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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 City eyes world's No. 5 tourist attraction by 2018
Seoul City said Friday it plans to diversify its tourism programs and boost infrastructure investment as part of its efforts to become the world's fifth most-visited city by 2018.Under a five-year plan, the South Korean capital city aims to attract 20 million visitors a year by 2018. In 2012, more than 10 million foreigners visited Seoul, making it the world's 11th most-visited city, according to government data."More efforts will be made to transform the city into a perfect model place for bot
Oct. 25, 2013
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S. Korea ranks 111th in gender equality: WEF report
South Korea ranked among the lowest in terms of gender equality as women's economic participation, health and education conditions remained poor, an international organization's report showed Friday.According to the report by the World Economic Forum (WEF), South Korea came in at 111th place out of 136 countries on the "gender gap index," which is three notches lower than a year earlier.The report is based on its analysis of women's economic participation, level of education, health and politica
Oct. 25, 2013
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Burberry Korea loses in damages suit
A court on Thursday took the side of a Korean retailer who filed a damages suit against Burberry Korea after being accused of importing counterfeit clothing. Seoul Central District Court ordered the Korean branch of the British company to compensate the plaintiff with 10 million won ($9,475) for both mental and pecuniary damages derived from the allegation.The retailer in 2010 requested an import declaration for 5,700 scarves from China worth 40 million won.Korea Customs Service, which received
Oct. 24, 2013
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Teachers’ union stripped of legal status
Tens of thousands of teachers in Korea are expected to be affected as the government on Thursday moved to deregister the country’s largest teachers’ union for infringement of the labor law.Employment and Labor Minister Phang Ha-nam and Education Minister Seo Nam-soo announced in a joint news conference that they had officially notified the Korean Teachers and Education Workers’ Union that it would “no longer be recognized” as a legal union.The Ministry of Labor and Employment gave the progressiv
Oct. 24, 2013
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Authors refuse revision of new history textbooks
The authors of Korean history textbooks announced Thursday that they will not comply with the Ministry of Education’s order to make revisions.The ministry Monday ordered the publishers of all eight recently approved history textbooks to make changes amid disputes over a book from Kyohak Publishing Co for its allegedly slanted depiction of the country’s modern history.Revision and supplementation were ordered for 829 parts, including passages regarding Japan’s forced sexual enslavement of Korean
Oct. 24, 2013
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[Photo News] Addressing fish safety fears
Oct. 24, 2013
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Teachers’ union stripped of legal status
Tens of thousands of teachers in Korea are expected to be affected as the government on Thursday moved to deregister the country’s largest teachers’ union for infringement of the labor law.Employment and Labor Minister Phang Ha-nam and Education Minister Seo Nam-soo announced in a joint news conference that they had officially notified the Korean Teachers and Education Workers’ Union that it would “no longer be recognized” as a legal union.The Ministry of Labor and Employment gave the progressiv
Oct. 24, 2013
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Japan's old map adopted S. Korean name for its west coast
A map published by Japan in the 19th century marked the name of the water between South Korea and Japan as "the Joseon Sea," citing the name of the Korean Dynasty, the national archives said Thursday, presenting another example that its current naming is an imperialistic legacy.South Korea has locked horns with Japan for decades over the name of the body of water, with Seoul calling it the "East Sea" while Tokyo calls it the "Sea of Japan."Korean historians and experts believe that the original
Oct. 24, 2013
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Reporter acquitted of spreading false info through murder report
A Seoul court on Thursday acquitted a well-known reporter on charges of falsely claiming that the younger brother of President Park Geun-hye was behind a murder case.Joo Jin-woo, a reporter of the monthly news magazine Sisa IN, was cleared of charges that he spread false and defamatory information in his article that the president's younger brother, Park Ji-man, was involved in the killing of a relative.In the same ruling, the Seoul Central District Court also delivered a not-guilty verdict for
Oct. 24, 2013
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Gangwon mulls nudist beach
Gangwon Province is considering a plan to turn one of its beaches into the country’s first-ever nudist beach, a state-run institute in charge of maritime attractions in the region said Wednesday.“In the course of coming up with a new policy ... some people mentioned a nudist beach as a possibility,” an official from the East Sea Headquarters of Gangwon Province told The Korea Herald. The province, some 214 kilometers east of Seoul, hosts various well-known tourist sites.According to the official
Oct. 23, 2013
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Human rights panel chief backs teachers’ union
