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Hyundai Motor eyes 80,000 jobs, W68tr investment at home by 2026
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Seoul bus drivers go on general strike, cause morning rush hour delays
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Korea enters full election mode
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Official campaigning kicks off for April 10 elections
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Dialogue hopes fade as doctors pick hard-liner as new head
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Immigrant woman stabbed to death by Korean husband
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Coupang pledges W3tr to expand Rocket Delivery nationwide by 2027
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[Election Battlefield] Political novice to face off star politician in ‘swing district’
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[Herald Interview] Son Suk-ku chooses to be swayed by others in navigating life
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Court upholds jail term for man who attempted to murder ex-girlfriend
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Police row over call for chief’s resignation
Some urge unity in fighting for independent police investigation rightsThe nation’s police force is split on calls for their chief to resign after the lack of progress with prosecutors regarding the dispute over investigative authority.The National Police Agency is divided between those calling for Commissioner General Cho Hyun-oh to step down, and those calling for unity within the agency. The latter see a united front as important in fighting the controversial presidential decree, which mandat
Jan. 4, 2012
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Male officials with newborns may work shorter hours
Male civil servants with newborns may be given an hour off their work day to attend to their children in a move to raise the country’s low birthrate and time spent with family, government officials said Wednesday.According to the Ministry of Public Administration and Security’s 2012 plan, officials are discussing the feasibility of expanding the current measure which allows female civil servants with an infant an hour off their day to include fathers.The Seoul Metropolitan Government has also ru
Jan. 4, 2012
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Ministry seeks bill for disclosing cigarette toxins
The government is working on a bill that would require tobacco makers to disclose the harmful substances in their products in a bid to curb smoking.The Ministry of Health and Welfare said Wednesday that it also will come up with a roadmap for when and by how much to raise cigarette prices.Under the bill all tobacco makers would be required to notify consumers of the additives and other harmful substances contained in cigarettes. Currently, only major toxins such as tar and nicotine are listed on
Jan. 4, 2012
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Gov't to expand daily parental leave
SEOUL, Jan. 4 (Yonhap) -- The government said Wednesday it will expand beneficiaries of its daily one-hour parental leave to include pregnant public servants and male officials who have a baby younger than one year old, as part of efforts to boost the country's birthrate.Currently, only female offic
Jan. 4, 2012
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Ex-aide of KCC chief under bribery probe
Prosecutors said Tuesday they have launched an investigation into allegations that a former aide to the communications watchdog’s head received massive bribes from an operator of a local education institution, who is also suspected of embezzlement.The probe was opened to verify the allegations that the aide, surnamed Jeong, received nearly 200 million won ($173,800) from Kim Hak-in, the chairman of the board for Korea Broadcasting and Art School, a college-level vocational school focused on broa
Jan. 4, 2012
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‘School violence policies ineffective’
Experts call for long-term measures involving the whole of societyMeasures to deal with school violence have mostly been ineffective and short-sighted, the head of an anti-bullying group has said. Recent school bullying-related suicides have attracted media attention and the government has once again proposed a set of measures and held a series of high-level and school-level meetings to devise new ways to prevent bullying. But Kim Gun-chan, director of the School Violence Prevention Center, a ci
Jan. 4, 2012
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Probe launched into bribery allegations surrounding communications watchdog head
Prosecutors said Tuesday they have launched an investigation into allegations that a former aide to the communications watchdog's head received massive bribes from an operator of a local education institution, who is also suspected of embezzlement.The probe was opened to verify the allegations that
Jan. 3, 2012
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Conflict reemerges over investigative authority
Police agency sends out guidelines limiting prosecutors’ influenceThe controversial presidential decree on the enforcement of the Criminal Procedure Act hit a roadblock on Monday, only two days after its implementation. On Monday, Suseong Police Station in Daegu refused to carry out directives from the city’s prosecutors’ office to conduct an internal investigation, becoming the first police station to do so.“With the decree going into effect, the prosecutors can direct investigations, but an in
Jan. 3, 2012
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School dropouts on the rise
The number of students dropping out of primary and secondary education is on the rise, in turn highlighting the lack of alternative schools and facilities for troubled youths.According to the Seoul Development Institute and the Seoul Metropolitan Government on Tuesday, 6,885 students dropped out of elementary, middle, and high school in 2010. The research found only some 660 students are in alternative schools, shelters, and facilities, highlighting that the remaining 90 percent are left without
