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Hyundai Motor eyes 80,000 jobs, W68tr investment at home by 2026
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Doctors' group picks new leader amid tense standoff over increased enrollment quota
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Seoul bus drivers go on general strike, cause morning rush hour delays
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Official campaigning kicks off for April 10 elections
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Dialogue hopes fade as doctors pick hard-liner as new head
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Coupang pledges W3tr to expand Rocket Delivery nationwide by 2027
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[Election Battlefield] Political novice to face off star politician in ‘swing district’
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[Kim Seong-kon] The April 2024 election will decide our future
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Korea enters full election mode
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Seoul’s bus union prepares for strike
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Chun’s family, associates face travel ban
The prosecution has imposed overseas travel bans on 40 people including former President Chun Doo-hwan, his relatives and associates who allegedly helped him conceal his assets, officials said on Thursday. Investigators also said they were considering requesting authorities in the United States, Singapore and the British Virgin Islands for judicial cooperation. The former president and his family are suspected of hiding assets overseas under borrowed names and by other illegal means such as mone
July 25, 2013
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Suspected ammonia leak occurs at Samsung plant
A suspected ammonia leak occurred at Samsung Electronics Co.’s semiconductor plant in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province on Thursday.According to the company four employees of an associated company received checkups at the company’s medical facilities after they smelt ammonia at about 3:55 p.m. The three were immediately released, but one is undergoing further tests due to a history of myocardial infarction, the company said. This is the third time toxic gas leaks have occurred at Samsung Electronics’
July 25, 2013
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Gaeseong talks ‘on verge of collapse’
GAESEONG – Inter-Korean talks to reopen a joint industrial zone in Gaeseong appeared on the brink of collapse Thursday as the two sides threatened grave actions after failing to agree on the key issue of how to prevent future suspension.After the sixth round of talks in the North Korean border city, the Pyongyang chief delegate declared that the talks are heading toward a breakdown due to the South’s insincere attitude and unilateral demands.“If the Gaeseong industrial district cooperation proje
July 25, 2013
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New footage debunks club ‘abuse’ video
Additional footage provided to The Korea Herald indicates that a controversial viral video of two Western men sexually harassing a Korean woman was staged.Two additional videos featuring the involved parties include slightly different variations of the scenes that prompted outrage online and worldwide media coverage.In the clips, both of which are about two minutes long, two foreign men in a nightclub act out a scene in which they sexually harass a seemingly inebriated woman and mock her over
July 25, 2013
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A son of disgraced Daewoo Group founder owns luxury golf course in Vietnam: report
A son of former Daewoo Group founder Kim Woo-choong has been found to be the owner of a luxury golf course in Vietnam, an online news outlet said Thursday, accusing the disgraced businessman of siphoning off funds instead of paying the restitutions he owes the state. Kim Sun-yong, the third son of the businessman who has been officially declared bankrupt, acquired a 100 percent stake in Van Tri Gold Club in central Hanoi, in 2010, said the Korea Center for International Journalism (KCIJ), an onl
July 25, 2013
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Chun’s family, associates banned from leaving country
The prosecution has imposed overseas travel bans on 40 people including former President Chun Doo-hwan, his relatives and associates who allegedly helped him conceal his assets, officials said on Thursday. Investigators also said they were considering requesting authorities in the United States, Singapore and the British Virgin Islands for judicial cooperation. The former president and his family are suspected of hiding massive assets overseas under borrowed names and by other illegal means such
July 25, 2013
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Controversial activist says will jump off bridge for cash
An outspoken men’s rights activist asked the public Thursday to lend him 100 million won (89,605), saying that he will jump off one of the bridges over Han River to promote his fund-raising effort.Sung Jae-gi, the head of a men’s rights organization Man of Korea, wrote on the homepage of his organization that he is throwing himself off a bridge on Friday. He explained the reason for his stunt as “to raise money to run Man of Korea and pay its debts.”“Dear citizens. I now put my life on the line
July 25, 2013
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Seven celebrity soldiers sent to military prison for scandalous
Seven celebrity soldiers who were caught on camera drinking and entering a massage parlor were sentenced to several days in a military prison for violating the military code of conduct, the defense ministry said Thursday.The soldiers faced unprecedented tough disciplinary actions after a local TV network last month secretly taped them. They included K-pop star Sangchu and Seven, drinking together in a private restaurant following a performance for a military event. Two of them were caught by a c
July 25, 2013
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Prosecution considers seeking int'l cooperation over ex-president's slush funds
Prosecutors said Thursday they plan to seek international legal cooperation as part of efforts to locate concealed assets of former President Chun Doo-hwan, who owes a massive fine to the state.Chun was ordered by the nation's top court in 1997 to return to the state coffers 220 billion won ($196.8 million) that he was found to have illegally accumulated during his term from 1980 to 1988. The former dictator, however, has so far paid only a quarter of the total, with some 167.2 billion won remai
