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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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Blinken calls on China to press N. Korea to end its 'dangerous' behavior
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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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Seoul to provide disaster alerts on Twitter
Seoul City and Twitter Korea are working together to establish an online disaster information system using the city’s various accounts on the micro-blog service. Twitter Lifeline will provide real-time alerts, guidance and up-to-date news and information to citizens during an emergency, and people can also post notifications of their whereabouts and status through their smartphones, the city said. The two sides signed an agreement for the project on Wednesday.It will help authorities’ response a
July 7, 2013
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Energy-saving drive misses the mark
On a recent sizzling afternoon, several shops in Myeong-dong, downtown Seoul, kept their doors open, beckoning passers-by with cool air. The government has banned the practice with a threat of penalties, but it apparently fails to pay off. Many merchants would rather pay fines than lose sales.“Our sales drop over 50 percent when the doors are shut,” said Kim Ji-eun, a saleswoman at a boutique in the shopping district. “We’d choose to pay millions of won than see less profit.”Customers do not see
July 7, 2013
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Chinese mourn Asiana jet crash deaths
Chinese citizens mourned the deaths of two teenage girls killed after a South Korean-owned passenger jet crashed at San Francisco airport Sunday as survivors recounted harrowing details of their tragic flight.Chinese nationals made up 141 of the 291 passengers aboard the Asiana Airlines Boeing 777 which burst into flames after it landed short of the runway, injuring 182.The two dead were Chinese girls born in 1996 and 1997, state broadcaster CCTV said.As of Sunday afternoon the Chinese consulate
July 7, 2013
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Asiana apologizes over jet crash accident
Asiana Airlines Inc., South Korea's No. 2 flag carrier, apologized Sunday over a crash landing of its passenger jet in the U.S., which killed at least two people and injured dozens of others.An Asiana Airlines flight from Seoul crashed and caught fire on the runway while landing at San Francisco International Airport on Saturday. The Boeing 777 plane, which departed from Incheon International Airport west of Seoul, was carrying 291 passengers and 16 crew members, according to the airline.Seventy
July 7, 2013
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Facebook’s Sandberg came close to be onboard crashed Asiana flight
Facebook’s chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg said on her Facebook that she was originally booked for the Asiana Airlines flight that crash landed in San Francisco International Airport on Sunday.“My family, colleagues Debbie Frost, Charlton Gholson and Kelly Hoffman and I were originally going to take the Asiana flight that just crash-landed,” said Sandberg on her Facebook page. The social networking giant’s COO said she switched to a United Airlines flight in order to collect mileage for
July 7, 2013
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[Photo News] Asiana crash in real time via Samsung Exec David Eun
Real-time photographs of wrecked Asiana Airlines Boeing 777 which crash landed at San Francisco airport earlier Saturday, U.S. time, started popping up in social networking services, many showing smokes and flames going up in the air.Most significant of the SNS updates was the photograph posted by Samasung executive David Eun on his Twitter showing the passengers evacuating from the flaming plane.Eun posted that he is “OK,” and others also “seemed fine.” Other witnesses at the scene posted pictu
July 7, 2013
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Conglomerate owners, family members pocket W469b in dividends
Owners of South Korean conglomerates and their family members have pocketed a total of 469 billion won (US$411 million) in dividends over the past five years from affiliates owned by them, industry data showed on Sunday.Family-owned conglomerates, or chaebol, have been under fire in the country for their practice of granting profitable contracts to their affiliates owned by heads' children or relatives in a bid to avoid paying gift taxes on future transfers of wealth.Previously, laws did not reg
July 7, 2013
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Two dead victims in Asiana crash are Chinese nationals: official
South Korea's Transport Ministry said on Sunday that two dead victims in the Asiana crash are Chinese nationals. The Asiana Airlines passenger jet carrying 307 people crashed upon landing at San Francisco International Airport Saturday, killing at least two people and injuring dozens of others on board.The Boeing 777 plane, which departed from Shanghai, China and stopped over at Incheon International Airport, was carrying 291 passengers and 16 crew members.