The government’s move leading to the delegalization of the country’s largest teachers’ union could infringe upon its freedom of association, the head of the human rights watchdog said Tuesday.“We already advised the government that weaker disciplinary action should be considered in this case,” Hyun Byung-chul, the chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission of Korea, said in a statement.Hyun’s statement was released the day before the deadline of the ultimatum provided by the Labor Minis
Oct. 23, 2013
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Bridging academia, industry for future growth
Joerg Steinbach is not a typical educator. He worked as a chemical engineer for more than a decade and is now leading one of Europe’s most advanced research universities.Europe is facing a significant innovation challenge. Despite an excellent research base, well-established companies and creative talent, good ideas are rarely or too slowly turned into new products or services, said the president of Technical University of Berlin.Over the past several years, Steinbach, 57, has built a reputation
Oct. 23, 2013
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Texas University plans ‘peace campus’ in Israel
JERUSALEM (AP) ― The head of Texas A&M University said Tuesday that he plans on opening a branch campus in Israel, a project meant to bring Arabs and Jews together and expand the school’s growing overseas presence.Chancellor John Sharp said that the “peace university” will be located in Nazareth, Israel’s largest Arab city. He said the city, best known as the place of Jesus’ childhood, was chosen after consulting with Israeli President Shimon Peres.“He wanted another aspect added to it, that it
Oct. 23, 2013
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NGO awards children’s essay contest winners
A Seoul-based NGO dedicated to raising awareness of heritage among ethnic Koreans living abroad held an awards ceremony on Wednesday at the National Assembly for a recent international essay contest.Over 100 children from nine countries participated in the World Peace Sharing Foundation’s 2013 Global Children Festival writing contest, which had “Sharing and Peace” as this year’s essay theme. The grand prize was awarded to Sikkim Bichel, a student at The French School of Seoul, who wrote about Fr
Oct. 23, 2013
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Global business leaders to discuss Seoul tourism
The general meeting of the Seoul International Business Advisory Council will be held at City Hall on Friday to discuss ways to specialize Seoul’s entertainment and tourism businesses.Themed “Establishing Seoul as the Model of Tourism and Entertainment,” global experts will discuss ways to better promote Seoul’s entertainment and tourism industries and combine them with information technology.About 150 participants and 19 SIBAC members will join the 13th annual meeting, including Dominic Barton,
Oct. 23, 2013
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Macquarie pulls out of Seoul subway business
A South Korean affiliate of Australia's Macquarie Group has pulled its investment from a Seoul subway line after a controversial dispute over fares with the municipal government, city officials said Wednesday.Macquarie Korea Infrastructure Fund (MKIF), the second-largest shareholder of the Seoul Metro Line 9 Corp. with a 24.53 percent stake, sold its shares to three major local life insurance companies, they added. The three -- Kyobo Life, Hanwha Life and Shinhan bank -- bought the shares owned
Oct. 23, 2013
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Norway freezes aid to South Korean climate group
The Norwegian government said Tuesday it has frozen its donations to a South Korea-based environmental organization after reports emerged that its chairman spent huge sums on flights and food.The Global Green Growth Institute, which advises developing nations on low carbon growth policies, came under fire in Denmark last week after it was revealed its Danish chairman, Lars Lokke Rasmussen, spent more than $180,000 on first class flights and food during 15 trips. Lokke Rasmussen heads Denmark's l
Oct. 23, 2013
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Top university hospital workers go on strike
Unionized workers at three branches of Seoul National University Hospital went on strike early Wednesday morning, demanding a pay raise and better working conditions.The action came after the labor and management of the hospital failed to reach a deal on the demands. It is the first time in six years that the hospital's labor union has taken the collective action."With the minimum level of manpower remaining at work for critical services, including the emergency and intensive-care rooms, 350 to
Oct. 23, 2013
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KT offices, CEO’s home raided in corruption probe
The prosecution raided the offices and residences of telecom giant KT’s top executives, including chairman and CEO Lee Suk-chae, who are accused of a breach of trust that allegedly caused huge losses to investors.Investigators from the Seoul Central District Prosecution’s Office seized computer hard drives, accounting records and internal reports from the head office in Bundang, Gyeonggi Province, its Seoul office in Seocho and other affiliates. The residences of Lee and other senior executives
Oct. 22, 2013
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Korea to strengthen protections for pregnant soldiers
Pregnant military officers will be relocated to units that are closer to maternity hospitals, the government said Tuesday.According to a joint plan proposed by the ministries of health and welfare, gender equality, and defense, female officers will be placed in camps where they can reach an obstetrician in less than 30 minutes. Also, all pregnant women in government offices and the military will be given two work-free hours per day to rest or go for medical check-ups. The joint plan was submitte
Oct. 22, 2013