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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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Seoul Plaza ice rink adds curling
Seoul Plaza Skating Rink will include a curling rink this year to celebrate Korea’s successful bid for the Winter Olympics.The rink, one of the city’s most sought-out winter holiday attractions and an eight-year tradition, will open Dec. 16, city officials said.Running till Feb. 12, Seoul will charge 1,000 won ($0.89) per hour, unchanged since the ice skating rink first opened in 2004.This year the plaza will be home to three separate rinks, which will be used for ice skating and curling lessons
Social AffairsNov. 14, 2011
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Inner Mongolia reforestation makes progress
HONG KONG (Yonhap News) ― Joint efforts by South Korea and China to stop desertification in the Inner Mongolian desert have made headway, creating a large artificial forest, a local government said Monday. The Forestry Department at China’s autonomous region of Inner Mongolia said an 8.7-square-kilometer forest in the Ulan Buh Desert was completed by the Korea International Cooperation Agency, a central development aid agency under the authority of the South Korean foreign ministry, and the Baya
Foreign AffairsNov. 14, 2011
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‘Patients overused humidifier-sterilizers’
Victims said they used disinfectants throughout winter or while sleeping in enclosed spacesPatients believed to have fallen ill because of humidifier-sterilizers had used the agents excessively over a long period of time, the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Monday. According to its latest report, 18 patients who have been treated for lung inflammation at Asan Medical Center said they used an average of 820 milliliters of sterilizers every month. The amount is equivalent to
Social AffairsNov. 14, 2011
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Arrest warrant rejected for crane-top protesters
A local court denied an arrest warrant for Kim Jin-suk, a female labor activist who staged a 309-day sit-in atop a tower crane at a shipyard in Busan, court officials said Monday.Judge Nam Sung-woo of the Busan District Court rejected the police’s request for warrants to arrest Kim and three others who staged the crane-top rally to protest layoffs at Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction Co. Police had sought to arrest them on charges of trespassing and obstruction of business. “The decision (n
Social AffairsNov. 14, 2011
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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