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Russia sent more than 165,000 barrels of refined petroleum to N. Korea in March: White House
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Key suspects grilled over alleged abuse of power in Marine death inquiry
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Seoul alerts overseas missions to NK terror threats
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[Graphic News] Number of coffee franchises in S. Korea rises 13%
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S. Korean children, teens grow taller, mature faster than before: study
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Some junior doctors are returning: Health Ministry
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Public backlash against division of Gyeonggi Province under 'corny' name
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Army takes group action against Hybe for neglecting BTS
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[Robert J. Fouser] AI changes rationale for learning languages
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[Today’s K-pop] Stray Kids go gold in US with ‘Maniac’
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Seoul forms advisory panel for nuke summit
The Korean government said it has established an eminent persons’ group to provide advice to President Lee Myung-bak when South Korea hosts the Nuclear Security Summit in March.The 15-member group will include India’s former President Abdul Kalam, Singapore’s Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong, former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, former U.S. Secretary of Defense William Perry, former Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing and former South Korean Foreign Minister Han Seung-soo, according to
Foreign AffairsNov. 14, 2011
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DP urges left wing to unite
The main opposition Democratic Party seeks a conference this Sunday with all liberal parties and civic groups to create a united left-wing party.DP chairman Rep. Sohn Hak-kyu met Roh Moo-hyun Foundation chairman Moon Jae-in, former Prime Minister Lee Hae-chan and Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon on Sunday. They agreed to set up a joint liberal council to consolidate their forces into a single political party. They also urged minority liberal groups to join the DP initiative.“Such integration and cooper
PoliticsNov. 14, 2011
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Seoul to upgrade guided missile software
Air Force in-house programmers to set up second line of missile defenseThe Air Force will independently upgrade core software for its guided missile system against North Korea in efforts to save money and prevent a possible technology leak, the state arms acquisition agency said Monday.It and Seoul’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration have been in talks with the U.S. government over the software upgrade, for which Washington offered a price of some 15 billion won ($13.3 million), officia
DefenseNov. 14, 2011
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GNP seeks new faces to boost image
Party officials mention popular figures as potential election candidatesThe ruling Grand National Party is searching for new high-profile figures as part of its efforts to regain trust among younger voters in their 20s-40s.“We plan to invite new faces who may erase the party’s negative and stagnant image, especially those who are able to actively communicate with the people,” said Rep. Joo Ho-young, chairman of the party’s recruitment committee.Several public figures are currently under conside
PoliticsNov. 14, 2011
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DP shows no sign of FTA compromise
Lee to visit Assembly today for talks with opposition leadersLiberal political parties on Monday showed little sign of compromise in their opposition to the free trade agreement with the U.S., ahead of President Lee Myung-bak’s planned visit to the National Assembly. “If the president comes empty-handed, he will return empty-handed,” said Rep. Sohn Hak-kyu, chairman of the Democratic Party. “If that’s the case, I think it is best for him not to come at all.”He made the remarks to Yim Tae-hee, Le
PoliticsNov. 14, 2011
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S. Korea to continue push to sell stake in Incheon airport
South Korea will keep pushing to sell a stake in the state-run Incheon International Airport to private investors in a bid to enhance its efficiency and global competitiveness, the nation's top economic policymaker said Monday.The Lee Myung-bak administration announced a plan in 2008 to sell up to a
PoliticsNov. 14, 2011
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North Korea 'opens luxury goods store'
SEOUL, Nov 14, 2011 (AFP) - North Korea has opened a department store in its capital offering luxury goods for the ruling elite to try to bolster loyalty before a second dynastic succession, officials and reports said Monday.The store named Potongkang opened in February, selling imported high-end br
PoliticsNov. 14, 2011
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N. Korea's propaganda Web site adds links to SNS sites
North Korea's government-run Web site began linking posts critical of South Korea to popular social networking sites (SNS) to allow netizens to more easily spread its message online, in its latest effort to step up cyber propaganda. The official Web site of the Committee for the Peaceful Reunificati
North KoreaNov. 14, 2011
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DP-India visa
BRIEFIndian visa center reopens Applying for a visa to visit India has been made easier with the reopening of the Indian Visa Application Center.From now on, the center will handle all visa related matters, types and categories for Korean and foreign nationals wishing to visit India.The Center is located at the Hyundai Liberty House, 258 Hannam-dong, Yongsan-gu. The office of the Indian Visa Application Center will operate from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on all working days with a lunch break from 1-2
