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No plan to let doctors with foreign licenses practice here anytime soon: PM
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Ador CEO's dismissal to be decided on last day of May
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[Graphic News] Beer the most favored alcoholic drink by Koreans
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Science Ministry expresses regret over Japan’s pressure on Naver
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Haeundae Beach to become sand art museum in late May
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Hostilities get out of hand as YouTuber murders another outside courthouse
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Medical professors set to take day off amid protracted walkouts by junior doctors
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Police officer jumps barefoot into drainage tunnel to save man
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Yoon interacts with public for 1st time since election defeat
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Lee Sun-kyun's posthumuous film to hit theaters in August
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No word from N. Korea on visit by ex-S. Korean first lady: sources
The widow of former President Kim Dae-jung has not heard back from North Korea, nearly a month after proposing talks to arrange a trip across the border, sources said Sunday.Lee Hee-ho, the first lady while Kim served in office from 1998 to 2003, had been targeting late May for her visit, which, if realized, could help alleviate tension on the divided peninsula.Kim Dae-jung remains respected in North Korea for his "sunshine" policy that actively pushed cross-border exchanges and reconciliation.
North KoreaMay 17, 2015
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Kerry due in Seoul for talks on N. Korea, alliance
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is scheduled to arrive in South Korea later Sunday to discuss North Korea's missile and nuclear threats and other security issues.Kerry will be making his first visit to South Korea since February last year. He will meet South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se on Monday.Last week, the Foreign Ministry said Kerry and Yun would discuss preparations for summit talks between leaders of the two nations in Washington next month, and also enhancing the bilateral al
North KoreaMay 17, 2015
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3 indicted for trafficking N. Korean meth
Prosecutors Sunday indicted three people for bringing in methamphetamine from North Korea and attempting to assassinate a high-profile North Korean defector.The 69-year-old, identified only by his family name Bang, and two others have been detained for producing 70 kilograms of methamphetamine at a North Korean factory in Sariwon, North Hwanghae Province, in June and July of 2000, a prosecutor at the Seoul Central Prosecutors' Office said.They were suspected of being contacted through another So
Social AffairsMay 17, 2015
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N. Korea planning military parade for party's founding anniversary
North Korea has started preparing for a major military parade to celebrate the founding anniversary of its ruling party in the fall, a South Korean government source said Sunday.In commemorating the 70th anniversary of the Workers' Party on Oct. 10, North Korea may also unveil a series of new weapons, such as intercontinental ballistic missiles and submarine-launched ballistic missiles, the source added."There are still five months left until the anniversary, but North Korea has already formed a
North KoreaMay 17, 2015
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S. Korea suggests holding consultations with N. Korea for proposed joint events
A coalition of South Korean pro-unification groups said Saturday it has proposed to its North Korean counterpart to hold contact this week to work out details to jointly mark the 15th anniversary of a historic inter-Korean summit of leaders in 2000 and the 70th anniversary of Korea's liberation from Japan's colonial rule. Both sides had agreed to celebrate together the June 15, 2000 inter-Korean summit and the Korean Peninsula's liberation from Japanese colonial rule in 1945 when they met in the
North KoreaMay 17, 2015
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Kerry in Beijing for talks on South China Sea
BEIJING (Yonhap) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is in Beijing on Saturday for talks with Chinese leaders as China's massive land reclamation efforts in the South China Sea have made its Asian neighbors nervous. China claims sovereignty over nearly 90 percent of the South China Sea, worsening relations with neighbors such as the Philippines, Malaysia and Vietnam. Beijing is in a bitter dispute with Tokyo over islets in the East China Sea. The U.S. has been concerned about China's increasin
North KoreaMay 16, 2015
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S. Korea greenlights women's peace march across DMZ
South Korea gave the go-ahead Friday for a group of women's rights activists to march from North Korea across the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) in a call for peace led by American feminist Gloria Steinem. Once dubbed "the scariest place on earth" by former US President Bill Clinton, the DMZ is, despite its name, one of the world's most heavily militarized frontiers, bristling with watchtowers and landmines. Seoul's Unification Ministry said it would allow the group to cross the heavily-fortified
North KoreaMay 15, 2015
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Kuwait parliament speaker hopes for speedy launch of medical program with S. Korea
Kuwait hopes for the quick launch of a medical cooperation program with South Korea, the Gulf country's parliamentary speaker said Friday, expecting that more Kuwaitis may benefit from Korea's advanced medical infrastructure under the program. The expectations from Marzouq Al-Ghanim, the speaker of Kuwait's unicameral National Assembly came as the two countries have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on healthcare cooperation during President Park Geun-hye's four-nation visit to the Mi
Foreign AffairsMay 15, 2015
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Park confers medals on 24 S. Koreans over Ebola relief
President Park Geun-hye expressed her gratitude on Friday to a group of South Korean healthcare workers for treating patients in Ebola-hit Sierra Leone as she conferred medals to them. Park shook hands with some of the 24 doctors and nurses, including those in the military, before awarding all of the participants medals, Park's office said. "Once again, thank you for your courage and dedication," Park said in the ceremony at the presidential office. Park praised their mission in the West A
