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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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[KH Explains] Will alternative trading platform shake up Korean stock market?
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Opposition-led Assembly unilaterally passes bill to probe Marine's death
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DUP ’s Seoul spokesman takes overdose
The spokesman of the Democratic Unity Party’s Seoul chapter was taken to hospital on Wednesday after he was lost consciousness from an overdose of sleeping pills. Koh Yeon-ho is not a in a critical condition after treatment. Police are investigating whether he attempted suicide. He is seeking the pa
March 7, 2012
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Specter of split haunts Saenuri
Incumbents denied party ticket consider breakaway; DUP names more runnersThe ruling Saenuri Party’s candidate selection problems for the April parliamentary election deepened Tuesday, as those who were denied nomination mulled collective action, including a massive defection and creation of a new party. The main opposition Democratic United Party named more runners Tuesday, including Rep. Kim Jin-pyo, who has been criticized for a “dovish” stance on the Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement while the
March 6, 2012
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Lee hails UAE oil field development contract
President Lee Myung-bak on Tuesday hailed a huge contract won by South Korea to develop oil fields in the United Arab Emirates as a milestone that puts the resource-scarce nation in the ranks of major oil developing nations and could open the door to bigger contracts in the region.On Monday, a South Korean consortium led by the state-run Korea National Oil Corp. signed a contract with the Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. to develop three oil fields in the Middle Eastern nation, which are expected to y
March 6, 2012
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Opposition parties agree to form election alliance
The leaders of two liberal opposition parties agreed to finalize their negotiations this week to form an alliance for the upcoming general elections to boost liberals’ chances to beat their conservative rivals, party officials said Tuesday.Chairwoman Han Myeong-sook of the main opposition Democratic United Party (DUP) and Chairwoman Lee Jung-hee of the progressive minor Unified Progressive Party (UPP) held a meeting at the National Assembly and agreed to announce a joint statement on Thursday, t
March 6, 2012
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Nomination feud tests Park’s leadership
Saenuri leader rules out possibility of intervention in factional disputesThe leadership of the ruling Saenuri Party’s Rep. Park Geun-hye is being put to the test as candidate nominations for the April general elections trigger disputes, especially from pro-Lee Myung-bak figures.The escalating feud is to become one of the key challenges for the right-wing leader before she officially challenges for the presidency in December.Observers, however, speculated that Rep. Park is not likely to directly
March 6, 2012
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Arrest warrant sought for ex-energy ambassador over alleged stock manipulation
SEOUL, March 6 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors said Tuesday they filed for a warrant to arrest a former energy ambassador over his suspected role in a stock manipulation scandal related to a diamond mining project in Cameroon.Prosecutors requested the Seoul Central District Court issue a warrant for Energy
March 6, 2012
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Major parties drop incumbents
Lawmakers denied party candidacy for April vote vow to run as independentsMajor political parties Monday moved to cut a significant number of incumbent lawmakers in their selection of candidates for the April elections in a bid to solicit more support with fresh faces. The moves, widely expected as polls show deep disillusionment and an anti-incumbent mood among voters, led to an outcry from politicians denied candidacy of their affiliated parties. Many said they would defect and run as independ
March 5, 2012
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Progressives show support for N.K. defectors
The country’s progressive academics, often seen as reluctant to criticize the North Korean regime and its ally China, appear to be joining the cause to stop China from repatriating North Korean defectors.On Sunday, academic and entrepreneur Ahn Cheol-soo, who sided with the progressives in last year’s Seoul mayoral by-election, joined the candlelight vigil held outside the Chinese Embassy in Seoul.At the vigil, Ahn talked with Lee Ae-ran and expressed his support for her cause. Lee, a North Kore
March 5, 2012
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Key April battles take shape in Seoul, Busan
Pro-Park veteran to clash ex-DP leader; Saenuri novice to rival DUP big wigThe key battles of the upcoming April 11 general elections are taking shape as parties announced most of their candidates on Monday.The inter-party competition is expected to be fiercest in key Seoul districts and in the southeastern region of Yeongnam, including Busan and the Gyeongsang provinces.Jongno race to decide the drift of the gameThe main opposition Democratic United Party confirmed former Democratic Party leade
March 5, 2012
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Parties cut incumbents, face outcry
