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Contentious grain bill put directly to plenary meeting for vote
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Yoon's approval rating plunges to all-time low
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Will tug-of-war between doctors, government end soon?
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Climate impacts set to cut 2050 global GDP by nearly a fifth
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Trilateral talks acknowledge ‘serious’ slumps of won, yen
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[Graphic News] More Koreans say they plan long-distance trips this year
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[KH Explains] Hyundai's full hybrid edge to pay off amid slow transition to pure EVs
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North Korea removes streetlights along cross-border roads with South
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Russia's denial of entry of S. Korean national unrelated to bilateral ties: Seoul official
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Farming households dip below 1m for first time in 2023
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Affordable study at Barnard College
One of the most highly recommended, attractive experiences at university is the opportunity to study abroad. There are few better chances to experience the thrill of living outside your own country and broaden your horizons than in college.Sadly, for many brilliant young Korean students, the financial burden of paying tuition at a host university, plus room and board, can keep them grounded.However, Barnard College, a women’s college in the heart of New York City, offers all of the above plus mo
Dec. 6, 2011
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Former Shinhan chairman’s son indicted for fraud
A son of former Shinhan Financial Group Chairman Ra Eung-chan has been indicted without detention on charges of fraud.According to the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office, Ra’s son, identified only by his surname, was indicted for swindling billions of won from investors in a redevelopment project in Seoul.The 44-year-old is accused of having taken 3 billion won ($2.7 million), that two investors identified by the surname Hwang, who are father and son, invested in two development projects
Dec. 6, 2011
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Migrant workers flock to Gimhae
Migrant workers are flocking to the southeastern city of Gimhae, South Gyeongsang Province, looking for jobs at small and mid-sized firms. According to the city government, 16,053 foreigners reside there as of October, up 15 percent from last year. Migrant workers account for 90.3 percent, mostly from Southeast Asian countries. The rest are foreign spouses and students. The number of foreign residents in Gimhae has almost tripled since 2005, when just 5,779 foreigners lived there. The greatest n
Dec. 6, 2011
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Family loses tobacco damages suit
Judge says link between lung cancer and cigarette smoking ‘weak’A local court on Tuesday ruled against a bereaved family who sought damages from the government and state-run tobacco company KT&G over the death of a police officer who died of cancer.There has never been a successful damages suit against a tobacco firm in Korea. Judge Han Kyu-hyun of the Seoul Central District Court said that the link between tobacco and lung cancer prevalence is weak. He also dismissed the plaintiff’s claim that
Dec. 6, 2011
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Police to summon Assembly Speaker’s aide over election-day hacking
The police investigation into the election-day cyber attack against the national election watchdog has implicated another aide of a Grand National Party lawmaker, dealing a further blow to the conservative ruling party. Police sources said Tuesday that investigators plan to summon for questioning an aide of Rep. Park Hee-tae, the National Assembly speaker and GNP member, as part of their inquiry into the hacking attack against the National Elections Committee’s website during the vote for Seoul
Dec. 6, 2011
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Four rescued from sunken fishing boat off southwest coast
South Korea's Coast Guard said Monday that they have rescued four men from a small fishing boat that sank off the country's southwest coast.The 4.7-ton drift-net boat capsized after sending out a distress message at around 8 p.m., local authorities said. The boat was located 4.7 miles northeast of M
Dec. 6, 2011
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Former prosecutor arrested for taking sedan, handbag bribes
A former female prosecutor embroiled in a corruption scandal was arrested on Monday to be questioned over allegations that she received a luxury sedan and a designer handbag in return for peddling her influence, prosecutors dealing with the case said.The Busan prosecutors took the 36-year-old woman surnamed Lee into custody on Monday morning and were interrogating her, they said. “An arrest warrant was issued on grounds that there were concerns she may disobey a summons (if not for the arrest) .
