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10-man S. Korea lose to Indonesia to miss out on Paris Olympic football qualification
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Hybe-Ador feud should have limited effect on Hybe's overall performance: analysts
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Second Gimpo civil servant found dead, after apologizing for not finishing work
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DP leader says he will meet Yoon without conditions
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First-ever meeting of president, opposition chief set to finally happen
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NewJeans' singles, Japanese debut to proceed as planned, despite Hybe-Ador feud
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Experts raise concerns about Japan putting pressure on Naver over Line
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Samsung mobile chief, Google device head meet in Seoul
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Ship linked to NK arms shipments to Russia is moored in China: State Dept.
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[Kim So-hyun] The quiet taxi driver from Paris
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Park names key aide as chief PR secretary
President Park Geun-hye on Monday named senior secretary for political affairs Lee Jung-hyun as senior secretary for public relations.Lee replaces Lee Nam-ki, who resigned last month to take responsibility over the sexual assault case involving then-presidential spokesman Yoon Chang-jung.“I understand that (Lee) was named because the most important role of senior secretary for public relations is in directly communicating with the president,” spokeswoman Kim Haing said during a press briefing.Le
June 3, 2013
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Democrats losing ground to Ahn in key stronghold
The main opposition Democratic Party is losing ground in its key stronghold of North Jeolla Province to the specter of a new party led by Ahn Cheol-soo, a recent poll suggested.The liberal party’s approval rating stood at 38.4 percent, according to the poll published Sunday by local newspaper Jeonbuk Ilbo.The figure is in sharp contrast with its results in the presidential election in December and parliamentary elections in April 2012, in which the party respectively won 86.3 percent and 51.1 pe
June 3, 2013
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Prosecution set to seek arrest warrant for ex-spy chief
Prosecutors said Monday they will decide sometime this week whether to seek an arrest warrant against a former intelligence chief accused of meddling in last year's presidential election.Won Sei-hoon, who headed the National Intelligence Service (NIS) for about four years until early this year, is suspected of ordering agents to post a slew of politically sensitive comments on the Internet in order to sway public opinion in favor of the ruling party candidate prior to the Dec. 19 election."A dec
June 3, 2013
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Park names key aide as chief PR secretary
President Park Geun-hye on Monday named senior secretary for political affairs Lee Jung-hyun as senior secretary for public relations.Lee replaces Lee Nam-ki, who resigned last month to take responsibility over the sexual assault case involving then-presidential spokesman Yoon Chang-jung.“I understand that (Lee) was named because the most important role of senior secretary for public relations is in directly communicating with the president,” spokeswoman Kim Haing said during a press briefing.Le
June 3, 2013
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‘Korea, Australia have key roles as middle powers’
Korea and Australia have crucial roles as middle-power states to address regional and global issues by forging coalitions of like-minded countries, a former Australian minister said.Gareth Evans, now chancellor of the Australian National University, said the two could capitalize on their diplomatic status to build the mood for regional cooperation, hampered by nationalism, security competition and historical and territorial disputes.He described a middle power as a country with sufficient credib
June 2, 2013
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Ahn stirs up progressive bloc
Speculation about independent lawmaker Rep. Ahn Cheol-soo’s future moves is pushing opposition parties to jockey for position within the progressive bloc. The Democratic Party has been wary of Ahn ever since last year’s presidential election, with senior members offering him a place within the party, and then warning the former academic of the limitations he will face without the backing of a party. Since last year, the DP’s support rate has declined rapidly and recent surveys indicate that a pa
June 2, 2013
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Park urges unity in dealing with Gaeseong gridlock
President Park Geun-hye said Friday the focus should be on demanding North Korea talk on the government-level to break the inter-Korean deadlock, in an apparent message to the opposition criticizing the Seoul government for spurning Pyongyang’s civic-level overture.“(The political circle and civic groups) should lend full support to the government and urge (the North) to talk government-to-government in order to build trust between the two Koreas, including on the matter of the Gaeseong industri
May 31, 2013
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[Photo News] Korea-Uganda summit
May 30, 2013
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Part-time job plans draw doubts, criticism
President Park Geun-hye’s plans to raise the country’s employment rate by increasing part-time jobs face mixed reactions from businesses, labor organizations and political parties. The hard-line Korea Confederation of Trade Unions criticized that the president should focus on improving labor conditions instead of looking to obtain her employment rate goal with “bad jobs.” The umbrella union group also honed in on the president’s comments regarding the need to change public opinion regarding temp
May 30, 2013
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Korea, Uganda agree to boost economic ties in summit
