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Korea’s homegrown nanosatellite successfully launches into space
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Ador CEO denies allegations, accuses Hybe of mistreating NewJeans
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[Herald Interview] 'Amid aging population, Korea to invite more young professionals from overseas'
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Nicaragua shuts down Seoul embassy
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Hybe's multilabel system tested amid conflict with Ador
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Medical reform committee kicks off despite boycott from doctors
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SNU profs to suspend treatment for one day
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Rocket engine expert, ex-NASA exec to lead Korea's new space agency
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Over-50s, men, single-person households take up majority of those filing for bankruptcy
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SK hynix pledges W20tr to ramp up DRAM production at home
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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
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Conservation forum boosts Korea’s green drive
DMZ among agendas to be discussed at World Conservation Congress in Jeju Environmental problems are indisputably global, but efforts to forge a global response have proven divisive, even polarizing, amid persistent fears of an impact on the economy. The 2012 IUCN World Conservation Congress to be held in Korea later this year will provide a converging point, and hopefully a momentum for a change in thinking, said Lee Hong-koo, former prime minister now leading the country’s preparations for the
May 22, 2012
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Woman accused of trying to infect landlord
A Salem, Mass., woman was charged with assault with a dangerous weapon for trying to give her landlord scabies, police say. (MCT)Police were called to the woman's apartment building Saturday after she and her landlord got into an argument over bugs and mice in the building, The Salem News reported.The landlord called an exterminator to the building to deal with the woman's complaint, but the exter
May 22, 2012
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Activists offer grim nuclear scenario
A Chernobyl-like radiation leak at Gori 1 nuclear reactor, the country’s oldest in operation, could lead to nearly 900,000 deaths and economic losses of 628 trillion won ($537 billion), anti-nuclear activists claimed in a report Monday. The report, released by a partnership including the Korean Federation for Environmental Movement and a Busan-based anti-nuclear group, analyzed the consequences of a simulated accident at the nuclear power plant using a damage assessment method developed in Japan
May 21, 2012
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No walls, wireless and digital textbook
GYEONGJU ― An elementary school student scans her ID card at the school gate. Once she steps in, an electronic signal tells her parents and teacher that she is now at school.The classroom has no wall, but a panel of multi-screens. Tablet computers replace paper textbooks and electronic panels substitute chalkboards in the wireless Internet-powered space. The state-funded Korea Education Research Information Service is offering a glimpse into what classrooms will look like in the coming years in
May 21, 2012
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Police seek arrest warrant for monk over embezzlement
Police requested an arrest warrant Monday for a monk on suspicion of embezzling a massive amount of temple funds. The case is likely to heighten concerns about corruption among Buddhist monks following a gambling and prostitution scandal involving the Jogye Order last week. The suspect, surnamed Lee, misappropriated public funds while taking charge of payment for temple construction work in 2009, police said.The 39-year-old, who used to be a monk of Daeheung Temple in Northern Gyeongsang Provinc
May 21, 2012
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Yearbook calls kids 'mentally retarded'
Parents of special education students at Mesquite High School in Mesquite, Texas, are outraged by a yearbook section that called their kids "mentally retarded."The Mesquite Independent School District wanted to honor students in the special education program with their own section of the yearbook. Spokeswoman Laura Jobe said the section read:"Some of the disabilities the students in the Special Ed
May 21, 2012
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S. Korean climber feared missing in Himalayas
A South Korean climber has been reported missing while descending the highest peak in the world, officials said Monday. The climber, identified as 24-year-old Song Won-bin, was descending Mount Everest in Nepal with a teammate on Saturday when he disappeared, a South Korean Embassy official in Nepal said. "(We're) assuming Song suddenly collapsed from altitude sickness and fell off a cliff,
May 21, 2012
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Dog unhurt after falling down 30-foot well
An Anderson, S.C., cocker spaniel emerged unhurt after falling down a 30-foot-deep well, its owner said.Amanda Schronce and her family were working Friday to repair a home well when the 4-year-old dog, Reese, jumped on top of the well around 6:30 p.m. to get a look into the well house. Schronce told The Independent Mail the dog did it all the time.But the well cover had been removed earlier, so Re
May 21, 2012
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APEC education meet to focus on cooperation, minister says
Technology and cooperation will be the main focus of the Asia Pacific educational ministers when they meet this week in Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang Province, according to Education Minister Lee Ju-ho.Some 600 officials from 21 members of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation will participate in the fifth APEC Education Ministerial Meeting from Monday to Wednesday. Lee hopes to make it a chance to discuss the future of technology-based education and come up with practical ways of working together.