July 7, 2013
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S. Korean task force working with U.S. government in response to jet crash
South Korean government officials said Sunday they have formed a task force of diplomats and will also work with their U.S. counterparts in response to the crash of a South Korean passenger jet in San Francisco.The foreign ministry said its task force will be in contact with the South Korean consulate general in the U.S. city and other relevant local agencies to keep a tab on the developments after an Asiana Airlines Boeing jet crashed and caught fire as it landed at San Francisco International
July 7, 2013
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Two killed in Asiana jet crash at San Francisco airport
An Asiana Airlines passenger jet carrying 307 people crashed upon landing at San Francisco International Airport Saturday, killing two Chinese people and injuring dozens of others on board, officials said.The Boeing 777 plane, which departed from Shanghai, China and stopped over at Incheon International Airport west of Seoul, was carrying 291 passengers and 16 crew members, according to the airliner, which is South Korea's second largest."Everyone has been accounted for," San Francisco Mayor Ed
July 7, 2013
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Prosecution seeks arrest warrant for former intelligence chief
State prosecutors said Friday they were seeking an arrest warrant for former National Intelligence Service chief Won Sei-hoon accused of accepting bribes from a construction company in return for peddling influence.Hwang Bo-yeon, head of now-bankrupt Hwangbo Construction, had testified that he has given Won some 100 million won (US$87,565) in cash and gifts since 2009 in exchange for the spy chief's influence in getting major construction projects by public institutions and large corporations. A
July 5, 2013
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Ex-chief of state nuke power operator nabbed
BUSAN (Yonhap News) ― Prosecutors said Friday they have detained a former chief of the country’s state-run nuclear power plants operator on suspicion of bribery as part of their probe into the corruption scandal over nuclear reactors. Kim Jong-shin, who headed the Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power, was arrested on late Thursday after the task force of the Busan District Prosecutor’s Office in the southeastern port city secured evidence that Kim had accepted bribes from one of the company’s contracto
July 5, 2013
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Minimum wage set to rise 7.2%
Korea’s minimum hourly wage will rise 7.2 percent to 5,210 won ($4.57) next year, a three-party council of government, labor and business representatives said Friday.Under the agreement, the minimum wage of laborers working 209 hours a month will be increased to 1.08 million won. About 2.56 million workers will benefit from the deal, it added.“Diverse factors including economic growth rate, price inflation and wage increase rates of other income groups have been reflected in the 7.2 percent (wag
July 5, 2013
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Ex-chief of state nuke power operator nabbed for alleged corruption
Prosecutors said Friday they have detained a former chief of the country's state-run nuclear power plants operator on suspicion of bribery as part of their probe into the corruption scandal over nuclear reactors. Kim Jong-shin, who headed the Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power (KHNP), was arrested on late Thursday after the task force of the Busan District Prosecutor's Office in the southeastern port city secured evidence that Kim had accepted bribes from one of the company's contractors.The arrest c
July 5, 2013
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[Graphic News] Child abuse increases
Child abuse cases increased by 7.9 percent on-year in 2012, with more than 80 percent committed by parents at home, according to a survey by the Ministry of Health and Welfare.
July 4, 2013
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Ex-spy chief grilled on bribery suspicions
The prosecution questioned former spy agency chief Won Sei-hoon on Thursday over allegations that he received bribes from a local construction company in exchange of business favors. In a separate case, Won was indicted last month on charges of masterminding an online smear campaign against the opposition candidate to sway public opinion ahead of presidential election late last year.He served as head of the National Intelligence Service under former President Lee Myung-bak. He is suspected of ta
July 4, 2013
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New state English test shows glitch, faces criticism
A number of students who recently took a state-administered English proficiency test complained that there were critical errors in the exam system.They said that they were unable to complete the Internet-based exam because their answer sheet suddenly disappeared from the computer screen.Fifty-eight of the 1,116 test takers cited the same error, raising questions about the National English Ability Test that the government developed with a reported investment nearing 30 billion won ($26 million) o
July 3, 2013
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[Newsmaker] Hangeul advocates oppose Hanja classes
The government’s plan to enhance Hanja, or Chinese character, classes sparked backlash from civic groups and advocates for Hangeul, or the Korean writing system, who claim it would hamper efforts to defend the purity of the Korean language and further burden students. They launched a sit-in protest in front of Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education in Jongno demanding the authority cancel the plan which would “revive an old-fashioned and unnecessary” education program. The plan could impose acad
July 3, 2013
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Korea to get tougher on admission scams at foreign schools
The government will toughen punishment on admission fraud by foreigner-only schools in the country in an effort to uproot the nagging problem, the education ministry said Wednesday.Under the plan, foreigner-only schools caught for admission fraud more than three times can be forcibly shut down, with more information about their irregularities to be available online.The move comes after a series of recent cases where several foreign schools in the country were found to have admitted students in v
July 3, 2013
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Hunters and explorers: How an MBA can transform your career
There is a perception among many that an MBA is a degree for finance workers and business consultants looking to move up the corporate ladder. It’s an outdated view ― but one that still pervades. True, look at any top MBA program globally and you will find your fair share of bankers and consultants ― and with good reason; the MBA, as ever, is a sound choice for professionals who want to develop their careers vertically.However, if you were to examine the placement profiles of a quality MBA class
July 3, 2013