President Park Geun-hye held summit talks with visiting Ugandan President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni and agreed on closer economic cooperation in a move to step up Korea’s advances into the continent with abundant resources. It was Park’s first summit talks at home since her inauguration.Museveni arrived in Seoul on Wednesday for a three-day visit aimed to bolster bilateral cooperation and with particular interest in adopting Korea’s Saemaul Undong, a movement in the 1970s for rural revival initiate
May 30, 2013
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Scholars, politicians call for regional unity
JEJU ― Leading scholars and politicians on Thursday urged Asian states to step up efforts to overcome mutual distrust and enhance cooperation to cope with common challenges including nuclear threats from North Korea.Prime Minister Chung Hong-won, and other former leaders of the region made opening addresses at the 8th Jeju Forum for Peace & Prosperity, pointing to deepening territorial, historical animosities in the region.Under the main theme of “New Waves in Asia,” the three-day conference beg
May 30, 2013
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S. Korea's finance minister calls for debate on 'orderly exit strategy'
South Korea's finance minister has expressed concerns over the negative impact of quantitative easing by advanced countries and called for debate about an "orderly exit strategy" from such expansionary monetary policy, his office here said Thursday.Hyun Oh-seok made the remarks during a discussion session at the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development in Paris. The session on economic outlook is part of the OECD Ministerial Council Meeting held in Paris, the highest decision-making
May 30, 2013
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Park launches advisory council, calls for growth potential revival
President Park Geun-hye on Wednesday launched a top economic advisory council of policymakers and economists, directing them to come up with ways to boost the economy amid waning growth potential.The National Economic Advisory Council has been in operation as stipulated by the Constitution since 1999, but its role had remained meek. Park aims to use the council, which is the only economy-related advisory panel in this administration, as a brainstorming body with stronger say in economic policies
May 29, 2013
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Addresses of child sex offenders to be revealed
The full addresses of those convicted of sex offenses against children or teenagers will be revealed for stronger punishment and prevention of crime, the government said Tuesday.The government agreed during the Cabinet meeting presided by President Park Geun-hye on a bill to revise the Act on the Protection of Children and Juveniles from Sexual Abuse to disclose not only the areas in which the convicted felons live but also the street names and building numbers.The disclosed information will als
May 28, 2013
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Saenuri fumes at Park’s infrastructure cuts
Relations between President Park Geun-hye and her ruling Saenuri Party are showing signs of being strained as party members complain about her plan to sharply cut infrastructure spending to raise money for other projects promised during her campaign.The party fears such cuts would affect its chances in next year’s local elections.The government is expected to unveil later this week what officials dub the “household ledger” for Park’s campaign projects, which will lay out how it will raise about
May 28, 2013
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Progressive group urges N.K. talks
A South Korean progressive group on Tuesday urged the government not to block an opportunity to engage North Korea in talks aimed at allowing a joint event to mark the 13th anniversary of the June 15 South-North Joint Declaration.The Committee for the Joint Implementation of the June 15 Summit Declaration in South Korea criticized the government for banning the joint celebration at a press conference in downtown Seoul.The historic declaration reached at the 2000 summit meeting between late South
May 28, 2013
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Jeju Forum to discuss key global issues
A three-day international forum on a wide range of regional and global issues including security, environment, energy, culture and education will begin on Jeju Island on Wednesday, organizers said.Themed “New Waves in Asia,” the 8th Jeju Forum for Peace & Prosperity will bring in some 3,000 experts, government officials and politicians from some 40 countries for in-depth discussions to explore solutions to the pressing issues.“The Jeju Forum this year will focus on presenting a new vision for mu
May 28, 2013
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National security chief goes home after work for first time
South Korea’s national security chief, who had barely left the presidential compounds in the past three months while on constant duty, recently went home after work in a possible sign that tensions with North Korea have eased somewhat, presidential officials said Tuesday.Kim Jang-soo, the chief of the national security office, went home after work last Friday for the first time since taking office in late February, the officials said.Until then, he had slept at lodgings near the presidential off
May 28, 2013
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S. Korean progressive group urges gov't not to block inter-Korean talks
A South Korean progressive group on Tuesday urged the government not to block an opportunity to engage North Korea in talks aimed at allowing a joint event to mark the 13th anniversary of the June 15 South-North Joint Declaration. The Committee for the Joint Implementation of the June 15 Summit Declaration in South Korea criticized the government for banning the joint celebration at a press conference in downtown Seoul. The historic declaration reached at the 2000 summit meeting between late
May 28, 2013
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Japan’s nationalist lurch dents U.S. hopes for stability, alliance
Japan’s nationalist moves that have infuriated the victims of its past militarism are posing challenges to the U.S. drive to beef up cooperation among its allies in the face of an increasingly assertive China.Its preeminent politicians including Prime Minister Shinzo Abe have recently churned out controversial remarks that showed their refusal to atone for their country’s wartime atrocities, raising the ire of South Korea and China. From Washington’s standpoint, the core ally’s rightward shift s
May 27, 2013