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Russia sent more than 165,000 barrels of refined petroleum to N. Korea in March: White House
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Key suspects grilled over alleged abuse of power in Marine death inquiry
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S. Korean children, teens grow taller, mature faster than before: study
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[Graphic News] Number of coffee franchises in S. Korea rises 13%
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Army takes group action against Hybe for neglecting BTS
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Marine Corps commander summoned by CIO for questioning on alleged influence-peddling case
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Some junior doctors are returning: Health Ministry
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[Robert J. Fouser] AI changes rationale for learning languages
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Ador CEO's request for exclusive right to terminate NewJeans' contract with Hybe refused in February
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Woman dangling from power lines rescued by residents holding blanket
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S. Korea advises its people to leave unrest-hit Libya
South Korea is advising its people in Libya to leave the unrest-hit country, officials said Tuesday, as anti-government protests escalated across the African nation with rioters attacking a string of Korean-run construction sites.Concern about the safety of about 1,400 South Koreans staying in Libya, most of them construction firm workers, has spiked after a series of South Korean-run construction
Foreign AffairsFeb. 22, 2011
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S. Korean, U.S. marines to hold joint drill on West Sea islands
South Korean and U.S. marines plan to hold a joint maneuver this year on islands near the West Sea border with North Korea as the allies expand combined exercises to deter provocations from the North, a military official here said Tuesday.The planned drill would be the first of its kind involving marines from the two nations on the West Sea islands, one of which was targeted by a deadly North Kore
DefenseFeb. 22, 2011
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Arrest warrant sought again for doctor suspected of murdering pregnant wife
The prosecution asked a local court Tuesday to issue an arrest warrant for a 32-year-old doctor, who is suspected of killing his nine-month-pregnant wife, after an initial rejection earlier this month. The prosecution and the accused husband are now confronting one another over what people labeled the “Korean O.J. Simpson case.” The case dates back to Jan. 14, when police officers visited a studio
Social AffairsFeb. 22, 2011
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Free school meals to cost 13 trillion won over 5 years
Free lunch for every student will cost more than 13 trillion won ($11 billion) for five years, a report by the National Assembly’s budgetary committee found Tuesday. A total of 13.44 trillion won, including 2.77 trillion won this year, will be needed in the coming five years to offer free meals at all schools, according to the report disclosed by Rep. Kim Dong-sung of the ruling Grand National Par
Social AffairsFeb. 22, 2011
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Seoul issues stronger travel alert on Libya
The Foreign Ministry issued an alert against traveling to all regions of Libya on Tuesday, strengthening its previous warning as anti-government protests have been spreading across the northern African state and rioters breaking into Korean construction sites. Under the second-highest travel alert, all South Korean nationals are advised to leave the state or defer nonessential trips, the ministry
Foreign AffairsFeb. 22, 2011
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DP refuses talks on constitutional revision
Ruling party still pushing for negotiation with opposition groupsThe main opposition Democratic Party has said it will not participate in any talks on constitutional revision before the parliamentary elections next year.“There will be no discussions on constitutional amendment in the 18th National Assembly,” DP floor leader Park Jie-won said Tuesday during his speech as the representative of a par
PoliticsFeb. 22, 2011
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North Korean special unit adds light infantry troops
The North, with its 1.19 million-strong military, boasts the world’s greatest number of special forces soldiers. According to Seoul’s defense whitepaper, the number increased to around 200,000 last year from some 120,000 in 2006 and 180,000 in 2008.The North has been bolstering its special troops as it apparently believes it can effectively defeat its potential enemies ― South Korea and the U.S. ―
DefenseFeb. 22, 2011
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Special warfare forces: the most trusted warriors
South Korea’s elite troops redoubling their efforts to bolster combat capabilitiesDespite the notoriously grueling training schedule, Hong Jae-woon, a veteran special warfare troop, is always alert and full of pep to maintain “perfect readiness” against possible North Korean aggression.Undaunted by the prospect of life-threatening tasks in the case of another armed conflict with North Korea, Warra
DefenseFeb. 22, 2011
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S. Korea intrusion a petty case: Hatta
Coordinating Minister for the Economy Hatta Rajasa said on Monday an intrusion into a hotel room where Indonesian officials were staying during an recent official visit in Seoul, South Korea, was a misunderstanding. Hatta, who headed a delegation consisting of 50 officials to Seoul between Feb. 14 and 17, said the three apparent intruders were actually hotel guests who happened to enter the wrong
