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Tensions heighten ahead of first president-opposition chief meeting
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Seoul to provide housing subsidy to married couples with newborns
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New celebrity-endorsed therapy for face contouring requires only a pair of rubber bands
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[KH Explains] No more 'Michael' at Kakao Games
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Rapper jailed after public street fight with another rapper
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Woman gets suspended term for injuring boyfriend with knife
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Samsung chief bolsters ties with Germany’s Zeiss
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Nominee for chief of anti-corruption body pledges 'independence, effectiveness'
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Med schools expect 1,500+ new admission slots next year
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NewJeans pops out ‘Bubble Gum’ video amid troubles at agency
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Jeju naval base hosts warship in test operation
South Korea has begun testing its new naval base on the southern island of Jeju as its construction is near completion, the Navy said Wednesday."The Aegis combat system-equipped DDG destroyer, the Sejong the Great, entered the Jeju civil-military combined port for a safety check of the port and pier facilities," the Navy said.It is the first time a Navy warship has docked at the base, of which construction is about 89 percent complete as of Wednesday, according to the Navy. The 37,000-ton warshi
Sept. 16, 2015
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S. Korea, Philippines ink pact on protecting classified military info
South Korea and the Philippines on Monday signed a pact to protect classified military information in a bid to exchange military intelligence, Seoul's defense ministry said.South Korean Defense Minister Han Min-koo and his Filipino counterpart Secretary Voltaire Gazmin signed the deal in Manila following their talks, according to the ministry.Han arrived in the Philippines on Monday for a two-day visit following his trip to Australia for a so-called "two plus two" meeting among the two nations'
Sept. 14, 2015
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Korea names new JCS chief
Army Gen. Lee Sun-jin was named the first-ever Army Academy graduate to serve as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on Monday in a major reshuffle of the top military leadership. Lee Sun-jin. Yonhap The 61-year-old chief of the Army’s 2nd Operations Command will replace Adm. Choi Yoon-hee, whose two-year stint ends in October.If he wins presidential approval on Tuesday and the ensuing parliamentary hearing, Lee will become the first Army Academy alumnus to take up South Korea’s highest-rankin
Sept. 14, 2015
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Army general named JCS chief
Army Gen. Lee Sun-jin was named the first-ever Army Academy graduate to serve as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on Monday in a major reshuffle of the top military leadership. The 61-year-old chief of the Army’s 2nd Operations Command will replace Adm. Choi Yoon-hee, whose two-year stint ends in October. Gen. Lee Sun-jin (Defense Ministry)If he wins presidential approval on Tuesday and the ensuing parliamentary hearing, Lee will become the first Army Academy alumnus to take up South Korea’
Sept. 14, 2015
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Joining military increasingly competitive
In the face of a long-running job crunch, young South Korean men are finding it increasingly difficult to join the military for the obligatory two-year service, with an acceptance rate hovering around a mere 13 percent this year, a lawmaker said Monday. Between January and July, only 84,224 out of 630,427 applicants were enlisted in the Army, Navy, Air Force or Marine Corps, beating odds of 1 in about 7.5, said Rep. Chung Mi-kyung of the ruling Saenuri Party, based on data submitted by the Milit
Sept. 14, 2015
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More than 16,000 men give up nationality to avoid military service
More than 16,000 South Korean men have relinquished their nationality to avoid the mandatory military service in recent years, an opposition lawmaker said Monday.A total of 4,386 men opted for foreign citizenship in 2014, up from 3,470 men in 2011, said Rep. Jin Sung-joon of the main opposition New Politics Alliance for Democracy, citing data of the Military Manpower Administration submitted to the National Assembly for an annual audit.In the first seven months of this year, 2,374 men gave up th
Sept. 14, 2015
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Gen. Lee Sun-jin named head of Joint Chiefs of Staff
Army Gen. Lee Sun-jin was named the new chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on Monday, in a major reshuffle of the military.A graduate of the Army Academy in Yeongcheon, North Gyeongsang Province, the 61-year-old Lee is currently the commander of South Korea's 2nd Operations Command. Lee Sun-jin (Yonhap)He will replace Adm. Choi Yoon-hee, whose two-year term ends in mid-October. Lee became the first graduate of the Army Academy to be nominated for the post, which has largely been dominated by
Sept. 14, 2015
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[Graphic News] Jehovah’s Witnesses lead draft objections over last decade
A total of 5,723 Korean men have objected to fulfilling their mandatory military service over the last decade, according to government data, disclosed by Rep. Jin Sung-joon of the main opposition New Politics Alliance for Democracy.In his parliamentary audit document, Jin said that of the total draft objectors, 5,195 were given jail terms, while 20 others received suspended prison terms. More than 500 are currently on trial for their objections to military service.Of the total objectors, 5,686 w
Sept. 13, 2015
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New database to screen unfit draftees sparks privacy concern
The Defense Ministry plans to establish a database on the traits of conscripts who are prone to accidents, crimes or suicide to analyze and prevent those unfit for military life from joining the armed services.The plan was conceived after a series of soldiers, categorized as those “requiring special attention,” have committed various crimes including desertions with weapons and a shooting rampage, which have undermined troop morale and the overall readiness posture.But critics voiced concerns th
Sept. 13, 2015
