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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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Rare mid-May heavy snow warning issued over mountainous areas of Gangwon
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S. Korea, Cambodia forge strategic partnership
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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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Trump may like to 'solve' N. Korean nuclear problem if reelected: ex-official
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New Seoul High Prosecutors’ Office chief vows full-fledged probe into first lady
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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
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Indonesian artist shows passionate brushstrokes
Up-and-coming Indonesian artist Christine Tjoe is showcasing religion-motivated works in Korea. Tjoe has been carving out an international presence with her intense colors and brushstrokes, with nearly 100 exhibitions in Asia since debuting in 1999. The exhibition, “Perfect Imperfection,” at the SongEun Art Space gallery in Seoul from April 28-June 20, displays some 50 paintings, sculptures and installation art pieces. Tjoe has used diverse methods, such as acrylic, oil painting, etching, sculpt
Foreign AffairsMay 3, 2015
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Nordic electric mobility technology shown at KINTEX
A joint delegation of Nordic companies specializing in electric mobility will showcase their technologies at the 28th Electric Vehicle Symposium and Exhibition at KINTEX in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, from May 3-6.Fourteen companies from Denmark, Sweden and Finland ― AC2SG Software Oy, EcoMove, Eltronic, Ensto Chago, Fortum, Future Electric, Insero E-mobility, SHC, TankTwo, Virta Ltd., Visedo, Volvo Construction Equipment, VTT, Funding Partners ― are participating. The electric vehicle symposium
Foreign AffairsMay 3, 2015
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N. Korea to hold int'l women's grand march in May
North Korea will hold an international grand march festival later this month, the country's state media reported, in an apparent move to support a group of women peacemakers attempting to cross the demilitarized zone between the two Koreas."The 2015 international women's grand march for Korea's reunification and peace will be held in the DPRK in May 2015," the Korean Central News Agency said in its Saturday report. "The Korean Committee for Solidarity with the World People and other social organ
North KoreaMay 3, 2015
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S. Korea agrees with China, Japan on monetary policies
South Korea Sunday agreed with China and Japan that they will cooperate closely to minimize the adverse effects of their governments' expansionary monetary policies.The monetary policy of each government should be decided in a prudent manner and shared by the governments in a transparent manner, said a statement released by South Korean Minister Choi Kyung-hwan and his Chinese and Japanese counterparts, Lou Jiwei, and Taro Aso, after a trilateral meeting in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan.They a
InternationalMay 3, 2015
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Student detained in N. Korea is S. Korean: official
A college student detained in North Korea for illegal entry has been confirmed to be South Korean, a foreign ministry official said Sunday.On Saturday, the North's Korean Central News Agency reported that a 21-year-old South Korean student of New York University was caught while crossing the Amrok River from Dandung, a Chinese border city, on April 22.It identified him as Joo Won-moon, a resident of New Jersey with a U.S. green card."We are determining the details through our local diplomatic mi
North KoreaMay 3, 2015
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Local govt's gear up to resume aid to N. Korea
South Korea's provincial governments Sunday unveiled plans to resume long-suspended aid to and exchange projects with North Korea under a new inter-Korean reconciliation policy by the Park Geun-hye government.Last week, the Ministry of Unification announced plans to promote inter-Korean exchanges in such areas as culture, sports and history to help "restore national unity and open channels for cooperation."The announcement came as this year marks the 70th anniversary of Korea's liberation from J
North KoreaMay 3, 2015
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Park expected to return to work this week
President Park Geun-hye, who has been recovering from ill health, is expected to return to work this week to handle pressing issues, such as the nomination of a new prime minister, an official said Sunday.Park complained of stomach cramps and a sore throat caused by fatigue upon returning from her four-nation trip to South America this past Monday. She has since been resting at her official residence."It depends on how much her health recovers, but there's a possibility she'll resume her public
PoliticsMay 3, 2015
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N. Korea reveals new satellite control center
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has visited a newly built satellite control and command center, saying his country will continue developing space technology despite international sanctions.North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency reported it Sunday without saying when Kim visited the center.North Korea is under U.N. sanctions for its launch of rockets that the international community considers to be ballistic missiles.U.N. resolutions also ban the communist state from conducting nuclear
North KoreaMay 3, 2015
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Canada eyes more nuclear cooperation with S.Korea: minister
Canada wants to step up cooperation with South Korea in the nuclear energy industry as a bilateral free trade deal and Seoul's revised nuclear agreement with the United States provide more room for advanced projects, a senior Canadian official said Sunday. Reza Moridi, head of Ontario's Ministry of Research and Innovation, said South Korea has made "landmark technological achievements" since importing four Candu reactors from Canada four decades ago and is getting ready to team up with Canadian
InternationalMay 3, 2015
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N. Korea detains Korean student based in U.S.: KCNA
North Korea said Saturday it has detained a South Korean college student studying in the United States for illegally entering the country.The 21-year-old student of New York University was caught on April 22 while crossing the Amrok River from Dandung, a Chinese border city, the North's Korean Central News Agency said in a brief report monitored in Seoul.It identified him as Joo Won-moon, a resident of New Jersey with a U.S. green card. The KCNA said he has admitted to his "grave crime" during i
North KoreaMay 3, 2015
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Rival parties to pass pension reform bill this week
Rival parties agreed Saturday to pass this week a pension reform bill for civil servants aimed at reducing chronic deficits in funds.(Yonhap)The deal came at a meeting of leaders of the governing Saenuri Party and the main opposition New Politics Alliance for Democracy, a day after a task force, involving politicians, government officials and civilian experts, drafted a breakthrough scheme that would require public officials to pay more while in service and receive less after retirement. It call
PoliticsMay 3, 2015
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Civil servants' union vows to block pension bill's passage
Unionized public workers and teachers vowed Saturday to fight vigorously against a proposed pension reform bill now before the National Assembly for approval, arguing that it is unfairly disadvantageous to them.After months of negotiations, rival parties agreed on a bill Friday that would require civil servants to pay more into and receive less in pension over the next two decades. Reform of the money-losing public servants' pension system is one of President Park Geun-hye's key campaign pledges
Social AffairsMay 2, 2015
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N. Korean diplomats storm out of U.N.
