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Court refuses injunction on medical school expansion
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Why Korean crime stories typically feature nameless, faceless perpetrators
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Debate on 'no-seniors zones' heats up
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S. Korea, Cambodia forge strategic partnership
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Rare mid-May heavy snow warning issued over mountainous areas of Gangwon
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Is NewJeans headed for a long 'break'?
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[KH Explains] Hyundai-backed Motional’s struggles deepen as Tesla eyes August robotaxi debut
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Police raid popera singer Kim Ho-joong's house over hit-and-run suspicions
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New Seoul High Prosecutors’ Office chief vows full-fledged probe into first lady
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Trump may like to 'solve' N. Korean nuclear problem if reelected: ex-official
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'Schedule' prompts Kim Jong-un to cancel Moscow visit
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has canceled his planned visit to Moscow this week in accordance with his own "schedule," Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Cheng Guoping said Monday.The Kremlin said last week that Kim will not come to Moscow to attend a ceremony marking the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe, dashing hopes for a global debut of the young leader, who took power of the reclusive state in late 2011. Chinese President Xi Jinping is among the world leaders to attend th
North KoreaMay 4, 2015
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Air Force chief under audit for alleged embezzlement
South Korea's Air Force chief is under probe over his alleged misuse of public funds, the Ministry of National Defense said Monday.Suspicions have mounted surrounding Gen. Choi Cha-kyu, South Korea's Air Force Chief of Staff, including his alleged embezzlement of 3 million won ($2,778.5) of unit maintenance budget between 2008 and 2009 while serving as commander of the 10th Fighter Wing.After Choi took office in 2014, his wife allegedly spent a large sum of public funds to renovate the official
Social AffairsMay 4, 2015
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S. Korea OKs civilian meeting with N. Korea on joint events
The South Korean government Monday approved a plan by civic groups to meet North Koreans this week to discuss joint events.The five-member delegation from a related coalition plans to hold two-day talks from Tuesday with North Korean representatives in the Chinese city of Shenyang. The meeting is to prepare for inter-Korean ceremonies to mark the 15th anniversary of the June 15 Joint Declaration and the 70th anniversary of Korea's liberation from Japan's colonial rule."The government has permitt
North KoreaMay 4, 2015
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FM Yun under fire over 'diplomatic crisis'
Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se came under fire Monday as both the ruling and opposition parties accused him of mishandling ties with major powers such as the United States and Japan.Critics have argued that Seoul could be sidelined as Washington and Tokyo bolster their alliance as highlighted by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's visit to the U.S. last week.Talking openly about the importance of forward-looking relations between two of its top regional allies, Washington also appears reluctant
PoliticsMay 4, 2015
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S. Korean university sends aid supplies to Nepal hospital
A top South Korean university said Monday it has sent relief goods to a Nepalese hospital to help with the earthquake relief operations.Seoul National University said it has donated 600 water filters to the Kathmandu University hospital in the Nepalese capital, along with Scientists and Engineers Without Borders, a Seoul-based non-profit organization.A magnitude-7.9 earthquake hit Nepal last month, killing more than 7,000 people. SNU's medical college has also donated medical supplies, and SNU s
Social AffairsMay 4, 2015
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Park says Abe under fire in U.S. for lack of history apology
President Park Geun-hye said Monday that Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has been under fire in the United States for his failure to properly apologize for Japan's wartime sex slavery.South Korea and Japan have long been at odds over their shared history, including the Japanese military's sexual enslavement of Korean women during World War II.Japan did not "face up to history," Park said in her first meeting with her top aides since she returned to work after a weeklong absence caused by fati
InternationalMay 4, 2015
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S. Korea urges N. Korea to free NYU student
South Korea urged North Korea Monday to release a South Korean college student with a U.S. green card detained in the North for illegal entry.North Korea announced over the weekend that it has detained a 21-year-old man studying at New York University. The North said it arrested him on April 22 for illegally entering the communist nation through a Chinese border city.Pyongyang identified him as Joo Won-moon, residing in New Jersey."It is deeply regrettable that North Korea is detaining Joo Won-m
North KoreaMay 4, 2015
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N. Korea's ceremonial leader to visit Moscow for war event
North Korea's ceremonial head of state will travel to Russia later this week to attend a World War II anniversary ceremony on behalf of leader Kim Jong-un, Pyongyang's media said Monday."Kim Yong-nam, president of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly of the DPRK, will pay a visit to Russia to take part in the celebrations of the 70th anniversary of the victory in the Great Patriotic War to be held in Moscow," the Korean Central News Agency reported. The DPRK is the official name of the
North KoreaMay 4, 2015
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Park returns to work after weeklong illness
President Park Geun-hye returned to work Monday after a weeklong absence caused by fatigue from her South American tour.Park had "recovered enough to return to work," presidential spokesman Min Kyung-wook told reporters.She was to preside over a regular meeting with her top aides in the morning before meeting with the EU's foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini and a delegation from the Center for Strategic and International Studies, a Washington-based think tank.Park had been resting at her of
