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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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[Music in drama] Rekindle a love that slipped through your fingers
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S. Korea discussed possible participation in AUKUS Pillar 2 with Australia: defense minister
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Opposition-led Assembly unilaterally passes bill to probe Marine's death
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[New faces of Assembly] Architect behind ‘audacious initiative’ believes in denuclearized North Korea
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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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On May Day, labor unions blast Yoon's foreign nanny proposal
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[KH Explains] Will alternative trading platform shake up Korean stock market?
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S. Korea aims for 'Top 10' in national brand
The head of South Korea's state image-making agency said Tuesday that the country's planned hosting of the Winter Olympics will greatly boost its national brand.South Korea's eastern alpine city of PyeongChang was chosen last week as host of the 2018 games after two consecutive failed attempts.Lee Bae-yong, chairwoman of the Presidential Council on National Branding, said the international communi
July 13, 2011
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Seoul court orders split of leftover assets from N. Korean father
After more than two years, a legal dispute between four North Korean residents and their five half-brothers and sisters in South Korea over assets left over by their common father who died in the South concluded on Tuesday with court mediation.The four North Koreans filed a lawsuit against their five South Korean half-brothers and sisters in February 2009, demanding they split 10 billion won ($9.3
July 12, 2011
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Multicultural schools to open next March
Two alternative high schools for students from multicultural families will open in March to help them adjust to Korean society and find a job after high school, the Education Ministry said Tuesday. One in Jecheon, North Chungcheong Province and the other in Seoul will offer three-year programs on Korean language, society, culture and technical skills. Three government agencies, the Education Minis
July 12, 2011
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Super typhoon may hit Korean Peninsula
Weather agency predicts two or three more heavy storms by SeptemberThe Korean Peninsula is expected to face a mega typhoon of disastrous proportions this summer, according to the state’s weather agency on Tuesday. The Korea Meteorological Administration predicts that two or three more typhoons could hit the two Koreas up till September, after analyzing computer simulations. The KMA found that the
July 12, 2011
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Super typhoon to hit the Korean Peninsula
The Korean Peninsula is expected to face a mega typhoon of disastrous proportions this summer, according to the state’s weather agency on Tuesday. The Korea Meteorological Administration predicts that two or three more typhoons could hit the two Koreas up till September, after analyzing computer simulations. The KMA found that the North Pacific high-pressure system is moving toward the peninsula a
July 12, 2011
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Red Cross officials of two Koreas hold informal talks
Red Cross officials from the two Koreas held informal talks on the sidelines of an international conference in China last week, a South Korean Red Cross official said Monday.Kim Yong-hyun, secretary-general of the South’s Red Cross, and Paek Yong-ho, vice chairman of the Central Committee of the Red Cross Society of North Korea, met during breaks at the East Asian regional Red Cross leadership mee
July 11, 2011
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90% of new labor unions unaffiliated
For ten days since the multiple-trade-union law took effect on July 1, 167 new unions have been formed, with about 90 percent of them not joining either of the umbrella unions, the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions and the Federation of Korean Trade Unions.Under the revised labor law, employees can freely set up labor unions no matter how many there are at a work site. The measure is expected t
July 11, 2011
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Korea to conduct nuclear disaster drill
South Korea will carry out a disaster drill on a nuclear power plant on the east coast this week to check updated emergency protocols on damage control and evacuation, the government said Monday.The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology said the drill will be carried out at the Wolsong station, located 370 kilometers southeast of Seoul, on Tuesday and Wednesday. The plant currently has fou
July 11, 2011
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Heavy rain kills 15, leaves three missing
A road collapses after heavy rain hits Wanju, North Jeolla Province. (Yonhap News)Fifteen people died and five went missing during the massive downpour that swept the country over the weekend. The damage is expected to increase since the state weather agency forecast that heavy rains would blanket the nation by the end of next week. The National Emergency Management Agency on Monday said the rainf
July 11, 2011
