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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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Some junior doctors are returning: Health Ministry
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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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[Robert J. Fouser] AI changes rationale for learning languages
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Woman dangling from power lines rescued by residents holding blanket
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Ador CEO's request for exclusive right to terminate NewJeans' contract with Hybe refused in February
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Brown's wife recalls Berlusconi's eye for Campbell
LONDON (AP) _ The wife of Britain's ex-leader Gordon Brown says she spotted Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi asking for model Naomi Campbell's phone number at an official dinner.Sarah Brown said in an interview with the Daily Mail published Saturday that she later joked about the episode with ``Harry Potter'' author J.K. Rowling. She did not specify exactly when it took place or whether Berluscon
PoliticsFeb. 20, 2011
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Kim Tong-un named Kim Jong-il's fund manager: source
A senior official of North Korea's ruling party has been named to lead a special party bureau, code-named Office 38, that oversees coffers and raises slush funds for its leader Kim Jong-il and the ruling elites, a source on North Korea said Sunday.Kim Tong-un, formerly head of Office 39 in the Workers' Party of Korea, assumed the post in May last year, when North Korea revived Office 38, which was
North KoreaFeb. 20, 2011
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Korean workers in Libya evacuate after intrusion
About 70 South Korean construction workers in Libya had to evacuate after angry local residents broke into their work site and dorms apparently in protest of the government's housing policy, the foreign ministry said Saturday. About 200 local residents forced their way into a South Koreanconstruction site in Derna in eastern Libya at around midnightThursday (local time) and then stormed into
PoliticsFeb. 19, 2011
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PM visits PyeongChang to support Olympic bid
South Korean Prime Minister Kim Hwang-sik visited PyeongChang on Friday to give support to its bid for the 2018 Winter Olympic Games amid an ongoing on-siteinspection by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the prime minister's office said. Kim hosted an official dinner for the 14-member IOC delegation on Friday evening in PyeongChang, located about 180 kilometers east of Seoul in Gangwo
Social AffairsFeb. 18, 2011
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Assembly to speed up work on EU FTA ratification
Ruling party seeks early action, but opposition demands impact assessmentThe National Assembly is set to speed up discussions on South Korea’s free trade deal with the European Union, which the European Parliament ratified on Thursday. Seoul and Brussels signed their bilateral free trade agreement on Oct. 6 after two and a half years of negotiations, agreeing to tentatively put the pact into effec
PoliticsFeb. 18, 2011
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Ex-arms acquisition chief grilled
Prosecutors on Friday questioned the former state arms acquisition chief over his alleged involvement in two separate bribery scandals.Appearing at the Seoul Eastern District Prosecutors’ Office in the morning, Chang Soo-man, former commissioner of the Defense Acquisition Program Agency, looked dismal, refusing to answer questions from a throng of journalists waiting at the office.Chang, who offer
Social AffairsFeb. 18, 2011
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Lee vows efforts for peace, co-prosperity on peninsula
President Lee Myung-bak reaffirmed Friday that his administration will endeavor to bring lasting peace and co-prosperity with North Korea at an annual defense meeting attended by top military commanders and senior government officials, according to his office Cheong Wa Dae. Lee stressed that such efforts should be buttressed by enhanced public awareness on national security, it added. "Peace c
PoliticsFeb. 18, 2011
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School site 'hacked', replaced with porn site
A local secondary school's website was allegedly hacked and replaced with a pornographic site according to a post in citizen journalism website Stomp.Stomper John, seeking a potential school for his son entering secondary school next year, visited the website of Junyuan Secondary School for more information on Wednesday evening after recommendations from friends that it was a good school. Upon log
Social AffairsFeb. 18, 2011
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Seoul school to open for defectors’ children
A boarding school for North Korean defector children will open in Seoul next week, aimed at offering Korean language lessons to those from low-income households, a non-profit defectors’ group said Friday.According to North Korea Intellectuals Solidarity, the Samheung School will start its first semester on Feb. 25, with 27 elementary students. Considering that their parents usually return home lat
Social AffairsFeb. 18, 2011
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S. Korean sailor from fishing vessel freed from pirates dies in Kenya
