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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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Opposition-led Assembly unilaterally passes bill to probe Marine's death
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[Music in drama] Rekindle a love that slipped through your fingers
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Inflation eases in April, continues bumpy ride
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Golden chance to liquidate babies’ gold rings?
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Seoul Metro to seek legal action against malicious complaints
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Illit, mired in controversy, remains on Billboard charts for 5th week
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[New faces of Assembly] Architect behind ‘audacious initiative’ believes in denuclearized North Korea
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On May Day, labor unions blast Yoon's foreign nanny proposal
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Korean cuisine pavilion attracts 2.3 mln visitors
The Korean cuisine pavilion at the Expo 2015 in Milan has attracted 2.3 million visitors over the past six months, the Culture Ministry said Sunday.The figure represents one-tenth of the total visitors to the Milano Expo, which ended its six-month run on Oct. 31, the ministry said in a statement, noting an average 12,000 people visited the Korean pavilion every day during the exposition, which began May 1 under the theme "Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life."The 3,990-square-meter Korean Pavilio
Nov. 1, 2015
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Court rules in favor of unfaithful spouse's divorce suit
A court has ruled in favor of an unfaithful spouse who sought a divorce from his wife, the first such case after the top court decided to have more exceptive clauses. Overturning a lower court's ruling, the appellate court at Seoul Family Court last month granted a divorce to the man, whose identity was withheld, who was blamed for their shattered marriage, court officials said Sunday. The couple tied the knot 45 years ago but agreed to end the marriage 10 years later. Three years later, they re
Nov. 1, 2015
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Korea kicks off population and housing census
South Korea has kicked off a population and housing census for all people living in the country, Statistical Korea said Sunday.The census, which will involve direct one-on-one interviews with residents, aims to collect vital data that can be used by the country to formulate social policies and better meet the public's present and future needs, the statistical agency said.The latest survey, which is the first in five years, will be carried out starting Sunday and run to Nov. 15. Visits will be ma
Nov. 1, 2015
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Late U.S. general to receive award for Korean War feats
James Van Fleet, the late U.S. general, was chosen as the recipient of an award from the South Korean government for his commitment to defending the Asian ally during the 1950-53 Korean War, the Defense Ministry said Sunday. Gen. Van Fleet will posthumously receive the annual Paik Sun-yup Award, which was named after the best-known South Korean hero of the three-year conflict, with his grandson to attend the ceremony due later in the day to receive the award. After arriving in Korea in 1951, Van
Nov. 1, 2015
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Park names new top prosecutor
President Park Geun-hye named Kim Soo-nam, vice chief of the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office, as the next prosecutor general Friday, the presidential office said. Kim, 56, was nominated to replace current prosecutor general Kim Jin-tae, whose term is expected to end on Dec. 1. But he must go through a National Assembly hearing before he can take over the post. “Kim has gained insight and experience in the prosecution by leading probes into large-scale corruption cases,” Cheong Wae Dae spokesperson J
Oct. 30, 2015
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Gyeongsang men’s wives do more chores
South Korean women married to men from regions with stronger preference for sons tend to spend more time on housework than those in less conservative households, a study showed Friday. Korean men born in regions such as Gyeongsang Province with strong tendencies toward traditional gender roles cause imbalance in the amount of shared domestic chores with the wife, the report said.Led by economics professor Lee Chul-hee of Seoul National University, the research team studied the gender ratio at bi
Oct. 30, 2015
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[Weekender] Breakdown of Korea’s recycling process
Having lived in the United States since her childhood, 27-year-old graduate student Lee Hee-jung was surprised when she saw her roommates sifting through the garbage to separate milk cartons from trash bags filled with paper. “Back in the U.S., I would lump together trash and put it on the road where trash operators would pick it up. Since recycling is not mandatory in our state, that was pretty much all I had to do. Now I struggle here with my roommate nagging me for not following the recycling
Oct. 30, 2015
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Pop artist indicted again over leaflets satirizing Park
Prosecutors said Friday they have indicted a pop artist for mailing leaflets critical of President Park Geun-hye to a theater actor and asking him to spread them.The Seoul Central Prosecutors' Office said the 47-year-old, identified only by his surname Lee, is suspected of sending some 1,500 leaflets with the caricature of Park and the phrase of "resignation" to a 37-year-old actor, surnamed Han, in May and asking him to spread them in downtown Seoul.Lee is already on trial on separate charges o
Oct. 30, 2015
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Police to stay on high alert during trilateral summit
Police said Friday they will be on high alert during the upcoming summit of leaders from South Korea, Japan and China.Police also said officers from the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency will not be allowed to take days off in order to maintain the available forces at 100 percent.The move is designed to deal with any emergencies during the summit scheduled on Sunday.South Korean President Park Geun-hye is set to host Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at a gathering
Oct. 30, 2015
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[Advertising Award] Start by asking why: Chadwick