Saenuri picks 27-year-old Sohn to fight Moon Jae-in; DUP denies former ministers candidacy By Lee Sun-youngMajor political parties Monday moved to cut a significant number of incumbent lawmakers in their selection of candidates for the April legislative election in a bid to solicit more support. The moves, widely expected as polls show deep disillusionment and anti-incumbent mood among voters, led to strong outcries from the politicians who were denied candidacy of their affiliated parties. Many
March 5, 2012
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S. Korea set to discuss reactor issue on progress in denuclearization talks
South Korea is set to discuss North Korea's long-running demand for light-water nuclear reactors if the North makes good on denuclearization pledges, a Seoul official said Sunday."If North Korea makes good progress on denuclearization, we can discuss the (light-water nuclear reactor) issue as the ne
March 4, 2012
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DUP nominations conflict deepens
Eliminated candidates stage protest, calling for primariesWith fewer than 40 days until the elections for the 19th Assembly, conflicts are deepening within the main opposition Democratic United Party over its candidate selection, especially in strategic areas.Former Democratic Party members claimed that they were deliberately eliminated from the nomination while others protested that the party gave too many candidate posts to former judges and prosecutors.“The party is expected to unveil another
March 4, 2012
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Dropouts threaten major parties in polls
Members who fail to win party ticket mull running as independents, creating new partyThe forthcoming general elections are expected to see a heated multiple-party competition as those who have failed to secure candidacy with their parties are moving to join a nascent party, forge an alliance of independents or create a new party.The parliamentary elections, slated for April 11, were largely expected to be a battle between the ruling Saenuri Party and the main opposition Democratic United Party.B
March 2, 2012
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Lee names special counsel for cyber attack probe
President Lee Myung-bak picked veteran prosecutor-turned-lawyer Park Tae-sok as the independent counsel to look into allegations surrounding October’s hacking attack on South Korea’s election watchdog Web site, the presidential office said Friday.Park, 55, was one of the two candidates that Supreme Court Chief Justice Yang Sung-tae recommended for the special investigation into the hacking attack on the Web site of the National Election Commission during the Oct. 26 regional by-elections. In ear
March 2, 2012
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Korea hunger striker collapses at anti-China rally
A South Korean legislator who has staged a 10-day hunger strike outside China's embassy collapsed on Friday during a rally denouncing Beijing's repatriation of North Korean refugees.Park Sun-Young, from the conservative opposition Liberty Forward party, fainted while leading the rally by about 100 r
March 2, 2012
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Saenuri’s Lee calls investigation into Roh daughter ill-timed
A top figure in the Saenuri Party said Friday that it would not be right for public prosecutors to investigate allegations of corruption involving the family of late President Roh Moo-hyun in the run-up to a major election.“If the prosecution intends to look into those allegations, it is within reason to start it after the parliamentary election,” Lee Sang-don, a member of the ruling party’s emergency leadership council, said on a radio program. State prosecutors are said to have started looking
March 2, 2012
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DUP hit by candidate selection feuds
Mobile voting irregularity scandal snowballs; former DP members denounce nominationThe main opposition Democratic United Party continues to feud over its nomination processes with just weeks left until candidate registration for the April general elections.The party was recently shaken by suspicions that its members attempted to collect voters inappropriately to cast ballots by smartphone in the nomination primaries.This struck a heavy blow to the left-wing party as it pushed ahead with what it
March 1, 2012
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Lee renews appeal to Japan to resolve ‘comfort women’ issue
President Lee Myung-bak renewed his appeal to Japan Thursday to redress long-running grievances over the country’s wartime sexual enslavement of Korean women, saying the issue is an urgent humanitarian matter.Lee made the remarks during a speech at a ceremony commemorating Korea’s 1919 nationwide uprising, known as the March 1st Independence Movement, against Japan’s 1910 colonization of the Korean Peninsula. The colonial rule ended in 1945 at the end of World War II.The harsh governance left de
March 1, 2012
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DUP mired in candidate nomination feuds
Mobile voting irregularities escalate; Ex-DP figures denounce nominationsThe main opposition Democratic United Party continues to grapple with internal and external feuds over its nomination processes with just weeks left until candidate registration for the April general elections.The party was rec
March 1, 2012
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Lee taps ex-Gyeongsang official as vice special affairs minister
President Lee Myung-bak tapped Cho Yoon-myoung, former vice administrative governor of South Gyeongsang Province, as vice special affairs minister, Cheong Wa Dae said Wednesday.The 56-year-old Cho, who is currently a senior adviser for the ruling Saenuri Party, was picked for his rich experience in government and communication ability, the presidential office said. Lee also named Lim Ki-chul, presidential secretary for science and technology, as permanent member of the National Science & Technol
Feb. 29, 2012