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Ador CEO denies allegations, accuses Hybe of mistreating NewJeans
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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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Seoul to promote luxurious side of the city
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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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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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History textbook authors vow to reject ministry's revision orders
Authors of seven high school history textbooks, which have been accused of ideological bias along with a right-wing textbook, said Sunday they won't comply with education ministry orders to revise their texts.Education Minister Seo Nam-soo said last week that the ministry will conduct an in-depth review of the eight recently licensed textbooks and order them to make revisions if necessary, after one of them, published by Kyohak Publishing Co., sparked ire for containing a conservative bias.The m
Sept. 15, 2013
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Telecom operators offer more user data to authorities
The amount of user telecom data that South Korea’s telecom operators provided to authorities spiked in the second half of last year, coinciding with the presidential election, a report showed. Local telecom operators provided a total of 425,379 user communications data to police and other state agencies in the latter half of 2012, up 31.2 percent from the preceding six-month period, according to the report by the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning. “The ministry should keep an eye on t
Sept. 15, 2013
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34 pct of Korean women opt for cesarean: report
About a third of pregnant women in the country chose to have a cesarean section over natural childbirth, a poll showed Sunday.The survey of 951 married women aged between 15 and 44 by the state-run Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs showed that 34.3 percent underwent C-section, while the remaining 65.7 percent chose natural childbirth as the delivery method.C-section was more common among older women and among first-time mothers, the poll found.It also showed that 22.3 percent of thos
Sept. 15, 2013
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Authorities set to crack down on sky-high repair costs for imported cars
The sky-high repair charges for imported cars, which have long angered Korean consumers, will likely fall starting next year, as the government is set to toughen oversight on car importers and other relevant industries through legislation, officials said Sunday.The average repair cost for imported vehicles reached 2.33 million won ($2,145) last year, about 4.3 times the average of 540,000 won for domestic cars, according to industry data.Owners of accident-damaged imports were paid an average of
Sept. 15, 2013
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LIG Group chairman, son given jail terms for fraud
A lower court on Friday handed down prison sentences to Koo Cha-won, chairman of embattled LIG Group, and his eldest son following convictions for fraud.Seoul Central District Court sentenced Koo to three years in prison for inflicting losses on minor shareholders by fraudulently issuing commercial papers. The 77-year-old chairman was put in prison immediately after the verdict.Koo Bon-sang, his first son and the vice chairman of LIG Nex1, was given eight years in prison on the same charge. They
Sept. 13, 2013
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Prosecution resummons ex-President Chun's eldest son
The eldest son of disgraced former President Chun Doo-hwan was questioned by prosecutors Friday as part of an ongoing probe into huge slush funds his father stashed away while in office in the 1980s, prosecutors said.The senior Chun, then an army major general, seized power in a 1979 coup. In 1997, he was ordered by the Supreme Court to return to state coffers around 220 billion won (US$196.8 million) he illegally accumulated in bribes while in office from 1980-88.Chun has yet to pay some 167.2
Sept. 13, 2013
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[Photo News] Job Fair for over-50s
Sept. 12, 2013
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[Newsmaker] KEPCO to restart power-line project soon
The Korea Electric Power Corp. is set to resume its stalled power-line project in Miryang, South Gyeongsang Province, after next week’s Chuseok holidays despite continued resistance from some residents. On Wednesday, Prime Minister Chung Hong-won visited the county saying that resumption was an “unavoidable choice” and announced a revised 18.5 billion won ($17 million) compensation plan. The compensation package also includes plans to build the country’s largest solar power generation facility i
Sept. 12, 2013
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Seoul City upgrades traffic control system
Seoul City’s transport control office on Thursday unveiled a major upgrade of information technology-based services to provide traffic information more accurately and quickly. The city government plans to merge its traffic control center and disaster response team into a new entity called the Seoul Safety Control Center. It will begin operations later this year. They will share real-time digital videos and monitor traffic situations and disasters at the same time. A total of 1,141 pieces of traf
Sept. 12, 2013
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Publisher hints at canceling controversial history book
The publisher of a controversial Korean history textbook said Thursday it would consider canceling publication amid growing criticism of its allegedly slanted depiction of the country’s modern history.“We’re looking at all possibilities, including the cancellation of publication,” an official from Kyohak Publishing Co. was quoted as saying by Yonhap News.“We’ll announce our official decision next week.”The announcement came amid progressive lawmakers and scholars’ request to cancel the authoriza