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Final death toll set at 173 in China warehouse explosion
Chinese authorities ended the search for the remaining eight missing in a massive chemical warehouse explosion last month, setting the final death toll at 173 in China's worst industrial disaster in years. The announcement on the Tianjin city government's microblog said there was no hope of finding the eight people, and the court will now start issuing death certificates. ``After thorough investigations by all parties, it is certain that there is no possibility of survivors,'' said the s
Sept. 12, 2015
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UN official urges Iran to sign nuclear test ban treaty
The head of the U.N.'s nuclear test ban treaty organization says Iran should follow up on its historic nuclear deal with world powers by ratifying the treaty and assuring it will never conduct a nuclear test explosion. Lassina Zerbo said in an interview Friday with The Associated Press that if Iran doesn't ratify the treaty, ``it will leave room for the doubt that people have put in this deal and the good intentions of Iran.'' Zerbo said Iran should have signed the Comprehensive Nuclear Te
Sept. 12, 2015
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Gas cylinder blast kills 25 in central India: police
A powerful gas cylinder explosion in a packed restaurant in India's Madhya Pradesh state left 25 people dead Saturday, police said. The death toll rose after rescuers recovered five more bodies from the debris of the shattered restaurant and surrounding buildings. The blast occurred at around 8:30 am (0300 GMT) at the restaurant in the town of Petlawad in Jhabua district, as dozens of office workers and schoolchildren were having breakfast, senior district police official Seema Alava said
Sept. 12, 2015
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Two Koreas to exchange lists of candidates for family reunions Tuesday
The two Koreas will exchange lists of their candidates for the upcoming reunions for families separated by the 1950-53 Korean War at the truce village of Panmunjom next week, the local Red Cross said Saturday. The Korean Red Cross said it will send a list of 250 candidates from the South while receiving a list of 200 candidates from its North Korean counterpart on Tuesday. The move came as South and North Korea agreed earlier this month to hold the reunions for 100 separated families each fr
Sept. 12, 2015
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Chung criticizes ruling on Asian support for Platini
FIFA presidential contender Chung Mong-joon has criticized election monitors who cleared the Asian Football Confederation of improperly supporting Michel Platini. The former FIFA vice president from South Korea says the FIFA-appointed committee investigated for only three days and forfeited its ``duty to ensure the fairness of the election.'' He filed a complaint after the AFC sent members a template letter soliciting support for Platini, the UEFA president. Asian leaders publicly suppo
Sept. 11, 2015
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S. Korea mulls test-launch of ballistic missile under development
South Korea is considering a test-launch of a ballistic missile with a range of 800 kilometers, the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said Friday, unveiling the test plan of the missile the country is developing to guard against North Korea's advancing missile threats. "We are reviewing a plan to do a launch into the international sea south of the Korean air defense identification zone (KADIZ) and the island of Ieodo," Maj. Gen. Yang Byung-hee of the JCS said during a parliamentary audit. His com
Sept. 11, 2015
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Nuke test, missile launch by N. Korea may lead to loudspeaker broadcasts
A nuclear test or a test-launch of long-range missiles by North Korea would constitute an "abnormal situation," in which South Korea would be compelled to resume its loudspeaker broadcasts against the North under a recent inter-Korean deal, the chief of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said Friday. "North Korea's nuclear test and long-range missile launch should be deemed as an abnormal situation," JCS Chairman Choi Yoon-hee said in a parliamentary audit, indicating that Seoul will resume its p
Sept. 11, 2015
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Grenade blast at boot camp kills 1, injures 2
A grenade exploded at an Army recruit training center in Daegu on Friday, killing one instructor and injuring two other soldiers, military officials said. The incident took place at 11:08 a.m. as a 20-year-old trainee, identified only by his surname Sohn, was preparing to throw a K413 hand grenade right after removing its safety hook. A 27-year-old sergeant surnamed Kim who was giving guidelines in the same trench was immediately hospitalized to treat shrapnel wounds all over his body but died a
Sept. 11, 2015
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Grenade blast at boot camp kills 1, injures 2
A grenade exploded at an Army recruit training center in Daegu on Friday, killing one instructor and injuring two other soldiers. The incident took place at around 11 a.m. as a 20-year-old trainee, identified only by his surname Sohn, was gearing up to throw a K413 hand grenade right after removing its safety hook. A 27-year-old sergeant surnamed Kim who was giving guidelines in the same trench was immediately hospitalized to treat shrapnel wounds all over his body but died shortly before 1 p.m.
Sept. 11, 2015
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S. Korea's chief nuclear envoy to visit U.S. next week
South Korea's chief nuclear envoy will visit the United States next week for talks with his U.S. counterpart and other officials, an official said Friday, amid renewed momentum to curb North Korea's nuclear weapons program.Hwang Joon-kook, special representative for Korean Peninsula peace and security affairs, will fly to New York Sunday for meetings with delegates of U.N. Security Council member states.From New York, the chief envoy to the stalled six-party talks on ending North Korea's nuclear
Sept. 11, 2015
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USFK commander requests probe into media leakage of new operation plan
Commander of the United States Forces Korea (USFK) Gen. Curtis Scaparrotti has requested a joint investigation into the leakage to the media of a new military operation plan signed recently with the South Korean military, according to a parliamentary audit into Seoul's Defense Ministry."It is a fact that there has been a request (from Scaparrotti) for a joint probe," Cho Hyun-chun, the head of the Defense Security Command, said in response to a lawmaker's query on the recent media coverage of th
Sept. 10, 2015