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - A U.S.-organized event on North Korea's human rights briefly turned into chaos at the U.N. on Thursday as North Korean diplomats insisted on reading a statement of protest, amid shouts from defectors, and then stormed out. North Korean defectors, left, argue with North Korean diplomats, right, at United Nations headquarters, April 30, as the diplomats attempt to make a statement during a panel on North Korean human rights abuses. (AP)The U.S. ambassador to the U.N., Samanth
North KoreaMay 2, 2015
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S. Koreans raise issue of A-bomb victims at U.N. meeting
South Korean activists and victims demanded at a U.N. meeting on Friday that Japan should apologize to and compensate Koreans who were taken to Japan as forced laborers and fell victim to the 1945 atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.The demand was made at the Review Conference of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty. It was the first time that the issue of Korean A-bomb victims has been raised at a U.N. meeting.Previous conferences have dealt only with the issue of Japanese victims.The Hiro
Foreign AffairsMay 2, 2015
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Korean nuclear envoy to visit U.S., China
South Korea's chief nuclear envoy will visit Washington and Beijing next week for talks with his counterparts on how to restart long-stalled negotiations with North Korea, Seoul's foreign ministry said Friday.Hwang Joon-kook, special representative for Korean peninsula affairs, will meet with his U.S. counterpart, Amb. Sung Kim, in Washington on Monday before visiting Beijing for talks with his Chinese counterpart, Wu Dawei, on Wednesday, the ministry said in a statement also released in Washing
Foreign AffairsMay 2, 2015
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Task force agrees on pension bill
The union of civil servants holds a rally against the pension reform scheme at the National Assembly on Friday. (Yonhap)A task force of government officials, civil servants and experts Friday agreed on a bill that would require civil servants to pay more into and receive less in pension over the next two decades.The task force said the bill would raise contributions by about 30 percent over the coming five years.It also scales back entitlements by about 10 percent over the next 20 years.Entitlem
PoliticsMay 2, 2015
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Park's approval rating edges up to 39 pct
President Park Geun-hye's job approval rating has edged up slightly, a poll showed Friday, despite a bribery scandal involving some of her key aides.A poll conducted by polling agency Gallup Korea put Park's approval rating at 39 percent this week, up four percentage points from a week earlier.Park's job approval rating has been on the rise since mid-April, when the country was engulfed in the scandal sparked by a "bribery list" left behind by a businessman who committed suicide.The memo listed
PoliticsMay 1, 2015
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Seoul to boost inter-Korean civilian exchanges
South Korea said Friday it will help spur civilian exchanges with North Korea to mark the 70th anniversary of their liberation from Japan's colonial rule.The Ministry of Unification said it will encourage civilian groups to boost inter-Korean exchanges in such areas as culture, sports and history to help "restore national unity and open channels for cooperation.""Seoul expects that more exchanges and cooperation will pave the way for broadening mutual understanding and improving inter-Korean rel
North KoreaMay 1, 2015
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Park's top aide vows to quit if bribery allegations true
President Park Geun-hye's chief of staff said Friday that he will quit immediately if his bribery allegations turn out to be true. Lee Byung-kee's name was written along with seven other high-profile politicians on a "bribery list" left behind by businessman Sung Wan-jong, who hanged himself last month.The memo shows sums of money written next to the names of six out of eight politicians, indicating that they were bribed.No won figures appear next to former Prime Minister Lee Wan-koo's name or t
PoliticsMay 1, 2015