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Korean labor force to shrink by 10 million by 2044: report
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[AtoZ Korean Mind] Does your job define who you are? Should it?
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Allegations surrounding BTS resurface, enraged fans demand apology
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Students with history of violence will be barred from becoming teachers
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Top prosecutor pledges 'speedy, strict' probe into first lady's luxury bag allegations
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'Super Rich in Korea' will leave viewers appreciating Korea more: producers
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Medical feud leaves hospitals in financial crisis
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Probe of first lady on Dior bag allegations set to begin
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'Queen of Tears' riding high on Netflix chart
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Samsung mocks Apple over iPhone alarm glitch
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Bamseom Island in Han River to be added to Ramsar list
Seoul’s Bamseom Island in the Han River, known as a rare urban habitat for migratory birds, is expected to be included on a protection list under the international treaty of the Ramsar Convention, in recognition of its ecological and environmental value, the Environment Ministry said Tuesday.The ministry said it will register the island with the secretariat of the Ramsar Convention within this month. The secretariat is expected to make a decision as early as April after reviewing the island’s bi
Jan. 10, 2012
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Officials keep tabs on falling satellite
As a Russian Mars probe that stalled in orbit may fall to the Earth sometime next week, the government announced Tuesday that it would broadcast its location real time on the websites of related agencies and via Twitter until its crash.The 13.2-ton probe named Phobos-Grunt, launched last November, was scheduled to explore the Martian moon Phobos, but became stuck in orbit when its rocket boosters failed, and computer malfunctioned, according to the Russian space agency Roscosmos. It is expected
Jan. 10, 2012
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City ups fight against sexual harassment
Seoul City is teaming up with women’s counseling groups in an effort to stop sexual harassment in the workplace, officials said Tuesday.The Seoul Metropolitan Government said it is joining hands with the Korea Women’s Hotline so that female government employees may feel safe in receiving counseling after an incident. The hotline will offer women from all branches of the city government a chance to report incidents anonymously, in order to prevent repercussions.The center will then investigate th
Jan. 10, 2012
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Presidential aide faces land deal summons
Prosecutors may question Lee’s son if suspicions over retirement house not settledA presidential office worker was summoned to Seoul Central Prosecutors’ office on Tuesday, to be questioned over allegations that Cheong Wa Dae paid for property President Lee Myung-bak purchased under his son’s name earlier last year.If their suspicions remain, investigators are expected to question Lee Si-hyong, the President’s son, as well. According to local broadcasting network MBC, Cheong Wa Dae is suspected
Jan. 10, 2012
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Nonghyup probed for interest rate scams
The prosecution has launched an investigation into the National Agricultural Cooperative Federation, or Nonghyup, for manipulation of net interest spread at some of its branches, raking in 2 billion won ($1.7 m) through the method.According to the Central Investigation Division at the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office on Tuesday, about 30 provincial branches of Nonghyup were accused of making 10 billion won ($8.54 m) in profit by raising the net interest spread without notifying customers. Net interes
Jan. 10, 2012
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US steps up testing for fungicide in orange juice
WASHINGTON (AP) _ The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says it will step up testing for a fungicide that has been found in low levels in orange juice. Icicles hang from an orange tree at a commercial grove near Winter Garden, Florida, U.S. (Bloomberg)FDA officials said they are not conce
Jan. 10, 2012
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US steps up testing for fungicide in orange juice
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says it will step up testing for a fungicide that has been found in low levels in orange juice.FDA officials said they are not concerned about the safety of the juice but will increase testing to make sure the contamination is not a problem. I
Jan. 10, 2012
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High school students favor teaching, gov't jobs: poll
Becoming a teacher or a civil servant is the most favored career path for South Korean high school students and their parents, a survey showed Tuesday, reflecting their desire for job security.In a survey of 2,165 high school students across the country conducted by the education ministry, 11 percen
Jan. 10, 2012
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Seoul to loan W40 bil. for inter-Korean businesses
South Korea’s Unification Ministry said it will provide an additional 40 billion won ($34 million) in loans for inter-Korean business operators which were hit by soured relations with North Korea.Last year, 169 companies doing business in the North received 33.6 billion won support from the government. The move came as Unification Minister Yu Woo-ik met with nine CEOs of companies doing business in North Korea, including Gwak Su-hwan, CEO of Taerim Industrial, other than those operating at the M
Jan. 9, 2012
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Ministry finalizes plans for W2tr science R&D
