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Contentious grain bill put directly to plenary meeting for vote
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Yoon's approval rating plunges to all-time low
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Will tug-of-war between doctors, government end soon?
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Climate impacts set to cut 2050 global GDP by nearly a fifth
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Trilateral talks acknowledge ‘serious’ slumps of won, yen
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[Graphic News] More Koreans say they plan long-distance trips this year
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[KH Explains] Hyundai's full hybrid edge to pay off amid slow transition to pure EVs
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North Korea removes streetlights along cross-border roads with South
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Russia's denial of entry of S. Korean national unrelated to bilateral ties: Seoul official
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Farming households dip below 1m for first time in 2023
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Late Roh’s brother indicted for corruption
The prosecution on Friday indicted the elder brother of late President Roh Moo-hyun without detention on charges of bribery and embezzlement linked to a land deal.Roh Geon-pyeong, 70, is accused of pocketing more than 1.3 billion won ($1.1 million) from a land developer in return for helping him gain over 179,000 square meters of land in Tongyeong, South Gyeongsang Province. He allegedly received the money with the developer’s share in 2007 while his brother was in office. He is also accused of
May 25, 2012
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China sentences Korean to death on drug charges
A Chinese court sentenced a Korean national to death on drugs charges, government officials in Seoul said Friday. According to the Foreign Ministry, a 53-year-old Korean man surnamed Jang is accused of trafficking and selling 11.9 kilograms of methamphetamine, known as philopon. He is the third Korean to receive capital punishment in China ― all of them for drug crimes. One was executed in 2001 and the other was granted suspension of execution. Two of Jang’s accomplices received a suspended deat
May 25, 2012
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Minister’s drive for shorter work hours suffers setback
The Labor Ministry’s drive to end long working hours faltered in the face of strong resistance from industries over its possible impact on labor costs. Minister Lee Chae-pil admitted Friday that he has dropped a plan to submit in June a revision to the labor law aimed at regulating weekend and holiday work. In a meeting organized by the Presidential Office, economy-related ministers, including Lee, discussed the matter and concluded that the country should take more time to find a more practical
May 25, 2012
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Teenager friend die in murder-suicide
A body of a teenage boy was found at the front porch of at an apartment complex in Sasang-gu, Busan, late Thursday night by a resident who reported it to police.According to the police, the 16-year-old junior high school student, whose name was withheld, appears to have jumped from the apartment’s 25th floor about 10 minutes after killing a friend from the same school by strangulation near the complex.A witness reportedly told the police the teenager ran toward the apartment entrance when the wi
May 25, 2012
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Graduation ceremony for Korea International School
Korea International School will be holding its 2012 graduation ceremony on Friday. KIS graduates attend top 40 U.S National Universities and Colleges such as Harvard, Princeton, Columbia, and Stanford. This year’s KIS average SAT score is 2,033, which is 533 points higher than the U.S national average score. KIS offers 17 AP courses in a variety of subjects. Students who take these courses pass at an average rate of 92.6 percent. The KIS student to faculty ratio is 9:1. The KIS faculty members h
May 24, 2012
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Drugmakers challenge Viagra in generics fight
Korean pharmaceutical firms are gearing up to enter the 100 billion won anti-impotence drug market as the main patent of the market leader, Pfizer’s Viagra, expired last week, allowing for generic versions of the “blue magic pill.” However, they will likely face challenges, as Pfizer claims its patent to be effective until 2014, warning of litigation against rivals. A lukewarm market response could be another snag.According to the Korea Food and Drug Administration, a total of 28 generics produc
May 24, 2012
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Top court backs Koreans taken to Japan in WWII
The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled in favor of Koreans seeking compensation for their forced work at Japanese factories during colonial rule.The top court ordered the retrials of two damages cases filed by the forced workers and their families. It was the first time, either in Korea or Japan, that they had won a favorable ruling since they started litigation in the mid-1990s. The two groups of workers were taken to Japan to work for Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. and Nippon Steel Corp. in 194
May 24, 2012
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Samsung chief nearly egged at airport
A man attempted to throw an egg at Samsung Electronics chairman Lee Kun-hee at the Gimpo International Airport on Thursday as he was returning from a three-week business trip in Europe.Shouting out that former President Roh Moo-hyun’s death was caused by the chief of the country’s biggest conglomerate, the man tried to throw the egg but was held back by a group of bodyguards. It was not immediately known who the man is and why he did it.The chairman’s heir apparent Lee Jay-yong, who was at the a
May 24, 2012
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Hotter summer, more rains forecast
The nation is set for a hotter than usual summer with more rain but fewer typhoons, the national weather agency said Thursday. In its three-month forecast, the Korea Meteorological Administration predicted bright summer days with higher than normal temperatures till until-June, followed by a monsoon season near the end of the month.July will have a lot of rain, particularly in the Gyeonggi, Gangwon and Chungcheong provinces, it said. Sizzling heat will then grip the country from late July throug
