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Baby boomers face more time alone

Social affairsMay 30, 2011

Baby boomers are living without their children at home for significantly longer than their parents did, according to a state-run women’s research institute. The longer so-called empty nest period wh...
[Notice] Voice: Should Korea scrap nuclear energy?

Social affairsMay 30, 2011

On June 2, The Korea Herald will launch its new debate page “Voice” with the question: “Should South Korea scrap nuclear energy?” Each week, “Voice” will feature two contributors going head-to-head o...
N. Korea threatens 'physical action' against S. Korea

North KoreaMay 30, 2011

North Korea threatened Monday that it will no longer engage with South Korea and will retaliate against Seoul for anti-Pyongyang "psychological warfare." In a spokesman's statement, the North's powe...
Two burnt to death in apartment block

Social affairsMay 30, 2011

(MCT) Police found the bodies of a man and woman who were burnt to death on the stairs of an apartment building in southern Seoul on Monday. Police said the 44-year-old woman surnamed Park and the ...
Four planets will converge on last week of May

ScienceMay 30, 2011

In this screegrab from a NASA video, the four planets align. (NASA) Jupiter, Venus, Mars and Mercury will align between Sunday and Tuesday this week and be met with a very thin line of the moon in a...
Former state auditor arrested in influence-peddling scandal

ScienceMay 30, 2011

A former state auditor and aide to President Lee Myung-bak was arrested Monday on charges of taking bribes from a now-suspended savings bank that was seeking his influence to avoid punishment for ext...
Soldiers under probe for posting pro-Pyongyang messages on Internet

ScienceMay 30, 2011

Korean military intelligence officials are investigating seven officers and soldiers for posting pro-Pyongyang messages on an online community that praises North Korea, military officials said Monday...
3 more pro football players arrested in match-fixing scandal

ScienceMay 30, 2011

CHANGWON (Yonhap News) -- Prosecutors in this southern coastal city said Sunday they arrested three pro football players for alleged involvement in a widening game-fixing scandal. The three, all fro...
Man nabbed in Korea‘s first crackdown on narcotics from Mexico

Social affairsMay 30, 2011

Seoul prosecutors have indicted a former member of the biggest Korean criminal gang in the U.S. for smuggling Mexican narcotics into Korea. The arrest of the Korean-American, identified by his surna...
Civic groups to demand information from U.S. army on toxic releases

NationalMay 29, 2011

A group of civic groups in South Korea said Sunday they will file a petition demanding the U.S. military release detailed information on its past discharge of toxic chemicals here. Currently, South ...
Cheong Wa Dae spurs public office transfers

PoliticsMay 29, 2011

Cheong Wa Dae will push to start the construction of new office buildings for all 80 public corporations within the year, officials said Sunday. The move is meant to spur sluggish local development ...
‘If China acted like U.S., N. Korea would be further isolated’

PoliticsMay 29, 2011

JEJU ― China's taking a similar attitude to that of the United States to North Korea would only see the reclusive state slip deeper into isolation, a senior Chinese official said Saturday. Such a mo...
Jeju Forum debates global peace, economy, culture

PoliticsMay 29, 2011

Prime minister calls for closer cooperation for peaceful and prosperous East Asia JEJU ― Top government officials, corporate leaders, scholars and activists from across the globe engaged in heated d...
Workshop calls for more fertility aid

Social affairsMay 29, 2011

International experts on official development aid gathered in Seoul to discuss the importance of focusing aid on reproductive health in developing countries Investment in reproductive health, which ...
GNP restricts tuition cut beneficiary range

PoliticsMay 29, 2011

The ruling Grand National Party, in response to the debate over university tuition cuts, has decided to offer the benefits to those who score an average grade of B or higher, officials said Sunday. ...