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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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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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Blinken calls on China to press N. Korea to end its 'dangerous' behavior
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Concerns mount over school history education
The government and ruling party on Tuesday vowed to enhance history education at public schools by making the subject compulsory for college admission.A number of ways discussed at the government-ruling party meeting include making the subject compulsory on the College Scholastic Ability Test or asking students to submit scores from the National Korea History Test when applying to colleges.The government is also looking to extend history classes at schools and develop a new national history test
July 31, 2013
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Court confirms N.K. residents’ rights as children of S. Korean
The South Korean Supreme Court set a new precedent Wednesday in confirming a group of North Koreans’ legal rights as the children of a deceased South Korean.The four North Koreans were seeking legal recognition as children of their father, a deceased South Korean identified by the surname Yoon. In earlier rulings, the courts had recognized the North Koreans’ claims that they were Yoon’s children based on DNA analysis using fingernail and hair samples. The prosecution, however, argued that as Nor
July 31, 2013
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Ex-tax chief faces summons over CJ lobbying scandal
A former chief of the national tax agency will be summoned this week over suspicions that he took bribes from CJ Group in return for providing favors during a tax audit into the local food and entertainment conglomerate in 2006, prosecutors said Wednesday.Jeon Goon-pyo, who headed the National Tax Service from July 2006 to November 2007, has been notified to show up for questioning at the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office in southern Seoul on Thursday morning, they said.Jeon is under su
July 31, 2013
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Japanese firm appeals WWII compensation order
A Japanese steelmaker has appealed a South Korean court’s ruling against the firm to pay compensation to its former Korean employees who were conscripted decades ago during Japan’s colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula, court officials said Wednesday.Earlier this month, the Seoul High Court, in a landmark ruling, ordered Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp. to pay 100 million won ($88,000) to each of the four South Korean forced laborers for their unpaid salaries and mental suffering.Legal repres
July 31, 2013
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Seoul’s local tax revenue falls by 4.3 percent
Seoul City’s local tax revenue decreased 4.3 percent on year to 5.3 trillion won ($4.75 billion) in the first half of the year due to an economic slowdown, officials said Wednesday.Its tax intake reached 42 percent of the original goal for the whole year.Income tax collection dropped by 180 billion won from the same period last year, mainly due to the reduction in corporate tax. Real estate acquisition tax revenue also decreased by 100 billion won to 1.2 trillion won due to the tax breaks aimed
July 31, 2013
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81 international marriage agencies punished
The government shut down or suspended over 80 international marriage agencies in the first half of the year, the Gender Equality and Family Ministry said Wednesday.The number of such firms dropped by 12 percent to 1,204 during the period, slightly declining since last year. The ministry closed 27 for failing to meet qualifications and halted operations of 54 firms for not writing out contracts with their clients. (rene@heraldcorp.com)
July 31, 2013
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IT businessman suspected of aiding North Korean hackers
The National Intelligence Service is reportedly investigating a venture businessman who allegedly helped North Korean hackers in China access South Korean internet servers. Intelligence agents on Tuesday searched the residence and three offices in Seoul of the suspect, head of an information technology company, identified only by the surname Kim, according to reports.Kim borrowed a server from another South Korean IT company and allegedly leaked some of the server’s IDs and passwords, as well as
July 31, 2013
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S. Korean NGOs start shipping humanitarian aid to N. Korea
South Korean non-governmental organizations (NGOs) started shipping out humanitarian aid to North Korea on Wednesday to help alleviate the plight of children and sick people in the impoverished country.The move comes after Seoul's unification ministry approved the shipment of goods earlier in the week as a sign that South Korea is open to offering urgent humanitarian assistance to the North in spite of sanctions on the North for its nuclear device detonation in February.The Korea Association of
July 31, 2013
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Spy agency raids IT firm involved in N.K. cyber attacks
South Korean intelligence officials are investigating a local IT company owner suspected of helping a North Korean hacker distribute malignant codes to South Korea, officials said Wednesday.The National Intelligence Service reportedly raided the home and offices of the South Korean businessman, identified only by his surname Kim, on Tuesday after obtaining a search warrant from a local court.Kim is suspected of sharing his office computer network with the North Korean hacker through which malici
