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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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[Graphic News] More Koreans say they plan long-distance trips this year
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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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Farming households dip below 1m for first time in 2023
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Ministry launches center for Middle Eastern patients
The Ministry of Health and Welfare said Monday that it has established a support center for patients and doctors coming from Middle Eastern countries for intensive medical treatment and training.The Global Healthcare Center for Middle East, located in Itaewon, central Seoul, will perform online coordination of medical services between patients from the region and Korean hospitals. The center will also provide a wide range of consulting services, helping with visa issuances, traffic information,
Dec. 16, 2013
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Habitual tax defaulters increase
The government on Monday unveiled the personal information of 14,500 high-profile tax delinquents including former President Chun Doo-hwan. The Ministry of Security and Public Administration disclosed a list of those who failed to pay over 30 million won ($28,500) for more than two years. Their number rose by 25.7 percent from last year largely due to more business failures in the economic slowdown. The total amount in arrears also jumped 26.6 percent year-on-year to 2.14 trillion won, while the
Dec. 16, 2013
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GPS-guided bombs for Korean fighters to be built in U.S.
South Korea selected two U.S. companies ― Boeing and Kaman Aerospace Corporation ― to jointly produce air-to-ground bombs guided by the global positioning system for its fighter jets, the state arms procurement agency said Monday. The Defense Acquisition Program Administration opened the bid in July to equip F-15Ks and KF-16s with the smart bombs capable of launching precision attacks against North Korea’s artillery bases or hidden targets using the GPS system. The precision-guided bombs will be
Dec. 16, 2013
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Posts spread urging students’ participation in social issues
It started with a single school board post, calling for students to pay attention to social issues at hand. Now, more posts are popping up across the country, urging people to open their eyes to key issues facing Korean society.On Monday, a first-year high school student in Gunsan, North Jeolla Province, put up a post on her school bulletin board pressing fellow students to play a bigger role in “protecting the democracy as citizens of Korea.” “Even as I heard the news of the state-run National
Dec. 16, 2013
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Internet use spreading fast in S. Korea: survey
The number of Internet users in Korea has topped 40 million, with the rate of Internet use also surpassing the 80 percent mark, a survey showed on Monday.According to the report compiled by the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning, the number of Internet users in the country, with a population of nearly 50 million, reached some 40.08 million as of September, up from 38.12 million a year ago, and some 82 percent of South Koreans log on to the Internet at least once a month, also up from 7
Dec. 16, 2013
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Arrest warrants to be sought for unionized rail workers
Prosecutors said Monday they will seek arrest warrants for 10 unionized rail workers for refusing to respond to a summons as part of an investigation into an ongoing strike.More than 6,500 unionized workers of state-run Korea Railroad Corp. (KORAIL) went on strike last Monday in protest against a government decision to set up a new rail operator that they claim is the first step toward privatization."Arrest warrants will be sought for 10 union members, including a union leader, as they have refu
Dec. 16, 2013
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Over 600 arrested in crackdown on sex, gambling crimes
The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency arrested 650 people related to brothels on Sunday, exposing 231 illegal gambling houses and brothels. “We will reinforce the criminal penalty given to such brothels as prostitution is now mutating in various forms and places,” said an official from the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency.Tightening control of widespread sex-trafficking, the police agency issued warnings to landlords that they could also come under fire for providing the location for brothels. Th
Dec. 16, 2013
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Tong Yang Group chief summoned over alleged financial fraud
The head of Tong Yang Group was called in by prosecutors Monday over suspicions that the financially troubled group fraudulently issued commercial papers, inflicting heavy losses on retail investors.Hyun Jae-hyun appeared at the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office in southern Seoul around 9:40 a.m. to undergo questioning.The 64-year-old chairman is accused of issuing some 160 billion won ($150 million) worth of asset-backed commercial papers, a type of short-term debt, in July and Septemb
Dec. 16, 2013
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[Photo News] Year-end party
Dec. 15, 2013
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Prosecutors indict 70 for tax fraud
The prosecution has indicted 70 operators of ghost companies for issuing fake receipts worth around 2 trillion won ($1.89 billion) to assist their clients in tax evasion.The Supreme Prosecutors’ Office said Sunday it has arrested 58 in a crackdown on the illegal businesses since September. They were indicted on tax evasion and other charges. An additional 12 people were also charged without detention. They are accused of making illegal profits by issuing fake receipts for dealings in waste coppe
