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'Super Rich in Korea' will leave viewers appreciating Korea more: producers
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Probe of first lady on Dior bag allegations set to begin
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Top prosecutor pledges 'speedy, strict' probe into first lady's luxury bag allegations
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Indonesia’s KF-21 fighter jet deal cut back -- what’s next?
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[KH Explains] Can tech firms' AI alliances take on Nvidia?
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Police seek arrest warrant for med student who killed girlfriend
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Local filmmakers criticize ‘The Roundup: Punishment’ monopoly of screens
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[Grace Kao, Meera Choi] Has money displaced romance on dates?
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Will China's self-sufficient dream in HBM come true?
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Man stabs woman and her son amid financial dispute, killing 1
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DUP’s Park ignores summons for third time
A chief lawmaker of the main opposition party again did not appear before prosecutors on Friday, disobeying the third and possibly final summons for questioning on suspicions of taking bribes from ailing savings banks.Park Jie-won, floor leader of the Democratic United Party, attended a scheduled party meeting at the DUP headquarters instead of showing up at the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office in southern Seoul as requested at 10 a.m., according to party officials.It marks the third time in a period
July 27, 2012
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A trailblazer in helping the needy
Lee Gil-ya was born in Gunsan, North Jeolla Province, in May 1932. Her father ran a rice mill to support her family. From 1951-1957, she attended the medical school of Seoul National University. In 1958, she opened an obstetrics and gynecology clinic, starting a life of social service.After passing the U.S. medical license examination in 1964, she departed for the U.S. where she completed an internship at Mary Immaculate Hospital in 1965 and residency at Queen’s Hospital Center in 1968. From 197
July 27, 2012
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Lottery winner’s life ends in tragedy
A lottery winner killed himself Monday at a public bath in Gwangju, after losing all his money in failed investments.According to the police, the man won 1.8 billion won ($1.65 million) in 2007. As he won the lottery, he quit his job, began his own business and invested in stocks. However, all his investments failed and he was left with nothing. He was suffering depression after divorcing his wife.Police are investigating the man’s family based on the theory that hardships drove him to suicide.(
July 27, 2012
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Korea's top court nominee withdraws nomination amid pressure
An embattled nominee to South Korea's top court has withdrawn his nomination amid mounting pressure over his alleged ethical lapses, defusing a looming political standoff between the rival parties.Kim Byung-hwa, one of four Supreme Court justice nominees, said in a statement late Thursday that he was stepping aside because a delay in forming a new bench would cause a problem for the country.Kim ha
July 27, 2012
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Universities caught lying about graduates’ employment
A number of local universities have been falsifying graduate employment data to raise funds and attract students, according to a government investigation.The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology announced Thursday after a two-month investigation that it found 28 universities across the country falsely reported the employment rate for their graduates. The ministry report came as an increasing number of universities in the country face declining student enrollment and tightened budgets. “
July 26, 2012
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Koreans show world’s fastest improvement in TOEFL scores
Koreans’ average score for the Test of English as a Foreign Language, or TOEFL, rose the fastest in the world from 2006 to 2011, data showed Thursday.Out of a total score of 120, Koreans’ average results increased to 82 in 2011 from 72 in 2006. The country’s ranking jumped to 70th among 150 test-taking countries from 111th out of 147 countries, according to Lee Ik Hoon Language Institute.The private language school analyzed six-year data published by the Educational Testing Services, a U.S.-base
July 26, 2012
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Women migrants to guide at national parks
Major national parks plan to recruit women from multicultural families as guides for ecological systems for foreign visitors.The Korea National Park Service has placed 120 such guides this year to help park visitors better understand the natural environment.Starting the end of July, 15 women from the Philippines, China and Mongolia will receive a month’s training for the work. It aims to place 80 female migrants at Mount Seorak, Bukhan and Naejang and 10 other parks by 2015.“The plan will create
July 26, 2012
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Lee’s brother indicted
The prosecution on Thursday indicted Lee Sang-deuk, elder brother of President Lee Myung-bak, for allegedly receiving kickbacks from the management of ailing savings banks in exchange for granting them business favors through influence-peddling.Lee has been detained since July 10 and will be the first sibling of an incumbent president to stand before the court. According to the special investigation unit at the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office, Lee is suspected of receiving more than 300 million won
July 26, 2012
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Seoul to toughen rules against sex crimes
The government and the ruling Saenuri Party are to toughen the punishment for sex crimes and expand the disclosure of perpetrators’ identities. The Ministry of Justice will take over the management of sex offenders’ information and increase the number of perpetrators whose personal information is made public. In order to toughen the rules, sexual assaults against minors under 13 years old will be subject to the Act on the Punishment of Sexual Crimes and Protection of Victims, which will allow fo
July 26, 2012
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Young temps suffer labor abuses
Legal minimum wage still out of reach for many part-timersLee Hyun-mi, a 19-year-old high-school graduate, learnt a bitter lesson when she recently quit working at an ice cream shop. She worked six hours a day during the week for the past three months and was paid a meager 4,000 won ($3.49) per hour. When she said she wanted to quit, the boss told her that her final month’s pay would be cut in half. The reason, she was told, was that she was caught resting at a table while not attending customer
July 26, 2012
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Konkuk University names new president
Konkuk University in Seoul has named Song Hee-young, a professor of economics, as its new president. University officials said Song was elected to the position at a board meeting on Wednesday. The newly-elected president started teaching at the college of commerce and economics at the university in 1982, and served as director at the office of strategy and finance for five years from 1991, then vice president from 1998 to 2000. He was a committee member of the Local Press Commission, which suppo
July 26, 2012
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Prosecutors determined to question Park
The prosecutors investigating a savings bank scandal said they would take steps to arrest Park Jie-won, floor leader of the main opposition Democratic United Party, if he rejects a third summons issued Wednesday. The prosecution ordered Park to appear on Friday for questioning over suspicions that he had received kickbacks from the management of ailing savings banks. This is the third time the political bigwig has been called in for the investigation related to the scandal which also implicates
July 25, 2012
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Japan’s WWII trafficking of Korean women is fact: U.S.