Dec. 5, 2011
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Asylum seekers given support at new shelter
Asylum seekers here will be able to avail of accommodation and other support at a new shelter, a support group said Monday.Nancen said it has begun running a shelter which will offer refuge during office hours and provide temporary housing through contracted low-income apartments.Situated at a leased former precinct station building in Garibong-dong, Guro-gu, the shelter offers a kitchen, bathroom and counseling room. Those who have filed for refugee status may use the facility’s computers throu
Dec. 5, 2011
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Seoul city to hold foreign investment forum
Seoul will hold a foreign investment forum Tuesday to promote the city’s foreign investment policies and its efforts to improve regulations that limit foreign businesses and further investment here. The forum, to be held at 11 a.m. at the foreign press room of the Korea Press Center, will be conducted in English and the question-and-answer session will be assisted with interpretation, a city official said. The city will promote foreign investment policies and strategies as well as current projec
Dec. 5, 2011
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Men arrested for alleged robbery, assault on foreigners
Three men were arrested on Monday on suspicions of aggravated robbery and assault against foreigners.According to Jinju Police Station in South Gyeongsang Province, Kim, his brother and a friend, also surnamed Kim, were arrested on suspicions of specifically targeting foreigners for aggravated robbery and assault.The police believe Kim and his accomplices are responsible for beating a 35-year-old Filipino outside of a supermarket in Jinju on the night of Nov. 27. The 35-year-old was on his way h
Dec. 5, 2011
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English villages plan winter camps
Three English villages in Seoul ― the Pungnap, Suyu and Gwanak campuses ― will offer a variety of English camps to elementary and middle school students during the winter break, with different levels and purposes of English study. A total of 18 programs at three campuses will be available to 4,010 students from Dec. 23 to Feb. 4 next year, city officials said. Named “Smart up immersion camp,” the Pungnap campus program features some customized curricula in relation to subjects like math and scie
Dec. 5, 2011
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Prosecutor slams FTA-skeptic judges
Calls their action an overstep of authority and violation of power separationA prosecutor criticized a group of judges for questioning the Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement and seeking to create a task force of judges to study it, calling their actions “overstepping their authority.”Pundits are not waiting to see whether the accusation will spark a fresh turf war between the judiciary and prosecution, which have clashed several times in the past.On Sunday afternoon, Kim Yong-nam, a mid-ranking pr
Dec. 5, 2011
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State advised to halt lottery sales
The gaming industry’s government supervisor has advised the lottery issuing authority to stop sales of lottery tickets to stem the boom brought on by the launch of pension-style lottery payments in July, officials said Monday.The National Gaming Control Commission has appealed to the Korea Lottery C
Dec. 5, 2011
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More college students to enjoy national scholarship
An increased number of college students from low-income families will be eligible for state scholarships as the government sets aside a larger amount of its budget to help reduce college tuition fees, the Education Ministry said Sunday.Last September, the government announced its plan to increase tuition support in next years’ budget to 1.5 trillion won ($1.3 billion) from the previous level of around 300 billion won, following up on its earlier pledge to cut tuition fees by 21 percent for stude
Dec. 4, 2011
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Illegal Chinese fishing boats face heavier fines
Prosecutors said Sunday they will levy heavier fines on Chinese boats caught illegally fishing in Korea’s exclusive economic zone. The Supreme Public Prosecutors Office said it has ordered prosecutors to raise the amount of security collateral for captured ships which trespassed the Korean EEZ from up to 70 million won ($62,000) to 100 million won beginning this month. Those caught transferring fish to other ships will face a fine of up to 70 million won, while breaching fishing zones and the nu
Dec. 4, 2011
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Police expand probe into election cyber attack
Police are expanding their investigation into the cyber attack on the national election committee during a pivotal poll for Seoul mayor, as suspicions persist that the four arrested were acting on someone else’s behalf. They were tracing bank accounts and phone records of the former assistant of Grand National Party Rep. Choi Ku-shik, identified by the surname Gong. Gong was among the four arrested on Saturday. According to the National Police Agency’s cyber investigation unit, which is leading
Dec. 4, 2011
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Korean dogfighting ring busted in Philippines
MANILA (AFP) ― Pillipine police have arrested six Koreans suspected of running a massive, high-tech dogfighting operation where matches in the outskirts of Manila were shown online to overseas bettors, police said Saturday.About 240 pitbulls were confiscated in the raid late Friday from a secluded compound where the dogs were kept and the matches held, the local police intelligence chief said.“They had an arena enclosed with mirrors. They had videocams, computers and they would show live fights
Dec. 4, 2011
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Northern Seoul mountains at severe risk of landslides
Villages near Mount Bukhan and Mount Bulam in northern Seoul are vulnerable to landslides, recent research has found, sparking fears of a repeat of July’s fatal landslides in the south of the capital. According to the study released by Konkuk University’s Earth Information Engineering Lab on Sunday, the yearly sediment yields from erosion, which are directly linked to landslides, are projected to increase up to 28 percent by 2080 in Seoul and surrounding Gyeonggi Province. Mount Bukhan and Mount
Dec. 4, 2011
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Prosecutors to indict SLS chairman
Prosecutors plan to indict SLS Group chairman Lee Kuk-chul on Monday on several charges including bribing a former vice culture minister and other high-ranking government officials. According to the Seoul Central Prosecutors’ Office on Sunday, they plan to hand the 73-day-old case to judicial officials after first summoning Lee on suspicions of bribing former vice culture minister Shin Jae-min.Prosecutors decided to indict the corporate chief on Monday, as the custody time limit expires the same
Dec. 4, 2011
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Anti-FTA protesters vow to continue
Major plazas and boulevards in downtown Seoul were closed off over the weekend as police sought to block the assembly of protestors against the Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement. But the organizers of the rallies vowed to continue their protests every evening until the government responds to their demands for the pact to be withdrawn or renegotiated. On Sunday, police placed scores of officers at the Gwanghwamun and Seoul plazas in central Seoul and parked dozens of buses to block people from gath
Dec. 4, 2011