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Marine hangs himself in new blow to Corps
A Korean Marine has hanged himself in his barracks, an official said Monday, in a new blow to the Corps after a corporal who claimed he was bullied went on a deadly shooting spree last week.The 19-year-old Private First Class, identified only as Jung, was found by colleagues Sunday night hanging in a barracks shower room in the southeastern port of Pohang, a Marine Corps spokesman said.Military in
July 11, 2011
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8 dead, 4 missing in storms in south
At least eight people were killed and four were missing after torrential rains hit southern parts of South Korea over the weekend, emergency officials said Sunday. Since Friday, as much as 40 centimeters of rain has fallen in South Gyeongsang and Jeolla provinces, leaving tens of thousands of hectares of farmland submerged and nearly 90 homes flooded. On Sunday, two old women, aged 92 and 86, were
July 10, 2011
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11 people charged with forming anti-state entity
Prosecutors are investigating 11 people on charges of establishing an anti-state organization under a directive from North Korea’s ruling Workers’ Party, officials said Sunday.Among them was a member of the Korea Higher Education Research Institute, which spearheaded a nationwide campaign to halve college tuitions, triggering criticism that the probe aims to stifle voices against a government poli
July 10, 2011
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S. Korea’s emigration drops to record low in 2010
The number of South Korean nationals who left their home country for the purpose of permanent residence in foreign nations dropped to a record low last year, as the nation’s economy continues to improve, a report showed Sunday. A total of 899 people left South Korea to emigrate in 2010, down 22 percent from the previous year, according to the report by the Foreign Ministry. It marked the first tim
July 10, 2011
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29 Koreans buy fake Obama prizes
A Korean volunteering group was caught allegedly selling fake prizes in the name of U.S. President Barack Obama.Twenty-nine people including lawyers, businessmen and students were swindled, according to Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency Friday.The police’s international division booked the 52-year-old leader surnamed Park and six others on charges of fraud.Park told police that he planned the fraud
July 10, 2011
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Seoul to broaden tourism drive ahead of Winter Olympics
The capital is hoping to ride the wave of PyeongChang’s successful 2018 Winter Olympics bid to attract more foreign tourists, officials said Sunday.The Seoul Metropolitan Government plans to expand its sale of tourist packages to the U.S. and Middle East on top of the current eight Asian countries including China, Taiwan and Malaysia.The Seoul City tourism packages are made by domestic tour compan
July 10, 2011
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117 teachers expelled for crimes
Bribery, sex crimes and drunk driving made up the lion’s share of offenses for teachers receiving stiff disciplinary action, according to the education ministry on Sunday.The results are from a report by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, which studied all 2,649 heavy penalty cases between 2007 and June 30 of last year. Heavy penalties include expulsion, dismissal and suspension. A
July 10, 2011
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Prosecutors increase efforts to battle global drug trade
In an effort to combat the growing globalization of the illegal narcotics trade, the Supreme Prosecutors Office announced on Sunday its plans to strengthen joint investigations and construct an information system.Prosecutors will increase its efforts to stop foreign drugs from entering the country by beefing up monitoring at airports and harbors, while also conducting joint investigations with all
July 10, 2011
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Education still main route out of poverty
S. Korea has highest percentage of ‘resilient students’ in the OECDLim Won-tae, a 16-year-old student in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, has lived with his grandparents since his parents left about two years ago to stop creditors harassing their family.After his father’s financial business went bust, Lim began to believe that education was the only sure way to reestablish his family. Even without the p
July 10, 2011
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Girl kills herself to donate organs to family
A 12-year-old girl killed herself in to donate her organs to her father and brother, but she was cremated before her family discovered her intentions.Mumpy Sarkar, from West Bengal of India, drank pesticides in order to share her kidney to brother and eyes to father.Soon after consuming poison, she ran to her father and explained that someone forced her to do so. Although her father, Mridul Sarkar
July 10, 2011
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Koreans deceived by fake Obama prize
A Korean volunteering group was caught for allegedly selling fake prizes in the name of U.S. President Barack Obama, police said.Twenty-nine people including lawyers, businessmen and students were swindled, according to Seoul Metropolitan Police AgencyThe international division of police booked the 52-year-old leader surnamed Park and six other members. Park told police that he planned the fraudul
July 10, 2011