WASHINGTON (Yonhap News) ― In a further clarification of its view on a key history issue between South Korea and Japan, the U.S. government said Tuesday that Japan’s trafficking of Korean women for sex services during the World War II is an unassailable “fact.”“These were women who were trafficked for sexual purposes,” a State Department official told Yonhap News Agency.The official stressed that how to characterize the incident is more important than the terminology to describe the victims.“Rat
July 25, 2012
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Women’s group calls for arms trade limits
A women’s group is calling on the United Nations to adopt a strong arms trade control treaty to prevent human rights violations and sexual violence.According to the Women’s Forum for Peace and Diplomacy, the adoption of a strong arms trade treaty is being hampered by a small number of countries that want more freedom in trading arms and ammunition in the run up to the deadline of Friday for completing the treaty. It is an arm of the Ecumenical Campaign for a Strong and Effective Arms Trade Treat
July 25, 2012
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Single male Seoulites up 10-fold over 20 years
The number of unmarried male citizens in Seoul aged 35 to 49 has increased more than 10-fold over the past 20 years, data showed Wednesday.According to the data released by the Seoul Metropolitan Government, the number of single men of the age bracket in the capital city came to 242,590 in 2010, up from 24,239 in 1990. The rate of unmarried men among the age group has shown an upward trajectory during the past two decades to account for 20.1 percent in 2010 from around 2 percent in 1990, the dat
July 25, 2012
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Kim visits amusement park
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has paid an inspection visit to an amusement park construction site, the North’s media said Wednesday, publishing Kim’s third reported visit to the newly built facility in Pyongyang.“Marshal Kim Jong-un visited the Rungna People’s Pleasure Ground just before the start of operation,” the (North) Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported in an English-language dispatch. The official news outlet has covered Kim’s two previous visits in April and early July to the am
July 25, 2012
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Learn from Myanmar: U.S. envoy
The U.S. ambassador on Wednesday urged North Korea to learn from the recent political and economic reforms in Myanmar to improve the lives of its own people, but warned the North’s new leadership will be further isolated unless it abandons its nuclear ambitions. U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Sung Kim also said his government has “lost confidence” in working toward resuming dialogue with North Korea after it reneged on the Feb. 29th deal with Washington, an agreement to swap denuclearization ste
July 25, 2012
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'Chinese investigators torture anti-N.K. activist’
Kim Young-hwan claims North Korea was involved in detention of four activistsNorth Korea was closely involved in China’s detention of four South Korean activists who campaigned for human rights in the communist country, one of them said Wednesday. Kim Young-hwan also told a news conference that he was physically abused by Chinese investigators during interrogation and told not to disclose it.Kim and three others arrived in Seoul on Friday after 114 days of confinement in China. They were arreste
July 25, 2012
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Single male Seoulites up 10-fold over 20 years
The number of unmarried male citizens in Seoul aged 35 to 49 has increased more than 10-fold over the past 20 years, data showed Wednesday.According to the data released by the Seoul Metropolitan Government, the number of single men of the age bracket in the capital city came to 242,590 in 2010, up from 24,239 in 1990. The rate of unmarried men among the age group has shown an upward trajectory du
July 25, 2012
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North Korea ramps up campaign against Lee
North Korea ramped up its bashing campaign of the South’s President Lee Myung-bak, with its broadcasting station airing images of North Korean soldiers shooting at paper targets marked with Lee’s name and campaign phrases.The state-run media (North) Korean Central Television, monitored in Seoul, aired a nighttime program on Monday featuring security soldiers who accused the Lee administration of masterminding an attack on the statues of North Korea founder Kim Il-sung and pledged revenge for wha
July 24, 2012