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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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S. Korea discussed possible participation in AUKUS Pillar 2 with Australia: defense minister
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[New faces of Assembly] Architect behind ‘audacious initiative’ believes in denuclearized North Korea
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Seoul Metro to seek legal action against malicious complaints
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On May Day, labor unions blast Yoon's foreign nanny proposal
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Illit, mired in controversy, remains on Billboard charts for 5th week
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Opposition-led Assembly unilaterally passes bill to probe Marine's death
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[KH Explains] Will alternative trading platform shake up Korean stock market?
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Opposition alliance buffeted by primary irregularities
The liberal opposition alliance suffered a setback Wednesday from allegations of irregularities involving heavyweight members in the process of fielding unified candidates. Rep. Lee Jung-hee, one of the three co-chairs of the far-left minority United Progressive Party, is accused of attempting to manipulate an opinion poll to win the joint candidacy in the forthcoming parliamentary election. The UPP is the smaller of the two-party alliance with the Democratic United Party. Two of her aides alleg
March 21, 2012
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Thai PM says Seoul summit good opportunity to prevent nuclear terrorism
Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said that next week's nuclear summit to be hosted by South Korea will present a good opportunity to help countries around the world prevent the threats of nuclear terrorism.Yingluck also said that, in a joint interview with Korean correspondents on Wednesday a
March 20, 2012
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Saenuri picks rookies for proportional candidates
The ruling Saenuri Party confirmed Tuesday its list of proportional candidates, prioritizing scientists and minority figures in a show of resolve to embrace social diversity and shed its image as a party favoring the upper echelon. Party leader Rep. Park Geun-hye was given the number 11 spot, despite speculation that she would be named first.Chung Hong-won, chairman of the party’s nomination screening panel, announced the 46 figures nominated for a parliamentary seat in proportion to the party’s
March 20, 2012
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Ex-P.M. to run in Sejong City
Former Prime Minister and the main opposition Democratic United Party’s senior adviser Lee Hae-chan is to challenge for the parliamentary seat in the new constituency of Sejong, the new administrative city in South Chungcheong Province.He will thus be competing against Chungnam National University professor Shin Jin of the ruling Saenuri Party and Rep. Sim Dae-pyung of the Liberty Forward Party.“I accepted chairperson Han Myeong-sook’s offer and decided to run in Sejong City,” Lee said in a pres
March 20, 2012
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DUP candidate faces vote-buying charges
Police have launched an investigation into an aide to a senior opposition lawmaker for allegedly giving cash to local residents to recruit mobile votes.Namwon police summoned an election staff member for Rep. Lee Kang-rae, the main opposition Democratic United Party candidate in Namwon and Sunchang, North Jeolla Province, officials said Tuesday.The 47-year-old aide, surnamed Kim, is suspected of delivering 750,000 won ($667) in cash to a 53-year-old housewife for recruiting mobile voters to vote
March 20, 2012
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Female nuke expert tops Saenuri list
A female nuclear scientist topped the list of the ruling Saenuri Party’s proportional representation candidates unveiled Tuesday. The selection of Min Byung-joo, a 53-year-old researcher at the state-run Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, demonstrates the party’s determination to better represent the underrepresented ― women and scientists, party officials said. “She is a role model figure for female scientists, having blazed a trail in the nuclear science field which before her had virtual
March 20, 2012
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DUP demands answer to cover-up claims
Urges president to clear up suspicions of attempt to conceal spying on civilianThe main opposition Democratic United Party on Tuesday demanded answers from President Lee Myung-bak regarding allegations that his lieutenants at Cheong Wa Dae directed illegal surveillance of a civilian and its cover-up. “President Lee should take the case to himself and get to the bottom of all the suspicions surrounding his former staff,” Rep. Lee Yong-sub, the liberal party’s chief policymaker, said during a part
March 20, 2012
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Female leaders dominate political sphere
Last week’s appointment of Rep. Park Seon-sook as secretary-general of the Democratic United Party would have drawn media attention in the past as a rare case of a female politician taking charge of daily affairs of the largest opposition party.But it was barely covered by the press, which have more than enough women political leaders to keep an eye on.The leaders of three major parties are all women: Rep. Park Geun-hye of the ruling Saenuri Party, the DUP’s Han Myeong-sook and Rep. Lee Jung-hee
March 20, 2012
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Main opposition party vows to seek tough regulations on chaebol
The main opposition Democratic United Party (DUP) proposed tough regulations on conglomerates Tuesday as policy pledges ahead of next month's general elections, including reviving a cap on equity investment by family-controlled chaebol.As part of what it calls "chaebol reform" measures, the liberal
March 20, 2012
