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Ador CEO denies allegations, accuses Hybe of mistreating NewJeans
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Medical reform committee kicks off despite boycott from doctors
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10-man S. Korea lose to Indonesia to miss out on Paris Olympic football qualification
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Hybe-Ador feud should have limited effect on Hybe's overall performance: analysts
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DP leader says he will meet Yoon without conditions
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Second Gimpo civil servant found dead, after apologizing for not finishing work
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Over 9,000 hotline calls made by stalking victims in 2023
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[Hello India] Hyundai Motor vows to boost 'clean mobility' in India
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Monthly users on local streaming platforms outpace Netflix, Disney+
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US will take steps for three-way engagement on nuclear deterrence with S. Korea, Japan: Campbell
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Assembly gears up for leaders’ forum
The National Assembly is all set to host the international forum of parliamentary leaders kicking off this week.The Group of 20 Seoul Speakers’ Consultation is to start its three-day schedule on Wednesday, during which parliament speakers from G20 states and some select non-G20 states will promote inter-parliamentary cooperation and exchange.An 18-member preparatory committee was established under
May 17, 2011
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G20 speakers huddle in Seoul to explore co-prosperity
Host Speaker Park Hee-tae wants to make parliament leaders’ forum a regular eventFollowing Seoul’s hosting of the landmark Group of 20 summit talks last year, the National Assembly is to lead a meeting of G20 parliamentary speakers this week.The G20 Seoul Speakers’ Consultation will take place in the assembly’s main Rotunda Hall from Wednesday to Friday, attended by representatives of 21 countries
May 17, 2011
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Obama discloses assets valued at $2.8 Million to $11.8 Million
President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama held total assets of between $2.8 million and $11.8 million last year and reported no debt, according to federal financial disclosure forms released yesterday.The president's assets were concentrated in U.S. Treasury obligations, an investment posture that would leave him financially vulnerable if he and congressional leaders can't agree on rais
May 17, 2011
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New floor leaders vow to use ‘politics of cooperation’
The new Grand National Party and Democratic Party floor leaders met Monday to exchange congratulatory messages, as well as edgy remarks over controversial issues.Rep. Kim Jin-pyo, who was elected DP floor leader on Friday, paid a courtesy visit Monday to Rep. Hwang Woo-yea of the GNP.Hwang is also acting as a proxy for the party leader whose seat will be vacant until early July.“I am glad on behal
May 16, 2011
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Lee faces backlash over science belt location
A day after returning from Europe, President Lee Myung-bak faced a political backlash over his government’s decision to locate the key facilities of a multitrillion-won science belt in Daejeon’s Daedeok area and LH Corp. in the southeastern city of Jinju.Cheong Wa Dae also has to deal with calls from several ruling party lawmakers, including its new floor leader, to retract the government’s additi
May 16, 2011
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Reform aims for efficient command
Some retired generals doubt whether reform measures will be effectiveThe Ministry of National Defense is pushing ahead with a major military overhaul, aiming to make its bloated command apparatus “strong, speedy and slim” and ready itself to take back wartime operational control from the U.S. in 2015.The envisioned large-scale reform comes as the military is toiling to address a series of shortcom
May 16, 2011
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U.S. FTA to test new floor leaders’ resolve
All eyes are on the new floor leaders of the Grand National Party and Democratic Party, who will lead their parties until the 2012 general election.Former Finance Minister Rep. Kim Jin-pyo, who was elected Friday as DP floor leader, said he would work in tune with his counterparts, especially Rep. Hwang Woo-yea of the GNP.Their predecessors, Park Jie-won of the DP and Kim Moo-sung of the GNP, were
May 15, 2011
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Lee returns from European tour
President met woman who discovered books looted by France and campaigned for their returnPresident Lee Myung-bak on Sunday returned home from a weeklong tour of Germany, Denmark and France during which he held summit talks with his counterparts to expand economic and political cooperation.Before leaving Paris on Saturday, Lee met the Korean historian Park Byeng-sen, who in 1975 found the ancient K
May 15, 2011
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Berlusconi calls his opponent “smelly”
Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi gestures as he addresses a rally in Milan, Italy, Saturday, May 7, 2011. (AP-Yonhap News)Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi accused his political opponent of not washing enough and being smelly at a local election campaign, the Telegraph reported. Berlusconi faces key local elections scheduled for Sunday and Monday which will determine the fate of his remaining two
