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‘Chemicals dumped in Bucheon’

PoliticsMay 24, 2011

Ex-soldier claims indiscriminate dumping at U.S. base Another former U.S. soldier claimed seven years ago that his unit in Bucheon, Gyeonggi Province, dumped “every imaginable chemical” there in the...
Expert calls for pragmatic N.K. policy

PoliticsMay 24, 2011

U.S. analyst expects herald interview N.K. ‘apology,’ easing of Seoul’s sanctions in near future North Korean leader Kim Jong-il’s seventh official visit to China is once again drawing attention to ...
U.S. delegation due in N.K. over food aid

Foreign affairsMay 24, 2011

A U.S. fact-finding team will be departing for North Korea on Tuesday with some of its members staying over a week for detailed inspection of the food conditions there, officials here said, confirmin...
Lee meets envoy from the Vatican

PoliticsMay 24, 2011

President Lee Myung-bak on Tuesday met with a senior Vatican official in charge of promoting dialogue with other religions and expressed his respect for such efforts, the presidential office said. F...
N.K. leader visits Nanjing industrial park

North KoreaMay 24, 2011

Kim’s trip indicates urgency in securing economic assistance from China North Korean leader Kim Jong-il arrived in the eastern city of Nanjing and looked around industrial facilities there, the Sout...
Police get new powers to tackle domestic abuse

Social affairsMay 24, 2011

The government has strengthened measures against domestic violence, enabling police to take stronger emergency action to protect victims. The steps are designed to address the high rate of domestic ...
Revision calls mount for U.S. forces rules

PoliticsMay 24, 2011

Lawmakers and civic groups are calling for the revision of the Status of Forces Agreement with the U.S. to toughen regulations after possible environmental contamination here. They argue that with t...
Expats promote tourist jewels of Gangnam

Social affairsMay 24, 2011

District’s foreign publicity ambassadors share Seoul experiences through SNS For Chinese student Yu Wenbo, who has been studying journalism in Korea for more than five years, Gangnam, in southeaster...
Generational change remains political slogan

PoliticsMay 24, 2011

Grand National Party leadership race heats up as July convention approaches In November 1969, Kim Young-sam, then an opposition lawmaker, announced his intention to run in his party’s presidential n...
Korea-Japan-China secretariat headed by Shin

PoliticsMay 24, 2011

The cooperative secretariat of South Korea, Japan and China will help strengthen the partnership between the three neighboring countries and thereby wield a strong influence over the Northeast Asian ...
Unprecedented photo op for shuttle-space station

ScienceMay 24, 2011

In this image provided by NASA astronaut Andrew Feustel works in the space shuttle Endeavour's payload bay during the mission's first spacewalk at the International Space Station Friday May 20, 2011....
N. Korean leader heading northwest from Nanjing

North KoreaMay 24, 2011

BEIJING/YANGZHOU/SHANGHAI(Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-il departed the eastern city of Nanjing on Tuesday by train after touring a top electronics company on a trip in which he apparently ...
Marine captain booked for sexually harassing soldiers

DefenseMay 24, 2011

Military prosecutors have booked a Marine Corps captain without detention for sexually harassing his soldiers, military officials said Tuesday. The captain at the 6th Marine Brigade, identified only...
Galactic ‘fountain of youth’ discovered in Hubble Telescope image

ScienceMay 24, 2011

This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image shows the edge-on profile of the slender spiral galaxy NGC 5775, which is surrounded by a halo of gas that astronomers suspect is kicked up by star explosio...
N.K. leader visits industrial complex in China

PoliticsMay 23, 2011

BEIJING/YANGZHOU (Yonhap News) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-il visited an economic development zone and a discount store in the eastern city of Yangzhou on Monday in a trip apparently designed to ...