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Medical profs at top hospitals suspend surgeries, clinics
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Exports to US reach all-time high, widen gap with China
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Trump rekindles criticism: US forces defending 'wealthy' S. Korea 'free of charge'
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Samsung chip business back on track, logs W1.9tr operating profit in Q1
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Shinsegae faces showdown with investors over SSG.com's delayed IPO
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Hopes rise for possible Gaza truce deal
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Ex-pro baseball player who killed debtor appeals sentence
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S. Korea discussed possible participation in AUKUS Pillar 2 with Australia: defense minister
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[New faces of Assembly] Architect behind ‘audacious initiative’ believes in denuclearized North Korea
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[Music in drama] Rekindle a love that slipped through your fingers
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Ministry OKs foreign law firms’ Korean offices
The Ministry of Justice announced on Sunday that it granted three international law firms permission to open offices in Korea as part of eased restrictions due to the EU and U.S. free trade agreements.The three firms permitted to open branches here are London-based law firm Clifford Chance, U.S.-based Sheppard Mullin and U.S.-based Ropes & Gray.The three firms will be able to provide legal consultancy services in Korea after completing registration with the Korean Bar Association, according to t
July 15, 2012
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KAIST president refuses to step down voluntarily
Suh Nam-pyo, president of Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, has insisted that he will not resign from his post despite enormous pressure from in and outside of the university.The 15-member board, led by chairman Oh Myung, is scheduled to vote to decide his position Friday. Although his term is until 2014, if the board votes to end his contract prematurely, Suh must leave the office after three months’ notice.But Suh said in a letter on Saturday that “even if they vote against m
July 15, 2012
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‘Find reading level to improve English’
U.S. academic says reading best way to boost vocabulary An American education expert says improving one’s reading ability is the quickest and easiest way to learn English as a second language.Reading offers the easiest way, compared to writing and speaking, to be exposed to diverse vocabulary and usage of the language, said Malbert Smith, president and co-founder of MetaMetrics, a U.S.-based education research group.“But to improve your reading skill, knowing your reading level and practice with
July 15, 2012
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Japan tourist arrested for sexually harassing Jeju women
Police said Sunday they have requested an arrest warrant for a Japanese man on a sightseeing visit to South Korea's southern Jeju Island on charges of sexually harassing two Korean women at an airport restaurant. The 67-year-old Japanese man is accused of touching the hips of two female employees in their 40s at a Jeju International Airport restaurant on Friday morning, police said. The man wa
July 15, 2012
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Lee aide resigns over bribery suspicions
A long-time aide to President Lee Myung-bak offered to resign Friday after suspicions emerged he took bribes from a now-jailed savings bank chief at the center of a massive lobbying scandal.Presidential spokesman Park Jeong-ha said secretary Kim Hee-jung, who handles the personal affairs of the president, denied the bribery allegations against him, but expressed his intention to step down to take “moral responsibility.”A local daily newspaper reported earlier in the day that prosecutors are look
July 13, 2012
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Korean-Americans push for pavilion in NYC
Korean-Americans are pushing to build a traditional Korean octagonal pavilion in New York to promote the nation’s culture. The Korean American Association of Greater New York said it has recently proposed to the local authorities its plan to establish the pavilion, called “Palgakjeong,” in South Pointe Park, Roosevelt Island, opposite of the U.N. Headquarters.The proposal will be reviewed by the board of the organization that runs the island, it added. Roosevelt Island has been a hot spot for cu
July 13, 2012
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Car fumes responsible for atopic dermatitis
Automobiles were found to be the biggest emitters of volatile organic compounds that cause various illnesses including sick house syndrome and atopic dermatitis, researchers said Friday.A VOC is an urban pollutant that produces ozone and fine dust through photochemical reaction. Some VOCs gives out a bad smell and is even thought to cause cancer. According to research by the Seoul Development Institute, of 56 VOC emitters in two major industrial districts from 2009 to 2010, fossil fuels accounte
July 13, 2012
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Civic groups join forces to help protect debtors
Civic organizations are joining hands to launch Korea’s first advocacy group for debt-ridden individuals as early as next month. The group will campaign to protect poor debtors from bankruptcy, property seizure and loan shark abuses, according to the movement’s promoters.Tentatively named “People Who Want to Pay Back,” it will be affiliated with With Save, a financial welfare foundation launched last month under the sponsorship of the Seoul Metropolitan Government.Major nongovernmental organizat
July 13, 2012
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KAIST president’s fate hangs in balance
Suh Nam-pyo, president of Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, faces a cliff-hanger no-confidence vote by board members next week, the biggest crisis in the reformist educator’s checkered reign at the nation’s top science and engineering university. “A motion to terminate president Suh’s contract was sent to the board Thursday and a vote is scheduled on June 20,” the Daejeon-based school said. Board chairman Oh Myung is said to be leading the move to oust Suh who last year won a s
July 13, 2012
