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Exports to US reach all-time high, widen gap with China
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Trump rekindles criticism: US forces defending 'wealthy' S. Korea 'free of charge'
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[Music in drama] Rekindle a love that slipped through your fingers
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Opposition-led Assembly unilaterally passes bill to probe Marine's death
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Inflation eases in April, continues bumpy ride
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Seoul Metro to seek legal action against malicious complaints
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Golden chance to liquidate babies’ gold rings?
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[New faces of Assembly] Architect behind ‘audacious initiative’ believes in denuclearized North Korea
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Illit, mired in controversy, remains on Billboard charts for 5th week
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On May Day, labor unions blast Yoon's foreign nanny proposal
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Allies up press on N.K. to scrap rocket launch plan
Lee, Obama say Pyongyang will get nothing from it, but face deeper isolationThe leaders of South Korea and the U.S. raised pressure on North Korea on Sunday to withdraw its plan to launch a satellite on a long-range rocket next month, stressing that the communist state would achieve “nothing from the provocative act.”President Lee Myung-bak and his U.S. counterpart Barack Obama discussed regional security and other bilateral issues during their summit talks held a day before the beginning of the
March 25, 2012
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S. Korea welcomes Obama's pick of Korean-born scholar as World Bank leader
South Korea's presidential office on Saturday welcomed U.S. President Barack Obama's nomination of the Korean-born Dartmouth College President Jim Yong Kim as the next leader of the World Bank. "We believe that President Kim is the right person to carry out the duties to reform the World
March 24, 2012
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Lee, U.N. chief call N. Korea's rocket plan 'grave provocation'
President Lee Myung-bak and U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon agreed Saturday to work closely together to cope with North Korea's planned rocket launch, sharing concern that the move is a "grave provocation" violating U.N. Security Council resolutions, the presidential office said.Ban arrived in Se
March 24, 2012
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S. Korea to verify simulation results of proposed naval base
South Korea plans to hold a series of meetings to try to verify the computer simulation results for a proposed naval base at the center of a dispute, officials said Friday.The announcement came alongside vocal public opposition against a central government project to build the naval base on the coun
March 23, 2012
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Saenuri members dominate rich list
Lawmakers of the ruling Saenuri Party were far wealthier than their peers in the opposition, government data showed Friday. According to the data from the National Assembly, Saenuri Rep. Chung Mong-joon was by far the richest lawmaker in Korea last year with 2.227 trillion won ($1.96 billion) in assets, although the amount was 1.648 trillion won less than a year ago. The sixth-term lawmaker is son of the late Hyundai Group founder Chung Ju-young and the largest shareholder of Hyundai Heavy Indus
March 23, 2012
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UPP’s Lee gives up nomination
Rep. Lee Jung-hee, a leader of the Unified Progressive Party, renounced her candidacy for next month’s parliamentary elections amid vote-rigging allegations, apparently aiming to heal a rift in the liberal opposition alliance.“I am ashamed and sorry for the given situation and hope that my decision will contribute to left-wing solidarity,” a tearful Lee told a press conference at the National Assembly in Seoul on Friday. “I will pay any price to support the liberal camp to win next month’s elect
March 23, 2012
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Hyundai men face off in Dongjak
Son of group’s founder challenged by former CEO and classmateThis is the second in a series introducing the key inter-party battle fields in the upcoming April 11 general elections. ― Ed.Dongjak, southwestern Seoul, is a swing voter district where the right and left wing have fought closely in recent elections.It is also classified as a gray zone, as it is located between the old Gangbuk area and the relatively developed Gangnam.Both main parties’ parliamentary candidates there have had careers
March 23, 2012
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Lee to hold more than two dozen bilateral summit talks
President Lee Myung-bak has a hectic diplomatic schedule this weekend and next week with dozens of summit talks with world leaders here on a wide range of areas including security, trade and business.Lee plans to hold top-level bilateral talks with leaders of 25 countries, the U.N. and the EU from Saturday through Thursday on the sidelines of the Nuclear Security Summit at COEX in southern Seoul from Monday through Tuesday. It is the largest number of the summit meetings a South Korean president
March 23, 2012
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Rep. Lee Jung-hee steps down in rig scandal
The leader of the minor opposition Unified Progressive Party gave up her nomination for next month's parliamentary elections Friday, buckling under pressure to step down following revelations her aides attempted to tamper with a crucial voter survey.Rep. Lee Jung-hee was selected as a single opposit
March 23, 2012
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Minor opposition leader drops nomination under pressure over survey-rigging scandal