July 25, 2013
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Radiation scare sweeps S. Korea
In light of a recent report that Japan’s crippled Fukushima nuclear had emitted radioactive steam, many South Koreans are expressing concern about the health risk that may stem from the worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl.Japanese media on Tuesday reported that steam containing high levels of radiation was detected near the No. 3 reactor building of the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant, which was stricken by the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami on March 11, 2011.According to Asahi Shimbun
July 25, 2013
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Virginia legislators push for use of 'East Sea' in textbooks
Efforts to publicize the name "East Sea" for the body of water between Korea and Japan in the U.S. state of Virginia have gained momentum with growing support from local legislators. A senior Republican member of the Virginia House, Time Hugo, announced Wednesday that he will introduce legislation in next year's session to require all future textbooks approved by the Virginia Board of Education to note that the body of water is referred to as the East Sea as well as the currently used name of th
July 25, 2013
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U.S. prosecutors working on Yoon's sexual abuse case
City police said Wednesday they have wrapped up an investigation into alleged sexual abuse involving a former South Korean presidential spokesman."The Metropolitan Police Department has presented the facts of this matter to the United States Attorney's Office for their determination," Gwendolyn Crump, director of the police office of communications, told Yonhap News Agency.Yoon Chang-jung, 56, is accused of molesting a Korean-American female intern while he was visiting Washington in early May a
July 25, 2013
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Prosecution seizes gold, diamonds linked to Chun
The prosecution confiscated safe-deposit boxes kept under the names of former President Chun Doo-hwan’s family and the real estate assets of his son on Wednesday, as part of a widening probe into Chun’s hidden assets.Investigators also requested securities firms and insurance companies to provide transaction and deposit records of Chun’s family, relatives and associates.Prosecutors said they raided a number of financial institutions on Tuesday and seized seven safety deposit boxes borrowed under
July 24, 2013
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[Graphic News] Fertility rate forecast
The total fertility rate is the average number of children that would be born to a woman during her lifetime.
July 24, 2013
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Civilian experts to help respond to chemical mishaps
The government will sign an agreement Wednesday with an academic organization so authorities can receive assistance from civilian experts to swiftly respond to chemical accidents, the environment ministry said.The pact between the Ministry of Environment and the Korean Chemical Society requires both sides to share information on dangerous chemical materials and the facilities that deal with them as well as conduct a joint study.The Korean Chemical Society is the nation’s largest academic organiz
July 24, 2013
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Seoul to build 9 light rail lines over 10 years
Seoul City on Wednesday announced a plan to build nine new light rail transit routes over the next 10 years to reduce blind spots in its subway and bus networks.Officials said the new passenger train corridors on a combined 85.41 kilometers of routes will help improve public transport and reduce citizens’ reliance on roads.“Sticking to the rail-centered public transport policy, the city will restructure the system over the next 10 years, allowing citizens to get to any subway station within 10 m
July 24, 2013
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Korean Embassy worker robbed in Yemen
A South Korean Embassy employee in Yemen was attacked and robbed of his car by armed men in Yemen’s capital Sanaa, the embassy said, cautioning residents and travelers there.The robbery took place at around 8:45 a.m. on Tuesday when the South Korean Embassy staff was driving to work in Hadda area in downtown Sanaa. A blue sedan carrying two men armed with rifles first followed the South Korean staff’s car and then blocked his way in a quiet two-lane road before forcibly taking his vehicle, accor
July 24, 2013
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Korean freighter being held in Abu Dhabi for 2nd month
A South Korean cargo ship is being held at an Abu Dhabi port for the second straight month with one of the sailors aboard in critical condition due to illness, officials said Tuesday.The 16,000-ton freighter Pan Bless has been detained in the Abu Dhabi port since around May 20 for not paying fees. A local company that supplied fuel to the ship seized it through the port authorities, according to the Busan Regional Maritime Affairs and Port Administration.The Busan-based company that owns the fre
July 24, 2013
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Cultural understanding key to English learning
When I was little, I had a great opportunity to live in the U.S. with my family for almost two years, which is when I first learned English and made foreign friends. I attended ESL or English as a second language classes at school with other international students whose parents were graduate students there like mine. During the first few days, the most difficult flash card to remember was “bread and butter” because, for me, “bread,” “and” and “butter” were three “unassociated” words instead of o
July 24, 2013
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Calls mount to tighten reins on youth boot camps
A group of high school students last week braved blistering weather and wild sea waves to take part in a marine-style boot camp. But the camp turned into a nightmare when five died after being swept away by strong currents.The incident marks the second case of teen deaths at a private camp in less than a year, raising concerns over the growing number of unregulated private youth training facilities. There are reportedly 20 such camps across the country, and most of them run without licenses sinc
July 24, 2013