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[Exclusive] Korean military set to ban iPhones over 'security' concerns
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Korean, Romanian leaders discuss defense tech, nuclear energy
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[Graphic News] 77% of young Koreans still financially dependent
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S. Korea calls on Japan to confront history amid Yasukuni Shrine visit
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Yoon’s jailed mother-in-law excluded from latest parole list
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Hybe and Min Hee-jin, CEO of Hybe sublabel Ador, lock horns
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[Pressure points] Leggings in public: Fashion statement or social faux pas?
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Yoo Jae-suk, Yoo Yeon-seok team up in 'Whenever Possible'
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Korea’s homegrown nanosatellite successfully launches into space
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Aging population to drive down Korea's housing prices from 2040: experts
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Korea-U.S. time gap to widen with end of summer hours
WASHINGTON (Yonhap News) ― The Seoul-Washington time difference will widen to 14 hours starting next week with the end of the daylight savings time in the United States, officials said Wednesday.On March 11, the U.S. advanced clocks by a hour in an effort to save energy by making evenings have more daylight and mornings less. The measure led to a 13-hour time gap between South Korea and Washington, New York and other eastern areas in the United States.The U.S. will adjust clocks backward as of 2
Nov. 1, 2012
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P.M. calls for efforts for disabled people’s rights
South Korean Prime Minister Kim Hwang-sik Thursday called on the international community to strengthen cooperation to promote human rights of the disabled and build a disability-inclusive society. “In order to protect and ensure the inherent dignity and fundamental human rights of people with disabilities, we need to engage every level of society from governments to businesses to persons with disabilities themselves,” Kim said in his address during the opening ceremony of the High-level Inter-go
Nov. 1, 2012
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UNDP conference seeks better social protection
A global conference on how to build a social protection system that cares for the most vulnerable and improves welfare around the world opened in Seoul on Thursday as the world economy is grappling with the 2007-08 economic crisis. The two-day conference of the International Policy Dialogue: Mitigating Vulnerabilities and Promoting Sustainable Growth is hosted by South Korea’s foreign ministry and the United Nations Development Program.“The recent global economic and financial crisis confirmed t
Nov. 1, 2012
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Campaign heats up for Seoul education chief
Overshadowed by the presidential campaign, another heated race is under way for the top post of education in Seoul. The by-election for the superintendent of the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education is to be held simultaneously with the Dec. 19 presidential election.Although political parties cannot directly be involved in the election of a superintendent, but candidates for both president and superintendent are forming coalitions in order to boost their chances of winning in next month’s elec
Nov. 1, 2012
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Gangnam to create Korean Wave street
Lined by luxury boutiques, trendy bars and high-rise buildings, Gangnam in southern Seoul is the richest district and one of the most popular youth hangouts in the country. It recently gained international fame thanks to rapper Psy’s hit “Gangnam Style” which has been at No. 2 on the Billboard’s main chart for six weeks and viewed by hundreds of millions worldwide on YouTube. The district office is seeking to turn the popularity into a tourist boom with a plan to adorn one of its streets with mo
Nov. 1, 2012
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Man gets two years in prison for assaulting his daughter
A man accused of repeatedly assaulting his 13-year-old daughter was convicted on Thursday.The Gwangju District Court sentenced the man, identified only by his surname Kim, to two years behind the bar for habitual use of violence. In March, Kim was indicted on suspicion of attacking and injuring his daughter over 14 times at his apartment in Gwangju, about 320 kilometers from Seoul. At that time, the daughter had a cast on her leg after a car accident and was allegedly reproached by her father fo
Nov. 1, 2012
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Korea aims to become medical hub
The government on Wednesday unveiled a set of plans to promote medical tourism with the aim to attract 1 million foreign patients per year by 2020. In the “global health care promotion scheme” the government pledged to support marketing campaigns, ease immigration and investment rules and improve transport, accommodation, consulting and other services for international patients.It also includes measures to help domestic medical service providers expand overseas.The Ministry of Health and Welfare
Oct. 31, 2012
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Defense Ministry promotes generals, senior officers
The Defense Ministry promoted nearly 120 colonel- and general-grade officers Wednesday in a routine shake-up that also affected the chief of the Capital Defense Command and the deputy chiefs of the Army and the Navy.Five Army major generals were promoted to lieutenant generals, including Lt. Gen. Shin won-sik, who was also appointed to head the Capital Defense Command, and Lt. Gen. Hwang In-moo, who was named the deputy Army chief of staff, the ministry said.In the Navy, Vice Admiral Sohn Jung-m
Oct. 31, 2012
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Seoul to bring home remains of wartime forced laborers
The South Korean government will disclose the list of the remains of about 4,500 unidentified Koreans, who were forced into overseas labor and died in foreign lands during Japan’s colonial rule, as part of efforts to bring them home, a committee dealing with the matter said Wednesday.The Commission on Verification and Support for the Victims of Forced Mobilization under Japanese Colonialism in Korea, a subcommittee of the Prime Minister’s Office, said they will make the list public for the first
