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[AtoZ into Korean mind] Humor in Korea: Navigating the line between what's funny and not
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Yoon seeks rebound, taps 5-term lawmaker as chief of staff
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Medical standoff deepens as doctors reject new med school plan, talks
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[Herald Interview] Why Toss invited hackers to penetrate its system
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[Exclusive] Korean military set to ban iPhones over 'security' concerns
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[Graphic News] 77% of young Koreans still financially dependent
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S. Korean envoys convene to navigate strategy amid Middle East tensions
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North Korea fires several short-range ballistic missiles into sea: JCS
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Korean, Romanian leaders discuss defense tech, nuclear energy
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Samsung, SK hynix investors dump shares on Nvidia crash
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Judges, prosecutors lured into law by fat salaries
When South Korea’s first-ever female Supreme Court justice retired from the bench in August, she was surprised to learn how much she could earn in her first year if she practices law.“I heard that I could make up to 10 billion won ($9.2 million) in my first year as a lawyer, which is nearly 1 billion won a month,” said Kim Young-ran, 55, who now heads the government’s Anti-Corruption and Civil Rig
April 25, 2011
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ROTC program grows popular among coeds
The Army’s college-based program to train officers is drawing keen attention among young women now that they are allowed to enroll in the Reserve Officer Training Corps as of last year, officials said Monday.South Korea’s Army picked 60 female ROTC cadets from seven selected universities last year as part of its efforts to secure more talented female officers and give more opportunities to women.F
April 25, 2011
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Four charged with rape of hagwon teacher
Four teenagers have been charged with the gang rape of an English teacher in Anyang, Gyeonggi Province.The three university students and one unemployed man are accused of taking turns raping the 24-year-old hagwon teacher at a motel on April 12 after meeting her at a bar. The teacher, who is from the U.S., had been drinking with the men after friends she had been with left, according to Anyang pol
April 25, 2011
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Umbrella unions join forces
FKTU, KCTU leaders agree to team up against labor policyThe heads of the nation’s two umbrella unions vowed Monday to stand against what they call a oppressive Lee Myung-bak administration and influence the by-elections slated for Wednesday. This is the first time the two groups jointly and publicly denounced the administration. Lee Yong-deug, head of the more moderate Federation of Korean Trade U
April 25, 2011
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Austrian authorities reveal find of buried treasure
Picture of a backyard (MCT)VIENNA (AP) ― A man turning dirt in his back yard stumbled across buried treasure ― hundreds of pieces of centuries-old jewelry and other precious objects that Austrian authorities described Friday as a fairy-tale find.Austria’s department in charge of national antiquities said the trove consists of more than 200 rings, brooches, ornate belt buckles, gold-plated silver p
April 25, 2011
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Seoul to complete anti-quake subway reinforcement project by 2014
Citizens participate in the earthquake exercise held in Incheon Metro subway station in March 30. (Yonhap News)The Seoul city government said Monday that it will complete an ongoing project to make the city's subway tunnels quake-resistant by 2014, two years earlier than originally scheduled, amid heightened safety concerns following Japan's devastating earthquake.Since 2004, the city has been ass
April 25, 2011
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Man sues over FMD burial site management
A real estate owner near a burial site for cattle culled to prevent the further spread of foot-and-mouth-disease filed suit against the government Saturday over environmental damage he said the slaughter and burial have caused.The suit makes him the first person to file for compensation over the FMD measures but observers expect more to follow as the weather grows warmer and decomposition speeds u
April 24, 2011
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Derailing puts subway safety in focus
Union blames accidents on massive layoff of KORAIL maintenance workersKORAIL’s union has slammed staff cuts, blaming them for Saturday’s derailment of a metro train. While the operator discribes the accident as a minor error, its union attributes it to KORAIL’s downsizing of maintenance employees. Unionists said that the accident could have caused serious injuries, as well as damage.According to K
April 24, 2011
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Father claims 2-year-old son killed mother
A toddler in Florida has allegedly shot his mother by accident, his father told police.Julia Bennet, 33, was found dead in her apartment by police who came immediately after the 911 call made by the father. They happened to be at the apartment for another case.The couple have several children including the toddler, but were not legally married. The 2-year-old is now under the custody of Florida’s