May 20, 2012
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‘Inviting comedian to cockpit sackable offense’
An appellate court on Sunday justified an airline company’s dismissal of a pilot who invited a comedian to the flight deck during operation without prior authorization. The Seoul High Court ruled against Choi, a former pilot of a carrier, who was fired after being revealed that he had invited one of the passengers, his favorite comedian, to the flight deck during flight in November 2008. He called for the annulment of the dismissal, claiming that other companies’ disciplinary measure for cases o
May 20, 2012
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Police probe Japanese tourist rape case
Police are questioning a guesthouse owner in downtown Seoul over allegations that a Japanese guest was sexually assaulted there earlier this month. According to officers in Mapo, the probe was launched after the Japanese Embassy filed a complaint against the guesthouse on May 16 after learning that a 45-year-old woman who had stayed there on May 6 was raped after sharing drinks with fellow guests, the owner and his friends. She claimed that right after she returned to her room late at night she
May 20, 2012
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Nurseries to face shutdown if they close for protests
Starting in July, nursery headmasters who close their institutions for more than one day without legitimate reason will be penalized and their facilities could be shut down, the Ministry of Health and Welfare said Sunday.The rule is expected to put fetters on 15,000 private nurseries looking after more than 750,000 children nationwide. The measures came as groups of nursery operators including the Korea Edu-Care Association have been on months-long protests against the government’s recent freeze
May 20, 2012
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Training forum stresses skills sharing
An international meeting on vocational education and training in Jeju called for efforts to narrow the skills gap between developed and developing countries, stressing the importance of human skills in tackling economic issues. The WorldSkills International General Assembly wrapped up a week-long event Sunday, with representatives of 45 member countries issuing a joint declaration. “We will pursue ‘Technology Transfer for Sharing and Growing’ to enhance the potential of skills and technology in
May 20, 2012
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Conference aims to narrow disparity, boost ties
Since its introduction in 1992, the APEC Education Ministerial Meeting has served as a venue to narrow the education disparity in the Asia-Pacific region and set the future direction of education cooperation.In the fifth APEC meeting in Gyeongju, education officials will review progress in international cooperation and set the direction for a new four-year education development plan.The first meeting, “Toward Education Standards for the 21st Century,” took place in Washington, D.C. Singapore hos
May 20, 2012
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Supreme Court to issue SNS advice for judges
The Supreme Court’s ethics committee said on Sunday it decided to recommend that judges exercise caution when using social networking services to avoid “unintended consequences.”Following the decision, made on Thursday at the Supreme Court’s ethics committee meeting, the Supreme Court issued recommendations outlining what to be careful of when using social networking services. According to the committee, the recommendations summarize SNS-related issues judges need to be beware of and will help “
May 20, 2012
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Jeju to showcase eco-tourism
Officials in Jeju are busily sprucing up the island for a major gathering of environmental experts in the fall, hoping to seize the opportunity to put it on the global eco-tourism map. The volcanic island off the southern coast is a designated World Natural Heritage Site and home to a Biosphere Reserve, Ramsar Wetland, Global Geopark and much more. Those attractions will be on display when more than 10,000 policymakers, activists and scholars in the environmental field gather for the 2012 IUCN W
May 20, 2012