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Ador CEO denies allegations, accuses Hybe of mistreating NewJeans
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Korea’s homegrown nanosatellite successfully launches into space
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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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Medical reform committee kicks off despite boycott from doctors
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Hybe's multilabel system tested amid conflict with Ador
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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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SK hynix pledges W20tr to ramp up DRAM production at home
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10-man S. Korea lose to Indonesia to miss out on Paris Olympic football qualification
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Fire ravages Jeju heritage site
A fire broke out in Hallasan National Park, a UNESCO world heritage site, on Jeju Island Tuesday. No injuries were reported.A hiker found the blaze at an “oreum,” or a parasitic volcanic cone, at around 12 p.m. Around 4,000 firefighters and park rangers battled the fire for around two hours.They put out the fire at around 2 p.m. Some 16,000 square meters of forest were damaged, according to the fire department.The fire is thought to have started at a water fountain at Sajaebi Oreum, which is 1,3
April 24, 2012
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Mother indicted for killing kids on ‘cult’ orders
Prosecutors on Tuesday indicted a woman who killed her two daughters at the urging of a supposed member of a non-existent cult. The 38-year-old woman, identified only by her surname Kwon, drowned her 10-year-old daughter in a bathtub and suffocated her 6-year-old daughter with a pillow in a motel on March 8, according to Jeonju District Prosecutors’ Office.Kwon was following the directions of a 32-year-old woman, surnamed Yang, who lied about being a member of a pseudo-religion called “the Syste
April 24, 2012
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Suicide tops causes of death among youths
Suicide was the No. 1 cause of death among Korean youths, outranking illnesses and traffic accidents, a civic group revealed Tuesday. According to the Center for Freedom of Information and Transparent Society’s analysis of cause of death among those aged 24 years old or younger between 2007 and 2009, suicide topped the list followed by traffic accidents, illness and criminal acts. “Most of those who committed suicide had problems related to academics, including which university they should atten
April 24, 2012
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Regulations on asbestos levels strengthened
The government said Tuesday it will tighten regulations on the use of asbestos by examining levels of the carcinogenic construction material in public buildings and other sites.Asbestos exposure becomes a health concern when high concentrations of asbestos fibers are inhaled over time, causing asthma, respiratory disease or even lung cancer. South Korea has banned the material’s use in new construction projects since the late 1990s for health and safety reasons.At a weekly Cabinet meeting presid
April 24, 2012
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Tourists flock to South Korean surgeons seeking celebrity looks
It was in the mid-2000s when South Korean plastic surgeon Joo Kwon noticed a trickle of Chinese women walking into his clinic, even though he hadn’t advertised overseas. “They somehow found a way to the clinic ... and nearly all of them said they want the face of Lee Young-ae,” Joo said, referring to a top South Korean actress who starred in the pan-Asian hit drama “Jewel in the Palace.”The trickle has now turned into a flood of Chinese packing Joo’s JK Plastic Surgery Center ― one of the countr
April 24, 2012
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Lawmaker-elect latest plagiarism perpetrator
Experts cite need for rigorous checking system to detect copying of others’ workLawmaker-elect Moon Dae-sung bowed out of the ruling party Friday soon after Kookmin University announced that his doctoral thesis had plagiarized another’s work. Still, his exit seems to have fallen short of calming down either the ruling and opposition camps, both of which have decried plagiarism.Moon Sung-keun, acting leader of the main opposition Democratic United Party, called on Monday for him to abandon his pa
April 24, 2012
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Fire breaks out at Mount Halla
Fire broke out at Mount Halla National Park Tuesday, according to local fire department.Jeju Island Provincial office said they deployed helicopters along with 4,000 civil servants to battle the flames.From news report <관련 한글 기사>한라산에 불..진화 헬기 등 총동원24일 낮 12시께 세계자연유산인 한라산국립공원 어리목 인근의 해발 1천450m 사제비오름에 발생한 산불이 오후 2시께 대부분 진압됐 다.한라산국립공원사무소에 따르면 발화지점은 사제비오름 약수터 근처이며, 이 불 로 인근지역 1.6㏊가량이 소실됐다.산불은 바람을 타고 발화
April 24, 2012
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Lee aide denies influence peddling
Kwak Seung-jun, chief of the Presidential Council for Future and Vision, on Tuesday denied allegations that he had received entertainment from CJ chairman Lee Jay-hyun in 2009 in return for business favors.“I met Lee because we have been friends for 30 years. It was not business related and we enjoyed each other’s company. There was no inappropriate third party involved,” said Kwak, one of President Lee Myung-bak’s right-hand men. The Seoul Shinmun newspaper reported that Kwak met the chairman o
April 24, 2012
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Faux cult member indicted for killing daughters
Prosecutors on Tuesday indicted a woman who killed her two daughters at the urging of a supposed member of a non-existent cult. The 38-year-old woman, identified only by her surname Kwon, drowned her 10-year-old daughter in a bathtub and suffocated her 6-year-old daughter with a pillow in a motel on March 8, according to Jeonju District Prosecutors’ Office.Kwon was following the direction of a 32-year-old woman, surnamed Yang, who lied about being a member of a pseudo-religion called “the System
April 24, 2012
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Lee’s closest confidant admits he took money
