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[Exclusive] Korean military set to ban iPhones over 'security' concerns
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Korean, Romanian leaders discuss defense tech, nuclear energy
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[Graphic News] 77% of young Koreans still financially dependent
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S. Korea calls on Japan to confront history amid Yasukuni Shrine visit
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Yoon’s jailed mother-in-law excluded from latest parole list
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Hybe and Min Hee-jin, CEO of Hybe sublabel Ador, lock horns
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[Pressure points] Leggings in public: Fashion statement or social faux pas?
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Yoo Jae-suk, Yoo Yeon-seok team up in 'Whenever Possible'
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Korea’s homegrown nanosatellite successfully launches into space
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Aging population to drive down Korea's housing prices from 2040: experts
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Seoul accepts N.K. proposal for high-level military talks
The Seoul government said Thursday it has decided to accept North Korea's proposal to hold high-level military talks which came a day after the U.S. and China called on the communist state to end provocations. The proposal is the latest in a series of recent overtures from the North for dialogue with its southern neighbor against which it made two deadly attacks last year.North Korea said it will
North KoreaJan. 20, 2011
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N.K. proposes high-level military talks with S. Korea
North Korea proposed holding high-level military talks with South Korea on Thursday, a day after the U.S. and China called on the communist state to end provocations.The proposal is the latest in a series of recent overtures from the North for dialogue with its southern neighbor against which it made two deadly attacks last year.“Under the name of Kim Yong-chun, minister of the People’s Armed Forc
DefenseJan. 20, 2011
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Seoul to up pressure on N.K. nuke program
Evaluating the outcome of the U.S.-China summit as positive, South Korea repeated on Thursday that the resumption of any kind of dialogue with North Korea “depended fully” upon the nuclear-armed state’s earnest intent to halt provocations and disarm. Overcoming their once-divided view on how to deal with Pyongyang’s growing belligerence, U.S. President Barack Obama and Chinese President Hu Jintao
PoliticsJan. 20, 2011
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Seoul fraught by Somali pirates’ ship hijackings
The Seoul government appears to be agonizing over how to deal with Somali pirates, after a South Korean cargo vessel carrying 21 crewmembers was seized last Saturday.The 11,500-ton Samho Jewelry freighter, carrying eight South Koreans, was captured in the Arabian Sea between Oman and India en route to Sri Lanka from the United Arab Emirates.The government has reiterated its vow not to negotiate wi
PoliticsJan. 20, 2011
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Repeat robbers may get electronic tags
The government is considering making those convicted of repeated robberies wear electronic anklets, which are currently required for sex offenders and murderers, from next year. The Justice Ministry said Thursday that it is pushing to revise the law to apply the traceable electronic device to robbers.The law is currently imposed only on criminals considered likely to repeat crimes such as sex offe
Social AffairsJan. 20, 2011
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More foreign wives seeking legal advice
A large number of foreign wives sought legal advice on divorce last year, a government counseling center said Thursday, causing concern that an already high divorce rate for international marriages could rise. In a 2010 report released by the Emergency Support Center for Migrant Women, legal counseling sessions numbered 10,604, up 23 percent from the previous year.Although legal advice does not ne
Social AffairsJan. 20, 2011
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Seoul Forest, Mount Nam to be linked by pathway
From as early as next year, Seoulites will be able to stroll from Seoul Forest in the east to the top of Mount Nam in the city center without breaking their stride.The Seoul Metropolitan Government said Thursday that its project to link the city’s landmark parks and mountains with footpaths has begun, and is due to be completed by next year. The 8.4-kilometer pathway will be named “Geotgoshippen G
Social AffairsJan. 20, 2011
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Korea to tighten measures to verify foreign degrees
The government will adopt stricter measures to verify overseas academic diplomas and tighten its monitoring of universities hiring staff with such qualifications. The state-run National Research Foundation of Korea will oversee verification while the Korea Education and Research Information Service will seek to display the full text of the thesis for all overseas degrees acquired by Koreans, the M
Social AffairsJan. 20, 2011
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Ex-lecturer aims to lead change in civil service
Being the first in something always draws attention. Such was the case for Yoon Eun-key, who became the first non-bureaucrat to take the helm of the Central Officials Training Institute eight months ago.The former corporate consultant, lecturer, radio host and university president has held a dozen job titles, but had never served in the public sector before.“With my experience in corporate educati