Oct. 31, 2012
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Daeungjeon of Naejangsa, burned out
Fire broke out at Naejang Temple in North Jeolla Province on Wednesday morning.The entire part of Daeungjeon, one statue, an iron bell and three pictures are entirely lost. 165 square meter of the near mountain, Naejangsan also took fire. Even so, no one was injured since all the people in the temple were sleeping far away from the spot. The fire in Daewoongjeon was discovered at about 2 a.m. by an officer of the temple who got an emergent call from security company. The fire was brought under c
Oct. 31, 2012
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Three teenage girls die after fall from building
Three teenage girls who were allegedly distressed over family affairs and other issues died on Tuesday in what appears to be a joint suicide.According to police, two 17-year-olds and a 19-year-old were found dead on top of a shopping complex in Gwangan-dong in Busan. Their belongings were found at the rooftop of a nearby apartment building, along with three bottles of soju.“I heard some noise so I went up to the rooftop with a security guard, but the door was locked. All of a sudden I heard a ‘t
Oct. 31, 2012
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Two killed, nine injured in shipyard blast
A gas explosion at a shipyard here in the southwestern part of the country killed at least two and injured nine on Wednesday, local police said.The explosion, whose cause has not yet been determined, occurred at 8:09 a.m. at the shipyard inside the Daebul Industrial Complex in Yeongam, about 400 kilometers south of Seoul, police added.They said two unidentified workers were killed and nine others sustained injuries. Rescue workers said a dozen workers were inside a ship for block assembly work a
Oct. 31, 2012
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Greenland, Jeju break ground for medical tourism site
SEOGWIPO, Jeju -- China’s Greenland Group broke ground with the Jeju Free International City Development Center to construct a healthcare town on Tuesday.Greenland’s 778,000-square-meter site will consist of condominiums, a mall, a restaurant serving mainly healthy dishes and a medical research and development center. They aim to complete the construction by 2015.The state-run Chinese real-estate enterprise signed an agreement with Jeju Center, part of Korea’s Ministry of Land, Transport and Mar
Oct. 30, 2012
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‘Green efforts make Seoul more competitive’
Seoul City’s investment in environment-friendly projects will improve its competitiveness and growth potential, Roland Busch, CEO of Siemens’ Infrastructure & Cities Sector, said. The leading expert in infrastructure and urban development urged the capital to further promote citizens and businesses’ engagement to make its green efforts more effective and sustainable.Megacities around the world are competing to attract capital, companies and talented workers. In order to draw them, the government
Oct. 30, 2012
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Jeju sets eyes on international education
SEOGWIPO, Jeju Island ― Jeju Island has long been the gem of Korean tourism with its natural wonders, mild weather and convenient access from neighboring countries. It was the center of Korea’s plans to turn the nation’s cities into Northeast Asian hubs for various businesses in the early 2000s when the volcanic southern island was designated a free international city with no-visa entry, tax-free shopping and a range of advantages for tourists and businesses.Jeju is now sseeking to rival Hong K
Oct. 30, 2012
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Min to head Korean UNESCO commission
Min Dong-seok, former vice minister of foreign affairs and trade, was named Tuesday secretary general of the Korean National Commission for UNESCO.Min passed the foreign service examination in 1979 and served as first secretary of the Permanent Mission of Korea to the U.N. Secretariat and International Organizations in Geneva, first secretary of the diplomatic mission in the United States, and worked at the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific.Min also worked as
Oct. 30, 2012
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Song appointed VP of Boeing defense unit
Boeing has named Joseph Song vice president and managing director for its defense, space and security business in Korea to further strengthen customer relationships and establish new in-country partnerships.Song will be based in Seoul and focus on ensuring that the best of Boeing and industry are brought to support Korea’s national security needs.“Joseph’s new assignment demonstrates our commitment to a lasting, positive relationship with the Korean government and with a growing number of in-cou
Oct. 30, 2012
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Narcotics just a click away
A sprawling, easily accessible online narcotics market overseas has become a new concern for police officers here trying to keep the country safe from illegal drugs. According to the National Police Agency on Monday, 994 Koreans have been caught purchasing illegal drugs from overseas through the Internet since 2008. Most of the orders were shipped via post mail and came from countries like the United States, the U.K., New Zealand, Hungary and Taiwan, officials said. More than 90 percent of those
Oct. 29, 2012
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[Newsmaker] Key questions surround president’s eldest brother
Lee Sang-eun, President Lee Myung-bak’s eldest brother, will be summoned by special investigators on Wednesday in a widening investigation into a property scandal surrounding the first family. On Wednesday morning, the 79-year-old chairman of automotive seat maker DAS will become the second member of Lee’s family to be questioned by the independent counsel over alleged irregularities in connection with the president’s now-scrapped retirement home project. Lee’s son Si-hyung was grilled on Thursd
Oct. 29, 2012
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Korea has lowest proportion of centenarians among OECD states
The proportion of centenarians in Korea is the lowest among the members of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, a report showed Monday. The number of elderly aged 100 and over in Korea was two per 100,000, the lowest in the survey of 18 OECD nations, according to the report. The survey conducted by Professor Kim Jong-in of Wonkwang University was published in the Ageing International journal.France topped the list with 36 centenarians per 100,000 people, followed by Japan a
Oct. 29, 2012