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Ador CEO denies allegations, accuses Hybe of mistreating NewJeans
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Medical reform committee kicks off despite boycott from doctors
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10-man S. Korea lose to Indonesia to miss out on Paris Olympic football qualification
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Hybe-Ador feud should have limited effect on Hybe's overall performance: analysts
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DP leader says he will meet Yoon without conditions
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Over 9,000 hotline calls made by stalking victims in 2023
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Second Gimpo civil servant found dead, after apologizing for not finishing work
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[Hello India] Hyundai Motor vows to boost 'clean mobility' in India
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Monthly users on local streaming platforms outpace Netflix, Disney+
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US will take steps for three-way engagement on nuclear deterrence with S. Korea, Japan: Campbell
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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
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Inquiry on faculty sex offenses underway
Criminal background checks for sex offenses will be released for all faculty members of education facilities to better protect the nation’s students, government officials said Wednesday.According to the Education Ministry, a first round inquiry took place between May and July of this year, surveying
Oct. 5, 2011
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English is fun for BGV students
The Busan Global Village has gained recognition from Koreans here over the last two years for its high-quality, low-cost English language education programs. A total of 115,800 people have visited the village over that period and experienced effective ways of learning English. For Choi Young-suk, a
Oct. 5, 2011
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Busan Global Village offers exciting fall programs
English speech contest, flea market and Halloween party set to liven up autumnBusan Global Village, a leading English education center in Busan, offers a variety of English immersion programs from October to November for students and citizens of all ages.BGV is to hold an English speech contest as t
Oct. 5, 2011
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Criminal background checks for all teachers
Criminal background checks for sex offenses will be released for all faculty members of education facilities, to better protect the nation’s students, officials said Wednesday.According to the Education Ministry, a first round census took place between May and July, surveying 189,759 nurseries, scho
Oct. 5, 2011
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Police grills Pigeon chairman over assault
Police questioned Lee Yoon-chai, chairman of Pigeon Corp., the nation’s second-largest maker of fabric conditioner, Wednesday on charges of ordering an assault on a former chief executive of his company. A day earlier, investigators raided the headquarters of the company in Incheon, west of Seoul, t
Oct. 5, 2011
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Measures urged to curb suicides
Suicides cause up to 4.9 trillion won in socio-economic loss in 2009Is Korea becoming a “suicide republic?”Last year, a total of 15,413 Koreans committed suicide, equivalent to about 42.2 people taking their own lives every day, according to the Ministry of Health and Welfare. According to Statistic
Oct. 4, 2011
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Seoul, New York City sign deal to team up on tourism promotion
South Korea’s capital and New York City signed an agreement to run a joint tourism marketing campaign, city officials here said Tuesday.According to Seoul Metropolitan Government, Deputy Mayor Kwon Young-gyu, New York City’s chief of marketing George Fertitta and Korean Air’s Woo Kee-hong signed a m
Oct. 4, 2011
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Rising debt weighing on economy
Measures urged to prevent liabilities from holding back growthEncouraging Koreans to have confidence in their economy’s ability to cope with global fiscal crises in his radio address Monday, President Lee Myung-bak listed a set of factors backing his argument, including the national debt being kept
Oct. 4, 2011
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Nation’s first N.K. studies dept. faces closure
Dongguk University is considering closing the department of North Korea studies, the oldest such department in the country, as part of restructuring, the student council of the university said Tuesday. According to the student body, they have been notified by the school management about the plan to
Oct. 4, 2011
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Overnight interrogations by prosecutors surge over 3 years
Despite an official order in 2006 to limit overnight interrogations by prosecutors in order to protect human rights, their frequency surged nearly 2.5-fold over the past three years, a report showed Tuesday. A total of 554 people were held overnight for questioning by prosecutors in 2010, up 151 per
Oct. 4, 2011
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Number of mentally ill criminals to hit 2,000 this year
The number of mentally ill criminals who have committed felonies such as murder and is expected to rise to 2,000 this year, said a government report released on Monday. According to the report by the National Police Agency, 1879 mentally ill people were convicted of a crime in 2010. The report noted
Oct. 3, 2011
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Asbestos cancer cases to peak in 2045
Korea predicts a surge in number of asbestos exposure victims: expertsThe number of people suffering from malignant mesothelioma caused by exposure to asbestos is expected to peak in 2045, the Ministry of Environment said in a report Sunday. Comparing the trends of asbestos use and patients in Korea
Oct. 3, 2011
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Netizen fined for defaming entertainer online
A man was fined for posting false rumors on the Internet and defaming entertainer Lee Kyung-shil, local court officials said Monday.According to the Seoul Southern District Court, the man surnamed Lee, whose name was not disclosed to the media, was fined 2 million won ($1,693) for uploading false ru
Oct. 3, 2011
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Number of young Korean students abroad rebounds
The number of young Korean students being sent to study abroad is back on the rise, apparently buoyed by recently improved economic conditions, said a government report released on Monday.The report by the Education Ministry and the Korean Educational Development Institute showed that in the 2010 ac
Oct. 3, 2011
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Disabled but tenacious designer wins skills contest
Life is always challenging and sometimes frustrating for wheelchair-user Woo Song-shik. But that could not stop him from pursuing his dream to design a better product.“New ideas never cease to spring up within me. I am eager all the time to learn more to make products of my own design,” the 37-year-
Oct. 3, 2011