Dec. 15, 2013
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Message ignites student gathering on political issues
About 200 college students braved the freezing weather Saturday to take part in an outdoor debate at a Seoul university on themes ranging from the rail workers’ strike to intelligence agents’ electioneering.The gathering was called in by a single school board post, titled “How are you doing?” put up by Joo Hyun-woo, a Korea University student, last Tuesday, calling for students to pay attention to social issues.The post asked students if they were indeed doing okay when thousands of railroad emp
Dec. 15, 2013
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Pro-N.K. activists to stand trial for alleged security law breach
Nine members of a local activist group have been indicted on charges of carrying out pro-Pyongyang propaganda activities in violation of the country’s security law, South Korean prosecutors said Sunday.The nine are under suspicion of having secret meetings regularly to praise North Korea and support the communist regime’s demands for various inter-Korean issues, the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office said.South Korea’s National Security Law prohibits citizens from forming organizations t
Dec. 15, 2013
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Rail workers threaten massive protest rally in Seoul
Striking rail workers on Sunday threatened to stage a large-scale protest rally in Seoul this week unless the government withdraws its decision to set up a new rail operator that they claim is the first step toward privatization.Thousands of unionized rail workers went on strike on Monday after the government decided to set up a separate rail affiliate as part of its efforts to “rationalize” its heavily indebted rail operations.Korea Railroad Corp. denied that its move to set up a separate opera
Dec. 15, 2013
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Rail workers threaten massive protest rally
Striking rail workers on Sunday threatened to stage a large-scale protest rally in Seoul this week unless the government withdraws its decision to set up a new rail operator that they claim is the first step toward privatization.Thousands of unionized rail workers went on strike on Monday after the government decided to set up a separate rail affiliate as part of its efforts to "rationalize" its heavily indebted rail operations.Korea Railroad Corp. (KORAIL) denied that its move to set up a separ
Dec. 15, 2013
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Arrest warrants sought for officials linked to love child scandal
Prosecutors said Friday they were seeking arrest warrants for a presidential staffer and a Seoul district official accused of illegally viewing the personal information of an alleged illegitimate son of the former chief prosecutor.The presidential staffer, Cho Oh-young, is under suspicion of illegally accessing the information of the 11-year-old boy, including his name, resident registration number, family history and home address, via Cho In-je, a senior official at the Seocho District Office i
Dec. 13, 2013
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Senior prosecutors to guide sensitive cases
The Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office announced on Friday that its senior prosecutors will play a more active role in conducting investigations as part of its plans to improve its operations.Under the plans, a council of senior prosecutors serving as department chiefs will be formed to guide sensitive cases in order to prevent recurrences of recent controversies surrounding the prosecution’s investigation procedures. A scandal broke out in October when prosecutor Yoon Seok-yeol claimed
Dec. 13, 2013
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Rail strike to disrupt commutes next week
Passenger train operations, including KTX bullet trains and the Seoul subway, are to face partial disruptions next week due to protracted strikes by rail workers.The Korean Railway Workers’ Union launched a general strike on Monday in protest of Korea Railroad Corp.’s plan to launch a subsidiary for a new bullet train line.The ongoing strike is likely to cause more confusion nationwide next week as KORAIL plans to reduce KTX bullet train operations by 12 percent, starting on Tuesday. Its subway
Dec. 13, 2013
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U.S. netizen files petition to remove comfort woman statue
An unnamed netizen submitted an online petition to the White House on Wednesday, calling for the removal of a monument to commemorate “comfort women,” a term referring to women who were forced into sexual slavery by Japan during World War II.“Please remove the statue in a public park in Glendale, California. It is a statue of a Comfort Women masquerading as a peace statue while in essence, after reading the inscription, it is promoting hate towards the people and nation of Japan,” he or she said
Dec. 13, 2013
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[Photo News] Salvation Army campaign
Dec. 12, 2013
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Korea ranks sixth in world junior science competition
Korea has finished sixth at the International Junior Science Olympiad held from Dec. 3-12 in Pune, India, according to the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning.The six members of the Korean team have claimed six medals, including one gold and five silver, to share sixth place with Vietnam among the 42 participating countries in the competition, the ministry said.Taiwan finished at the top of the medal table with six gold medals, while Thailand came in second with five gold medals and one
Dec. 12, 2013