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Tensions heighten ahead of first president-opposition chief meeting
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Seoul to provide housing subsidy to married couples with newborns
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[KH Explains] No more 'Michael' at Kakao Games
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Rapper jailed after public street fight with another rapper
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Woman gets suspended term for injuring boyfriend with knife
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Samsung chief bolsters ties with Germany’s Zeiss
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Nominee for chief of anti-corruption body pledges 'independence, effectiveness'
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Med schools expect 1,500+ new admission slots next year
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NewJeans pops out ‘Bubble Gum’ video amid troubles at agency
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KT launches new mobile plans for foreign residents
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Seoul to receive German records on reunification
The Seoul government is set to receive a massive database from Berlin on the 1990 reunification of East and West Germany to prepare itself for “sudden changes” in North Korea. President Lee Myung-bak has assigned the Ministry of Unification, which he initially planned to merge into the Foreign Ministry, with two main jobs ― preparation for reunification with the North and taking care of the increa
April 26, 2011
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S. Korea, New Zealand agree to enhance defense cooperation
The defense chiefs of South Korea and New Zealand held talks in Seoul and agreed to enhance bilateral cooperation in defense procurement, officials at the Ministry of National Defense said Tuesday.Defense Minister Kim Kwan-jin and his New Zealand counterpart Wayne Mapp also exchanged their views on regional security issues and agreed to improve military cooperation in other areas, officials said.
April 26, 2011
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Army keeps hold on JCS leadership
Army, Navy, Air Force to have two vice chiefs each under reform planThe Ministry of National Defense has decided not to introduce a system to rotate the chairmanship of the Joint Chiefs of Staff among four-star generals of the Army, Navy and Air Force, officials said Tuesday.The decision has triggered concerns among military experts who said that the military’s reform drive aimed at enhancing inte
April 26, 2011
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Seoul gov't, parliament close to removing last hurdle to EU trade bill
The ratification bill for South Korea's free trade agreement with the European Union is expected to pass the parliament's standing committee later this week, as the South Korean government has responded positively to rival parties' demand to offer transfer tax cuts to small livestock farms, removing the last remaining hurdle to the long-stalled free trade deal, officials and lawmakers said Monday.
April 25, 2011
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Defectors, rights groups urge parliament to pass N. Korean rights bill
A group of North Korean defectors and civic activists on Monday urged South Korea's parliament to pass a bill aimed at improving the human rights situation in the reclusive communist state.In an opening ceremony for "North Korea Freedom Week," some 100 Seoul-based defectors, human rights advocates and lawmakers gathered in the National Assembly to discuss ways to abolish gulags in the North and pa
April 25, 2011
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Legal feuds mar last-minute campaigns
With the by-elections taking place on Wednesday, last-minute competition between candidates has turned into a game of mudslinging and legal feuds.The main opposition Democratic Party on Monday accused Ohm Ki-young, the ruling Grand National Party candidate for Gangwon governor, of breaking election law, according to officials.“Ohm violated the public election law by operating an unregistered call
April 25, 2011
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Oriental medicine expert named Lee’s family doctor
President Lee Myung-bak named Yu Bong-ha, chief of the Korean traditional medicine division at Kyung Hee Medical Center, as his second family doctor, Lee’s spokesperson Kim Hee-jung said Monday, upon lobbying by local practitioners of oriental medicine.Yu will be officially appointed to the vice ministerial position early next month.The president is allowed to appoint a physician and an oriental m
April 25, 2011
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S. Korea’s legal system popular in Asian countries
South Korea’s judiciary systems, including the electronic litigation process and legal training programs, have been growing in popularity in other Asian countries, the top court here said Monday.According to the Supreme Court, a group of seven high-profile Vietnamese judicial figures, including the vice president of the Supreme People’s Court of Vietnam, arrived in Seoul on Sunday to visit South K
April 25, 2011
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Korea, Australia to ink FTA this year
Leaders agree to expedite negotiations, expand natural resources tiesPresident Lee Myung-bak and Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard agreed during summit talks here Monday to conclude bilateral free trade deal negotiations this year, Lee’s office said.“The leaders agreed that negotiations on an Australia-Korea free trade agreement were now in their final stage and reaffirmed their joint goal t
