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Exports to US reach all-time high, widen gap with China
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Trump rekindles criticism: US forces defending 'wealthy' S. Korea 'free of charge'
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[Music in drama] Rekindle a love that slipped through your fingers
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S. Korea discussed possible participation in AUKUS Pillar 2 with Australia: defense minister
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[New faces of Assembly] Architect behind ‘audacious initiative’ believes in denuclearized North Korea
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On May Day, labor unions blast Yoon's foreign nanny proposal
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Seoul Metro to seek legal action against malicious complaints
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[KH Explains] Will alternative trading platform shake up Korean stock market?
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Illit, mired in controversy, remains on Billboard charts for 5th week
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S. Korea lowers COVID-19 warning level, lifts last-remaining antivirus mandates
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Koreas set for first military talks since island attack
Military officers from South and North Korea were set to hold working-level talks on Tuesday to lay the groundwork for a meeting of higher-level officials, the first such cross-border meeting since the North's deadly artillery attack on a border island last November, officials here said. The colonel-level talks to be held at the border truce village of Panmunjom separating the two Koreas are a
North KoreaFeb. 8, 2011
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Concerns rise that cull may cause disaster
Minister Lee says reckless burial of infected livestock may result in widespread contaminationThe reckless burial of cattle in an attempt to prevent the further spread of foot-and-mouth disease could trigger a massive environmental disaster, Environment Minister Lee Maan-ee said. The minister called for a thorough examination of the effect of the burials on the surrounding soil and environment to
Social AffairsFeb. 8, 2011
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Boat carrying 31 N. Koreans towed into South Korea
Thirty-one North Koreans crossed the tense sea border and arrived on a frontline South Korean island at the weekend, but it is unlikely they are defectors, the Seoul government said Monday. The North Koreans, consisting of 11 men and 20 women, arrived on South Korea’s Yeonpyeong Island on a 5-ton fishing boat on Saturday. Their ship has been towed to a nearby port city for investigation, the South
PoliticsFeb. 7, 2011
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Police corroborate Somali pirate’s shooting charges
Investigators have corroborated charges that a Somali pirate shot the captain of a seized Korean freighter using ballistics evidence, maritime police in Busan said Monday. The evidence includes a bullet removerd from the injured captain and bullet traces on the ship’s wheel house.In addition, the rescued Korean crewmembers of the Samho Jewelry told police that they saw Arai Mahomed shoot the capta
PoliticsFeb. 7, 2011
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Rival parties at odds over Assembly session
Pro-Lee Myung-bak faction pushes for discussion of constitutional revisionRival parties are at odds over holding an extraordinary National Assembly session this month and a meeting between President Lee Myung-bak and opposition party leader, while a group of governing party lawmakers push for Constitutional amendment. Floor leaders Kim Moo-sung of the ruling Grand National Party and Park Jie-won o
PoliticsFeb. 7, 2011
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Wounded captain of rescued freighter to return home Saturday
SALALAH/MUSCAT, Oman -- The captain of a rescued South Korean freighter, who was wounded during a naval raid on Somali pirates in the Arabian Sea last week, will be airlifted home Saturday, officials here said Friday.The 58-year-old Seok Hae-kyun was shot three times by pirates during the rescue operation by South Korean commandos for the Samho Jewelry. He was the only one wounded among the 21-mem
Social AffairsFeb. 7, 2011
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Seoul will be flexible with new emissions trading scheme: Lee
President Lee Myung-bak said Monday that his government will introduce a carbon emissions trading system in a flexible way, taking impact on businesses into account.“The government is planning to introduce the emissions trading scheme at an opportune time after thoroughly sounding out the opinions of industries,” Lee said in his biweekly radio address.“A business that emits greenhouse gases more t
PoliticsFeb. 7, 2011
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Taiwanese man gets one-year prison term for phone fraud
A Seoul court sentenced a Taiwanese man to a one-year prison term for swindling money from a Korean family through a fake kidnapping telephone scam, court officials said Monday.The 31-year-old defendant, whose name was withheld, had been indicted on charges of receiving 2 million won ($1,800) in July of last year from Korean parents by claiming their son had been kidnapped with a fake voice of a b
Social AffairsFeb. 7, 2011
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Chinese New Year, Vegas-style
LAS VEGAS, Nevada (AFP) ― Brian Wu hoisted his six-year-old daughter onto his shoulders at The Mirage hotel-casino so the delighted little girl could get a better look at the leaping dragons shimmying to a boisterous drumbeat.For Wu’s daughter, Yvonne, this is what Chinese New Year is all about. The Wu family, who live near Los Angeles, have celebrated the holiday on the Las Vegas Strip every year