May 15, 2011
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Daejeon likely to host government-led science town
As Daejeon is likley to be the site to host science research centers, other candidate cities protest against government's decision. (Yonhap News)The central city of Daejeon is likely to be the site to host a 3.5 trillion won (US$3.2 billion) science belt the government is pushing to build over the next seven years, a government official said Saturday.A government-private committee will announce th
May 15, 2011
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Lee discusses Korea’s future with French scholars
PARIS -- President Lee Myung-bak on Saturday discussed the G20 summit, regional integration, North Korea’s nuclear program and green growth with renowned scholars of France such as former foreign minister Hubert Vedrine. President Lee Myung-bak talks with renowned French scholars during a breakfast meeting in Paris on Saturday. Yonhap News Also attending the 90-minute breakfast meeting here wi
May 14, 2011
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Reports of Daejeon likely to be selected for science belt draw angry response
The government is reportedly considering choosing Daejeon as the site for the envisioned international science-business belt, which many other provincial governments have strenuously sought to have for their regional interests. Chiefs of provincial governments angrily responded to the reports that Daejeon is the most likely candidate site, saying that the government evaluation process was not fai
May 14, 2011
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Rocket landed near South Korean base in Afghanistan
A rocket fell just outside a base in Afghanistan, where South Korean aid workers and troops are stationed, early Saturday, but there were no reports of injuries, officials at the Foreign Ministry said. The RPG-7 rocket appears to have landed about 200 meters away from the base in Charikar City in the northern Afghan province of Parwan, according to them. The attack was the seventh one apparently a
May 14, 2011
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Former finance minister elected DP floor leader
The main opposition Democratic Party elected Friday a former finance minister as the new floor leader to take charge of in-party and inter-party communication.Second-term lawmaker and economic expert, Rep. Kim Jin-pyo beat his rivals, Rep. Kang Bong-kyun and Rep. Lew Seon-ho, to be named the party’s floor leader.He is to succeed Rep. Park Jie-won and lead the party for the next year. Rep. Kim Jin-
May 13, 2011
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Lee, Sarkozy discuss G20, trade ties
Korea, France renew commitment to G20 goals to reduce imbalances, energy price volatilityPARIS ― President Lee Myung-bak and his French counterpart Nicolas Sarkozy discussed during summit talks here Friday ways to further expand bilateral trade and investment as Korea’s free trade pact with the European Union goes into effect July 1.Differences with Paris over the issue of returning Korea’s centur
May 13, 2011
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Lee says N.K. reaction to invitation not official one
COPENHAGEN (Yonhap News) -- President Lee Myung-bak said Thursday he does not expect North Korea to respond quickly to his offer to invite leader Kim Jong-il to an international summit in Seoul next year and even a negative response does not necessarily mean a rejection. Lee made the remark a day after the North's Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of the Fatherland denounced his offer as "r
May 12, 2011
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Seoul to discuss Lee’s overture with N. Korea
COPENHAGEN -- An aide to President Lee Myung-bak said Thursday that Seoul may hold working-level talks with Pyongyang to follow up on Lee’s conditional invitation of Kim Jong-il to a global nuclear summit next year.Pyongyang downplayed Lee’s latest overture in Berlin that he would invite the reclusive North Korean leader to the Nuclear Security Summit in Seoul next spring if Pyongyang made a firm
May 12, 2011
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[Herald Interview] G20 speakers to gather in Seoul for talks
Speaker Park says Korea should take leading role in promoting world peaceFollowing Seoul’s hosting of the Group of 20 summit last year, the National Assembly speaker is set to lead a meeting of G20 parliamentary speakers next week.“We are now living in a global era and the parliament, as the state’s key legislative organ, should keep pace with the changing world,” Park Hee-tae told The Korea Heral
May 12, 2011
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Korea, Denmark ink green growth deal
Lee agrees with Danish leader to expand political and economic tiesCOPENHAGEN ― President Lee Myung-bak agreed with Danish Prime Minister Lars Loekke Rasmussen during their summit talks here Thursday to reinforce political and economic cooperation as well as technological exchanges for green growth.Korea and Denmark also launched earlier in the day a “Green Growth Alliance,” which includes Copenha
May 12, 2011
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GNP lawmakers seek to recoup depositors’ losses
Some Grand National Party lawmakers are considering ways to enable depositors of suspended savings banks to partially recoup lost money, officials said Thursday.They are also mulling giving the state-run Korea Deposit Insurance Corp. the right to independently inspect savings banks to keep the Financial Supervisory Service in check. Critics said the FSS has wielded a “monopolistic” inspection auth
May 12, 2011