Foreign AffairsNov. 14, 2011
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Power consortium to demand $1.89 billion from N. Korea over failed energy project
An international consortium once tasked with building two power-generating nuclear reactors in North Korea will soon demand that the communist country provide US$1.89 billion in compensation for the project's failure, a Seoul official said Monday.The demand comes after North Korea filed its own comp
North KoreaNov. 14, 2011
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S. Korea, U.S. push to implement automated immigration checks
South Korea and the United States have agreed to step up preparations to provide travelers from each other's country with automated immigration checks instead of face-to-face interviews, an official said Sunday.In April, South Korea's Justice Ministry and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security sig
InternationalNov. 14, 2011
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S. Korea's adult obesity rate stands at 30.8 percent
South Korea's adult obesity rate stood at 30.8 percent of all people over 19 in 2010 as people consumed more food and exercised less, a government report showed Monday.The report by the Ministry of Health and Welfare said 36.3 percent of all men were overweight last year, compared to 24.8 percent of
Social AffairsNov. 14, 2011
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Court rejects arrest warrant for 'tower crane' protester
A regional court refused to issue an arrest warrant for a female labor activist, whose marathon protest atop a tower crane helped settle an 11-month-long labor dispute at Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction's shipyard in Busan.The Busan District Court dismissed the police's request for the warran
Social AffairsNov. 14, 2011
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S. Korea, Australia seek to crack down on prostitution
South Korea and Australia will seek joint measures to crack down on prostitution by South Korean women in the latter country, Seoul's foreign ministry said Monday.Moon Ha-yong, ambassador for overseas Koreans and consular affairs, will meet with his Australian counterparts in Canberra later in the d
InternationalNov. 14, 2011
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S. Korea to build barracks for U.S. troops on border island
South Korea plans to build barracks on Baengnyeongdo by 2013 for U.S. troops and others to be augmented in case of a North Korean provocation on the northwestern border island, a military source said Sunday.Budget bills on the construction of barracks for some 160 troops have been submitted to the National Assembly, according to the source.The plan was conceived as Seoul is striving to bolster its capabilities to safeguard the five frontline islands with the deployment of more high-tech weapons
DefenseNov. 13, 2011
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‘N.K. proposes inter-Korean summit in Jan.’
Group of retired world leaders to send staff to Seoul on MondayA high-ranking North Korean official asked a group of retired world leaders to deliver to Seoul his government’s intention to hold an inter-Korean summit in January.The Elders, which includes former Secretary General of the United Nations Kofi Annan and former-U.S. President Jimmy Carter, will send working-level staff to Seoul Monday to convey Pyongyang’s message and then to North Korea.The delegation will meet with South Korean offi
North KoreaNov. 13, 2011
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Defense bolstered a year after N.K. shelling of island
Since North Korea shelled Yeonpyeongdo a year ago, South Korea has adopted a more aggressive military strategy and beefed up its capabilities to defend the northwestern border islands with more personnel and high-tech military equipment.The Nov. 23 attack was another stark reminder that Seoul and Pyongyang remain technically at war, prompting exhaustive soul-searching from South Korea over how to better cope with military threats from the belligerent state. The unprecedented incident that killed
DefenseNov. 13, 2011
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GNP seeks budget increase for child care
The ruling Grand National Party is pushing for state coverage of child care costs for all newborn babies starting next year through a budget hike of between 800 and 900 billion won.Generous childcare support is part of a policy package GNP plans to unveil this week for those in their 20s through 40s, who shunned the ruling party in the Seoul mayoral by-election last month. “We plan to expand the provision of child care costs and child endowments for children below the age of two to all families
PoliticsNov. 13, 2011
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Cyber community jolted by FTA rumors
Quelling of online discussion of FTA criticized as counter-productiveAs Korea looks to ratify a Free Trade Agreement with the United States, rumors continue to spread on the Internet about disastrous consequences experienced by other countries that have sealed trade pacts with the U.S.The main claim is that the trade deal, once it takes effect, will raise medical expenses.According to the claims, simple operations such as appendectomies will cost as much as 9 million won ($7,993) and cough medic
Social AffairsNov. 13, 2011
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New oral cholera vaccine receives WHO approval
A new vaccine to control endemic cholera and large-scale outbreaks around the world, received approval by the World Health Organization, according to the Seoul-based International Vaccine Institute, which developed the vaccine. Developed by the IVI, the vaccine is produced by Shanta Biotechnics, an Indian biotechnology company, with financial support from Gates Foundation, and the governments of Korea and Sweden. The IVI said that the vaccine will help facilitate large-scale immunization since i
Social AffairsNov. 13, 2011