could test-launch missile at new launch site this year: expert
North Korea could test-launch a missile this year from its second and more sophisticated launch site, in an apparent move to improve its long-range missile capabilities, a U.S. expert said Tuesday. South Korean and U.S. officials have monitored the new Tongchang-ri missile base on the North's west coast for more than two years, and satellite images showed early this year that construction of a
North KoreaJune 21, 2011
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More celebrities get into social activism
Entertainers may voice opinions on social issues, but some lack focusKorean entertainers who voice their opinions on political and social issues have been making headlines in recent weeks. The controversy ― whether entertainers should take advantage of their fame to draw fans to join their causes ― was sparked anew after singer Kim Heung-guk was forced to quit as a DJ. He was pushed out of his MBC
Social AffairsJune 21, 2011
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Quality of university education questioned
This is the second installment of a three-part series looking into problems in Korea’s tertiary education. ― Ed. Lee, a 30-year-old computer engineering graduate, has been jobless since he graduated from a university in Anyang, Gyeonggi Province, more than a year ago. There seemed to be a lot of job openings in the information technology industry, but for some reason, he did not feel he was qualif
Social AffairsJune 21, 2011
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Plan aims to stop rookies being hired as judges
Reform bill to be submitted to parliament later this monthFrom 2013, only those with a certain period of judicial experience as prosecutors, lawyers, law professors and in similar positions will be appointed as judges according to a proposal by a parliamentary committee. The National Assembly’s special committee for judicial reform said it would vote Wednesday on a plan to change the way judges ar
PoliticsJune 21, 2011
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N. Korea buys more anti-riot gear from China
BEIJING (Yonhap News) ― North Korea has recently created a special police task force and bought large amounts of anti-riot gear from China in an apparent attempt to cope with any possible riots in the North, a source said Tuesday.The communist North purchased tear gas, helmets and shields through Chinese merchants in China’s northeastern city of Shenyang in recent months, the source said.The North
North KoreaJune 21, 2011
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DP threatens Assembly boycott over TV fee rise
The National Assembly’s June provisional session schedule faced a sudden halt as the main opposition Democratic Party pledged to boycott the ruling Grand National Party’s decision to increase a public broadcaster’s monthly viewing fee.The parliamentary committee on culture, sports, tourism, broadcast and communication held a subcommittee meeting on Monday and passed the revision bill to raise the
PoliticsJune 21, 2011
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Lee, Sohn set broad political talks
Leaders to discuss tuition, FTA, savings bank probe and other pending issuesPresident Lee Myung-bak will meet with main opposition Democratic Party leader Sohn Hak-kyu next Monday, Lee’s aide said Tuesday, to discuss pending issues such as rising tuition fees and the Korea-U.S. free trade agreement which is yet to be approved by the parliaments of both countries.The ongoing prosecutorial investiga
PoliticsJune 21, 2011
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S. Korea, Sweden ministers discuss military cooperation
Defense chiefs of South Korea and Sweden discussed ways to enhance bilateral military exchanges and cooperation in the defense industry during their talks in Seoul on Tuesday, officials at the Ministry of National Defense said.Defense Minister Kim Kwan-jin and his Swedish counterpart Sten Tolgfors also discussed regional security issues including North Korea’s nuclear ambitions and its missile dev
DefenseJune 21, 2011
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Japanese subtitle service offered for Korean movies
Seoul City has started showing Korean movies with foreign language subtitles, including Japanese for the first time, officials said Tuesday. In cooperation with CGV Theater, one of the country’s largest cinema chains, the city has offered the foreign language service at five theaters since 2009.This month the Japanese language subtitle service began first at a CGV branch in Myeong-dong, a popular
Social AffairsJune 21, 2011
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More local governments suffer from bad finances
The financial health of provincial governments is getting worse due to stagnant local tax revenues and increasing welfare demand, the home affairs ministry said Tuesday.The average ratio for measuring their financial independence from the state was 51.9 percent as of this year, 5.3 percentage points lower than seven years ago, the Ministry of Public Administration and Security said in a statement.
Social AffairsJune 21, 2011
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Two rockets strike Korea’s Afghan base
Two rockets fell inside an Afghanistan base where South Korean aid workers and troops were stationed on Monday night, but there were no injuries, Foreign Ministry officials said Tuesday.The attack is the 10th this year, apparently targeting the base in Charikar City in the northern Afghan province of Parwan. In a previous attack on May 30, one rocket fell just outside the base.The rockets fell nea
PoliticsJune 21, 2011
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Training plane crash kills two pilots
An Air Force training plane crash-landed during flight training in Cheongwon, North Chungcheong Province, killing two pilots, officials said Tuesday.The T-103 plane crashed about 2 kilometers away from a runway at a military training facility at around 1:30 p.m. Second Lieut. Lee Min-woo and flight trainer Nam Gwan-woo died in the crash, officials said.The Air Force immediately set up a team ― hea
PoliticsJune 21, 2011