May 24, 2012
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Three men arrested for secretly recording women
Police have arrested a man for lewd behavior after they allegedly found him secretly videotaping women with a miniature camera attached to his shoe.Three men including one surnamed Kang, 41, were booked without detention by the Gyeongnam Provincial Police Agency cyber terror response team for taking and circulating up-skirt photography.Kang was charged with secretly videotaping under the skirts of women on 221 occasions since July 2004 in supermarkets in and around Jinju.Police investigations re
May 24, 2012
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Controversial canal linking Seoul and West Sea opens
After two decades of controversy and two years of construction, the waterway linking Seoul to the West Sea will open Friday, government officials said Wednesday. The Gyeongin Ara Waterway gives the capital a direct link to the open sea ― at a total cost of 2.24 trillion won ($1.9 billion).Eighteen kilometers long, 80 meters wide and 6.3 meters deep, it starts at a section of the Han River in Gaehwadong, western Seoul, and meets the sea off Incheon’s Oryudong. It can accommodate ships with a maxi
May 23, 2012
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APEC agrees to framework for educational cooperation
GYEONGJU ― Education ministers from Asia-Pacific agreed on Wednesday to enhance “practical and sustainable” cooperation through Korea’s Educational Cooperation Project.Set up by the Seoul government, the ECP, or Gyeongju Initiative, will carry out collaborative research and host conferences on educational cooperation in the APEC region.As part of the new project, the ECP will launch an education portal on the APEC Knowledge Bank site and share research findings, materials and resources.“Korea’s
May 23, 2012
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Lost parakeet tells police its home address
A pet parakeet that escaped from its Japanese home has been reunited with its owner - after it was able to tell police its address.The baby-blue bird flew from its owner's home in Sagamihara, west of Tokyo, into a nearby hotel where it perched on the shoulder of a guest.Its owner, a 64-year-old woman, had lost a pet bird before and was determined to prevent it from happening again - so she taught
May 23, 2012
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Seven Filipinos nabbed for smuggling out remittances
Seven Filipinos have been arrested on suspicion of smuggling the equivalent of 16 billion won (US$13.7 million) from South Korea, police said Wednesday.The suspects include a 58-year-old group leader detained under formal arrest and six others who were booked without detention for allegedly smuggling the remittances of Filipino workers in South Korea, according to the international crime investiga
May 23, 2012
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Seoul to curb excessive air conditioning in shops
The Seoul municipal government said Wednesday it will discourage shops from leaving their doors open while the air conditioning is on as part of a campaign to save energy in the hot summer months.Starting Thursday, officials from the city government, the central ward of Junggu, the state-run power monopoly Korea Electric Power Corp., and a civic group will visit shops in the shopping district of M
May 23, 2012
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Celebrity writer bashes conservative paper’s comment on her tweet
Celebrity writer Gong Ji-young lashed out at conservative paper Chosun Ilbo for criticizing her incorrect Twitter posting.On Tuesday she retweeted a comment by an internet user who urged the public not to buy tickets to a dolphin show at the Yeosu Expo. Gong added, “I would not buy them either” to the tweet.However, an official at the Yeosu Expo immediately corrected her, saying there was no such
May 23, 2012
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South Korea to implement first chemical castration of pedophile
A convicted child molester will be the first Korean to undergo chemical castration, the Justice Ministry said Tuesday. The ministry’s panel on medical treatment and custody deliberation reached the decision Monday to administer a set of medicines designed to suppress the libido of a 40-year-old man, surnamed Park, convicted of four counts of sexual assault against children. In addition to the medication which will be administered for three years, he will undergo behavioral and psychological ther
May 22, 2012
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Korea, U.S. to join forces to help poor performers
GYEONGJU ― South Korea and the United States will work together to address school violence and improve student performance, the U.S. Deputy Secretary of Education Anthony Miller said. He met with Education Minister Lee Ju-ho on Monday on the sidelines of the fifth APPEC Education Ministerial Meeting in Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang Province. “Ensuring the creation of a safe environment for our students is a common issue,” he said in an interview with The Korea Herald following the meeting.“We recog
May 22, 2012
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KT faces labor violation probe
The Ministry of Employment and Labor asked the prosecution to investigate KT chairman and CEO Lee Suk-chae and 32 branch managers over unpaid salaries and other labor law violations, officials said.The request was made on May 10 after the ministry conducted a special audit into the company’s labor management between Jan. 30 and Feb. 29, only to find that a total of 150 branches had not paid 3.3 billion won ($2.8 mil.) to their 6,509 workers for overtime or holiday shifts, unused annual leave and
May 22, 2012
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Ministers discuss education challenges
Lee calls for APEC countries’ cooperation to solve problemsGYEONGJU ― Education ministers from 21 Asia Pacific countries opened their meeting in Gyeongju on Tuesday to discuss educational responses to future challenges for the region and the world. The 5th Education Ministerial Meeting will focus on technology-based education and regional cooperation during its two-day run, organizers said.“In the globalized and knowledge-based world, we must engage, exchange and collaborate with others to find
May 22, 2012