PoliticsJan. 20, 2011
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House votes to repeal Obamacare
WASHINGTON (AP) ― Republicans in the House of Representatives fulfilled a campaign promise, casting a largely symbolic vote to repeal President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul. The measure was sure to die in the Democratic-controlled Senate and faced a certain veto if it should reach the president’s desk.Nevertheless, the Wednesday vote in the House, newly under Republican control, signaled th
InternationalJan. 20, 2011
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Tunisian leader vows ‘break’ with old regime
Interim president promises amnesty for political prisoners and media freedomTUNIS (AFP) ― Tunisia’s interim president Wednesday promised a “total break” with the past and hailed “a revolution of dignity and liberty,” as prosecutors opened a vast inquiry against the previous leader.Investigators will look into the extensive domestic and foreign assets held by former president Zine El Abidine Ben Al
InternationalJan. 20, 2011
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Haiti’s ‘Baby Doc’ hopes to run for presidency
Duvalier's lawyer protests against legal moves, saying statute of limitation expiredPORT-AU-PRINCE (AFP) ― More than two decades after being ousted from power, ex-dictator Jean-Claude “Baby Doc” Duvalier aims to profit from Haiti’s turmoil to recapture the presidency, an aide said Wednesday.The news came as Duvalier’s lawyer confirmed the former leader, who returned from exile amid political uphea
InternationalJan. 20, 2011
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Authorities charge abortion doctor with murder
The Women's Medical Society in Philadelphia, is shown Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2010. (AP)PHILADELPHIA (AP) _ A doctor who gave abortions to minorities, immigrants and poor women in a ``house of horrors'' clinic was charged with eight counts of murder in the deaths of a patient and seven babies who were born alive and then killed with scissors, prosecutors said Wednesday.Dr. Kermit Gosnell, 69, made mil
InternationalJan. 20, 2011
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'Uncensored' Playboy coming to iPad: Hefner
WASHINGTON - Playboy founder Hugh Hefner is bringing his iconic men's magazine to the iPad.The octogenarian publisher, in a message on his Twitter feed, @hughhefner, said current and back issues of Playboy would be available on the Apple device in March."Big news! Playboy -- both old & new -- will be available on iPad beginning in March," Hefner said.He did not provide any more details but in resp
InternationalJan. 20, 2011
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Pirates take 1,181 hostages in 2010
NAIROBI (AP) ― Pirates captured a record 1,181 hostages in 2010 ― almost all of them off the Somali coast ― during a year in which hijackings and attacks became more violent, a global maritime watchdog said.Attackers seized 53 vessels worldwide in 2010, according to a report released Tuesday by the International Maritime Bureau’s piracy reporting center in Kuala Lumpur. All but four were taken by
InternationalJan. 20, 2011
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Retired teacher, 52, takes 18-year-old former student as his fourth wife
Clive Richards and Jessica Anderson married in a register office last September. (captured from the Daily Mail)A retired religious education teacher has married for the fourth time to an 18-year-old former student, The Daily Mail, a British tabloid, reported. Clive Richards, 52, a father of two, set up home the deputy head girl Jessica Anderson when she was only 16. Mr. Richards’ third wife Julia,
Social AffairsJan. 20, 2011
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S. Korea positive on outcome of U.S.-China summit
South Korea appreciates the outcome of the U.S.-China summit, an official said Thursday, after the high-stakes meeting called for inter-Korean dialogue as an "essential step" in reducing tensions and expressed "concern" about North Korea's uranium enrichment program.U.S. President Barack Obama and Chinese President Hu Jintao held a summit in Washington on Wednesday (U.S. time) that touched on a wi
PoliticsJan. 20, 2011
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Female politician recruits girls for Berlusconi: report
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and his estranged wife Veronica (AP)Citing an allegation from a court document, the British Daily Mail reported Tuesday that women were paid to have sex with Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi in nurse and police uniforms.According to the document the 74-year-old premier, who is being investigated after being accused of having sex with underage prost
InternationalJan. 20, 2011
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Obama, Hu call on N. K. to stop provocations
WASHINGTON -- The United States and China Wednesday called on North Korea to stop provocations and abide by its denuclearization pledge.U.S. President Obama (right) and Chinese President Hu Jintao attend a joint news conference at the White House after summit talks on Wednesday. (AP-Yonhap) Speaking at a joint press conference at the White House withChinese President Hu Jintao, U.S. Presiden
PoliticsJan. 20, 2011
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Korea to offer online lectures in Southeast Asia
Southeast Asian universities will introduce online real-time lectures on Korea’s popular culture, automobile industry and other hallyu content, addressing the lack of professors despite growing global interest, according to the Korea Foundation on Wednesday.In celebration of its 20th year anniversary, the foundation signed a memorandum of understanding with the University of Indonesia, University
Social AffairsJan. 19, 2011