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Contentious grain bill put directly to plenary meeting for vote
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Yoon's approval rating plunges to all-time low
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Will tug-of-war between doctors, government end soon?
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Climate impacts set to cut 2050 global GDP by nearly a fifth
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Trilateral talks acknowledge ‘serious’ slumps of won, yen
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[KH Explains] Hyundai's full hybrid edge to pay off amid slow transition to pure EVs
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North Korea removes streetlights along cross-border roads with South
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Russia's denial of entry of S. Korean national unrelated to bilateral ties: Seoul official
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S. Korea votes in favor of Palestinian bid for UN membership
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Farming households dip below 1m for first time in 2023
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Health minister nominee will not raise cigarette prices excessively
Health and Welfare Minister-nominee Rim Che-min indicated Thursday that he will not seek to raise cigarette prices excessively during his term.In the National Assembly’s confirmation hearing Thursday,Rim said tobacco prices are closely related to everyday lives of ordinary people. Asked by Rep. Jeon
Sept. 16, 2011
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Top presidential aide offers to resign over savings bank scandal
SEOUL, Sept. 15 (Yonhap) -- Senior Secretary to President for Public Relations Kim Du-woo offered to step down on Thursday over allegations he had ties to a lobbyist at the center of a corruption scandal involving a troubled savings bank.Kim submitted his resignation to Presidential C
Sept. 15, 2011
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GNP turns to Na for mayoral race
Lawmaker fast narrowing opinion poll gap with liberal candidate ParkRep. Na Kyung-won of the Grand National Party is once again gaining momentum as the party’s likely candidate for next month’s race for Seoul mayor as the polls show her catching up with potential candidate Park Won-soon.According to
Sept. 15, 2011
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S. Korea proposes talks with Japan over comfort women
South Korea proposed an official bilateral discussion with Japan to address issues concerning former “comfort women” who were forcibly taken by its army for sexual slavery during World War II, officials said Thursday.It is the first time for Seoul to make such a proposal to the Tokyo government, whi
Sept. 15, 2011
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Three-way talks on gas pipeline speed up
South and North Korean officials visit Moscow simultaneouslyThe project to pipe Siberian gas through North Korea to South Korea, which is expected to be economically beneficial for all three countries, is shaping up as South and North Korean officials visit Moscow for working-level talks.Constructio
Sept. 15, 2011
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Health minister nominee won’t raise cigarette prices excessively
Health and Welfare Minister-nominee Rim Che-min indicated Thursday that he will not seek to raise cigarette prices excessively during his term. In the National Assembly’s confirmation hearing Thursday, Rim said tobacco prices are closely related to everyday lives of ordinary people. Asked by Re
Sept. 15, 2011
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Korea, Colombia agree to seal trade deal this year
President Lee Myung-bak and Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos on Thursday agreed to seek an early conclusion of a free trade agreement and to develop bilateral relations beyond economic interests.The two leaders agreed to upgrade their half-century-old ties to a “strategic cooperative partnersh
Sept. 15, 2011
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S. Korea proposes talks with Japan over wartime sex slaves
SEOUL, Sept. 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korea on Thursday proposed holding talks with Japan to discuss the issue of Tokyo's sexual enslavement of Korean women during World War II, an issue that has long been one of the thorns in relations between the two nations.The Foreign Ministry called in Nobukatsu Ka
Sept. 15, 2011
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Blue House to crack down on civil service sleaze
The presidential office has drawn up a list of unethical practices considered common in bureaucracy, such as personal use of official credit cards, and sent it to ministries and agencies as part of efforts to tighten discipline in officialdom, an official said Wednesday.“There are practices that min
Sept. 14, 2011
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Minister nominees grilled in hearing
Lawmakers on Wednesday grilled Unification Minister-nominee Yu Woo-ik and Gender Equality Minister-nominee Kim Kum-lae, both close aides to President Lee Myung-bak.In the parliamentary foreign affairs committee’s confirmation hearing, Yu was slammed for lacking professional knowledge and experience
Sept. 14, 2011
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Park takes narrow lead over Ahn
(From left) Park Geun-hye, Ahn Cheol-soo (Yonhap News)Former GNP chairwoman has upper hand in her home turf in southeastRep. Park Geun-hye of the Grand National Party appeared to have gained a narrow lead over Ahn Cheol-soo in polls on next year’s potential presidential candidates.In a survey condu
Sept. 14, 2011
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Lee to make state visit to U.S. next month
President Lee Myung-bak will make an official state visit to the United States next month for talks with U.S. President Barack Obama, Cheong Wa Dae said Wednesday, upping pressure on the parliament to ratify the Korea-U.S. free trade agreement. Lee is scheduled to hold summit talks with Obama on Oct
Sept. 14, 2011
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Cabinet approves bill on children's food safety
SEOUL, Sept. 14 (Yonhap) -- The Cabinet endorsed a bill on Wednesday to place all retailers suspected of selling junk food to children across the country under the monitoring of local governments.There have been mounting calls for increasing the authorities'surveillance of supermarkets or stationery
Sept. 14, 2011
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Han not to run for Seoul mayor
Park closer to becoming opposition flag bearer; ruling party still searching for candidateHan Myeong-sook, a former prime minister, said Tuesday that she would not run for Seoul mayor. “I have decided not to run in the Oct. 26 by-election for Seoul mayor,” Han, who was considered one of the stronges
Sept. 13, 2011
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Lee sends message to Obama to commemorate 10th anniversary of Sept. 11 attacks
President Lee Myung-bak sent a message of comfort to U.S. President Barack Obama on the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks on Saturday, pledging to work together with the traditional ally to make sure such a tragedy won't happen again."On the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 terror
Sept. 10, 2011
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Ruling camp plans to expand welfare of low-wage workers
The government and the ruling party laid out a series of policies to provide unemployment insurance and national pension fees for low-income workers Friday in a bid to appease the working class ahead of Chuseok.The GNP’s plan to raise the salary of irregular workers up to 80 percent of that of regul
Sept. 9, 2011
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Gov't to expand welfare benefits for low-wage workers
The government and the ruling party agreed Friday to expand welfare benefits for low-wage workers in small workplaces and set guidelines banning discrimination against temporary workers as part of efforts to increase job stability, party officials said.The agreement came at a meeting among the Grand
Sept. 9, 2011
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Lee says gas project may proceed 'faster than expected'
President Lee Myung-bak on Thursday said the purported project to pipe Russian gas through North Korea into South Korea could take shape "faster than expected" as it would benefit all three countries. "A time will come for the three parties -- South and North Korea as well as Russia -- to discuss (
Sept. 9, 2011
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Parties eye current and former P.M.s for mayoral race
Parties, still shaken by the aftermath of Ahn Cheol-soo dropping his bid to run for Seoul mayor, are racking their brains seeking a competitive candidate for next month’s Seoul mayoral by-election.The ruling Grand National Party and the main opposition Democratic Party turned their eyes to incumbent
Sept. 8, 2011
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Park begins moves for presidential bid
Park Geun-hye, former chairwoman of the Grand National Party, is decking out for her second presidential bid after she was beaten in opinion polls by a professor who merely hinted at running for Seoul mayor.People close to Park said the four-term lawmaker was scheduled to open an office outside the
Sept. 8, 2011