The former chief of the country’s media regulator admitted on Monday to having received money from a business developer in the latest bribery scandal involving close confidants of President Lee Myung-bak.The prosecution is said to be investigating the former chairman of the Korea Communications Commission Choi See-joong on suspicion of taking bribes in return for influence-peddling in a construction project.But Choi, widely referred to as Lee’s political mentor, denied it was a bribe, saying the
April 23, 2012
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Gov't to spend 6.2 trln won in support of women
The government said Monday it will spend more than 6.2 trillion won ($5.44 billion) this year to support women in jobs, through childcare and in other areas that could lead to an overall improvement of their social standing.Under the plan, the government will offer customized job support for women seeking reemployment, women in rural areas, marriage immigrants and other groups. The sum is about 70
April 23, 2012
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Teachers demand judicial authority
The nation’s largest teachers’ group asked the government to give special judicial authority to teachers to curb school violence. In a meeting with the Education Ministry on Monday, the Korean Federation of Teachers Associations also demanded the government extend counseling and therapy and set up more alternative schools.The teachers said it has become even more difficult to control unruly students because of rules on students’ human rights that went into effect in Seoul this year.The governmen
April 23, 2012
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Lee scolds police, demands reform
President Lee Myung-bak on Monday called for drastic reform of the police agency following a series of corruption allegations and bungled rape and murder cases. “We need to use the appointment of a new police commissioner general as an opportunity to end internal corruption and reestablish police attitudes to better protect the life and property of the public,” Lee was quoted by his spokesperson Park Jung-ha as saying during a meeting with senior secretaries. In an untypically harsh tone, he sco
April 23, 2012
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Diesel vehicles required to install exhaust filter
Used diesel car owners in Seoul must install a diesel particulate filter beginning in the latter half of the year under a new regulation to improve air quality, city officials said Monday.Those caught without the device will be fined 200,000 won ($175).Diesel vehicles such as vans, buses and trucks that weigh more than 3.5 tons and have been used more than seven years are subject to the new rule.The vehicles will be monitored through closed circuit television cameras on the streets of the capita
April 23, 2012
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Police widen probe into music school admissions fraud
Police are widening an investigation into alleged corruption at a public university after a professor was found to have offered illegal private tutoring to students in exchange for admission. Police requested Sunday an arrest warrant for the 44-year-old contrabass professor of Korea National University of Art. He was charged with offering illegal private tutoring to high school students preparing for the school’s admission test, and giving them undeserved high scores. According to the Seoul Metr
April 23, 2012
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Latest member of Lee’s inner circle to fall
Ex-KCC chief Choi new embarrassment to president dogged by corrupt aidesOne of President Lee Myung-bak’s most trusted aides is suspected of having taken bribes from a business developer for several years, dealing a serious blow to an embattled president already suffering from corruption scandals involving his aides.Choi See-joong, a former journalist from Dong-A Ilbo, headed the research organization Gallup Korea from 2004-2007 before joining Lee’s camp.Choi, who studied alongside of Lee’s older
April 23, 2012
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Woman allegedly blinded by cold medicine files suit against gov't
A Busan woman who lost her eyesight after taking cold medicine has filed a compensation lawsuit against the government, the drug maker and other concerned parties, claiming her misfortune was caused by side effects of the drug, her law firm said Monday.According to the law firm CS, the 36-year-old, identified only by her family name of Kim, took the rare legal action against the government, the dr
April 23, 2012
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Online mall busted for selling information of over 11 million people
Seven businesspeople have been detained on charges of illegally releasing the personal information of more than 11 million people, selling some of the data to insurance companies for profit, police said Monday.The Gyeonggi Provincial Police Agency said they apprehended two people who operate an Internet shopping mall on suspicion of sharing the private information of 11.75 million clients and memb
April 23, 2012
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Prosecutors to summon police chief over Roh remarks
Prosecutors are reportedly considering summoning Police Commissioner General Cho Hyun-oh in a libel investigation over remarks he made that indicated the late former President Roh Moo-hyun amassed slush funds. The investigation prompted by complaints by Roh’s family is expected to shed new light on the bribery scandal involving Roh. He killed himself on May 23, 2009, as the prosecution tightened its examination into the allegations of illegal funds. The investigators closed the case after his de
April 23, 2012
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Ministry warns against strike by rail workers
The government said on Sunday that unionized rail workers’ recent decision to walk out to resist the proposed partial privatization of KTX bullet-train operations is clearly illegal and should be scrapped.“An introduction of competition (into the KTX operations) will promote the interest of the people and the nation and is a future-oriented move,” the Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs said in a statement.“It is problematic for Korail to claim vested rights and a monopoly on public
April 22, 2012