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Blinken calls on China to press N. Korea to end its 'dangerous' behavior
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New celebrity-endorsed therapy for face contouring requires only a pair of rubber bands
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Tensions heighten ahead of first president-opposition chief meeting
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Seoul to provide housing subsidy to married couples with newborns
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Rapper jailed after public street fight with another rapper
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[Weekender] How DDP emerged as an icon of Seoul
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[KH Explains] No more 'Michael' at Kakao Games
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Woman gets suspended term for injuring boyfriend with knife
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Nominee for chief of anti-corruption body pledges 'independence, effectiveness'
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NewJeans pops out ‘Bubble Gum’ video amid troubles at agency
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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
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Korea to appeal to IHO on map use of East Sea
The government will appeal to international society to acknowledge the body of water between Korea and Japan as “East Sea,” instead of or alongside the current name of “Sea of Japan.” The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade on Friday announced that a government delegation would attend the 18th general meeting of the International Hydrographic Organization scheduled from Monday through Thursday in Monaco. IHO is the body responsible for uniformity in nautical charts and documents. The authoriti
April 22, 2012
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U.S. general hones Korean front line to ‘fight tonight’
A quarter-century of historical events is reflected in the resume of Maj. Gen. Edward Cardon of the Second Infantry Division. The commanding general of the U.S. Forces Korea’s front line division was in Europe to see the fall of the Berlin Wall, at the Pentagon for 9/11 and in Iraq for the start of Operation Iraqi Freedom. This prompts the question of what will happen while he is stationed in Korea.For Cardon, the 2ID’s motto “fight tonight” could not ring any truer, having seen both the death o
April 22, 2012
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3 officers arrested for taking bribes from bar
Three more police officers have been arrested on charges of receiving bribes from a big-time Seoul room salon owner now under arrest for tax evasion and other law violations, prosecutors said Sunday.With the additions, a total of 10 incumbent police officers, who formerly served at a police substation in Nonhyun-dong in the affluent southern Seoul district of Gangnam, or at the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, have been indicted or arrested in the bribery probe into Lee Kyung-baek. The 40-year-
April 22, 2012
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Lack of evidence blights spying probe
One month into reinvestigation, prosecutors still struggle to identify key suspectsAfter a month of reinvestigation into alleged spying on civilians by the Prime Minister’s Office, prosecutors are still struggling to identify the higher-ups who ordered the surveillance and its cover-up.According to Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office, more than 20 people have been questioned for allegedly playing a role in the illegal surveillance of scores of citizens including businessmen, politicians,
April 22, 2012
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Korean doctor builds orthopedic surgery in Tanzania
When Lee Jae-heon, an orthopedic surgeon and World Friends Korea volunteer, arrived in the northern town of Arusha, Tanzania three years ago, he was the only orthopedic specialist in the town. In the country with an average of one such specialist per 3.5-5 million people (equal to Seoul having just two or three orthopedic surgeons), the conditions were too poor even for basic surgery on broken arms or legs. Traffic accidents were frequent there, causing many injuries.Dispatched to Mount Meru Hos
April 22, 2012
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Korean War veteran up for Medal of Honor, sainthood
A Korean War veteran may be the first ever to be both awarded the United States’ highest military honor and be made a saint.Father Emil Kapaun, who served in the Korean War as a U.S. Army Chaplain, has been posthumously nominated to receive the U.S. Medal of Honor and may be canonized for his services here, according to the Wichita Eagle, a daily based in Kansas, U.S., and other media.Kapaun would be the third American saint and the first to have received a Medal of Honor, awarded only to those
April 22, 2012
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Jeju hit by heavy rain
A series of cars were stranded on Jeju after heavy rains hit the southern resort island on Saturday. At around 11:05 a.m., six cars carrying some 30 passengers drifted away in surging waters. All of them were pulled out of the cars some 40 minutes after the rescue staff was dispatched to save them.Three other cars carrying a total of nine people were also stranded on the day on two separate locat
April 21, 2012
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Civic group holds rally in Paris, urges IHO to use East Sea name
(Yonhap) -- A South Korean civic group held a rally in downtown Paris to urge the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) to formally adopt the East Sea name for the body of water between the Korean Peninsula and the Japanese archipelago, organizers said Saturday. The Dokdo Network in Seoul said the rally was held in Place Du Trocadero near the Eiffel Tower on Friday with participants made
April 21, 2012
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Guardians of the subway
149 guards patrol lines 1 through 8 to ensure safety, convenienceA new set of uniforms has begun appearing in Seoul’s subway stations. Walking in pairs with approachable smiles that mask a constant battle readiness of sorts are the security guards of the capital’s sprawling public transportation system.As the number of crimes committed on Seoul’s subway rises, line operators have doubled the number of guards for one of the world’s most frequented systems.And as the program is still new, peopl
April 20, 2012
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Police file compensation suit against prank caller
The Anyang police will file a civil suit against a prank caller who made a false report that he was kidnapped.If filed, it will be the first suit against a prank caller by the police.Police will seek compensation for expenditures made to find the man, who made the false report that he was locked in a car trunk, officials said Thursday.The 21-year-old caller, identified by his surname Kim, called the police in the city in Gyeonggi Province on Wednesday.About 50 police officers were mobilized for
April 20, 2012
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Second KBS union to strike next month
Yet another labor union for the nation’s largest state-run broadcasting network announced Thursday it will stage a strike early next month.In a week long vote from April 12-18, about 65 percent of KBS Union 1 chose to go on strike.Out of 2,903 members, 2,456 members cast ballots, with 64.6 percent, or 1,878 members, voting yes, and 572 no. Last month, another labor union with the network began a sit-in, demanding that CEO Kim In-kyu resign. KBS Union 1 is demanding the reform of the CEO appointm
April 20, 2012