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Hyundai Motor eyes 80,000 jobs, W68tr investment at home by 2026
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Seoul bus drivers go on general strike, cause morning rush hour delays
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Korea enters full election mode
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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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Immigrant woman stabbed to death by Korean husband
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[Kim Seong-kon] The April 2024 election will decide our future
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[Herald Interview] Son Suk-ku chooses to be swayed by others in navigating life
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U.S. air force conducted illegal probe on Korean civilians: report
The U.S. air force allegedly conducted an illegal probe into South Korean civilians, a local broadcaster YTN reported on Friday. According to the report, seven shopkeepers near Osan Air Base have been called into for questioning by officials at the USFK airbase since last December on the suspicion of illegal activities.“There was a small room that looked like an interrogation room, and I was all by myself to answer the investigator. He coercively asked me if I arranged prostitution for U.S. sold
June 14, 2013
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Seoul city rejects review of controversial ex-president memorial park
The Seoul municipal government said Friday it has dismissed requests from a ward office to review a plan to build a memorial park for Park Chung-hee, the late president and father of the incumbent leader, amid controversy over project.Earlier this month, Seoul's Jung-gu district office said it will push to build the park around the former Park family house in Shindang-dong in central Seoul, where he lived for three years before seizing power in a 1961 coup. President Park Geun-hye also lived the
June 14, 2013
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Defense minister backs military service merits
Defense Minister Kim Kwan-jin voiced his support Friday for a move to revive a system that rewards job seekers who have served in the military.The defense ministry and the gender equality ministry have been at odds with each other over the system because it applies only to men who have fulfilled their mandatory military service.Before being ruled unconstitutional in 1999, the reward system gave male applicants with a military background extra points on exams for jobs.Critics of the system have c
June 14, 2013
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S. Korean supplier to Zara and GAP set up paper companies in tax havens: journalists' group
The head of a South Korean supplier to global brands, including Zara and GAP, set up shell companies in tax havens, an independent South Korean online news outlet said Thursday, in its latest revelation of a list that also includes three other Korean businessmen.Kim Ki-hong, chairman of Nobland, was registered as one of two directors and a shareholder of Jade Crown Group Ltd. set up in the British Virgin Islands on Sept. 8, 2006, the Korea Center for Investigative Journalism (KCIJ) said on its w
June 13, 2013
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Prosecution starts probe into Yoon
The prosecutors’ office said Thursday it launched a probe into former presidential spokesperson Yoon Chang-jung, who allegedly harassed a female intern during a presidential trip to Washington, D.C., in May. Earlier this month, about 1,000 women from the minor opposition United Progressive Party and the Korean Women Alliance, an advocacy group, filed a complaint against Yoon on charges of sexual abuse and libel. “An accusation of sexual molestation requires a complaint filed by the victim, and v
June 13, 2013
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Central, provincial governments clash over Jinju hospital
The central government and the South Gyeongsang Province administration collided again Thursday over a regional public hospital recently shut down due to huge losses and labor disputes. The local assembly recently passed Gov. Hong Joon-pyo’s order to close Jinju Medical Center despite opposition from its union and the central government. Health and Welfare Minister Chin Young has requested Hong to ask local councilors to reconsider their approval of the shutdown motion. The ministry criticized t
June 13, 2013
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Military incentive plan hit over effect on women, disabled
The Ministry of Gender Equality and Family and female lawmakers from the ruling Saenuri Party on Thursday agreed to block the Defense Ministry’s latest proposal to give extra credits to male job seekers for military service.“The military duty incentive system was already ruled unconstitutional,” Rep. Kim Hyun-sook said after a government ruling party meeting held at the National Assembly.“(The Defense Ministry) should be discreet about reviving the system which would spark strong opposition from
June 13, 2013
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Nexen pitcher charged with drunken hit-and-run
South Korean professional baseball player Shin Hyeon-cheol was indicted without physical detention for hitting a man with his car while drunk and fleeing the scene, prosecutors said Thursday.According to Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office, Shin crashed into a taxi with his car at 4:37 a.m. on April 8. The owner of the taxi exited the vehicle and blocked Shin’s car. The investigators said an “infuriated” Shin hit the taxi driver with his car multiple times and fled the scene. The driver w
June 13, 2013
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[Graphic News] Korea rated less peaceful than 2007
South Korea ranked 47th out of 162 countries on the 2013 Global Peace Index produced by the Institute of Economics and Peace, an Australia-based think tank. It marked a 15-slot drop from 2007 when the index was first published, due to the growing nuclear threat from North Korea and historical rifts with Japan. The annual survey is based on 22 indicators that also include crime, demonstrations, political instability and weapons trade. Europe was found to be the most peaceable region with 13 count
June 12, 2013
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Experts call for tighter laws against sexual harassment
Korea’s legal systems fall short of protecting women from of sexual harassment in working and social spheres, experts say. Three laws regarding women’s development, gender equality and human rights cover sexual harassment. But they are fraught with loopholes that offenders can exploit, from inadequate rules for punishment, to unclear standards for supervision and education, to cumbersome legal procedures that often frustrate victims, according to experts.The first law acknowledging sexual harass
June 12, 2013
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Breaking gender molds to end sexual harassment
This is the third and last in a series of articles on sexual harassment in Korea: how society perceives it, what measures are being taken, and what more can be done to prevent it. ― Ed.Stemming sexual harassment has been a tall order for many countries since the term was coined in the 1970s. Korea is no exception, especially with the increasing profile of women in all spheres of society.As more women step into leadership positions, including the election of the first female president last Decemb
June 12, 2013
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Dwight School Seoul to offer IB Diploma program
Dwight School Seoul said it has been authorized to offer a globally recognized diploma program.The International Baccalaureate, an educational foundation based in Geneva, recently approved the foreign school in Seoul to offer the IB Diploma Program starting later this year, according to the school.The two-year IB Diploma Program is primarily aimed at students aged 16―19 and provides the skills and knowledge essential to pursuing a college education. Students completing the diploma course will re
June 12, 2013
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How does your study help humanity?
