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'Super Rich in Korea' will leave viewers appreciating Korea more: producers
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Probe of first lady on Dior bag allegations set to begin
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Korean battery makers heave sigh of relief over 2-year IRA reprieve
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Top prosecutor pledges 'speedy, strict' probe into first lady's luxury bag allegations
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Over 80,000 millionaires, 20 billionaires in Seoul: report
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Indonesia’s KF-21 fighter jet deal cut back -- what’s next?
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[KH Explains] Can tech firms' AI alliances take on Nvidia?
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Police seek arrest warrant for med student who killed girlfriend
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Local filmmakers criticize ‘The Roundup: Punishment’ monopoly of screens
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Young Korean doctors seek plan B: cosmetic dermatology or overseas
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Myanmar gave up nuclear programs: president
Myanmarese President Thein Sein said Monday the country had given up its plan to develop nuclear programs in cooperation with Russia in the mid-2000s.He told visiting Korean President Lee Myung-bak that Russia offered to build two 10 megawatt nuclear reactors for civilian, not military, use.But the country’s military junta did not push the project due to its inability to manage it, he was quoted as saying by Lee’s security aide Kim Tae-hyo. In 2007, Russia’s atomic energy agency and Myanmar sign
May 15, 2012
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Lee meets Myanmar’s opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi
Lee touts Noble peace laureate’s fight for democracy, reform YANGON -- President Lee Myung-bak on Tuesday met Myanmar’s iconic opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi in the country’s old capital of Yangon to show appreciation for her decades-long fight for democracy and ask for her support in strengthening bilateral ties.As a leader of a vibrant democracy which also suffered from decades of military rule, Lee stressed that South Korea will join the international community to support Myanmar’s effort
May 15, 2012
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N. Korea stops sending out GPS jamming signals against S. Korea: source
North Korea appears to have stopped jamming satellite signals in an apparent attempt to disrupt air and maritime traffic navigation systems in parts of South Korea, a high-ranking government source in Seoul said Tuesday. The North has been blamed for global positioning system (GPS) disruptions that affected hundreds of commercial flights and ships in and out of South Korea since April 28, al
May 15, 2012
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Myanmar gave up nuclear programs, president says
Myanmarese President Thein Sein said Monday the country had given up its plan to develop nuclear programs in cooperation with Russia in the mid-2000s.He told visiting Korean President Lee Myung-bak that Russia offered to build two 10 megawatt nuclear reactors for civilian, not military, use.But the country’s military junta did not pushed the project due to its inability to manage it, he was quoted
May 15, 2012
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Singer Kim Jang-hoon admits not voting for Lee
Singer Kim Jang-hoon stated on MBC’s talk show “Come to Play” on Monday that he did not vote for President Lee Myung-bak despite performing for the president’s inauguration ceremony.“I performed because it was the inauguration ceremony of Korea, not because it was President Lee’s inauguration,” he said on the popular show hosted by Yoo Jae-suk and Kim Won-Hee. “In fact, I voted for someone else.”Kim participated in candlelight vigils protesting against U.S. beef imports in May after the inaugura
May 15, 2012
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Lee makes historic trip to Myanmar
Scheduled to meet opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi on TuesdayNAYPYIDAW -- President Lee Myung-bak arrived in Myanmar on Monday in a historic visit that showed Seoul’s commitment to enhancing ties with the resource-rich, rapidly reforming country.It was the first time a South Korean head of state had visited Myanmar since 1983, when a bombing by North Korean agents in Yangon killed 17 Seoul officials accompanying then-President Chun Doo-hwan.Lee landed in the administrative capital of Naypyidaw
May 14, 2012
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UPP to launch emergency leadership
Party feud persists as mainstream faction remains defiantThe Unified Progressive Party on Monday decided to establish an emergency leadership and call for the resignations of contentious proportional lawmakers-elect in a vote boycotted by hard-line mainstreamers. The emergency panel will be headed by Rep. Kang Ki-kab, according to the reform measures that passed in an overnight ballot conducted online to avoid further violence.Of the 912 registered central committee members, 545 participated in
May 14, 2012
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S. Korea, China to cooperate on N.K. GPS jamming
Seoul, Tokyo, Beijing fail to agree joint statement on N.K. BEIJING -- President Lee Myung-bak and his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao agreed to cooperate on devising measures to address North Korea’s jamming of satellite traffic navigation signals during their talks here on Monday. The leaders exchanged their views on the safety of passenger flight operations in South Korea, China and Japan, said Kim Tae-hyo, senior presidential secretary for national security.In recent weeks, hundreds of aircraf
May 14, 2012
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Saenuri runners push to cut presidential power
Constitutional change has resurfaced as an election issue as the ruling Saenuri Party’s presidential hopefuls called for the division of state power and revisions to the presidential term.Lee Jae-oh, former special affairs minister and close aide to President Lee Myung-bak, took the initiative last week as he announced his intent to join the party’s nomination contest.“The current single-term, monopolistic presidency is the root cause of most corruption scandals involving close presidential aide
