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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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Second Gimpo civil servant found dead, after apologizing for not finishing work
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DP leader says he will meet Yoon without conditions
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First-ever meeting of president, opposition chief set to finally happen
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NewJeans' singles, Japanese debut to proceed as planned, despite Hybe-Ador feud
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Blinken calls on China to press N. Korea to end its 'dangerous' behavior
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Experts raise concerns about Japan putting pressure on Naver over Line
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Samsung mobile chief, Google device head meet in Seoul
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Ship linked to NK arms shipments to Russia is moored in China: State Dept.
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High technology, customer service boost Seoul subway
Seoul is a latecomer in the history of the world’s subways. The city launched its first subway in 1974, more than 110 years after London unveiled the world’s first underground transit system, and even a year after North Korea opened its first metro line in Pyongyang. Despite its young age, the Seoul subway has quickly won global recognition for its efficiency, accessibility and technological advancement. Recently, it was chosen by CNN as one of the nine major metros around the world. Its system
Nov. 15, 2013
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Cultural Heritage Administration head fired
Byun Young-sup, administrator of the Cultural Heritage Administration, was fired Friday over the shoddy restoration of Sungnyemun Gate and mismanagement of affairs at the Daejeon-based state organization. Byun was appointed to the post eight months ago.The CHA had been conducting an internal audit as well as formulating reform plans with Byun vowing earlier this week to address irregularities within the organization. The parliamentary audit in October pointed out problems with the restoration o
Nov. 15, 2013
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Tourism chief resigns over Japanese ‘soap land’ claims
Lee Charm, CEO of the Korea Tourism Organization, resigned Friday following controversy over allegedly receiving sexual favors. Lee has been embroiled in a controversy over an alleged visit to a brothel in Japan. A report by jTBC Tuesday showed that the KTO CEO had been treated to a visit to a kind of brothel and massage parlor called a “soap land” in Japan as a favor by a subcontractor. Visiting a “soap land” is not illegal in Japan.The KTO did not deny the CEO’s visit but insisted that it was
Nov. 15, 2013
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SNU poised to change its admission process
Seoul National University, one of the nation’s most prestigious universities, laid out a series of new admission processes Thursday, raising concerns of causing chaos in the nation’s college admission system. Among the changes, the state-run university is considering accepting applications from high school graduates who are on the humanities track for admission to its colleges of medicine and dentistry starting from 2015. Experts predicted that foreign language schools and international schoo
Nov. 14, 2013
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Korea provides smart classroom to Cambodia
The Korean government has set up a digitalized classroom in Cambodia as a part of an educational assistance program for developing countries.The “smart classroom” opened Thursday at Wat Phnom High School located in the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh, the Ministry of Education said.The classroom is equipped with an electronic whiteboard, smart lecture desk and one laptop for every student, all connected to wireless Internet. The ministry will also provide professional assistance with content develo
Nov. 14, 2013
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Celebrities indicted for alleged illegal sports gambling
Twenty-one people, including TV personalities and a former K-pop singer, have been indicted on charges of betting on illegal sports gambling websites, state prosecutors said Thursday.The Seoul Central District Prosecutors‘ Office probing the case said the suspects allegedly wagered up to hundreds of millions of won on football teams in the English Premier League through private gambling websites, which are illegal venues.In South Korea, the only legal form of sports betting is through buying Spo
Nov. 14, 2013
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Celebrities indicted for alleged illegal sports gambling
A total of 21 people, including TV personalities and a former K-pop singer, have been indicted on charges of betting on illegal sports gambling websites, state prosecutors said Thursday.The Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office probing the case said the suspects allegedly wagered up to hundreds of millions of won (hundreds of thousands of U.S. dollars) on football teams in the English Premier League through private gambling websites, which are illegal venues.In South Korea, the only legal f
Nov. 14, 2013
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[Graphic News] Korea’s relief aid to disaster-hit countries
The amount of aids includes assistance in cash, relief goods and cost of dispatching relief workers
Nov. 13, 2013
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Court suspends disbandment of biggest teachers’ union
The Seoul Administrative Court on Wednesday temporarily invalidated the government’s decision to deregister the country’s largest teachers’ union last month.The Korean Teachers and Education Workers’ Union on Oct 24 filed a lawsuit and preliminary injunction against the Education Ministry’s recent move to deprive it of legal status as a union for refusing a government order to exclude dismissed teachers from its membership.The court accepted the injunction request, allowing the progressive union
Nov. 13, 2013
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University of Hong Kong attracts best students
