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Exports to US reach all-time high, widen gap with China
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Trump rekindles criticism: US forces defending 'wealthy' S. Korea 'free of charge'
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Opposition-led Assembly unilaterally passes bill to probe Marine's death
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[Music in drama] Rekindle a love that slipped through your fingers
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Inflation eases in April, continues bumpy ride
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Golden chance to liquidate babies’ gold rings?
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Seoul Metro to seek legal action against malicious complaints
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Illit, mired in controversy, remains on Billboard charts for 5th week
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[New faces of Assembly] Architect behind ‘audacious initiative’ believes in denuclearized North Korea
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On May Day, labor unions blast Yoon's foreign nanny proposal
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Korea has yet to cultivate culture of giving
Rich people must make more donations for a cohesive societyOn an April day in 2008, a woman in her 70s visited a charity office in Seoul to convey her intent to donate all she had ― 15 million won ($14,200) in key money for her rented room ― after her death.“I have received too much during my life. I want to close my eyes after giving it back,” said Park No-ju, who had been living alone, suffering
July 26, 2011
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Woman gets 1-year term for murdering her new-born baby
A woman was sentenced to one year in prison on Tuesday for suffocating her unwanted baby right after birth. The 26-year-old, whose name was not released, delivered a baby boy at a toilet in her factory in Icheon, Gyeonggi Province in February. Soon after the birth, the woman stuffed toilet paper into his mouth.The accused “actively murdered the infant,” a judge at Gwangju District Court said.“The
July 26, 2011
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Korean dead in Ghana while escaping “abduction”
A female Korean student died in Ghana while apparently trying to escape from potential abduction, according to Korean government on Monday. The 21-year-old victim, a student from Hankuk University of Foreign Studies in Seoul, was on a trip with other four classmates for a school project to research the slave trade.The team had landed on Kotoka International Airport in the capital Accra on Sunday H
July 26, 2011
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Korea, China to commence defense talks
The Chinese and Korean defense ministries will hold inaugural strategic defense dialogue in Seoul this week, hoping to thaw their relationship that has been chilled since two deadly North Korean provocations last year, said Chinese officials Sunday.A top-level delegation led by Air Force Gen. Ma Xiaotian, deputy chief of the general staff of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army, will arrive in Seo
July 25, 2011
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Hundreds of principals accused of bribery
The Seoul education office has identified 220 principals and teachers of the capital city’s elementary and secondary schools implicated in bribery and irregularities.According to preliminary results of audit by the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education starting in April, about 200 bribery and corruption cases were detected, involving 220 principals and teachers who will face penalty. The prelimin
July 25, 2011
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First comprehensive census of North Korean defectors
Seoul will conduct its first ever census of North Korean defectors to determine their quality of life, the North Korean Refugees Foundation said Monday. According to the public organization, they have conducted interview surveys of all North Korean refugees over 8 years old on family conditions, standard of living, education and other factors. This is the first time the government has held a censu
July 25, 2011
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Ex-U.S. soldier: I helped bury drums
Testimony runs counter to findings so far of joint investigation into Agent Orange burialSteve House, a U.S. veteran who first alleged the burial of Agent Orange by U.S. forces at one of their army bases here, said Monday that he clearly remembered where he helped bury drums believed to be containing the highly toxic defoliant decades ago. His testimony, made before several members of the Korean p
July 25, 2011
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S. Korean students ditch paper for digital books
Outside the classroom a hot summer day beckons, but fourth-grade teacher Yeon Eun-jung’s students are glued to their tablet PCs as they watch an animated boy and a girl squabble about whether water becomes heavier when frozen.The small scene in this rural town is part of something big: South Korea is taking a $2 billion gamble that its students are ready to ditch paper textbooks in favor of tablet
July 25, 2011
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Foreign objects found in sealed soju
A man found foreign objects in a sealed bottle of soju on Sunday.The 48-year-old office worker said he found three toothpicks, a cigarette butt, a thread and vinyl material inside the sprit which he bought at a shop near his home in Changwon, South Gyeongsang Province. A bottle of contaminated soju (Yonhap)The distilled alcohol was produced by Muhak Co. based in the southeastern province. The norm
