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Medical profs at top hospitals suspend surgeries, clinics
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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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Samsung chip business back on track, logs W1.9tr operating profit in Q1
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Shinsegae faces showdown with investors over SSG.com's delayed IPO
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[Music in drama] Rekindle a love that slipped through your fingers
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Hopes rise for possible Gaza truce deal
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Ex-pro baseball player who killed debtor appeals sentence
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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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Lee says inter-Korean summit still possible
South Korean President Lee Myung-bak said Tuesday that North Korea has a "good opportunity" to break its diplomatic isolation through inter-Korean talks and the six-party negotiations on its nuclear program, but it should first avert the course of military brinkmanship. "(I) can hold a summit (with the North Korean leader) if necessary," Lee said in a televised talk show. "For North Korea, now
PoliticsFeb. 1, 2011
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North Korea has at least one secret nuclear site, UN report says
North Korea likely has at least one secret nuclear facility, in addition to a plant at Yongbyon whose existence was reported last year, according to diplomats who have read a confidential United Nations report. A UN panel of nuclear experts also said in the report that North Korea is receiving technical assistance from visiting foreign scientists, according to the diplomats who described the findi
PoliticsFeb. 1, 2011
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Nobel Peace Prize nomination for Arab world protests?
OSLO - The vibrant protest movements across the Arab world, Russian human rights activists and WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will all likely be in the running for the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize, observers say as the deadline for nominating candidates approaches.According to existing rules, the Norwegian Nobel Committee will only consider candidate proposals sent by February 1 for its pick, to be an
PoliticsFeb. 1, 2011
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Bureaucrat-turned-professor named new presidential secretary for economy
President Lee Myung-bak has appointed Kim Dae-ki, a bureaucrat-turned-professor, as his new senior secretary for economic affairs, Lee's office Cheong Wa Dae said Tuesday. Kim, formerly the head of Statistics Korea and vice culture minister, replaces Choi Joong-kyung, who became the knowledge economy minister last month. Kim, 55, now serves as a professor at Seoul National University's Gradu
PoliticsFeb. 1, 2011
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13-year-old boy who got AIDS through sex is youngest ever
TAIPEI--A 13 year-old boy has become the youngest person to become infected with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) through sexual intercourse, according to health officials. It is suspected that the boy became infected while working part- time for a 50 year-old male, who lured him into sex with money, said Lin Ting, deputy director-general at the Centers for Disease Control (CDC).The boy
Social AffairsFeb. 1, 2011
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Captured pirates admit hijacking was planned
Korean crew of rescued freighter to return homeSeven South Korean crewmembers of a freight vessel recently rescued from Somali pirates are expected to return home this week following Oman’s approval of the ship to dock in the country, a Seoul official said Monday. South Korea’s 11,500-ton chemical freighter Samho Jewelry and its 21 crew members were rescued on Jan. 21 by the Navy days after it was
PoliticsJan. 31, 2011
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Taekwang chairman indicted for corruption
Taekwang Group chairman Lee Ho-jin and six other senior executives have been indicted on charges of embezzlement and breach of trust, prosecution officials said Monday, capping an investigation that initially raised suspicions of political and business lobbying.The 49-year-old Lee is charged with pocketing 53.6 billion won ($47.7 million) through accounting maneuvers and causing damage to the comp
Social AffairsJan. 31, 2011
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In future, cars might detect drunk drivers
WALTHAM, Massachusetts (AP) ― An alcohol-detection prototype that uses automatic sensors to instantly gauge a driver’s fitness to be on the road has the potential to save thousands of lives, but could be as long as a decade away from everyday use in cars, federal officials and researchers said Friday.U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood visited QinetiQ North America, a Waltham, Massachusetts-b
InternationalJan. 31, 2011
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China rabbit-crazy for Lunar New Year
BEIJING (AFP) ― In stews, as pets or adorning shop windows, rabbits are ubiquitous as millions of Chinese mark the Lunar New Year, hoping for a more tranquil time ahead as the old Year of the Tiger roars its last.The nation’s 1.3 billion inhabitants will welcome the Year of the Rabbit on the night of Feb. 2-3 in a hugely important family event marked by feasts and a blaze of fireworks.Occupying th
InternationalJan. 31, 2011
