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Contentious grain bill put directly to plenary meeting for vote
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Yoon's approval rating plunges to all-time low
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Will tug-of-war between doctors, government end soon?
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Climate impacts set to cut 2050 global GDP by nearly a fifth
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Trilateral talks acknowledge ‘serious’ slumps of won, yen
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[Graphic News] More Koreans say they plan long-distance trips this year
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[KH Explains] Hyundai's full hybrid edge to pay off amid slow transition to pure EVs
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North Korea removes streetlights along cross-border roads with South
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Russia's denial of entry of S. Korean national unrelated to bilateral ties: Seoul official
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Farming households dip below 1m for first time in 2023
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[Photo News] Online consolations to Sichuan quake victims
Jan. 19, 2014
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[Photo News] Global outreah
Jan. 19, 2014
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Galaxy smartphone wins top honor at Korea Image Awards
Every year, the Corea Image Communication Institute puzzles over the person, place or thing that promoted South Korea’s image abroad the most.CICI awarded the equine dance sensation Psy last year; the group recognized the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Games Bid Committee in 2012; and the year before that, it lauded Incheon International Airport.This year’s “Korea Image Stepping Stone Award” went to Samsung Electronics’ Galaxy smartphone for its “enormous contribution toward promoting Korea’s image as
Jan. 16, 2014
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[Photo News] New CCK leader
Jan. 15, 2014
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[Photo News] Jesuit leader in Seoul
Jan. 15, 2014
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Former child genius to become full-time university professor
Kim Ung-yong, a former South Korean prodigy once heralded as the smartest soul on Earth, is about to fulfill his overdue dream of becoming a professor. Chungbuk Development Corporation announced Monday that 51-year-old Kim was leaving its staff to serve as a professor at Shinhan University in Gyeonggi Province. Kim taught students as a part-time lecturer at prestigious universities including Yonsei, Sunkyunkwan and KAIST, but he said it had always been his goal to become a full-time professor.“I
Jan. 14, 2014
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[Photo News] Laura Jewell shares wine know-how
Jan. 14, 2014
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New cardinal vows to serve poor, isolated
Cardinal appointee Andrew Yeom Soo-jung said Monday that he would serve the poor and isolated and work toward peace and harmony in an increasingly polarized society. “With my mind quivering with fear (of the immense honor given to me), I humbly obey the pope’s (words),” Yeom told the crowd that gathered in front of the Seoul Archdiocese building in Myeong-dong, central Seoul, on Monday to congratulate him on the appointment. “I am a man of many shortcomings, but I will do my utmost to fulfill th
Jan. 13, 2014
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[Newsmaker] Yeom to become Korea’s third cardinal
Seoul Archbishop Yeom Soo-jung will be the third Korean to become a cardinal ― the second-most senior position in the Roman Catholic Church after the pope. Yet, he will be the only representative of Korea in the case of a conclave, a convention of cardinals younger than 80 for electing a new pope.Korea’s first cardinal, Stephen Kim Sou-hwan, died in 2009, and its second Cardinal Nicolas Cheong Jin-suk is over 80, the canonical retirement age. “We believe that (Yeom’s appointment) is a blessing f
Jan. 13, 2014
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[Photo News] First chief justice
Jan. 13, 2014
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Somerset Palace Seoul to celebrate Orthodox New Year with cultural event
The Somerset Palace Seoul is hosting a special “Orthodox Christians New Year’s Event” for those looking to spend the New Year in Slavic tradition. Orthodox Christians traditionally celebrated the New Year holiday following the Julian Calendar ― which corresponds to Jan. 14 of the Gregorian calendar this year ― participating in festive ceremonies and wishing each other good health and prosperity throughout the year. This tradition continues to be celebrated in many Eastern European nations includ
Jan. 12, 2014
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Castro makes first public appearance in 9 months
HAVANA (AFP) ― Cuban leader Fidel Castro has appeared in public for the first time in nine months, attending an art gallery opening near his home, the local press reported Thursday.Official media in Cuba and several foreign news outlets ran photographs showing a hunched Castro, 87, using a walking stick as he attended the inauguration of a gallery by Cuban artist Alexis Leyva.“He greeted artists and residents who applauded the new arrival with emotion,” the official Communist Party newspaper Gra
Jan. 10, 2014
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Director Zhang Yimou fined $1.2 million for having 3 kids
BEIJING (AP) ― Famed film director Zhang Yimou must pay more than $1.2 million in fines for having three children in violation of China’s strict family planning rules, officials said Thursday.A district government in the eastern city of Wuxi said in an online statement that investigators concluded that the director of “Hero” and “House of Flying Daggers” and his wife, Chen Ting, flouted family planning policies by having the children without approval and before they were married.China limits mos
Jan. 10, 2014
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French magazine reveals Hollande ‘affair’ with actress
PARIS (AFP) ― French magazine Closer on Friday said President Francois Hollande was having an affair with actress Julie Gayet, promising to back its claim with photographs after months of swirling rumors.The weekly tabloid’s website said its Friday print edition would feature seven pages of revelations and pictures on the 59-year-old president’s alleged relationship with Gayet.Closer, echoing reports published on various websites in recent days, said Hollande routinely drives through Paris on hi
Jan. 10, 2014
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India diplomat indicted, leaving U.S.
NEW YORK (AFP) ― An Indian diplomat whose arrest in New York sparked an intense row was leaving the U.S. Thursday as she was hit with federal charges over treatment of her servant, officials said.After weeks of escalating tensions between the usually friendly countries, the U.S. and India reached an agreement under which diplomat Devyani Khobragade leaves the country but still faces charges if she returns.Preet Bharara, the U.S. attorney for the southern district of New York, informed a judge th
Jan. 10, 2014
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Leader of Jesuits due in Seoul next week
The leader of the Society of Jesus, a Roman Catholic religious order, will visit Korea next week.During his four-day stay, Rev. Adolfo Nicolas, the superior general of Jesuits worldwide, will preside over a mass and meetings with Korean Catholic leaders, including Seoul’s archbishop Andrew Yeom Soo-jung. The mass will be at 3:30 p.m. on Jan. 16 at St. Ignatius House inside Sogang University in Seoul. The Society of Jesus, founded by St. Ignatius of Loyola about 500 years ago, is noted for its ed
Jan. 9, 2014
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[Photo News] Samsung honors
Jan. 9, 2014
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Ahn Jung-hwan becomes soccer commentator
Former soccer star Ahn Jung-hwan has signed a contract with local TV broadcaster MBC for a stint as a soccer commentator, the TV channel said Thursday. He will join former national team coach Huh Jung-moo and another retired national team player, Song Jong-gug, in MBC’s panel of commentators for the coverage of the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil in June. Ahn shot to stardom when the striker scored the winning golden goal for Korea against Italy in the 2002 FIFA World Cup in Seoul. He played for K
Jan. 8, 2014
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Boy band singer’s father, grandparents found dead
Police officials announced on Tuesday that they are currently investigating the deaths of the father and grandparents of popular K-pop boy band member Leeteuk, of Super Junior, which occurred late Sunday night. Although on Monday night officials from the star’s agency SM Entertainment announced that the family members had been killed in a car accident in an apparent attempt to protect the entertainer from bad publicity, it has now been revealed that the three actually died in their home in what
Jan. 7, 2014
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[Photo News] Ready for takeoff
Jan. 7, 2014