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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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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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Yoon interacts with public for 1st time since election defeat
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[Weekender] Pet food makers bet big on ‘recession-free’ pet food market
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Police officer jumps barefoot into drainage tunnel to save man
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Lee Sun-kyun's posthumuous film to hit theaters in August
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N. Korea says to deploy new multiple rocket launcher starting this year
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S. Korean Navy, Japan's maritime force conduct joint rescue drill
BUSAN -- South Korean Navy vessels joined ships from the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) near Busan on Saturday to practice conducting combined search and rescue operations. The exercise aims to help sailors hone their skills and strengthen cooperative ties in hop
DefenseNov. 12, 2011
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S. Korea to join UN atomic radiation committee in 2012
South Korea will become a full-fledged member of a UN atomic radiation committee next year that can allow the country to play a greater role in enhancing nuclear safety, the government said Saturday. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade said Seoul will join the United Nations
PoliticsNov. 12, 2011
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Lee arrives in Hawaii for APEC summit
HONOLULU (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Lee Myung-bak arrived in Hawaii Friday to attend a summit of Pacific Rim economies aimed at discussing ways to spur the global economy, create jobs, reform regulations and improve energy efficiency and security. The summit of the 21-member Asi
PoliticsNov. 12, 2011
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Hyundai Motor's union boycotts extra weekend work shift
ULSAN -- Unionists at Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea's largest carmaker, said Saturday they will boycott extra shifts over the weekend so they can participate in a rally to oppose the free trade pact with the United States. The union said that its workers will show up for th
Social AffairsNov. 12, 2011
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S. Korean mountaineers killed while scaling Himalayan peak
Two South Korean mountaineers were killed while trying to scale Mt. Cholatse in the Nepalese Himalayas only weeks after another team went missing in the region, the local alpine organization said Saturday. The Korean Alpine Federation (KAF) said Kim Hyung-il, the 43-yea
Social AffairsNov. 12, 2011
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S. Korea, U.S. to hold first high-level talks on Africa
South Korea will hold its first high-level talks with the United States over African affairs next week in Seoul in a bid to coordinate the two countries policies on the region, the foreign ministry said Saturday. Song Woong-yeob, Director General for African and Middle Eastern Affairs, w
Foreign AffairsNov. 12, 2011
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Eight crewmen missing from sunken fishing ship
Eight crewmen are missing from a fishing ship that sank after colliding with a larger freighter in early hours Saturday, the Korea Coast Guard said. The 59-ton fishing ship crashed into the 2,116-ton vessel operated by Hanjin Transportation around 2:15 a.m. in the waters off Taean,
Social AffairsNov. 12, 2011
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Lee heads to Hawaii for APEC summit
South Korean President Lee Myung-bak left for Hawaii on Saturday to attend a summit of Pacific Rim economies aimed at discussing ways to spur the global economy, create jobs, reform regulations and improve energy efficiency and security. The summit of the 21-member Asia-Pacific Economic
PoliticsNov. 12, 2011
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N. Korean leader inspects fish farm
North Korean leader Kim Jong-il inspected a fish farm and related facilities to give on-site guidance to workers, a media report said Friday. The North's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said Kim toured the gravity-fed river fish farm and hatchery, and expressed sa
North KoreaNov. 11, 2011
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Lee to pay visit to Assembly for U.S. FTA bill
President hopes to build momentum for ratification as opposition defiance persistsPresident Lee Myung-bak will visit the National Assembly on Tuesday to ask parliamentarians to ratify the pending free trade agreement with the U.S., his aides said Friday. “The president is strongly committed to getting the FTA ratified, so much so that he is willing to persuade opposition lawmakers in person,” Kim Hyo-jae, Lee’s senior secretary for political affairs, told reporters. Lee had initially wanted to
PoliticsNov. 11, 2011