A South Korean sailor from a fishing vessel freed recently from Somali pirates was found dead in Kenya on Thursday after apparently falling from his hotel room, a foreign ministry official said.Kim Yong-hyun, 68, one of the 43 crew members of the Keummi 305 released last week after four months in the hands of Somali pirates, died at 2:25 a.m. (local time) after apparently falling from the veranda
PoliticsFeb. 18, 2011
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Anti-government protesters killed in Libyan clash
CAIRO (AP) _ Libyan protesters seeking to oust longtime leader Moammar Gadhafi defied a crackdown and took to the streets in five cities Thursday on what activists have dubbed a ``day of rage,'' amid reports at least 20 demonstrators have been killed in clashes with pro-government groups. New York-based Human Rights Watch said Libyan internal security forces also have arrested at least 14 peopl
InternationalFeb. 18, 2011
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7 found hiding in bus luggage hold
Seven excess passengers were found hiding in the trunk of a coach on Yongjin Expressway in East China's Zhejiang provinnce, Feb 13, 2011.Photo: Qianjiang Evening NewsSeven people were found hiding in the luggage compartment of a passenger bus on the Yongjin Expressway in Jinhua city, East China's Zhejiang province on Feb 13, 2011, the Qianjiang Evening News reported Tuesday.The bus, with 43 seats,
InternationalFeb. 18, 2011
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Court fines teacher for hitting student on the hands
A Seoul court ordered a high school teacher to pay damages for hitting a student on the hands, giving her bruises and inflammations, officials said Friday. The Seoul Northern District Court ordered the 52-year-old female teacher, identified only by her surname, No, to pay her former student 2.54 million won ($2,280) in compensation and medical expenses, court officials said. The student, ident
Social AffairsFeb. 18, 2011
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200 people break into S. Korean-run construction site in Libya
About 200 people forced their way into a South Korean-run construction site in Libya, and half of them are still occupying the site, the foreign ministry said Friday. Discontent over the government's housing policy is believed to be a reason for the intrusion in Derna in eastern Libya at around 12:30 a.m. (local time) Thursday, the ministry said. A similar incident happened at the same site las
Foreign AffairsFeb. 18, 2011
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U.S. expects further N. Korean provocations within months: Adm. Willard
WASHINGTON -- The United States Thursday warned of further provocations from North Korea within months as part of the ongoing effort by leader Kim Jong-il to cede power to his youngest son. Adm. Robert Willard, commander of the U.S. Pacific Command, however, told a forum here that he saw "no signs that I'm aware of that they're preparing for near-term missile tests." Reports said that North
North KoreaFeb. 18, 2011
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Engineer of freed S. Korean fishing ship dies in Kenya
One of the South Korean crew of a fishing boat recently released by Somali pirates apparently fell to his death from a hotel in Kenya, Seoul’s Foreign Ministry said Thursday. Kim Yong-hyun, the chief engineer of the freed vessel Keummi 305, was found dead around 8:25 a.m. Thursday, Korean time, after falling from his third-floor hotel room. It is unclear whether he jumped as no suicide note has be
Foreign AffairsFeb. 17, 2011
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Prosecutors raid Daewoo E&C in bribery case
Company suspected of bribing chief arms procurerProsecutors on Thursday raided the headquarters of Daewoo Engineering & Construction Co. in central Seoul over allegations that its president handed gift certificates to the state arms acquisition chief last September in return for favors.Some 10 investigators from the Seoul Eastern District Prosecutors’ Office searched the construction firm at aroun
PoliticsFeb. 17, 2011
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Seoul spy chief’s U.S. visit focused on N.K. leadership
National Intelligence Service chief Won Sei-hoon traveled to Washington last week to meet with his U.S. counterparts, a government source here confirmed Thursday, raising questions over what was on his agenda.Won met with CIA director Leon Panetta to exchange information on North Korean leader Kim Jong-il’s health condition, the power transfer to his son Jong-un and the country’s food shortage amo
PoliticsFeb. 17, 2011
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Seoul, Tokyo bolster cooperation on N.K.
South Korea and Japan reconfirmed their shared position not to unconditionally jump into peace talks with North Korea during their ministerial-level talks this week, giving China and Russia a wide berth on the issue. Seoul’s Foreign Minister Kim Sung-hwan said he and his Japanese counterpart Seiji Maehara agreed to “create the necessary terms” for the restart of the stalled international talks on
Foreign AffairsFeb. 17, 2011
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Lee pushes his agenda for ‘fair society’
President briefed on plans to ensure fair taxation, military service, education, workers’ rightsPresident Lee Myung-bak revved up his drive for a “fair society” by launching a monthly high-profile meeting Thursday to draw specific policy measures.Lee stressed that political parties must join efforts to create a fair society regardless of who is in power. “(Korea) must make suprapartisan efforts th
PoliticsFeb. 17, 2011