InternationalFeb. 7, 2011
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Plan to produce home-grown medicine Nobel winner by 2030
An ambitious plan to produce home-grown medical scientists who could win the Nobel Award in Physiology or Medicine by 2030 was unveiled by the government Monday.The plan, tentatively called “Nobel Project in Physiology or Medicine,” will support young medical scientists in their 20s or 30s for their own long-term research work, the Ministry of Health and Welfare said in its annual budget for healt
Social AffairsFeb. 7, 2011
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State watchdog pushes for education on human rights
Human rights education will be mandatory for officials and employees of public institutions in an effort to prevent the prevalence of civil rights violations, state human rights watchdog said Monday.The National Human Rights Commission of Korea plans to propose a bill regarding the education of civil liberties after they review the draft. “If the human rights education act is put into effect, it w
Social AffairsFeb. 7, 2011
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31 N. Koreans arrive in S. Korea by boat, but no wish to defect
Thirty-one North Korean people crossed the tense Yellow Sea border by boat and arrived in South Korea two days ago, but they have not expressed any wishes to defect to the South, a military official said Monday. The North Koreans, consisting of 11 men and 20 women, arrived on Yeonpyeong Island by a wooden fishing boat in thick fog at around 11 a.m. Saturday and were towed away to the western port
North KoreaFeb. 7, 2011
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One of four bullets from injured captain shot by S. Korean Navy: Coast Guard
One of the four bullets removed from the injured South Korean captain of a chemical freighter hijacked by Somalis last month was shot by South Korean Navy commandos during their raid on the ship in the Arabian Sea, the South Korean Coast Guard said Monday, wrapping up a probe on five captured Somali pirates.Seok Hae-kyun, the skipper of the 11,500-ton Samho Jewelry, has drawn keen national attenti
Social AffairsFeb. 7, 2011
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100 dogs in Canada killed after business slows
VANCOUVER _ An organization that fights animal abuse is calling the slaughter of 100 sled dogs by an outdoor adventure company in British Columbia a bloodbath and police are investigating.Sled dogs pull a tourist during a tour run by Outdoor Adventures in the Soo Valley north of Whistler, British Columbia, Canada, on Monday, Jan. 31, 2011. (AP-Yonhap News)The British Columbia SPCA's manager of ani
Social AffairsFeb. 7, 2011
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South’s the right medicine for N.K. trio
Three brothers obtain Oriental medical doctor’s license in SouthSEONGNAM, Gyeonggi Province ― In a cozy and welcoming oriental clinic, a smile never leaves the doctor’s face as he runs about greeting the steady flow of patients, answering the ceaseless phone calls and treating those who trust his hands and herbal medicine.The 45-year-old doctor of Myohyangsan Oriental Medical Clinic gives a good i
Social AffairsFeb. 7, 2011
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Man with low IQ banned from having sex
The British High Court prohibited a man with an IQ of 48 from having sex, the British newspaper Daily Telegraph reported. The judge ordered that the man, known as Alan, should not be allowed to have sex because he “does not have the capacity to consent and engage in sexual relations.” The report said that Alan had been in a sexual relationship with a man he lived with in a house provided by the to
InternationalFeb. 7, 2011
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Pirate admits carrying gun
Police to announce probe results todayA Somali pirate, suspected of shooting the captain of a Korean freighter during a naval rescue operation last month, has admitted that he was carrying a firearm while holding him hostage, in a reversal of his earlier position, according to maritime police in Busan.Arai Mahomed, one of the five pirates captured during the naval commando raid in the Indian Ocean
PoliticsFeb. 6, 2011
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Smoking to be banned at three Seoul plazas
Smoking will be prohibited at three main squares in central Seoul from March and those who break the ban will be fined 100,000 won ($94) from June after a three-month grace period.Under the city administration’s ordinance putting stricter regulations on outdoor smoking, the no-smoking public areas will be expanded to 23 parks by September and 295 bus stops on central lanes by the end of the year.
Social AffairsFeb. 6, 2011
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U.S.-Russia nuclear arms treaty takes effect
10-year pact limits each side's strategic warheads and heavy bombersMUNICH (AP) ― A new U.S.-Russia nuclear arms control treaty has taken effect, securing a key foreign policy goal of President Barack Obama and raising hopes among officials on both sides that it will provide the impetus for Moscow and Washington to negotiate further reductions.“The treaty marks significant progress toward Presiden
InternationalFeb. 6, 2011
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Tens of thousands gather in Serbian opposition protest
BELGRADE (AFP) ― Tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets of Belgrade on Saturday for a major opposition rally calling for the government to call early elections or risk new protests in April.Some 70,000 people gathered for the rally in front of the Serbian parliament in central Belgrade, an AFP correspondent said. Police estimates put the figure at 55,000.“I know you are dissatisfied,
InternationalFeb. 6, 2011