Industry Awards/ EducationChadwick InternationalSomeone told me to find three reasons to say “thanks” while you walk from your bed to the bathroom every morning for a healthier and happier life. It was a struggle at first, but I can now easily find three things that I’m thankful for. Just as I practice my three reasons on “why” I am thankful, I realized our students at Chadwick International find various ways to define their “why” when they come to school each day and explore.Helen Lee, Director
Oct. 30, 2015
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Sewol operator chief gets 7-year jail term
South Korea's Supreme Court said Thursday it has upheld a seven-year jail sentence for the head of the sunken ferry Sewol operator for involuntary manslaughter in the deaths of more than 300 people.Kim Han-sik, chief executive officer of Chonghaejin Marine Co., was convicted of not properly checking the safety conditions of the ferry despite being briefed that the ship's ability to balance itself was compromised.The 73-year-old chief was also convicted of embezzling company funds worth some 2.8
Oct. 29, 2015
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Seoul’s new slogan ridiculed
“I.SEOUL.YOU”This is the new slogan the Seoul city government chose, after debating between “Seoulmate” and “SEOULing.”The government officials, and people who voted for the new slogan, probably had in mind some successful campaigns overseas, such as “I Love (heart) New York,” which has proven its global appeal. However, the slogan may not be going down so well, at least on the initial impression. People are making parodies of the sentence by using it in different photos and conversations. One T
Oct. 29, 2015
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Court orders retrial on soldier’s bullying death
South Korea’s top military court on Thursday ordered a lower court to reconsider the ruling that jailed four sergeants and corporals for beating a junior soldier to death, questioning the murder charge applied on three of them as accomplices.The court upheld the murder charge for a sergeant, surnamed Lee, for physically abusing a 23-year-old private first class Yoon Seung-joo to death, but differed on the other three equally accused of murdering Yoon as accomplices. “The murder charge can be app
Oct. 29, 2015
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South Korea on alert as 31 hit by mystery illness
Health authorities stepped up monitoring Thursday on students and faculty at Konkuk University in Seoul after an unconfirmed virus infected a total of 31 people and a school building was shut down. Ten more were confirmed to be suffering from similar symptoms on the same day, after 21 had shown symptoms of high fever and coughing since last week. The government said it is closely monitoring over 850 students and lecturers who have been using the College of Animal Bioscience and Technology buil
Oct. 29, 2015
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Ruling party links state textbook opponents to North Korea
With South Korea plunging deeper into the dispute over state-controlled history lessons, the ruling Saenuri Party on Thursday attempted to throw North Korea into the mix by suggesting that opponents of the policy may be under orders from the communist country.Rep. Suh Chung-won, a senior Saenuri lawmaker from the pro-President Park Geun-hye faction, suggested that the recent criticism issued by Pyongyang on Seoul’s plan to reinstate state-authored history textbooks for secondary education was a
Oct. 29, 2015
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Seoul awards honorary citizenship to Berggruen
The Seoul Metropolitan Government on Thursday awarded honorary citizenship to “the homeless billionaire” Nicolas Berggruen, in appreciation of his contribution to the city’s management and reform initiatives. Named one of the world’s richest people by the Financial Times, the billionaire is renowned for his interest in philanthropy work and social reforms. He founded the Berggruen Institute, an advisory group that worked with former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and other global lead
Oct. 29, 2015
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Seoul announces new city slogan ‘I. SEOUL. U’
The Seoul Metropolitan Government selected a new slogan on Wednesday, seeking to revamp its brand image and entice more tourists. In a ceremony held at the city’s public square Seoul Plaza, the city announced that “I. SEOUL. U” won the logo contest, beating two other candidates -- “Seoulmate” and “SEOULing” -- to replace “Hi Seoul,” the current slogan that had been used for 13 years. Some 58 percent of voters supported “I. SEOUL. U” in a poll that consisted of online votes by citizens and an o
Oct. 29, 2015
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Seoul opts not to declare formal end to MERS
South Korea decided not to formally declare an end to the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome outbreak Thursday despite almost no risk of more infections in the country, official sources said.The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had originally planned to make the public announcement Thursday, 28 days after the last patient held in quarantine tested negative for MERS.The person whose identity has been withheld for privacy reasons was discharged from the hospital on Oct. 1 after repea
Oct. 29, 2015
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N. Korea defector acquitted of espionage charges
The nation's top court on Thursday acquitted a North Korean defector indicted on charges of spying for Pyongyang, citing a lack of evidence. Yoo Woo-seong, 35, was indicted in February 2013 over allegations he collected detailed information on defectors in the South while working at the Seoul city government and relayed it to the North in breach of the country's National Security Law, which prohibits South Koreans from engaging in activities benefiting the North. Upholding a lower court's ruling
Oct. 29, 2015
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Korean indicted for flag burning during protest rally
Prosecutors said Thursday they have indicted a South Korean man on charges of burning the national flag during a rally commemorating the first anniversary of the deadly ferry disaster.The 23-year-old, only identified by his surname Kim, is accused of burning the flag during the April 18 rally in downtown Seoul and damaging a police vehicle, the Seoul Central Prosecutors' Office said."I was in a rage after witnessing the government authorities illegally taking the bereaved families to police stat
Oct. 29, 2015