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[Exclusive] Korean military set to ban iPhones over 'security' concerns
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Korean, Romanian leaders discuss defense tech, nuclear energy
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[Graphic News] 77% of young Koreans still financially dependent
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S. Korea calls on Japan to confront history amid Yasukuni Shrine visit
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Yoon’s jailed mother-in-law excluded from latest parole list
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Hybe and Min Hee-jin, CEO of Hybe sublabel Ador, lock horns
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[Pressure points] Leggings in public: Fashion statement or social faux pas?
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Yoo Jae-suk, Yoo Yeon-seok team up in 'Whenever Possible'
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Korea’s homegrown nanosatellite successfully launches into space
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Aging population to drive down Korea's housing prices from 2040: experts
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Korea to join extradition treaty with Europe
The Ministry of Justice will join the European convention on extradition in October to expand international cooperation in arresting and extraditing criminals who flee to European countries. The ministry said that it will sign the Council of Europe’s Convention on Extradition no later than July.Korea’s entry into the convention is expected within 90 days of signing.By joining the convention, Korea
May 13, 2011
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‘Early puberty’ on rise due to diet, environment
The number of children diagnosed with early puberty has increased by more than 400 percent in four years.Changes in diet and exposure to environmental hormones were blamed for the sudden increase in the disorder.According to the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service, the number of children diagnosed with precocious puberty was 28,000 in 2010, about 4.4 times 6,400 in 2006. The number of t
May 13, 2011
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10-year-old Bolivian seeking mom ends up in Chile
SANTIAGO, (AFP) - A 10-year-old Bolivian boy who hid on a truck in an effort to visit his mother who had just been released from prison ended up in Chile after an unexpected 500-kilometer (300-mile) trek through the Andes mountains, officials said.The boy, identified as Franklin Vilca, ended up Saturday in the Chilean city of Iquique, some 1,800 kilometers (1,100 miles) north of Santiago, after a
May 13, 2011
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It’s a bird! It’s a plane! No it’s…comic nerd?
A 31 year-old man was arrested for imitating batman while possessing dangerous weapons, according to U.S. police in Michigan.Mark Williams, a comic book fan, was found hanging from the rooftop of a hardware store about 10 meters off the ground. When police arrested the man, they found a striking weapon, gloves, and a can of irritant chemical spray. William’s My Space lists his favorite movie as “T
May 13, 2011
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Police investigate two explosions in Seoul
Police are investigating two explosions at Seoul Station and Gangnam Express Bus Terminal about 30 minutes apart on Thursday.There have been no reports of injuries yet from the two blasts, officials said.The explosions caused chaos with citizens hurriedly leaving the two public transportation hubs. Police have not ruled out the possibility of terrorism, officials said.Police check a locker at Seou
May 12, 2011
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Remains of U.S. Korean War soldier identified: Pentagon
WASHINGTON (Yonhap News) ― The remains of another American soldier killed in the Korean War have been identified, the Pentagon said Wednesday. “The remains of a serviceman, missing in action from the Korean War, have been identified and are being returned to his family for burial with full military honors,” the Pentagon said in a statement. “Army Cpl. Primo C. Carnabuci of Old Saybrook, Connecticu
May 12, 2011
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Rights body urges N.K. defectors to report abuse
The state human rights watchdog chief on Thursday sent a letter to some 1,500 North Korean defectors, urging them to report cases of human rights abuse they had suffered or witnessed in the communist state, officials said Thursday.In the letter, Hyun Byung-chul of the National Human Rights Commission also expressed regret over the lack of “systematic” measures to express their agony and frustratio
May 12, 2011
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Five-day paternity leave guaranteed
From as early as next year, people whose spouses give birth will be able to use paid-paternity leave for up to five days.Those who need to look after their sick family members will be also guaranteed 90 days of non-paid leave, the Ministry of Employment and Labor said Thursday.The measure is part of the revision of the Act of Gender Equality Employment and Support, which the ministry seeks to subm
May 12, 2011
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Korean Bible instructor held following China raid
BEIJING (AP) ― Chinese police are holding a South Korean Bible instructor and his wife following a raid on an underground Protestant church, an activist group said Wednesday, as the government pressures Christians worshipping outside the Communist-controlled church.The instructor, whose Chinese name was given as Jin Yongzhe, was detained Tuesday along with dozens of other Christians during a polic