Sept. 12, 2013
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Head of panel on river project probe quits
The chief of a newly launched investigative committee on a highly controversial river refurbishment project offered Thursday to resign over a dispute over his alleged impartiality.Chang Sung-pil, a former civil engineering professor at Seoul National University, was appointed last week to lead the commission tasked with resolving suspicions surrounding the 22.2 trillion won ($20 billion) river refurbishment project. The previous Lee Myung-bak government‘s signature project had been aimed at prev
Sept. 12, 2013
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Kyohak mulls not publishing history textbook
Kyohak Publishing Co. said Thursday it may not publish its controversial Korean history textbook amid protests over its content.The textbook authored by conservative scholars was accused of distorting historical facts, sparking disputes among progressives. Criticism of the book was especially focused on the depiction of Japan’s colonial rule (1910-1945), which described it as making a positive contribution to Korea’s modernization.An official from the Kyohak company said, “The president of the c
Sept. 12, 2013
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S. Korean soldier files petition over sexual assault
A South Korean soldier on Wednesday filed a petition to the National Human Rights Commission of Korea against his fellow servicemen for alleged sexual assault and physical abuse.According to the commission, a 20 year-old man who enlisted in the military in Gangwon Province in October 2012, asked for help, claiming that he was sexually harassed and beaten for six months by his fellow soldiers in the unit.The victim attempted to commit suicide several times and was hospitalized and diagnosed with
Sept. 12, 2013
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Man-made island on Hangang soon to be opened to public
Seoul City and Hyosung Group signed an agreement Thursday to normalize an artificial resort island on the Hangang River that has been idle for two years due to corruption and contract irregularities. The city government said Floating Island, called sebitdungdungseom in Korean, would partially open within the year before entering full-fledged operations next year. It will be run by FLOSSOM, owned by Hyosung, for 30 years and then transferred to the city. The 20,382-square-meter landmark was built
Sept. 12, 2013
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Chae to file suit against newspaper
Chief prosecutor Chae Dong-wook said Thursday he will file for correction with the court against the Chosun Ilbo which accused him of having an extramarital son in its recent report.The prosecutor general will forgo the extra step of mediation by the Press Arbitration Commission and take the case straight to the court for immediate resolution, said Koo Bon-seon, spokesman for the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office. Aside from filing the suit, Chae will also look into taking a paternity test as soon as
Sept. 12, 2013
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Prison term confirmed for ex-President Lee's confidant over bribery
The Supreme Court on Thursday confirmed a two-year prison term for Park Young-june, a former vice commerce minister under the previous Lee Myung-bak administration, for bribery.Park was convicted of taking some 160 million won ($148,000) in kickbacks from a local property developer in exchange for helping him win a construction permit for a major trade center in southern Seoul.The 53-year-old, known as one of the closest confidants to then-President Lee, was also found guilty of ordering surveil
Sept. 12, 2013
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1.1 mil. U.S. residents use Korean language at home, report says
A total of 1.1 million people in the United States spoke Korean at home in 2011, according to a U.S. Census Bureau report released Wednesday.Korean was among eight languages used by at least 1 million people, along with English, Spanish, Chinese, Tagalog (Philippines), Vietnamese, French and German.The number of Korean speakers in the U.S. grew by 327 percent from 1980 to 2010, the bureau said in the American Community Survey.In 1980, fewer than 300,000 people spoke Korean.Only 45 percent of Kor
Sept. 12, 2013
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Former presidential spokesman to be indicted: report
U.S. authorities investigating the alleged sexual abuse case involving former presidential spokesperson Yoon Chang-jung have decided to indict him on misdemeanor sexual abuse charges and are waiting for the issuance of an arrest warrant from the court, Segye Ilbo reported Thursday.“The investigators have effectively wrapped up their probe and are in the final stage of warrant examination on his arrest,” reported the local daily, citing officials from the Metropolitan Police Department of the Dis
Sept. 12, 2013
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Ex-Daewoo chief Kim among next targets ...to collect unpaid fines
The prosecution is expected to move ahead in collecting unpaid fines from disgraced business magnates after it recently succeeded in forcing two ex-presidents to pay overdue bills. Authorities are likely to target Kim Woo-joong, former chairman of the now-defunct Daewoo Group, who owes nearly 22.9 trillion won ($20 billion) to the state. In 2002, the Supreme Court ordered the former business tycoon and another five executives of the group to pay a combined 23 trillion won, on charges of accounti
Sept. 11, 2013
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Report of prosecution chief’s love child untrue: mother
The controversy over allegations that prosecution chief Chae Dong-wook had a son out of wedlock took a new twist as the child’s mother broke the silence and claimed that the boy is unrelated to him. The mother, identified only by her surname Lim, sent a letter to liberal newspaper Hankyoreh and said her relationship with him was no more than a bar owner and customer. Prosecutor General Chae Dong-wook has denied a report by the conservative daily Chosun Ilbo that he met a woman in 1999 and father
Sept. 11, 2013