Minor opposition leader drops nomination under pressure over survey-rigging scandalThe leader of the minor opposition Unified Progressive Party gave up her nomination for next month's parliamentary elections Friday, buckling under pressure to step down following revelations her aides attempted to ta
March 23, 2012
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Lee to have hectic diplomatic schedule with dozens of summit talks
President Lee Myung-bak will have a hectic diplomatic schedule this weekend and next week with dozens of summit talks with world leaders here on a wide range of areas including security, trade and business.Lee plans to hold top-level bilateral talks with leaders of 25 countries, the U.N. and the EU from Saturday through Thursday on the sidelines of the Nuclear Security Summit at COEX in southern Seoul from Monday through Tuesday. It is the largest number of the summit meetings a South Korean pre
March 23, 2012
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Rift growing in opposition alliance
UPP leader resists pressure to give up nomination; DUP backs own candidate in another primary disputeA rift was seen growing in the liberal opposition alliance amid intensifying disputes over joint primary results, including one involving a far-left group leader. Rep. Lee Jung-hee, one of the three co-chairs of the United Progressive Party, on Thursday resisted calls to surrender her nomination to run in the April 11 parliamentary elections as a joint candidate of the two-party alliance. “Givi
March 22, 2012
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Registration of candidacy begins
Candidates contesting the April 11 parliamentary elections flocked to election commission offices across the country as a two-day registration period started Thursday. Rivals in high-profile races signed up with the National Election Commission on the first day, hoping to get a head start in campaigning. They include the ruling Saenuri Party’s Hong Sa-duk and the main opposition Democratic United Party’s Chung Sye-kyun in a race for Seoul’s Jongno seat. Saenuri-backed former prosecutor Kim Do-eu
March 22, 2012
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Magnates to fight key battle in Jongno
This is the first in a series introducing the key inter-party battle fields in the upcoming April 11 general elections. ― Ed.Jongno is one of the oldest districts in Seoul and also a complex area which embraces the affluent neighborhoods around Cheong Wa Dae and the low-income ones around Dongdaemun.The constituency is thus recognized as a general election bellwether and it is where two leading party big shots will test their luck next month in the next parliamentary term and that of their respe
March 22, 2012
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Key Saenuri reform member resigns
Kim steps down amid conflicts over policy direction, nominationsA key member of the ruling party’s emergency council resigned Thursday amid controversy over party reform and nominations.But he pledged to support Rep. Park Geun-hye, chairwoman of the Saenuri Party, if she runs for president in the year-end election.“Now that the party’s election campaign committee has kicked off, my role in the emergency leadership council is done,” Kim Chong-in said Thursday, confirming his resignation.“I would
March 22, 2012
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Minor opposition leader refuses to quit despite survey-rigging scandal
A minor opposition party said Thursday its leader won't drop her candidacy for the upcoming general elections despite revelations her aides attempted to tamper with a crucial voter survey held to select a unified candidate among opposition hopefuls in a Seoul district.Rep. Lee Jung-hee of the United
March 22, 2012
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Main opposition party unveils proportional candidates
The main opposition Democratic United Party on Tuesday announced the list of its proportional representation candidates for next month’s parliamentary elections with its chairwoman Han Myeong-sook given the 15th spot in the 40-member line-up.Topping the list was Jeon Soon-ok, a women’s rights activi
March 22, 2012
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Parties enter election mode, despite feuds
Leading parties launched their campaign committees Wednesday, gearing up for the imminent April 11 general elections, as internal feuds over nomination persisted.In the ruling Saenuri Party, interim leader Rep. Park Geun-hye took on the campaign committee chairmanship and conferred certificates of appointment to the party’s candidates.“From today, the party will be operated under an electoral campaign system,” said Park.“The nation’s entire future lies on the results of the upcoming race.”Named
March 21, 2012
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Spying scandal grips politics ahead of poll
A two-year-old scandal is back to haunt President Lee Myung-bak and his ruling Saenuri Party just in time for a key election that will shape the nation’s political landscape for years to come. The 2010 scandal entailing the illegal surveillance of a businessman by officials at the Prime Minister’s Office was brought back into the spotlight by a whistleblower who claimed that the Presidential Office of Cheong Wa Dae was directly involved in the illegal operation and its cover-up. Opposition parti
March 21, 2012
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Spying scandal grips politics ahead of poll
A two-year-old scandal is back to haunt President Lee Myung-bak and his ruling Saenuri Party just in time for a key election that will shape the nation’s political landscape for years to come. The 2010 scandal entailing the illegal surveillance of a businessman by officials at the Prime Minister’s Office was brought back into the spotlight by a whistleblower who claimed that the Presidential Office of Cheong Wa Dae was directly involved in the illegal operation and its cover-up. Opposition parti
March 21, 2012