April 24, 2011
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Subway car on Bundang Line derails near Jukjeon Station: reports
News reports said a subway car running from Bojeong Station to Jukjeon Station on Bundang Line derailed at Jukjeon Station at around 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, forcing more than 40 passengers to get off on the rail and walk to the platform of Jukjeon Station to get on another subway car.There was no injury on passengers, multiple reports said.As of 3:30 p.m., the Bundang Line was in operation only be
April 23, 2011
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Four killed, one injured in highway traffic accident
Four people were killed and one was injured in a highway traffic accident on Saturday, police said.The accident took place around 7 a.m. when a truck ran into the rear of a cab on a highway in Daegu, some 300 kilometers southeast of Seoul, police officials said.The taxi's driver was severely injured and moved to a nearby hospital, but four passengers in the cab were killed instantly, they said.Pol
April 23, 2011
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Head of defense research institute faces dismissal over bribery allegation
State inspectors called for the defense ministry to sack the head of a state-run defense research institute over allegations of taking bribes, according to the Board of Audit and Inspection on Saturday.Kim Koo-sub, the head of the Korea Institute for Defense Analysis, is accused of receiving 2 million won ($1,850) from an Army colonel, who is identified only by his surname Cho,for promoting him in
April 23, 2011
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Judge resigns over subway sexual harassment
A 42-year-old judge resigned after being accused of harassing a woman on the subway, officials at the Supreme Court said Friday.The incumbent judge at the Seoul High Court, surnamed Hwang, was investigated by police on charges of harassing a woman in her 20s on a crowded subway during Thursday morning rush hour, according to police.Hwang was caught in the very act by a patrol police officer who fo
April 23, 2011
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Korean ship back sailing after thwarting hijacking
A South Korean container vessel which escaped an apparent hijack by pirates off Somalia on Thursday is back to normal sailing, owners Hanjin Shipping Co. said Friday.“The Hanjin Tianjin began to sail Thursday night, escorted by the South Korean destroyer Choi Young, right after its crew had been rescued,” a Hanjin Shipping official said. “It is speeding up to reach its next port in Singapore becau
April 22, 2011
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Korean history to be required subject
Korean history will become a required subject at every school from 2012 and teachers should pass a history exam to be appointed.The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology on Friday unveiled a plan to strengthen history education.“In new schoolbooks, Japan renewed its sovereignty claim over Dokdo and distorted historic facts regarding Korea. Now is a very critical time for Koreans to have a
April 22, 2011
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Seoul, Maryland agree to R&D partnership
Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon and Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley agreed Thursday to increase investment and trade opportunities between Seoul and Maryland, city officials said Friday.The two leaders signed a memorandum of understanding Thursday when Oh visited Maryland. The state is well known for its bio cluster of about 500 institutions, the largest of its kind in the U.S. Oh has emphasized the bio
April 22, 2011
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Kim Jong-un listed in TIME 100
North Korean heir apparent Kim Jong-un (Yonhap News)North Korean ruler Kim Jong-il’s heir apparent has been named as one of the 100 most influential persons in the world by the TIME magazine.Announcing the TIME 100 list on Thursday, the magazine described Kim Jong-un, the North Korean leader’s third son, as a “tyrant in waiting.”The report said he has been picked because he would become “an absolu
April 22, 2011
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Man in 30s arrested for stalking
(MCT)A man who allegedly sent more than a hundred text messages to his ex-girlfriend was arrested and charged with stalking, according to Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency. The 38-year-old man surnamed Jang had sent 147 text messages to the victim since October 2009. He kept following his ex by hiding around her house as well as workplace. With the internet ID and password he had learned during the
April 22, 2011
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U.S. airports to provide automatic immigration checks to Koreans
Korea citizens will be exempted from face-to-face interviews at U.S. airports upon entering the country from as early as the latter half of this year.The Justice Ministry and the United States Department of Homeland Security have signed a joint declaration to allow citizens of both countries to pass through the automated immigration control desk at airports, ministry officials said Thursday.Korea
April 21, 2011
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Gori shut down for safety check
Regulator assures glitch is minor, no radiation dangersThe government will order a safety inspection of the Gori-1 reactor, which was temporarily shut down following a technical glitch last week, officials said Thursday. “It is a welcome decision, risking financial loss,” said Kim Chang-kyung, second vice minister of education, science and technology, in a news conference on Thursday. “The reactor
April 21, 2011