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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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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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Immigrant woman stabbed to death by Korean husband
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[Kim Seong-kon] The April 2024 election will decide our future
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[Herald Interview] Son Suk-ku chooses to be swayed by others in navigating life
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Former vice culture minister questioned over bribery allegation
Former Vice Culture Minister Shin Jae-min on Sunday faced questioning by state prosecutors after a businessman claimed to have given him nearly 1 billion won ($847,000) over the space of a decade. The interrogation is expected to widen investigations into the scandal including President Lee My
Oct. 9, 2011
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Seoul kicks off conference of lawyers from Asia-Pacific
South Korea kicked off an international legal conference Sunday to discuss new developments in financial, intellectual property and energy issues, the event’s organizers said.Some 900 lawyers, judges, prosecutors and other legal experts from the Asia-Pacific region also plan to exchange opinions on
Oct. 9, 2011
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Russian bloggers explore, experience Seoul City
A group of Russian bloggers, who have been passionate about posting Korea and Korean culture on their blog for years, were recently lucky enough to gain hands-on cultural experience in Seoul. Sponsored by Korean Air, the Korean national flag carrier, and Seoul Metropolitan Government, 11 bloggers fr
Oct. 9, 2011
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Only 20 N.K. defectors work in officialdom: lawmaker
Only 20 North Korean defectors work as public servants in South Korea, an opposition lawmaker said Sunday, the latest sign that North Koreans are struggling to join mainstream South Korean society.The figure represents just a small fraction of the more than 22,000 North Korean defectors in South Kor
Oct. 9, 2011
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Asia-Pacific human rights chiefs to gather in Seoul
Some 200 representatives from human rights organizations in the Asia-Pacific region will gather in Seoul this week for a conference regarding business and human rights, officials in Seoul said on Sunday. Organized by the National Human Rights Commission of Korea and its larger Asia-Pacific counterpa
Oct. 9, 2011
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New hope for end to Hanjin dispute
Management and labor union to meet Monday to discuss proposalAttention is being drawn to whether management of Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction Co. and its union can iron out an agreement ending their yearlong labor dispute after its chief on Friday accepted a parliamentary mediation proposa
Oct. 9, 2011
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Errand services do everything for you
A working housewife living in Bundang, Gyeonggi Province, recently had her worn-out furniture moved to an upholstery factory for just 20,000 won thanks to an errand service. “I couldn’t ask my husband or my brother to help move the furniture because they were both so busy working. Then, I came acros
Oct. 7, 2011
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Restaurateurs strike to protest card commissions
The Association of Restaurant Owners has announced that they will hold a protest rally on Oct. 18 in Seoul to demand credit card commissions cut and easier employment of foreign workers.Restaurant owners demand lowering credit card commission rate from the current 2-2.7 percent to 1.5 percent and al
Oct. 7, 2011
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U.S. soldier in Korea under probe for raping underage girl
Another U.S. soldier in Korea is under investigation on suspicion of raping an underage South Korean girl, police said Friday, less than two weeks after a similar case enraged locals. The Seoul Mapo Police Station said they were interrogating the 21-year-old private from a communications brigade of
Oct. 7, 2011
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SLS chairman claims bribing prosecutor
SLS Group chairman Lee Kuk-chul, under prosecutorial investigation for allegedly amassing slush funds and bribing government officials, claimed Friday that he had delivered 100 million won to a senior prosecutor through a businessman.Lee made the latest allegation in a press conference hours after t
Oct. 7, 2011
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Tougher rules for sex crimes on disabled
Complaints no longer required for prosecution; first-time offenders to be taggedSexual crimes on the disabled will be prosecuted with or without the victims’ complaints and first-time offenders will be bound to wear electronic tagging devices under toughened rules unveiled by the government Friday.B
Oct. 7, 2011
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Another US soldier in Korea under probe for raping underage girl
SEOUL, Oct. 7 (Yonhap) -- Another U.S. soldier in Korea is under investigation on suspicion of raping an underage South Korean girl, police said Friday, less than two weeks after a similar case enraged locals. The Seoul Mapo Police Station said they were interrogating the 21-year-old Army private fr
Oct. 7, 2011
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Lone Star found guilty of stock price manipulation
Ex-Korean chief of U.S. firm sentenced to three years in jailA Seoul court on Thursday found Lone Star Funds and its former chief of its unit guilty of stock-price manipulation, overturning an acquittal in 2008. The Seoul High Court ruled that the Texas-based private equity fund and Paul Yoo rigged
Oct. 6, 2011
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‘Drunk driving re-offenders total 230,000 from 2000-10’
More than 230,000 habitual drunk drivers nationwide were caught more than three times in the last 11 years, a police report showed Thursday.In a report submitted for a parliamentary audit, the National Police Agency said that about 3.2 million drivers were caught driving drunk between 2000 and 2010.
Oct. 6, 2011
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‘Killer heels’ considered weapons, court rules
“Killer heels” are famous for the discomfort they cause fashion-conscious women, but now a local court has ruled that they can be considered weapons.Suwon District Court Judge Lee Jun-cheol on Wednesday issued a sentence of 18 months jail time, suspended for two years, to a 26-year-old woman who bea
Oct. 6, 2011
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Sex criminals with high status get softer sentences
More than 1,000 high-income professionals and public office holders had their indictments for sex crimes suspended over the past three years, a lawmaker revealed Thursday, adding more fuel to public outrage over the country’s leniency on sex offenders. According to Justice Ministry data presented to
Oct. 6, 2011
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More earthquakes hit Korea this year
Ministry to revise geographical control pointsThe frequency of earthquakes in South Korea rose sharply this year, following the global trend in the number of tremors, the weather authorities said Thursday.The Korean Peninsula experienced 45 quakes ― 17 times on land and 28 times in nearby seas ― fro
Oct. 6, 2011
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Seoul named top convention city
Seoul has been named the best convention city by a Singapore-based leading travel and convention magazine, TTG Asia Media, city officials said Thursday.Korea’s capital, honored by the magazine with the renowned convention and a travel award as well, has outstripped Singapore, holder of the title for
Oct. 6, 2011
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Gov't steps up efforts to encourage Korean language study overseas
SEOUL, Oct. 6 (Yonhap) -- The government will improve and increase the number of its programs to teach the Korean language to foreigners next year as the recent boom of Korean pop culture has helped push up demand for learning the language, the culture ministry said on Thursday.The Ministry of Cultu
Oct. 6, 2011
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100 civil servants to be disciplined for gambling while on duty
One hundred public officials will be disciplined en masse for habitually gambling at a local casino during work hours, state auditors said on Wednesday.The Board of Audit and Inspection has recently conducted an intensive audit into 465 accounting and safety management officials who have visited Kan
Oct. 5, 2011