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Ador CEO denies allegations, accuses Hybe of mistreating NewJeans
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Medical reform committee kicks off despite boycott from doctors
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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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DP leader says he will meet Yoon without conditions
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Over 9,000 hotline calls made by stalking victims in 2023
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Second Gimpo civil servant found dead, after apologizing for not finishing work
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[Hello India] Hyundai Motor vows to boost 'clean mobility' in India
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Monthly users on local streaming platforms outpace Netflix, Disney+
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US will take steps for three-way engagement on nuclear deterrence with S. Korea, Japan: Campbell
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Chinese official urges denuclearization in meeting with North Korean leader
Chinese Vice President Li Yuanchao reaffirmed his country’s commitment to the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula during a meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, media reports said Friday.The meeting took place while Li visited the isolationist country as head of a Chinese delegation to mark the 60th anniversary of the truce of the Korean War (1950-53). The signing of the Armistice Agreement on July 27, 1953, is celebrated as a holiday in the North as a day of victory in the “Fatherl
July 26, 2013
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N.Z. leader pressures Korea on FTA
New Zealand Prime Minister John Key on Friday pressured South Korea to move forward in their stalled talks for a free trade agreement. He sharply criticized Seoul for treating New Zealand unfairly, saying that it is time for Seoul to repay his country’s contribution to the Korean War which ended 60 years ago. Key is visiting Seoul to attend the 60th anniversary of the armistice. New Zealand sent more than 6,000 troops to fight for South Korea in the 1950-53 war.In a meeting with New Zealand vete
July 26, 2013
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Chinese VP reaffirms commitment to Korean Peninsula
Chinese Vice President Li Yuanchao reaffirmed his country's commitment to the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula during a meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, media reports said Friday.The meeting took place while Li visited the isolationist country as head of a Chinese delegation to mark the 60th anniversary of the truce of the Korean War (1950-53). The signing of the Armistice Agreement on July 27, 1953 is celebrated as a holiday in the North as a day of victory in the "Fatherla
July 26, 2013
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Law students file constitutional petition against bar exam quota
A group of South Korean law school students said Friday that they have lodged a constitutional petition against a quota that limits the number of candidates allowed to pass the bar exam.In the petition filed with the Constitutional Court, third-year students at six graduate-level law schools nationwide claimed the quota violates their fundamental human rights, including freedom of occupation."Anyone who successfully completes law school should be able to pass the exam without much difficulty," t
July 26, 2013
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Former spy chief to stand trial over graft charges
A detained former intelligence chief has been indicted on charges of accepting kickbacks, including cash and gifts such as expensive jewelry, from a construction company, prosecutors said Friday.Won Sei-hoon, who served as the National Intelligence Service (NIS) chief under then-President Lee Myung-bak until early this year, is suspected of receiving some 170 million won (US$153,000) in bribes from a former head of now-bankrupt Hwangbo Construction since 2009, they said. In return, Hwang Bo-yeon
July 26, 2013
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Korea, U.S. fail to agree on sharing troop upkeep
South Korea and the United States failed Thursday to narrow differences over the sharing of the cost for stationing American troops here as Seoul rebutted Washington’s call for additional financial backing, a government source said.During their latest two-day meeting in Seoul, the allies were split over how much each side would contribute to the cost of maintaining the 28,500 U.S. troops here, said the source at Seoul’s foreign ministry.The countries may meet again in late August possibly in Seo
July 25, 2013
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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