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Tunisians greet Islamist leader’s return
Ghannouchi fled nation in 1987 after Ben Ali came to power in coupTUNIS (AFP) ― Thousands turned out Sunday to welcome Tunisian Islamist leader Rached Ghannouchi’s return after more than 20 years in exile, as political Islam prepares a comeback following the fall of Tunisia’s regime.“God is great!” Ghannouchi cried out, raising his arms in triumph as he walked into the arrivals hall of Tunis airpo
InternationalJan. 31, 2011
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Brain scan can tell if a smoker will quit
WASHINGTON (AFP) ― US researchers have found a way to predict how successful a smoker will be at quitting by using an MRI scan to look for activity in a region of the brain associated with behavior change.The scans were performed on 28 heavy smokers who had joined an anti-smoking program, according to the study published Monday in the peer-reviewed journal Health Psychology.Participants were asked
InternationalJan. 31, 2011
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Lee talk show to cover N. Korea, economic policies
President Lee Myung-bak is to give his views on inter-Korean relations, diplomatic issues and the government’s economic policy plans for this year in a televised talk show Tuesday morning.In the 90-minute show titled “Dialogue with the President: the Republic of Korea in 2011,” Lee will discuss foreign affairs, security and economy with Hallym University of Graduate Studies professor Chung Kwan-yo
PoliticsJan. 31, 2011
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Lee may reshuffle aides, ministers
President Lee Myung-bak is reportedly considering replacing some of his aides and Cabinet members in February as he completes his third year in office.Lee, first of all, has to name a new senior presidential secretary for economic affairs to replace Choi Joong-kyung, who was appointed as the minister of knowledge economy last week.“As for the vacancies in Cheong Wa Dae, nominations can take place
PoliticsJan. 31, 2011
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Seoul rejects N.K. offer of earlier talks
Defense Ministry says it wants enough time to make preparationsSeoul’s Defense Ministry on Monday rejected North Korea’s proposal to hold working-level military talks at an earlier date, repeating that it wants to hold the meeting Feb. 11 as it originally suggested.In a faxed message sent to the ministry last Saturday, the North suggested holding the preliminary talks Tuesday without elaborating o
PoliticsJan. 31, 2011
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Civic groups to push for vote to rescind free school meals
An association of 150 conservative civic groups Monday filed a petition with the Seoul Metropolitan Government to collect signatures from citizens to hold a plebiscite vote on the controversial free school meal ordinance passed by the city council twice last year. “Free school meals and other splurging welfare policies are just tools of populism by populists. If the system goes around for more tha
Social AffairsJan. 31, 2011
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Watchdog probes cases of abuse in riot police
A state-run human rights watchdog has decided to investigate recent abuse cases among police troops, officials said Monday. The National Human Rights Commission of Korea said it will look into three separate cases, involving two deaths, to see if the policemen suffered physical assault or other forms of bullying in their barracks. A 21-year-old policeman at a combat unit in South Chungcheong Provi
Social AffairsJan. 31, 2011
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Yongsan to grant scholarships to students from Vietnam
The Yongsan-gu office will be connecting students from its sister city in Vietnam with top universities within its district to help promote Korea’s image, officials said Monday.Starting this year, the central Seoul district will nominate an exemplary student each year from Qui Nhon City for a full scholarship at Sookmyung Women’s University and Dankook University.The city on Vietnam’s central sout
Social AffairsJan. 31, 2011
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Hallyu stars fuel Seoul City’s website boom
More than 50 million people worldwide visited Seoul City’s international promotion websites last year, with hallyu entertainers the major reason for the boom. According to the Seoul Metropolitan Government, the number of visitors to nine of its websites run in Japanese, English and Chinese marked 5,057,465 last year, about 15 times that of its official Korean site (www.seoul.go.kr). The lion’s sha
Social AffairsJan. 31, 2011
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Thai coalition ready for election: P.M.
Thailand’s ruling coalition is leading in opinion surveys and ready for an election that will bring stability and redress complaints that spawned violent protests since 2008, Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said. “Looking at the polls, the government is slightly ahead,” Abhisit told Bloomberg Television in Davos at the World Economic Forum, without naming the polls and adding that a win can’t be
InternationalJan. 31, 2011
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Gov't seeks to increase flights departing Cairo amid Egypt protests
South Korea's foreign ministry said Monday it is working on increasing the number of flights from Cairo to Seoul to transport South Korean nationals back home amid raging anti-government protests there. "As the situation gets worse, there aren't enough flights compared to the number of our people who would like to leave Egypt," said a ministry official. "We are in talks with Korean Air to inc
PoliticsJan. 31, 2011