PoliticsMay 15, 2015
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Seoul bizmen visit joint industrial park amid wage row
A group of South Korean businessmen visited a joint industrial complex in North Korea Friday amid a row over wages for North Korean workers there, company officials said. The two Koreas have been embroiled in the wage dispute as North Korea unilaterally decided in February to hike wages by 5.18 percent to US$74 per month for the about 53,000 North Korean workers at the Kaesong Industrial Complex in the border city of the same name. Seoul has rejected the North's unilateral move, saying that
North KoreaMay 15, 2015
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S. Korea, China, Japan discuss counter-terrorism, cybersecurity
Senior diplomats from South Korea, China and Japan held three-way talks here Friday to discuss ways to enhance cooperation in counter-terrorism, cybersecurity and extremism. Choi Sung-joo, South Korea's ambassador for international security affairs, and his Chinese and Japanese counterparts, Liu Guangyuan and Tsukasa Kawada, led the one-day talks. The trilateral consultation on counter-terrorism was last held in July 2012 and Friday's talks are the latest sign of easing tensions among the t
Foreign AffairsMay 15, 2015
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S. Korea, India to upgrade ties during PM Modi's visit
South Korea and India will strengthen their strategic partnership during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Seoul next week, Seoul's top envoy to New Delhi said Friday. Modi is scheduled to arrive Monday on the last leg of his East Asian tour that has taken him to China and will later take him to Mongolia. His two-day visit will be aimed at strengthening the two countries' ties not only in trade and investment but across a wide range of sectors, including politics and defense, according
Foreign AffairsMay 15, 2015
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N. Korea's "reign of terror" stokes security jitters: Park
North Korea's reign of terror, seen in the recent purge of a defiant defense chief, has stoked security jitters in South Korea, President Park Geun-hye said Friday. "As North Korea's provocative behavior and the reign of extreme terror became known, more South Koreans are astonished while fears are growing on what could happen in the future among them," Park said in a speech at a ceremony marking Teacher's Day. "Teachers' history and education philosophy as well as their roles are very importa
North KoreaMay 15, 2015
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Reservists’ camp halts shooting drills
The Defense Ministry on Friday announced a package of plans to overhaul flawed reservists’ shooting drills to enhance safety measures following a deadly shooting rampage that left three killed and wounded two Wednesday.According to the plans, every reservist will be accompanied by instructors during shooting training, who must also check the safety hooks. The ministry will review plans to install surveillance cameras at shooting ranges and bulletproof screens between firing lines. The military
Social AffairsMay 15, 2015
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Ex-Doosan head grilled over graft charges
A business tycoon was questioned by the prosecution Friday over suspicions that he offered kickbacks to a former senior presidential secretary in return for special favors for a school he owns. Park Yong-sung, the former head of Doosan Group and ex-chairman of Chung-Ang University in Seoul, is suspected of delivering about 100 million won ($92,000) worth of gifts and cash to Park Bum-hoon, who was then former President Lee Myung-bak’s top aide on education and culture. In return, the former Cheo
Social AffairsMay 15, 2015
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Sex criminal reoffends while wearing tag
A sex offender was arrested Friday in Seoul for sexually abusing children at a hospital.The man was wearing an electronic tag at the time of the offence, raising questions over the effectiveness of monitoring devices.Police arrested the 48-year-old man, only identified by his surname Lim, on charges of sexually molesting children who were being treated at the hospital, Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency said Friday. Lim was apprehended Tuesday evening for taking two children’s clothes off and touc
Social AffairsMay 15, 2015
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Ex-PM Lee denies bribery charges
Former Prime Minister Lee Wan-koo denied bribery charges Friday as he was sent back home after a lengthy interrogation by prosecutors.Lee denied the allegations that he took 30 million won ($27,000) from deceased businessman Sung Wan-jong as he was released from the Seoul High Prosecutors' Office in southern Seoul at 1 a.m.Emerging from the prosecution office after a 15-hour interrogation, a haggard-looking Lee denied the allegations, saying "What is true always wins ... I have never taken money
Social AffairsMay 15, 2015
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Former Doosan Heavy chief quizzed over alleged bribery
The former head of the country's largest power equipment maker was grilled by prosecutors Friday on suspicion of bribing a former presidential secretary in exchange for providing business favors to a local university he owns. Park Yong-sung, the former chairman of Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction Co., is suspected of providing kickbacks worth 100 million won ($92,000) to Park Beom-hun, who is accused of peddling influence for Chung-Ang University (CAU) in Seoul between 2011 and 2012.Prosec
Social AffairsMay 15, 2015
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S. Korea stages military drill to defend Dokdo
South Korea is conducting a military drill to defend its easternmost islets of Dokdo amid Japan's renewed claims to the territory, military officers said Friday. The Navy, jointly with the Coast Guard, "are carrying out the two-day drill from yesterday on and around the rocky outcroppings in the East Sea," said a Navy officer, requesting anonymity. "It is designed to deter any trespassers on our territory via a sea or air route."The exercise has been carried out twice a year since 1986, with the
DefenseMay 15, 2015
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Kim Jong-un visits fish farm without defense chief
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un visited a fish farm under the military, the North's media said Friday, without the presence of the North's defense chief, who was allegedly purged late last month.North Korea executed Defense Minister Hyon Yong-chol in late April over his disloyalty and disrespect to Kim, South Korea's spy agency said Wednesday, in the latest sign of Kim's reign of terror.If confirmed, it would mark another high-profile public execution by the North. In late 2013 Kim ordered the e
North KoreaMay 15, 2015