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Korean women’s life satisfaction ranks 13th in the world
Korean women’s satisfaction with their lives is the 13th highest in the world, according to a recent survey.The Gallup Organization reported Thursday that 55 percent of Korean women said they were “thriving” in employment, security and health. The worldwide report surveyed a total of 191,313 people in 147 countries including South Korea last year.Korean women’s 55 percent satisfaction rating was 13th highest, following New Zealand with 58 percent and Brazil with 56 percent. Women in the U.S. had
July 13, 2012
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Prosecutors acquit all people involved in 'BBK letter' scandal
Prosecutors have acquitted all people involved in the so-called "false letter" scandal involving an imprisoned Korean-American businessman accused of falsely raising embezzlement allegations against incumbent President Lee Myung-bak during the 2007 presidential race.The Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office, which has been investigating the case since January, said there was no behind-the-sce
July 13, 2012
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Toddler dies from hand, foot and mouth disease: government
A young girl died from complications brought on by the contagious hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) that has been spreading throughout the country, the government's health and safety agency said Thursday.The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) confirmed that a young girl, aged 2 years and 7 months and living in the Gyeongsang region of the country, died from a high fever, con
July 12, 2012
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High school graduates given greater job opportunities
Unlike most high school students facing long hours of study and an uncertain future, Park Hye-jin already has a job lined up for when she finishes school.“As a tech high school student, my No. 1 priority was to work right after I graduate. I am happy that my dream has come true,” said the senior student at Sangseo Girls’ Information High School. She will work as a teller at Woori Bank.Park is one of a growing number of high school graduates opting for a route straight to work as the government a
July 12, 2012
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Chinese minister‘s visit spurs speculation over fate of S. Korean activists
The fate of four South Korean activists being held in China will likely be high on the agenda during Chinese Public Security Minister Meng Jianzhu’s visit to Seoul later Thursday, diplomatic sources said, as speculation mounts over their possible release.Meng‘s visit comes more than three months after the activists were arrested in the northeastern Chinese city of Dalian on March 29, apparently for their efforts to help North Korean defectors hiding in China. The group is accused of endangering
July 12, 2012
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Police to confiscate cars from habitual drunk drivers
Police said Thursday they are planning to confiscate vehicles from habitual drunk drivers in a desperate bid to wipe out inebriated drivers. Announcing a comprehensive package of measures to revamp the traffic regulations, the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency said efforts are underway to adopt the confiscation plan as well as other measures to improve the traffic system.Putting the eradication of drunk driving as the top priority, the police said they will step up the crackdown on those getting
July 12, 2012
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Youth exchange program promotes Korean-Chinese understanding
BEIJING ― Twenty-one-year-old Lee Sang-rok harbored prejudice against Chinese like many of his colleagues, conscious of the checkered history between the two countries and its ascent to a global power. A trip as part of a youth exchange program changed his attitude. “I thought the people were very unfriendly and very self-centered. But they are a lot like us, and now I think we are just the same as Asians,” he said.He is one of more than 100 students visiting China this week in the program organ
July 12, 2012
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Ending the ‘comfort women’ euphemism
What are the right words to describe Asian women who were forced into sex slavery for Japanese troops during World War II? Should they be called former “comfort women” as they have been so far, or be referred to as just “sex slaves?” The terminology has become a new point of contention in the long-standing controversy over Japan’s wartime sex crimes, creating a subtle rift between Japan and its key ally the U.S. It started Monday with a news report that U.S. State Secretary Hillary Clinton order
July 11, 2012
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U.S. raps N.K. for use of Disney characters
WASHINGTON (Yonhap News) ― In its first formal response to a North Korean performance featuring Disney characters without authorization, the U.S. government on Monday stressed the importance of protecting intellectual property rights.“All countries should abide by the rules and laws of international commerce, including respect for IPR,” a State Department spokesperson told Yonhap News Agency on the customary condition of anonymity.The remarks came after North Korea’s state media showed Mickey Mo
July 10, 2012
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Korea seeks to merge language and cultural centers overseas
The Education Ministry announced Tuesday that it will combine language centers and cultural centers run overseas to enhance efficiency in promoting Korean culture and language.The ministry said a revised bill to the act on education support for Korean nationals residing abroad was passed at the Cabinet meeting held on Tuesday. The amendment removes clauses about the establishment and management of language centers, which will allow the integration of language and cultural institutes. The bill wi
July 10, 2012
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Research links enzyme to cancer growth
Korean scientists found that an enzyme suppressing protein aging also causes and accelerates cancer growth, which could open a new door to treating the fatal disease.Sunkyunkwan University professor Han Jeung-whan and his research team found that an enzyme, called Protein L-isoaspartyl methyltransferase or PIMT, negatively regulates another protein, known as protein 53.P53 plays an important role in reducing the growth of cancer cells and killing them. It was previously thought that PIMT only he
July 10, 2012