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Opposition switches Songpa candidate
The main opposition Democratic United Party moved quickly to nominate a former presidential official to the Songpa-A constituency, one of the crucial battle spots in the Gangnam belt, as Rep. Chun Hyun-heui gave up her candidacy Monday.Chun, a former party floor spokesperson earlier applied for the Gangnam-B candidacy but lost to former Democratic Party chairmen Rep. Chung Dong-young.She was then moved to the eastern Songpa, according to the party’s plan to implement a strategic nomination in th
March 19, 2012
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‘Lee failed to capture people’s hearts’
Presidency expert says voters are more drawn to personality of leaders than work ethicPresident Lee Myung-bak, with his CEO-style of leadership, is failing to connect with the people, a major shortcoming for a national leader and one of the reasons why he is not getting much of the credit he deserves from the public, said an expert on presidential leadership. “In politics, a leader should be able to capture the hearts to be successful,” Choi Jin, a politics professor at Kyonggi University told T
March 19, 2012
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Opposition alliance announces unified candidates for 69 districts
Some of those denied candidacy move to run as independents The main opposition Democratic United Party and far-left Unified Progressive Party announced their unified set of candidates for the upcoming general elections on Monday, stepping up their moves to secure a parliamentary majority.UPP co-leader Rep. Lee Jung-hee and In Jae-keun, widow of former DUP adviser Kim Geun-tae, were included in the list of unified candidates for 69 constituencies, who were picked through an opinion poll contest o
March 19, 2012
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Park Geun-hye to lead Saenuri campaign
The ruling Saenuri Party will kick off an official election committee for the April 11 general elections on Wednesday, with Rep. Park Geun-hye taking the chairmanship.It will also complete its list of candidates by announcing its would-be proportional representatives on Tuesday, with Park rumored to have been ranked top.“Rep. Park will chair the election committee, whether alone or as a co-representative,” said party spokesperson Rep. Hwang Young-cheul.The party earlier considered naming Kim Cho
March 19, 2012
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Opposition parties announce unified candidates for general elections
Opposition parties on Monday announced dozens of unified candidates for key districts in next month's parliamentary elections after a two-day joint survey on which hopefuls are favored among voters.The main opposition Democratic United Party and the minor opposition United Progressive Party (UPP) ag
March 19, 2012
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Chung accuses Park of monopolizing party
A former leader of the ruling Saenuri Party on Sunday assailed Park Geun-hye, the party’s current chief, for doling out party tickets to her allies to tighten her grip on the party for her presidential bid later. “Rep. Park Geun-hye should assume the full and unlimited responsibility for the election results, since she chose to run the party as if it were her personal enterprise,” Rep. Chung Mong-joon told reporters at the National Assembly in Seoul. “We have ceased to think about ways to give h
March 18, 2012
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Saenuri braces for Gangnam race
The ruling Saenuri Party on Sunday wrapped up its candidate nomination for the imminent April general elections by confirming the candidates for its traditional stronghold areas, including the Gangnam constituencies in Seoul. The corresponding announcements were expected to come earlier but have been repeatedly delayed amid the right-wing party’s swaying strategy over the areas.“The party has confirmed the candidates in 223 out of 246 constituencies,” said nomination panel chairman Chung Hong-wo
March 18, 2012
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Parties complete most nominations
The leading parties effectively rounded up their nominations over the weekend and stepped up their campaigns for the April 11 general elections.They are, however, still suffering the aftermath of internal feuding over the nomination process.The ruling Saenuri Party’s nomination committee finally announced on Sunday its candidates for key constituencies in the Gangnam area.The list came in time for the candidate registration period, slated for this Thursday and Friday, but has repeatedly been hel
March 18, 2012
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Candidacy of ruling party leader’s sister gets cold shoulder
A sister of the ruling party leader announced that she will run for parliament in an opposition party, but was met with a lukewarm response on Saturday.Park Geun-ryeong, sister of Saenuri Party leader Park Geun-hye announced Friday that she would run in Boeun, Okcheon and Yeongdong of North Chungche
March 18, 2012
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Chung raps Park over Saenuri management
A former leader of the ruling Saenuri Party on Sunday assailed Park Geun-hye, the party’s current chief, for doling out party tickets to her allies to tighten her grip on the party for her presidential bid later. “Rep. Park Geun-hye should assume the full and unlimited responsibility for the electio
March 18, 2012
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Prosecutors reopen probe of 2010 illegal surveillance case
The prosecution has begun reinvestigating illegal surveillance allegations first made in 2010, after a recent claim of Cheong Wa Dae involvement by the accused. Prosecutors said Friday that they had set up a special investigative team to probe the politically sensitive case, which could influence the outcome of the April 11 general elections.Prosecutors said that on Tuesday they would call in on Jang Jin-su, former official of a bureau under the Prime Minister’s Office, which was under fire in 2
March 16, 2012