PoliticsMay 4, 2015
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S. Korea could be tempted to go nuclear: U.S. scientist
A U.S. scientist says South Korea could be tempted to develop its own nuclear weapons to cope with a nuclear-armed North Korea or if Japan decides to go nuclear.Charles Ferguson, president of the Federation of American Scientists, made the claim in a report, saying external geopolitical and internal domestic political circumstances could lead to "trusted allies, such as South Korea or Japan" developing nuclear weapons."If the United States were perceived to not be able to reliably and credibly c
InternationalMay 4, 2015
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2 S. Korean detainees in N. Korea confess to spying: CNN
Two South Koreans detained in North Korea told CNN on Sunday that they spied for South Korea.South Korea has flatly rejected the accusations and urged Pyongyang to release them.The interviews came after North Korea announced on Saturday that it arrested a South Korean student studying in the U.S. on charges of illegal entry into the country, the fourth South Korean citizen detained in the North.South Korean missionary Kim Jung-wook has been held there since October 2013.Sunday's interviews as we
North KoreaMay 4, 2015
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Parties agree on pension reform bill
The reform bill for civil servants’ pensions will be put to a vote at the National Assembly this Wednesday, but Cheong Wa Dae and the government say the deal has not gone far enough to address shortfalls in the nation’s pension funds.The ruling Saenuri Party and the main opposition New Politics Alliance for Democracy on Saturday agreed to raise the contribution rate of public service pensions from the 7 percent to 9 percent in the next five years, while reducing entitlements from 1.9 percent to
PoliticsMay 3, 2015
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NPAD struggles to contain fallout
The main opposition party over the weekend struggled to contain the fallout from Wednesday’s crushing by-election defeat, attempting to keep public attention focused on the corruption scandal involving key ruling party members, accelerate party reforms and galvanize interest in its floor leadership election this week.The New Politics Alliance for Democracy continued to put pressure on the prosecution to carry out an in-depth investigation into the graft scandal involving former and incumbent pol
PoliticsMay 3, 2015
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[Graphic News] Korea has world’s highest colorectal cancer rate
South Korea topped the list of colorectal cancer rate among 184 countries in a survey by the International Agency for Research on Cancer of the World Health Organization.Among every 100,000 South Koreans, 45 suffered from colorectal cancer, followed by Slovakia’s 42.7, Hungary’s 42.3 and Denmark’s 40.5.The world average was 17.2 per 100,000 population, while the average among the Asian countries was 13.7.Korean men were more exposed to the disease with 58.7 out of 100,000 men suffering from the
Social AffairsMay 3, 2015
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Kim nixed Russia trip after failed missile buy: report
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s recent revocation of his anticipated visit to Russia may have resulted from Moscow’s lukewarm response to Pyongyang’s plans to purchase its air defense missile systems, a news report said Saturday. Hong Kong’s Phoenix TV cited a Russian defense expert, reporting that the North floated a proposal to purchase four sets of Russia’s S-300 long-range surface-to-air missile systems during a visit by Hyon Yong-chol, minister of the People’s Armed Forces, to Moscow last
North KoreaMay 3, 2015
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Prosecutors to summon key witnesses on corruption case
Prosecutors will summon six past aides to two top governing party officials accused of accepting illegal campaign funds from a deceased businessman, authorities said Sunday.Authorities will summon three past aides to ex-Prime Minister Lee Wan-koo and three former aides to South Gyeongsang Province Gov. Hong Joon-pyo from Monday. The late Sung Woan-jong had accused the two of taking bribes from him before committing suicide on April 9.They will also summon Lee and Hong after they question the wit
PoliticsMay 3, 2015
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[Herald Interview] ‘Pyroprocessing not answer to spent fuel problem’
Though the recent revision to an atomic energy pact with the U.S. allows South Korea’s study of pyroprocessing, the nascent technology will likely increase electricity costs while failing to reduce the stockpile of spent fuel here, a leading nuclear scientist has said. Under the amendment, Seoul secured Washington’s consent to carry out electroreduction, the first stage of pyroprocessing, which Korean experts have touted as a possible solution to deal with its mountain of used fuel rods. The tec
Foreign AffairsMay 3, 2015
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‘China seeks different democracy from West’
Following China’s economic rise, the world is keeping watch over its system of government, and how it has successfully adapted to the international capitalist environment from socialism. China’s political development is thought to have far-reaching consequences for Korea in diplomacy, trade and people exchanges, as bilateral relations are deepening. According to Wang Shaoguang, professor of government and public administration at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, China pursues a different kin
PoliticsMay 3, 2015
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Dominican Republic promotes carnival, beach
The Dominican Republic is a tourist paradise to those itching to escape an uptight life and heal their body and soul.The nation of tropical islands in the Caribbean Sea has 1,600 kilometers of coastlines and 400 kilometers of picturesque beaches. It also has a treasure trove of ecological attractions: national parks, mountain ranges, green fairways, waterfalls and rivers.Over five centuries of Caribbean, Latin American and African heritage have produced a melting pot of cultures, best represente
Foreign AffairsMay 3, 2015
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Costa Rican pianist dazzles Korean crowd
Classical music buffs in Korea had a rare opportunity to listen to a world-class performance by a Costa Rican pianist on Wednesday. Pianist Manuel Obregon, former Costa Rican culture and youth minister (2010-14), played his compositions as well as those of his countrymen ― Cesar Alceo, Ulpiano Duarte, Ray Tico and Justo Santos. The performance, at a traditional Korean house in Bukchon Hanok Village in Seoul, took place with the backdrop of the sunset. The combination of a unique stage, music and
Foreign AffairsMay 3, 2015