May 12, 2011
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Anti-corruption panel hit by staff rape scandal
Police are interrogating a high-ranking official of the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission for sexually assaulting one of his female staff workers earlier this month.The man was immediately sacked.According to police in Songpa, southern Seoul, 55-year-old Park raped his subordinate at a motel in Gangdong District around 9:40 p.m., after they shared drinks and the woman went drunk. It was
May 12, 2011
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No pay for Hyundai full time unionists
The full enforcement of the time-off system, which is a salary cap for full-time unionists, might hit a wall as Hyundai Motor said Wednesday that it did not pay the salaries of any of its 233 full-time unionists last month.The company is to provide pay to 90 of them. The conflict is also eminent in other units of the militant Korean Confederation of Trade Unions, which still defy the system that w
May 12, 2011
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Police investigate two explosions at Seoul Station, Gangnam Express Terminal
Police are investigating two explosions at Seoul Station and Gangnam Express Bus Terminal about 30 minutes apart on Thursday.There have been no reports of injuries yet from the two blasts, officials said.The explosions caused chaos with citizens hurriedly leaving the two public transportation hubs. Police have not ruled out the possibility of terrorism, officials said.The blast at the bus terminal
May 12, 2011
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China detains Korean Bible instructor
BEIJING (AP) - Chinese police are holding a Korean Bible instructor and his wife following a raid on an underground Protestant church, an activist group said Wednesday, as the government pressures Christians worshipping outside the Communist-controlled church.The instructor, whose Chinese name was given as Jin Yongzhe, was detained Tuesday along with dozens of other Christians during a police assa
May 12, 2011
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Cabinet approves judicial reform bill
Judges and prosecutors will be banned from taking cases for a year after retirement at courts where they worked in their last year.The new rule is part of a revised bill on lawyers approved by the Cabinet on Wednesday.The bill is applicable to military judicial officers and lawyers who serve the government as employees, as well as judges and prosecutors.Under the revised law, they are barred for a
May 11, 2011
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15th death reported among ex-Ssangyong workers
A former worker of Ssangyong Motor was found dead Tuesday at a subcontractor’s plant in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province, the company’s union said Wednesday. His death is the 15th among Ssangyong Motor’s former employees or their family members, which recently completed a bailout program after bankruptcy. According to the union, the 45-year-old man identified by the family name Kang was working at th
May 11, 2011
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51.3% of Seoulites say they belong to lower middle class
More than half of Seoul’s citizens believe they belong to society’s lower middle class, marking a slight increase from last year, a survey showed Wednesday.By political, economic and social status, a total of 51.3 percent said they fall under the category of “lower middle class,” while 23.2 percent said they belong to the upper middle class, according to the survey by the Seoul Metropolitan Govern
May 11, 2011
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Breakthrough in finding Alzheimer’s
A group of researchers has found a new way of detecting Alzheimer’s at an early stage using a biomarker, the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday. The finding will help in the early treatment of the disease, which is one of the most common forms of dementia in Korea, Dr. Kim Young-yeul, who was in charge of the study, said. According to his report, the amount of interleu
May 11, 2011
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Most child abusers are parents: ministry
Nearly nine out of 10 child abuse cases were committed by family members, and the majority of offenders were biological parents, the Ministry of Health and Welfare said Wednesday. About 40 percent of victims were assaulted every day. Experts say both victims and offenders need special therapyAccording to the ministry, a total of 5,657 cases of child abuse were reported in 2010. Among them, 530 wer
May 11, 2011
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Woman dies of mystery virus
Fears rise over possibility of the deadly disease afflicting pregnant womenA 36-year-old woman who had recently given birth died of complications from an unidentified virus Tuesday at a Seoul hospital, the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. This is the first fatality reported from the pneumonia-causing virus and authorities are still struggling to trace its origin and find trea
May 10, 2011
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Police to hire former military officer
Police will recruit a former military officer to effectively carry out their operations in the event of North Korean provocations, officials at the National Police Agency said Tuesday.“The agency revised its regulations to expand its anti-terrorism center into a bigger crisis management center which will handle disaster situations. With the revision, we have also laid a ground on which to recruit
May 10, 2011