Jan. 3, 2012
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‘School violence policies ineffective, short-sighted’
Experts call for long-term effective measures involving the whole societySchool violence has drawn more attention every time school bullying cases are reported, prompting the government to come up with measures to resolve these problems. But experts say the measures have proven mostly ineffective and short-sighted. School violence incidents occur incessantly, leaving deep scars on the school community and society at large.Recently, the government has once again proposed a set of measures after a
Jan. 3, 2012
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More teachers look to retire early
The number of primary and secondary education teachers looking to retire early this year in Seoul and surrounding Gyeonggi Province has skyrocketed from last year, education officials said Tuesday.According to the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education, 920 teachers from elementary, middle and high schools have applied for early retirement this February, up 188 from February 2011.Of those, the greatest increase came from public school teachers as 691 applied for early retirement in February, com
Jan. 3, 2012
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119 crews called 569 times a day last year
The 119 rescue crew in Seoul were dispatched to deal with emergencies an average of 569 times a day, or every five minutes, last year. The majority of the cases were fire but a growing number of people asked for their help in searching for missing or runaway family members, the Seoul Metropolitan Fire & Disaster Headquarters said Tuesday.In its report about last year’s activity, 119 emergency staffers were dispatched to a total of 94,738 rescue scenes, of which 77,634 cases concluded with the ag
Jan. 3, 2012
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Korail bashed over train's failure to stop at station
SEOUL, Jan. 3 (Yonhap) -- The national railroad operator received a flurry of passenger complaints after one of its high-speed trains missed a key station and made a dangerous return trip back to the missed stop late Monday.Korail said one of its Korea Train Express (KTX) trains, heading to Busan fr
Jan. 3, 2012
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Jogye Order Ven. Jigwan dies
Jan. 2, 2012
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P.M. calls for fair elections, economic vitality
Prime Minister Kim Hwang-sik said Monday the government will strive for “the fairest elections ever” this year, while seeking to maintain the economic vitality and stabilize the lives of the people.South Korea heads into its biggest election season in two decades this year as it prepares to select a new parliament and a new president. The general elections take place in April to change the 299-member unicameral National Assembly, and a presidential vote in December will select a successor to Pre
Jan. 2, 2012
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Podcast hosts sue Na Kyung-won
Reporter Joo Jin-wu and former lawmaker Chung Bong-ju on Monday sued former Grand National Party lawmaker Na Kyung-won for defamation and concealing irregularities during the Seoul mayoral by-election in October. The suit is the first of the year, according to the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency. Joo and Chung shot to fame hosting the nation’s most popular podcast “Naneun Ggomsuda, (I am a slacker).”Police said Joo, a reporter for the weekly magazine SisaIn, filed the complaint claiming that Na
Jan. 2, 2012
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‘Gwangju suicide victim was bullied’
Government prioritizes campaign against school bullying in New YearThe 14-year-old boy who killed himself in Gwangju last week had been bullied by his peers, leading the government to announce on the first working day of the New Year that it has given top priority to dealing with school bullying.According to Gwangju police, three students had beaten him, robbed him of money and sent him threatening text messages. His friends told police that the boy had been hit by three of his classmates 29 tim
Jan. 2, 2012
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Police say Gwangju suicide victim was bullied
Ministry strengthens laws against school violencePolice said Monday that the 14-year-old boy who killed himself in Gwangju last week had been bullied by his peers, leading the government to announce on the first working day of the New Year that it has given top priority to dealing with school bullying.Police also confirmed that three students had beaten him, robbed him of money and sent him threatening text messages.His friends told police that the boy had been hit by three of his classmates 29
Jan. 2, 2012
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Korea ups college tuition subsidies
The government has set aside more funds for state scholarships to ease the heavy college tuition burden, allowing college students to receive loans without having to repay them before finding employment, the Education Ministry said Monday.Increased tuition subsidies will be offered to college students through the 2012 national budget as the government added 250 billion won ($216 million) to the previous 1.5 trillion won, the ministry said. The extra subsidies are expected to decrease nominal col
Jan. 2, 2012
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Capital recognizes 70 homeless who saved millions of won
Dozens of homeless individuals that have collectively saved hundreds of millions of won this year were recognized by Seoul City on Monday which is giving them additional opportunities to turn their lives around.According to the Seoul Metropolitan Government, 70 homeless individuals living in shelters were recognized for saving 260 million ($224,800), more than half of their earned income, between April and November.The top seven individuals were found to have saved more than 90 percent of their
Jan. 2, 2012