The government on Monday announced plans to earmark 2.05 trillion won ($1.76 billion) from the budget on research and development, including setting aside 111 billion won for its space program, which seeks to build an indigenous satellite by 2017 and a space rocket by 2021.The total amount marks a 5.17 percent increase from last year’s 1.95 trillion won, according to the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology.The largest share of the R&D fund, or 975 billion won, will go to research in fu
Jan. 9, 2012
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Nation’s charity feeling the love again
The Community Chest of Korea is racing toward its goal this year, as the nation’s only charity established by statute shows signs of recovery from its earlier scandals.The CCK said it has already reached 91.3 percent of its two-month goal with more than three weeks left to go, an unexpected boost after it was marred in corruption scandals in 2010 The nationwide charity network said the “Hope 2012 Sharing Campaign” has already hit 199 billion won ($170.9 million) since December, leaving it only
Jan. 9, 2012
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Multicultural students at risk of being bullied
Likely to have a hard time mixing with peers due to language, appearanceStudents from multicultural families are at a higher risk of being bullied at school as they are likely to have a hard time mingling with their peers due to language problems and racial discrimination. Four out of five foreign teenagers in Seoul are out of school largely because of discrimination and bullying, coupled with study problems, according to a recent city survey. It hasn’t been long since the government started to
Jan. 9, 2012
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NEMA to be a global safety keeper
Large-scale disasters triggered by climate change have caused unprecedented damage in terms of life and property. According to the World Bank report in 2007, the burning of fossil fuels globally produces around 21.3 billion tons of carbon dioxide per year, which is too enormous to surmount in a short period of time. Carbon dioxide, the primary factor in global warming, directly relates to the size of mega disasters. Accordingly, international society will confront the worst natural disasters and
Jan. 9, 2012
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Police seek arrest warrants for teenagers for bullying peers
Police said Monday they have requested an arrest warrant for a middle school student on charges of habitually assaulting a classmate and extorting money from him, some two weeks after the victim committed suicide.On Dec. 29, the 14-year-old was found hanged in an apartment building in Gwangju, some
Jan. 9, 2012
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Nation’s main charity feeling the love again
The Community Chest of Korea is racing toward its goal this year, as the nation’s only charity established by statute shows signs of recovery from its earlier scandals.According to the CCK, it has already reached 91.3 percent of its two-month goal with more than three weeks left to go.The nationwide charity network said the “Hope 2012 Sharing Campaign” has already hit 199 billion won ($170.9 million) since December, leaving it only some 19 billion won from its goal.The charity, better known as S
Jan. 9, 2012
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U.N. body on international trade to open office here
The United Nations will open a regional center here Tuesday for one of its legal bodies that oversees international trade.The U.N. Commission on International Trade Law will hold the opening of its Regional Center for Asia and the Pacific, which will focus on the Middle East, Australia and Japan and other countries in the region.The center is expected to promote trade and development in the region by backing international commercial transactions and settling disputes when necessary.The opening c
Jan. 9, 2012
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Multicultural students target of bullying
Likely to have a hard time mixing with peers due to language, appearanceStudents from multicultural families are at a higher risk of being bullied at school as they are likely to have a hard time mingling with their peers due to language problems and their different appearances.An 11-year-old boy born to a Bangladeshi father and a Korean mother was beaten by his classmates who reportedly hated him for no reason, a local media outlet said. He had been so abused until recently that he suffers from
Jan. 9, 2012
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Speaker Park faces probe
The prosecution is likely to summon National Assembly Speaker Park Hee-tae as early as next week to investigate whether he attempted to buy votes during the ruling party’s chairmanship election in 2008.Investigators are also expanding their investigation to verify whether more lawmakers are involved in the irregularities that could put the perpetrator behind bars for more than five years. According to the Seoul Central Prosecutors’ Office, Rep. Koh Seung-duk of the ruling Grand National Party at
Jan. 9, 2012
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Seoul’s two-year plan focuses on welfare
Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon proposed a two-year city plan that focuses on welfare, economic harmony, jobs for young people and sustainable development of the capital. Park revealed his plan on Monday under the new vision entitled “the city created and enjoyed by citizens together” and announced a set of about 285 projects for welfare, economy, culture, sustainable development and citizen’s rights. The city plans to invest about 25 trillion won ($21 billion) in the new plan through the end of his t
Jan. 9, 2012
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Chinese man firebombs Japanese Embassy in Seoul
A Chinese man who claimed his grandmother was forced into sexual slavery for the Japanese military during World War II was arrested on Sunday for hurling four Molotov cocktails at the Japanese Embassy building in Seoul.The 36-year-old, identified by his surname Lui, was caught for throwing four Molotovs at the wall of the Japanese Embassy in downtown Seoul at around 8:18 a.m., officials at Jongno Police Station said.No injury or property damage was reported in the incident, they said.The man fro
Jan. 8, 2012