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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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New celebrity-endorsed therapy for face contouring requires only a pair of rubber bands
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Rapper jailed after public street fight with another rapper
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[KH Explains] No more 'Michael' at Kakao Games
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Woman gets suspended term for injuring boyfriend with knife
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Nominee for chief of anti-corruption body pledges 'independence, effectiveness'
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Samsung chief bolsters ties with Germany’s Zeiss
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Med schools expect 1,500+ new admission slots next year
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KT launches new mobile plans for foreign residents
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Striving to help Korean families thrive in all shapes and sizes
Less than 60 percent of families in South Korea now fit the model of a nuclear family, Statistics Korea research suggests. As a developed, democratic country, the country should embrace this difference, says Dr. Richard Boas of the Korean Unwed Mothers Support Network. “Confucian belief defines a family as a father, a mother and their children. Many believe a modern family consists of a married ma
June 8, 2011
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‘Great Talent’ winner keeps donation promise
Baek Cheong-gang, winner of the MBC’s star search program “Great Talent,” kept his promise that he would donate the half of his prize money to a welfare center to help underprivileged people. The broadcaster said on Wednesday that Baek visited Sangrok Orphanage in Seoul and donated 50 million won worth of cash, clothes and socks.Baek and MBC discussed which organization would be the beneficiary, M
June 8, 2011
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Movie night for cancer patient
An ’80s movie night is to be held to help an English professor battling cancer. The fund-raiser is being held to help Woosong University professor Mike McStay, who has been receiving cancer treatment in hospital. His friends have been organizing events to raise cash to contribute to his medical bills. The latest event is to be held at the Yellow Taxi bar in Daejon on June 11. Those coming to watch
June 8, 2011
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Facelift for kids’ homes from home
Nationwide refurb program makes Korean afterschool centers sparkle againUntil this month, kids at Jun Jin-kyoung’s Ganghwado children’s center were always fighting over the bathroom. “There was no separate restroom for males and females. It could sometimes make conflict for the children as they grew up. They wanted the restroom separated,” said Jun, who is president of the care facility on the isl
June 8, 2011
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Citigroup staff take sharing company-wide
More than 300 Citigroup Korea, Inc. employees have signed up for the company’s new volunteer group here. The new Citigroup Korea Volunteer Community Service was formed from an existing volunteer club being run by a group of philanthropic employees. The initiative has been formalized in a bid to engage more people at a company-wide level in Korea. Ha Yung-Ku, CEO of Citigroup Korea, Inc. congratula
June 8, 2011
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Furious man accused for rampage at police station
A man enraged after his girlfriend was molested was accused of threatening police officers.Park, 25, crashed into a police station and demanded to be shown a sex offender in custody who had assaulted his girlfriend. Gwangju Seobu Police Station, however, refused Park’s demands to protect the privacy of the offender. After failing to find out who molested his girlfriend, Park took out a weapon and
Social AffairsJune 8, 2011
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N. Korea test launched short-range missile near Yellow Sea last week
SEOUL (Yonhap) -- North Korea test-fired a short-range missile off its western coast last week, an intelligence source said Wednesday. "North Korea fired a KN-06 short-range missile off its west coast in the middle of last week," the source said on the condition of anonymity. "The launch is seen as a test to improve the KN-06 missile." North Korea has apparently been trying to increase the range o
North KoreaJune 8, 2011
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[News Focus] Lee backs prosecution over key unit
The parliamentary move to scrap the state prosecution’s elite investigation unit faces a murky outlook after the presidential office sided with prosecutors Monday to oppose plans to scrap it. The presidential office of Cheong Wa Dae threw its weight behind Prosecutor General Kim Joon-gyu who argued that removing of the Central Investigation Department at the Supreme Public Prosecutors’ Office woul
Social AffairsJune 7, 2011
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Students threaten to boycott classes over rising tuition
Student bodies at four universities agree on allianceThe student councils of four major universities in Seoul agreed Tuesday to vote on class suspension in a campaign against tuition fee hikes.The four schools are Korea University, Sogang University, Sookmyung Women’s University and Ewha Womans University. On June 2, students at Hanshin University skipped classes, calling for a tuition reduction.“
Social AffairsJune 7, 2011
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Parties blame Cabinet for savings banks scandal