When I was seeking my doctorate from Michigan State University in the United States, I found out about the Hong Humanistic Korean Scholarship by chance. Basically, the Hong Humanistic Korean Scholarship awards a small scholarship to academically successful Korean-American graduate students. It did not seem to fit me well and the small amount offered was not attractive, but I decided to apply. When I prepared the application, I saw the essay questions in the application form. I was stunned for a
June 12, 2013
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New history textbook stirs ideological debate
A new history textbook authored by conservative scholars is taking a barrage of criticism, even as its content has yet to be unveiled.The dispute over the book from Kyohak Publishing Co. illustrates the depth of ideological division in Korea despite strenuous state and civic campaigns for reconciliation. It is one of eight textbooks preliminarily approved for high school use from next year by the National Institute of Korean History, the screening panel commissioned by the Education Ministry.Pro
June 12, 2013
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Forum discusses learning throughout lifetime
More than 200 practitioners, academics and policy planners in education discussed how to help people continue learning throughout their lives at an annual forum in Suwon, Gyeonggi Province, Monday.The forum hosted by the state-run National Institute for Lifelong Education in Korea in cooperation with the Gyeonggi Provincial Institute for Lifelong Learning drew international experts, including Arne Carlsen, director of UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning, Michael Osborne, professor of the Univ
June 12, 2013
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[Graphic News] Seoul walking trail to be finished by 2014
Seoul City said Tuesday it would complete a project to build a 157-kilometer-long walking trail (“dullegil” in Korean) around the city by late 2014. Of the eight courses, three sections with an length of 57.5 kilometers, have been completed connecting Mount Daemosan in southern Seoul and Anyang Stream in southwestern Seoul, Four other courses along Mount Yongmasan in the eastern part of Seoul through Mount Bukhansan in the northern part of the city will be finished late this year. “Seoul Dullegi
June 11, 2013
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Saenuri railroads bill to close Jinju hospital
By Cho Chung-unCouncilors from the ruling Saenuri Party in Jinju, South Gyeongsang Province, on Tuesday railroaded a bill that legally formalized the recent closure of a troubled public hospital, despite fierce protests by the main opposition Democratic Party and the labor union.The bill was approved by a majority of councilors from the ruling party only five minutes after it was brought up to an emergency meeting at the provincial assembly. After a tussle among rival party members, speaker Kim
June 11, 2013
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Staff of foreign financial firms summoned over CJ
Prosecutors investigating CJ Group’s suspected creation of a slush fund and tax evasion said Tuesday that they have notified two to three employees of foreign financial institutions to appear for questioning to determine whether the conglomerate opened borrowed-name accounts in those institutions. The food and entertainment conglomerate has been under an intense prosecution investigation into allegations that it has created a secret fund worth tens of millions of dollars, while evading taxes in
June 11, 2013
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Sexual harassment rampant among social leaders
From professors to lawmakers, including a former governor and even a successful presidential candidate, the list of powerful men involved in sexual harassment or controversy over their sexual attitudes is simply too long to spell out. In 2002, then-Jeju Gov. Woo Keun-min fondled the leader of a local women’s organization. When she took legal action against the governor, Woo sued her for slander and defamation. He lost his lawsuit in 2006 when the Supreme Court ruled against him. Woo retained his
June 11, 2013
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Harassment education, policies lack rigor
This is the second in a series of articles on sexual harassment in Korea: how society perceives it, what measures are being taken, and what more can be done to prevent it. ― Ed.Every time there is a sexual harassment prevention training session at her work, Kim Sun-young, 38, is sure what her male manager will come out saying.“Should I have to pay 30 million won for saying this?” is his usual aside after commenting on anything related to a female coworker, at which his male subordinates laugh un
June 11, 2013