April 25, 2011
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Elite Air Force troops sharpen combat skills
Fearless Air Force special warfare troops hurled themselves out of a C-130 military plane at an altitude of about 500 meters as part of their five-day biannual exercise that began in Uiryeong, South Gyeongsang Province, on Monday.Wearing safety and combat equipment weighing more than 40 kilograms, 23 soldiers of the Combat Control Team belonging to the 5th Tactical Airlift Wing safely landed one b
April 25, 2011
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Return of Lee’s top aide glimpse of next Cabinet reshuffle
The planned return of Yu Woo-ik, President Lee Myung-bak’s first chief of staff who has served as Korea’s top envoy to China for the past 16 months, is expected to coincide with a Cabinet reshuffle early next month, offering a glimpse of what Lee’s vision for the remainder of his term.As one of Lee’s closest confidants, Yu is likely to get a new top post at home along with a handful of others with
April 24, 2011
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Candidates crisscross on Easter Sunday
The ruling and opposition camps went all out over the weekend, considered the last possible chance to gain more support before the by-election this Wednesday.Parties especially kept watch for foul play from opponents in the forms of illegal campaigning or slander.Candidates in the Bundang-B constituency, in which the most intense contest is expected between two big names, largely sought the favor
April 24, 2011
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Parties argue over how to help EU-FTA transition
The government and the ruling Grand National Party are at odds over how to minimize the damage that the pending free trade deal with the European Union would inflict on the domestic livestock farm business.The GNP said Saturday that the party and the government failed to close the gap on tax exemptions for the stockbreeders who shift to another trade.The government explained that it was set to dis
April 24, 2011
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Rivals feud over illegal campaign charges
Candidates go head-to-head on TV over illicit publicity in GangwonAmid recent suspicions of illicit campaigning, the Gangwon governor candidates of the ruling and opposition parties clashed in a heated televised debate on the issue late on Saturday night.“Though I have tried my best to keep this by-election clean and fair, I am sorry that some of the overenthusiastic volunteers of our camps have c
April 24, 2011
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Seoul pledges $500,000 for anti-piracy fund
The Seoul government has pledged to contribute $500,000 to an international anti-piracy trust fund, further expanding its financial role in the fight against pirates off the Somali coast, the Foreign Ministry said Sunday.South Korea’s envoy, Moon Ha-yong, announced the decision while attending a session of the U.N. Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia ― held in Dubai in the United Arab
April 24, 2011
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University helps U.S. soldiers adjust to Korean life
PYEONGTAEK ― Pyeongtaek University is emerging as a major educational institution to help U.S. soldiers smoothly adjust to their new lives in Korea through a unique orientation program.Since 2006, the university in the western port city has run the Head Start Program for U.S. troops stationed at nearby Camp Humphreys, the 7th Air Force in Osan and other installations. Under the program, they learn
April 24, 2011
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S. Korea, Commonwealth nations remember key Korean War battle
PAJU, South Korea, April 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and Commonwealth nations on Saturday marked the 60th anniversary of a pivotal battle during the 1950-53 Korean War, in a stirring tribute to the sacrifices of their soldiers.The Battle of the Imjin River took place in April 1951 when Chinese troops attacked U.N.-led forces on the river, north of Seoul, in an attempt to recapture the capital. Brit
April 23, 2011
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President Lee calls for fiscal stability
President Lee Myung-bak on Saturday urged officials to maintain the balance in budget spending policies, warning against populist welfare policies ahead of next year's parliamentary and presidential elections."There are two main tasks of achieving sustainable growth and stabilizing consumer prices while maintaining fiscal soundness," Lee told officials at a meeting on fiscal strategy."I think that
April 23, 2011
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Locke to lead delegation to Seoul to promote Korea FTA's passage: Commerce Dept.
U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke will lead a bipartisan congressional delegation to Seoul next week to build support for the ratification of the pending free trade deal with South Korea, the Commerce Department said Friday.During the three-day visit from Wednesday, the delegation will meet with South Korean President Lee Myung-bak, Foreign Minister Kim Sung-hwan and other officials to "discuss t
April 23, 2011
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Allegedly illegal campaign for GNP candidate exposed
Police and election authorities are investigating allegations about an illegal campaign for Ohm Ki-young, the ruling party candidate for Gangwon governor.The provincial election authorities said Friday that they received a report about 29 people making telephone calls in a pension in Gangneung to entreat voters to cast ballots for Ohm. According to various opinion polls, Ohm is currently leading
April 22, 2011