HONG KONG ― About a 10-minute drive up a narrow hill from Lan Kwai Fong, Hong Kong’s buzzing youth hangout and popular tourist attraction, visitors encounter a 100-year-old, Baroque-style building. The University of Hong Kong was established in 1911 by Britain to compete with the other great powers opening tertiary educational institutions in China.The territory’s oldest university is today attracting talented students not only from the mainland but from around the world. International students
Nov. 13, 2013
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Game addiction bill touches off national debate
‘Gaming addiction is real and growing problem’Ruling party members, parents and experts call for stricter measures against Internet gamingBy Choi He-sukThe Internet game industry has to shoulder its share of the burden in the fight against gaming addiction, according to the ruling Saenuri Party, concerned parents and professionals at addiction clinics. Since the beginning of the year, Saenuri Party lawmakers have proposed two related laws.The first bill, proposed by Rep. Shon In-chun and 16 othe
Nov. 13, 2013
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Son of Hyosung chief quizzed over alleged tax evasion
The second son of the head of major family-run conglomerate Hyosung Group has undergone questioning by prosecutors over suspicions of tax evasion and accounting fraud, prosecutors said Wednesday.The country's 26th-largest business group has been probed by the prosecution on charges of evading a massive amount of taxes, embezzlement through accounting fraud and amassing slush funds overseas.The Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office investigating the case called in Cho Hyun-moon, the second s
Nov. 13, 2013
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Korean students in U.S. dwindle to 70,000
More than 70,000 South Koreans studied at U.S. universities and colleges last year, representing the third-largest number of international students there, according to a formal report issued Monday.The number of foreign students in U.S. higher education reached a record high of 819,644 in the 2012/13 academic year, said the Institute of International Education and the U.S. Department of State’s annual “Open Doors” report.That’s a record high, up 7 percent from a year earlier and 40 percent from
Nov. 12, 2013
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Educational institutes to face new rating system
The Education Ministry plans to introduce a new university and college rating system as the basis of a restructuring program in line with declining numbers of students and growing financial difficulties at educational institutes, officials said Tuesday.The new system will divide schools into five categories. First-grade schools will be allowed to reduce the number of new entrants by themselves and the rest will be forced to cut their admission quotas in accordance with their grades.Third level i
Nov. 12, 2013
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Blind worker at City Hall inspires hope for disabled
Every morning Choi Su-yun takes the subway, crosses the streets and navigates her way through the corridors and office at City Hall. This is only a simple daily routine for most people, but would be somewhat impossible for the blind woman without On-you, a 3-year-old golden retriever and her 24-hour best mate. “On-you directs me the whole way and tells me whenever we face obstacles. He is so helpful,” Choi, 28, told The Korea Herald. Choi is the first civil servant at the Seoul Metropolitan Gov
Nov. 12, 2013
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More than 70,000 Koreans study in U.S.: report
More than 70,000 South Koreans studied at U.S. universities and colleges last year, representing the third-largest number of international students here, according to a formal report issued Monday.The total number of foreign students in U.S. higher education increased 7 percent to a record high of 819,644 in the 2012/13 academic year from the previous season, said the Institute of International Education (IIE) and the U.S. Department of State's annual "Open Doors" report."Students from the top t
Nov. 12, 2013
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Park Tong-jin dies of natural causes
Park Tong-jin, a former foreign minister, died of natural causes Monday at the age of 91, his family said.The longest serving South Korean foreign minister between 1975 and 1980 under the Park Chung-hee administration, Park Tong-jin also worked as a unification minister, an ambassador to the United States and a two-term lawmaker.He dealt with Seoul's relations with Washington during the turbulent period of the late 1970s. Then President Park Chung-hee was assassinated by his intelligence chief a
Nov. 11, 2013
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[Newsmaker] Celebs mired in illegal gambling allegations
Two A-list hosts of variety shows and a former K-pop singer are under investigation for illegal sports gambling in the latest in a long line of celebrities caught up in the illegal sport.The Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office said it summoned comedian Lee Soo-geun, 38, on Sunday for questioning on suspicions he wagered hundreds of millions of won on football teams in the English Premier League through a private gambling site. Under a related law, “Sportstoto” (www.sportstoto.co.kr), oper
Nov. 11, 2013
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[Graphic News] Korea ranks 20th in welfare in OECD
South Korea ranked 20th in a composite index on health and welfare among the 34 member states of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development in 2010. The survey conducted by the state-run Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs analyzes data on more than 26 areas, including health, life expectancy, employment, suicide, economic growth and the environment.
Nov. 11, 2013
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Seoul prosecution chief resigns over NIS probe
Seoul’s chief prosecutor offered to resign Monday in the wake of internal feuds over a probe into National Intelligence Service agents’ alleged election interference. Cho Young-kon issued a statement expressing his intention to quit as chief of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office hours after an inspection team recommended the punishment of two of his subordinates, who were at odds with him, for violation of investigation protocol.The inspection committee at the Supreme Public Prosecut
Nov. 11, 2013