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Registration kicks off for overseas voters
Voter registration for next year’s general elections will kick off Sunday for Koreans living abroad, the National Election Commission said Friday. Registration will end on Feb. 11.Overseas residents with Korean nationality or those living abroad temporarily though they have registered resident addresses in Korea, aged 19 and older, are eligible to register by visiting local designated diplomatic offices.Based on information supplied, the commission will confirm the list of voters in March next y
PoliticsNov. 11, 2011
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Panel holds first concert on Dokdo
The first-ever classical music concert was held on Dokdo on Friday, under the sponsorship of the parliamentary Dokdo Guardians, a group of lawmakers devoted to advocating Korea’s sovereignty over the disputed islet.Rep. Park Sun-young, lawmaker of the Liberty Forward Party and co-chairperson of the panel, together with other members, attended the concert held on the dock of the islet located in the East Sea neighboring Japan.The afternoon event started with a performance by the Heart Blind Chamb
PoliticsNov. 11, 2011
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Ambassador to Libya stresses ‘long-term plan’
South Korea needs a long-term, diversified plan to set up new diplomatic ties with Libya as it transitions from Moammar Gadhafi’s decades-long rule, Seoul’s top diplomat to the North African state said Friday. “Economy should not be the only focus,” Cho Dae-sik, the South Korean ambassador to Libya, told reporters in Seoul. “We need a long-term strategy embracing various sectors to start new diplomatic relations (with Libya).” Cho came to Seoul for a four-day meeting to discuss with related mini
Foreign AffairsNov. 11, 2011
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Labor activist faces arrest
Kim Jin-suk, a labor activist who staged a sit-in protest for 309 days atop a giant tower crane at a local shipyard, faces arrest on charges of trespassing and obstruction of business.The Busan Metropolitan Police Agency said Friday that they plan to seek an arrest warrant for the female activist and three others who participated in the crane-top rally to protest massive layoffs by Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction Co. Kim climbed down from the 35-meter-high crane on Thursday after Hanjin w
Social AffairsNov. 11, 2011
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Ministry orders humidifier-sterilizer recall
Animal testing links six products to inflammation of lungsThe Ministry of Health and Welfare on Friday ordered a recall of six models of humidifier-sterilizer on suspicions they can cause life-threatening pneumonitis. The government will designate all humidifier-sterilizers as quasi-drugs subject to monitoring and regulation. Currently, humidifier-sterilizers are classified as industrial products and are exempt from health regulations.The six brands to be recalled are Oxi Ssakssak, Cefu, Wiselec
Social AffairsNov. 11, 2011
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N Korea confirms resumption of U.S. soldiers remains recovery effort
North Korea's official news media confirmed Friday that the communist country has resumed joint efforts to recover the remains of U.S. soldiers killed in the 1950-53 Korean War. The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) citing a spokesman for the country's armed forces said Nort
North KoreaNov. 11, 2011
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Civilian group to deliver 300 tons of flour to N. Korea
A South Korean civilian relief group with ties to the Unification Church said Friday that it plans to send 300 tons of flour to North Korea early next week. The Ambassadors for Peace said the flour will be sent to a children's home in a town in North Pyeongan Province near the border wit
North KoreaNov. 11, 2011
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Lee postpones visit to parliament over U.S. FTA
President Lee Myung-bak postponed a visit to the National Assembly over the free trade agreement with the United States until next week after a last-minute request from the main opposition party, officials said.Lee rescheduled his visit until next Tuesday after the opposition Democratic Party said i
PoliticsNov. 11, 2011
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Voter registration to begin for S. Koreans overseas
Voter registration will begin Sunday for South Koreans living abroad in preparation for the April general elections, the first poll in which overseas citizens will be allowed to cast ballots, the National Election Commission said. South Korea enacted a law in 2009 that grants citizens in foreign cou
PoliticsNov. 11, 2011
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Lee to make rare visit to parliament over U.S. FTA
President Lee Myung-bak plans to make a rare visit to the National Assembly on Friday to call for quick approval of the long-pending free trade agreement with the United States, a senior presidential official said.The unusual move reflects the urgency that Lee feels on the need to break the parliame
PoliticsNov. 11, 2011