July 25, 2011
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Game addict dies at home
An Internet game addict died at home in Incheon on Saturday.The 20-year-old man had stayed at home playing games almost all day long for the past three years after graduating from high school, according to his brother who found him dead at 6:20 p.m.(Yonhap News)The man has not eaten properly for the past two months, his brother told police. He was often short of breath but refused to go to hospita
July 25, 2011
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Lawyers may wear robes in courtroom
All officials in tribunal courts, both bar and bench, may now wear robes during trials, in an attempt to maintain a formal atmosphere and instill pride and esteem in attorneys, said the Seoul Bar Association on Sunday. In order to test the waters, the association plans to have its members wear the robes during opening ceremonies for law practice and other events, eventually leading to use by lawye
July 24, 2011
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North Korea tested missile engines last October: source
North Korea had tested the rocket engines for its intercontinental ballistics missile ahead of the deadly attack on Yeonpyeong Island in 2010, according to a high-ranking source on Sunday.“In October of last year North Korea tested the rockets for its intercontinental ballistics missile at its Dongchang-ri base,” said the high-ranking government official. “We believe they conducted the test as a d
July 24, 2011
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Workplace deaths raise alarm
Voices calling for stricter safety standards at workplaces are growing louder after a slew of industrial accidents took several lives over the weekend. On Friday morning, a worker was killed when he suffocated while working inside a 3-meter-deep manhole in Namyeong-dong, central Seoul. Two others were immediately taken to a nearby hospital and one remains unconscious, police said. According to pol
July 24, 2011
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Seoul City to take part in K-pop audition program
Aspiring singers in Southeast Asian countries will get another chance to debut in the birthplace of K-pop as the capital city of South Korea is working on a new audition program for them.Seoul Metropolitan Government announced Sunday that it will take part in a joint production of a TV audition program dubbed “K-POP Star Hunt” with Fox-affiliated channels Star World and Channel V, Korean entertai
July 24, 2011
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Pedophiles to be chemically castrated
Critics raise issues on human rights and effectiveness of the measureThe chemical castration law took effect on Sunday, targeting those who commit sex crimes against children younger than 16 and who are also likely to be repeat offenders. The Ministry of Justice announced Friday that it will implement the chemical course on sex offenders up to two months before being released from prison and withi
July 24, 2011
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Police probe calls related to alleged bugging of DP meeting
Police said Friday they are currently investigating telephone calls made between a reporter and politician related to the alleged bugging of a Democratic Party meeting. “We are currently looking into telephone calls made by the reporter, politician and his aides to verify whether they shared information over the alleged bugging,” an officer at the Yeongdeungpo Police Station in Seoul said Friday.
July 22, 2011
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College students busted for growing, selling dope
Two college students were arrested for growing, selling, and consuming marijuana, according to Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency.The accused, known only by their surnames Seo and Jang, had sold some 300 grams of home grown marijuana in college campuses.Having green cards at the United States and Argentina respectively, the two Koreans smuggled seeds from America and had been cultivating them at the
July 22, 2011
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Coffee chains to drop disposable paper cups
Three major coffee chains, Hollys Coffee, Caffe bene and Angel-in-us Coffee, will serve their coffee only in mugs inside their coffee houses from Aug.1, the environment ministry said Thursday.Hollys Coffee will use only mugs in about 300 franchisee cafes nationwide, excluding expressway service areas or airports. Caffe bene will use mugs in its 314 shops in stages until 2012. It will test the wate
July 21, 2011
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Card gives green shoppers cash rewards
Get a “Green Card” and receive rewards every time you buy eco-friendly products or use public transportation. The Ministry of Environment announced Thursday the launch of Green Card which allows environmentally minded customers to receive up to 200,000 won ($191) a year in cash rewards for green consumption and energy-saving activities. It was developed in cooperation with local payment service pr
July 21, 2011
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Supermarkets struggle with drug supply
Wary of response from pharmacists, drug firms hesitant to distributeThe sale of over-the-counter drugs in stores without pharmacies, first permitted on Wednesday afternoon, got off to a rocky start. “I wasn’t informed of any drugs to be stored today,” said a part-time worker of a Family Mart, the nation’s largest convenience store franchise, in Gangnam, southern Seoul, on Thursday morning. The sto
July 21, 2011