July 31, 2013
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Ex-tax chief faces summons over CJ lobbying scandal
A former chief of the national tax agency will be summoned this week over suspicions that he took bribes from CJ Group in return for providing favors during a tax audit into the local food and entertainment conglomerate in 2006, prosecutors said Wednesday.Jeon Goon-pyo, who headed the National Tax Service (NTS) from July 2006 to November 2007, has been notified to show up for questioning at the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office in southern Seoul on Thursday morning, they said.Jeon is un
July 31, 2013
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All high schools to offer free education by 2017
All South Korean high schools will offer free education by 2017, the government said Tuesday, in line with President Park Geun-hye's pledge to tackle education issues ahead of her inauguration.Under the plan, the government will gradually increase the number of local high schools providing free education starting next year, making all schools offer expense-free education by 2017, according to the presidential office and the ruling Saenuri Party.The move came as Park said her government will incr
July 30, 2013
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Four S. Korean climbers found dead in Japan's Central Alps
Nagano Prefecture, Japan (Yonhap) -- Four South Korean climbers who went missing in inclement weather during a group mountaineering trip in Japan were found dead Tuesday in the mountain range, officials said.Local police earlier found the bodies of the four near mountain trails connecting Mount Hinokio and Mount Hoken in the Nagano prefecture, officials at the South Korean consulate general in Niigata said.The area is part of a mountain range commonly known as the Central Alps.The four, who are
July 30, 2013
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Mitsubishi ordered to compensate Koreans for forced labor
An appellate court Tuesday ordered Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. to compensate the families of five former Korean employees who were subjected to forced labor during Japan’s colonial rule. In a retrial, the Busan High Court ruled that the engineering and aviation behemoth should provide each family with 80 million won ($72,000) in overdue salary and other damages. The ruling marked the second victory for former conscripted Korean laborers since they started litigation in the mid-1990s in Kore
July 30, 2013
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[Photo News] Fatal collapse
July 30, 2013
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Seoul City opens its largest solar power plant
Seoul City and private partners began to operate the largest solar power plant in the metropolis Tuesday as part of efforts to boost the electricity supply and increase the use of clean, renewable energy sources.The 5-megawatt plant marks the first phase of a joint project by the municipal government, chemicals and utility firm OCI, and environmental civic group Energy & Peace to build a combined 100-MW solar power stations in the city by 2014. The Amsa plant, located on a 76,800-square-meter si
July 30, 2013
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2 killed, 1 injured during bridge work in Seoul
Two construction workers were killed and one injured when part of the support structure for a new access ramp on Seoul’s Banghwa Bridge was dislodged on Tuesday. According to the authorities, the box girder for an access ramp became dislodged and knocked over construction equipment at 1:08 p.m., killing two workers and injuring another. One of the bodies was recovered immediately, and work was underway to recover the second as of Tuesday afternoon.The workers who were killed have been identified
July 30, 2013
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Prosecution raids ex-tax chief's home, tax office over CJ
State prosecutors on Tuesday raided the residence of a former chief of the national tax agency and its Seoul regional office as part of their investigation into an alleged bribery exchange between CJ Group and former top tax officials.After indicting CJ Group Chairman Lee Jay-hyun of embezzlement and offshore tax evasion charges, prosecutors have been expanding their probe into suspicions that the local food and entertainment conglomerate provided bribes to former chief Jeon Gun-pyo and former d
July 30, 2013
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Three S. Korean climbers found dead in Japan's Central Alps
Three of five missing South Korean climbers were found dead in the Central Alps in central Japan Tuesday, officials said.A 78-year-old man named Park Moon-soo was confirmed as one of the three dead, officials at the South Korean consulate general in Niigata said, adding that they are still waiting for the exact identities of the other two."Park's identity has been confirmed," a consulate general official said, adding that a passport in the name of Lee Soo-keun was found inside a backpack next to
July 30, 2013
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[Photo News] D-100
July 29, 2013
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Ex-tax chief banned from travel as CJ bribery probe expands
Prosecutors said Monday they banned former National Tax Service Commissioner Jeon Goon-pyo from leaving the country pending an investigation into allegations that he received bribes from CJ Group. Jeon, who served as the NTS chief from July 2006 to Nov. 2007, is alleged to have received illegal money and a luxury watch from CJ Group chairman Lee Jay-hyun in return for shielding the group from tax inspections. The prosecutors investigating the case are said to have obtained testimony from Lee and
July 29, 2013