During the parliamentary appellation on Thursday, parties blasted the Cabinet on the savings banks scandal and other vital economic issues.The opposition camp condemned the current administration for neglecting supervision over the savings banks, while the ruling party attributed the domino fall to the financial policies adopted by past administrations.Even some ruling party lawmakers aimed their
PoliticsJune 7, 2011
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GNP to keep one-man, two-vote in leader election
The ruling Grand National Party decided in its senior officials’ meeting to maintain a one-man, two-vote system in electing its new chairman early next month.The party’s standing national committee, held Tuesday at the Air Force Club, voted unilaterally not to adopt the one-man, one-vote system earlier suggested by the emergency policy committee last week. The committee holds the right to draw up
PoliticsJune 7, 2011
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Prosecution speeds up banks probe
Ex-FSS governor to be summoned, arrest warrant sought for FIU chief By Bae Hyun-jungThe investigation into the high-profile corruption scandal involving savings banks was picking up pace Tuesday as prosecutors were set to summon former governor of the Financial Supervisory Service Kim Jong-chang for questioning.The central investigation unit of the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office was expected to inter
PoliticsJune 7, 2011
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Forum seeks ways to end corruption
Scholars and experts suggested a variety of ideas to stamp out corruption in public and private sectors in a recent forum in Seoul, stressing that deep-seated illicit practices have eroded national competitiveness.Hosted by the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission, the forum dealt particularly with measures to enhance the integrity of high-ranking public office holders and stop private-sect
Social AffairsJune 7, 2011
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Military to conduct aerial defense exercise over Seoul
The military will conduct a large-scale aerial defense exercise Wednesday across the country to bolster its capabilities to handle enemy infiltrations, the Joint Chiefs of Staff said Tuesday.The biannual exercise will take place between 11 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. and between 8 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. South Korean troops will practice intercepting enemy aircraft infiltrating South Korean airspace, officials
Social AffairsJune 7, 2011
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Greenpeace vows to fight nuclear power in Korea
Greenpeace, one of the world’s most influential environmental civic groups, has stood up against nuclear power plant construction and operation in Korea.Warning that nuclear energy will impose even greater economic, environmental and ethical burdens on citizens, the group vowed to actively engage itself in a variety of activities in the country, where it is scheduled to open a branch this month. M
Social AffairsJune 7, 2011
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Pollutants found in drainage water from Yongsan Garrison
Seoul City pumps 2,000 tons of tainted water from around U.S. military basesPollutants remain in drainage water from a central Seoul U.S. military base, despite the capital pumping nearly 2,000 tons of contaminated water since 2001, city officials said on Tuesday.The discovery of pollutants is increasing concerns about waste disposal at U.S. bases, already heightened by concerns of possible Agent
Social AffairsJune 7, 2011
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Ratification of Korea-U.S. trade deal set to be decisive test for alliance
The planned parliamentary ratification of the Korea-U.S. free trade accord is set to put to test the solidarity of opposition groups, gauging how far they could go in forming an alliance to beat the ruling party in next year’s key elections, political observers note.The Cabinet approved a new ratification bill for the trade agreement last Friday after fixing translation errors in its Korean text a
PoliticsJune 7, 2011
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Opposition solidarity holds key to 2012 elections
DP’s move to form unified party shunned by splinter groups seeking loose allianceHe looked gloomy receiving a group of top officials from the then ruling Uri Party at his office in May 2007.“I have never seen democratic reformist forces split like this,” said Kim Dae-jung, the former president, in a subdued voice. He was referring to the wrangling between the Uri Party and other liberal groups, wh
PoliticsJune 7, 2011
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W5 bil. law suit filed against Hong Ra-hee
A gallery owner has filed a law suit worth 5 billion won against Samsung Foundation of Culture and Hong Ra-hee, director of Leeum, Samsung Museum of Art, and wife of Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Kun-hee.According to Seoul Central District Court, Hong Song-won, director of Gallery Seomi in Cheongdam-dong, Seoul, is accusing Hong Ra-hee and Samsung Foundation of Culture of only paying 25 billion
Social AffairsJune 7, 2011
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Jogye order mends fences with ruling elite
Buddhist sect to seek religious independenceThe Jogye Order, Korea’s largest Buddhist sect, announced on Tuesday that it would “normalize” its relationship with the ruling Grand National Party after a six-month standoff over the government’s cut of state aid for temple stay programs.Ven. Jaseung, president of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism, released an official statement at the Center for Kore
Social AffairsJune 7, 2011