Foreign AffairsFeb. 22, 2011
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Former N.K. soldiers testify about worsening food and rights conditions
North Korean soldiers are increasingly plagued by malnutrition and human rights abuses amid the communist state's worsening food shortage, according to testimonies made here Monday by a number of former North Korean soldiers who defected to South Korea."I was 155 centimeters high and weighed 42 kilograms when I entered the military, but my weight was reduced to 31 kilograms in two years," Paek Hwa
North KoreaFeb. 22, 2011
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Teens on closer terms with maternal relatives: survey
South Korean middle and high school students feel closer to relatives on their mother's side than to those on their father's, showing a tendency to shift to a maternal society, a survey said Tuesday. (The Korea Herald) According to the poll on 6,979 students from middle and high schools nationwide conducted in June and July last year by the National Youth Policy Institute, 83.4 percent answere
Social AffairsFeb. 22, 2011
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SNU professor embroiled in accusations
Kim accused of physical, verbal abuse, demanding favors, misuse of college facilitiesSeoul National University’s musical professor and acclaimed soprano Kim In-hei has been accused of abusing her students. The university is considering terminating her position while a slew of allegations about her having “taken advantage” of her students’ talents for private occasions have enraged the public.SNU s
Social AffairsFeb. 22, 2011
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U.S. maritime alliance with S. Korea becomes stronger
The commander of the United States Navy's largest forward deployed fleet said Monday the U.S. maritime alliance with South Korea has become stronger following North Korea's recent provocations. "The improvements in (the fleet's) capability have been made even stronger by a deepening of our alliances and partnerships around the region," Vice Admiral Scott Van Buskirk, who visited Hong Kong this
DefenseFeb. 21, 2011
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Indonesia asks Seoul to verify details of hotel room break-in
South Korean spy agency denies roleIndonesia has officially asked South Korea to verify Seoul spy agency’s alleged trespassing into a hotel room of its envoys for intelligence gathering purposes, the Foreign Ministry here said Monday. Local media reports revealed Monday that three agents belonging to Seoul’s National Intelligence Service had been caught after entering a downtown hotel room to stea
Foreign AffairsFeb. 21, 2011
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GNP floor leader wants debate on Constitution
Rep. Kim Moo-sung, floor leader of the ruling Grand National Party, proposed Monday that parliament organize a special committee to lead discussions on Constitutional amendment.A mainstream faction of the party has recently renewed its drive to revise the Constitution written in 1987 to change the current single-term five-year presidency and allow re-elections.The drive, however, is unlikely to ea
PoliticsFeb. 21, 2011
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China’s deputy nuclear envoy in Pyongyang for nuke talks
China’s deputy nuclear envoy is visiting North Korea, an official said Monday, a possible sign that Beijing is stepping up efforts to resume six-party talks on Pyongyang’s nuclear programs.Amb. Yang Houlan arrived in Pyongyang on Sunday on a trip to accompany Vice Foreign Minister Zhang Zhijun, and the two countries are expected to discuss ways to reopen the stalled six-party talks, the official s
North KoreaFeb. 21, 2011
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Sales of lottery tickets rise
On his way home from work, Oh Jong-seok stops twice a week at a corner convenience store in southern Seoul where he usually buys a pack of cigarettes and sometimes takes care of “important” business: buying national lottery tickets.The 34-year-old office worker is one of many regular customers of the store that’s abuzz selling tickets to people hoping to get rich quick by winning first prize in a
Social AffairsFeb. 21, 2011
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S. Korea envoys in Seoul for annual discussions
South Korea opened an annual conference of its diplomatic mission chiefs Monday, with hundreds of senior diplomats gathering in Seoul to discuss “business diplomacy” plus other topics prepared to familiarize them with the nation’s foreign policy objectives this year. Some 115 ambassadors and consuls-general will be attending the meeting running through Friday. The diplomats will be briefed on a va
Foreign AffairsFeb. 21, 2011
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Korea, Honduras agree to forge closer ties
President Lee Myung-bak and Honduran President Porfirio Lobo on Monday discussed how to extend bilateral cooperation in trade, investment and infrastructure development during their summit talks in Seoul.The two leaders also agreed to seek ways to share South Korea’s experience in economic development and better protect South Korean citizens in Honduras, Lee’s office, Cheong Wa Dae, said. Presiden
Foreign AffairsFeb. 21, 2011
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‘Mistreatment of minorities likely to foment terrorism’
A terrorism expert Monday raised the possibility of home-grown terrorist attacks in Korea where social minorities struggle with prevalent discrimination against them. “Migrant workers, children of married immigrants and North Korean defectors who may experience disgrace and discrimination against them here are more likely to vent their anger through terror attacks,” Lee Man-jong, professor of law
Social AffairsFeb. 21, 2011