May 14, 2012
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South Korea seeks closer ties with Myanmar
Experts say Seoul needs to beef up its human rights diplomacy on top of economic relationsNAYPYIDAW ― South Korea is stepping up to make inroads into Myanmar as the Southeast Asian country’s fledgling reforms widen access to its huge natural resources, market potential and geopolitical position.President Lee Myung-bak arrived in Naypyidaw on Monday, becoming the first Korean leader to land in the country since 1983 when a North Korean terrorist bombing killed 17 Seoul officials accompanying then
May 14, 2012
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S. Korean president makes landmark visit to Myanmar
South Korean President Lee Myung-bak made a landmark visit to Myanmar on Monday for summit talks with President Thein Sein as the former pariah nation emerges from international isolation with sweeping democratic reforms. South Korean President Lee Myung-bak (Yonhap News)Lee is the first South Korean president to visit Myanmar, previously known as Burma, in 29 years since North Korea's 1983 deadly
May 14, 2012
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Violence mars UPP meeting
Scandal-ridden progressive party faces leadership vacuumThe future of the scandal-ridden Unified Progressive Party was further in doubt over the weekend as the party faced a leadership vacuum upon violent disruptions of its central committee meeting.Immediately before the start of the central committee meeting on Saturday afternoon, all of the party’s co-chairs ― Lee Jung-hee, Cho Joon-ho, Sim Sang-jung and Rhyu Si-min ― expressed their intent to resign from their posts, in an apparent attempt t
May 13, 2012
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South Korea, China, Japan agree to start official FTA talks
BEIJING ― The leaders of South Korea, China and Japan agreed to start official negotiations on a trilateral free trade pact within this year during their annual meeting in Beijing on Sunday, stepping up efforts to deepen economic cooperation.To this end, they agreed to begin the necessary domestic procedures and working-level consultations soon, Seoul officials said.President Lee Myung-bak, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda discussed their cooperation in busin
May 13, 2012
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Minister calls for changes in unification policy
Unification Minister Yu Woo-ik on Friday called for fresh measures to steer the unification between two Koreas despite strained cross-border ties following a failed rocket launch. He stressed that the South should shift its focus on bilateral exchanges, cooperation and talks to policies that can be pursued constantly and independently irrespective of swings in inter-Korean relations. “Under the current policies, we have to keep treading water if North Korea does not respond,” Yu told journalists
May 13, 2012
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Progressive party on verge of collapse
Umbrella labor group threatens to withdraw support over vote-rigging scandalAbout five months after the grand coalition of Korea’s key progressive forces, the Unified Progressive Party appears on the verge of collapse over the factional struggle prompted by vote-rigging allegations.The party now faces the danger of losing one of its biggest associates, as the Korea Confederation of Trade Unions warned they will revoke their support unless the UPP manages drastic reform. The progressive union als
May 13, 2012
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Leadership race in main opposition party heats up
Throngs of Democratic United Party members threw their hats into the ring for the upcoming leadership race on Sunday, taking up the challenge against a purported frontrunner Lee Hae-chan.The DUP is set to elect on June 9 its new leadership that will spearhead the party’s race toward the Dec. 19 presidential election. The party, which lost to the ruling Saenuri Party in the April general elections by taking 127 seats in the 300-member National Assembly, also faces an uphill battle in the presiden
May 13, 2012
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Lee repeats need for Japan to face history
BEIJING ― President Lee Myung-bak reiterated the need to face up to history to help enhance bilateral ties with Tokyo during his talks here with his Japanese counterpart, Cheong Wa Dae said Sunday.On the sidelines of the annual talks between the leaders of South Korea, Japan and China, Lee and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda held bilateral meeting to discuss cooperation in security and business, and other issues of mutual concern.“President Lee underscored (during the talks) that although
May 13, 2012
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Members of minor progressive party clash over election scandal
An internal rift at the Unified Progressive Party is escalating, as hundreds of members clashed Saturday over how to revive the party torn apart by alleged election fraud.The left-wing minor party has been mired in a factional division since earlier this month when it announced the fairness of its primary to select the party's proportional representation candidates for the April 11 elections had b
May 13, 2012
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Minor progressive party co-chairs quit over election fraud
All four of the Unified Progressive Party’s co-chairs – Cho Joon-ho, Lee Jung-hee, Shim Sang-jung and Rhyu Si-min – resigned from their posts at the party’s central committee meeting on Saturday.On May 4, Lee had hinted at the development saying that she will "relieve the heavy burden" at the central committee meeting. At the time Lee also stated that she will not be running in next month’s vote t
May 12, 2012
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Minor progressive party holds meeting to resolve elecion fraud standoff
South Korea's left-wing minor party opened a critical meeting Saturday to tackle a scandal and internal feud triggered by allegations of wide-scale election fraud in the selection of proportional candidates in last month's parliamentary race.The central committee, the highest decision-making body in the Unified Progressive Party (UPP), has been tasked with handling critical issues like demands by
May 12, 2012