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Exports to US reach all-time high, widen gap with China
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Trump rekindles criticism: US forces defending 'wealthy' S. Korea 'free of charge'
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[Music in drama] Rekindle a love that slipped through your fingers
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S. Korea discussed possible participation in AUKUS Pillar 2 with Australia: defense minister
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[New faces of Assembly] Architect behind ‘audacious initiative’ believes in denuclearized North Korea
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Seoul Metro to seek legal action against malicious complaints
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On May Day, labor unions blast Yoon's foreign nanny proposal
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Illit, mired in controversy, remains on Billboard charts for 5th week
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Opposition-led Assembly unilaterally passes bill to probe Marine's death
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[KH Explains] Will alternative trading platform shake up Korean stock market?
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Lee’s visit to U.S. strengthens alliance
President returns home from trip highlighted by ratification of free trade agreementPresident Lee Myung-bak’s state visit to the United States was a demonstration of their stronger alliance through the U.S. Congress ratification of the bilateral trade agreement.Lee returned home Sunday, wrapping up
PoliticsOct. 16, 2011
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Fiery Occupy Seoul peacefully fizzles out
Angry protests in Seoul joined an international demonstration with a grab bag of complaints centered on the super wealthy, but fizzled out ahead of schedule on account of rain on Saturday.An estimated 600 protesters gathered in front of Deoksu Palace for Occupy Seoul, organized by some 30 civic and
Social AffairsOct. 16, 2011
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Surgeon to compensate for before-and-after images
A local court has ordered a plastic surgeon to pay compensation to a patient for posting her before-and-after photos on his clinic website without her consent. The Seoul Central District Court ruled Sunday that the surgeon should pay 30 million won ($26,000) to the patient who claims to have suffere
Social AffairsOct. 16, 2011
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JCS chief to attend regional defense meeting
South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Han Min-koo will participate in the annual conference of top military officers from the Asia-Pacific region this week in Hawaii to discuss regional military issues, officials said Sunday.Before joining the Chiefs of Defense meeting from Tuesday to Thursda
DefenseOct. 16, 2011
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Schools to get wider insurance coverage
Accidents increase 11% to 77,496, damages rise 16.3% to 22 billion wonSchool insurance coverage for accidents in elementary, middle and high schools will expand to activities off campus and the general public from next year. Currently, school insurance covers accidents inside school and is paid only
Social AffairsOct. 16, 2011
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Uruguay art bridges Nami Island
A piece of Uruguay will be permanently displayed on Nami Island, announced the embassy.“The eye-catching exhibition by Carlos Palleiro will serve as a bridge and gift of culture and art from the antipodes situated in Uruguay to the people of Korea,” said Uruguay Ambassador Alba Florio.To heighten th
Foreign AffairsOct. 16, 2011
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Tickets ready for Norway Day in Busan
The date for Norway Day, the annual social event for the Norwegian business community organized by the embassy, has been announced.It will be held on Oct. 28 at the Grand Ball Room at Paradise Hotel in Busan. This year, the event will be hosted during Kormarin when the Norwegian business presence an
Foreign AffairsOct. 16, 2011
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Surprise responses from Photo Marathon
Winning entry from Lee Dae-hee (Danish Embassy)The winners of the first Danish Embassy Photo Marathon were announced recently.“The Grundfos Photo Marathon 2011 turned out to be a big success,” said Danish Ambassador Peter Lysholt Hansen.Almost 20,000 people showed interest in the event online and cl
Foreign AffairsOct. 16, 2011
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British lord campaigns against capital punishment
Capital punishment causes heated discussions no matter the side of the debate.In England and all but one European country, the death sentence has been abolished.“To take life in the name of the state seems to me wrong, it degrades the state, it doesn’t lead to respect for human rights, and indeed mo
Foreign AffairsOct. 16, 2011
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Ireland looks to Asia for growth
The message from Ireland is that its economy is back to growth. But for that to continue Ireland is looking toward Asia due to the potential for growing its exports and attracting investments.Ireland’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Eamon Gilmore was in Seoul last w
Foreign AffairsOct. 16, 2011
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‘Science is future of Korea-Belarus ties’
Newly arrived envoy interested in forging nuclear partnership with KoreaBelarus surprised those fighting against nuclear power last week when it announced that two reactors would be built by the turn of the decade.The $9 billion deal came as somewhat of a shock after an earthquake and tsunami damage
Foreign AffairsOct. 16, 2011
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Seoul mayoral race too tight to call
Park fails to deftly respond to negative campaigning: expertsThe two candidates representing the ruling party and the liberal opposition bloc are locked in a dead heat as recent opinion polls showed the race for Seoul mayor to be too tight to call.Some polls found that judge-turned-politician Na Kyu
PoliticsOct. 16, 2011
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Half of sex crimes on children occur in afternoon
More than half of sexual assaults against children in Korea occurred in the afternoon, with most occurring at home, according to an analysis by prosecutors released Sunday. The 2011 Crime Analysis report by the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office showed that in 2010, 51.2 percent of all sex crimes involving
Social AffairsOct. 16, 2011
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Plastic surgeon ordered to compensate patient after releasing photos
A local court has ordered a plastic surgeon to pay compensation to a patient for posting her before-and-after photos on their website without her consent. The Seoul Central District Court ruled Sunday that the surgeon should pay 30 million won ($26,000) to the patient who claims to have suffered psy
Social AffairsOct. 16, 2011
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N. Korean leader's grandson enrols at Bosnia college
The grandson of reclusive North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il has enrolled to study at a college in Bosnia amid intense interest in the bespectacled 16-year-old whose father fell out of favour with Pyongyang in 2001.Kim Han-Sol, described as charismatic and idealistic by one schoolmaster, turned to the
North KoreaOct. 15, 2011
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Former British envoy embarks on group tour to N. Korea
SEOUL, Oct 15 (Yonhap) -- A former British envoy to Pyongyang and a group of people interested in North Korea gathered in Beijing on Saturday to embark on a 12-day journey to one of the most reclusive countries in the world rarely seen by foreigners, a U.S. report said Saturday. Political Tours, a B
Foreign AffairsOct. 15, 2011
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Lee, Obama touts FTA gains in Detroit visit
CHICAGO -- President Lee Myung-bak and U.S. President Barack Obama on Friday trumpeted the Korea-U.S. free trade agreement, which the U.S. Congress ratified over four years after it was signed, during their visit to a General Motors plant in Detroit. "Our trade is basically balanced between th
PoliticsOct. 15, 2011
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SKorea president makes high-profile Chicago visit
CHICAGO (AP) _ After a White House state dinner and a visit to a Michigan auto plant, South Korea's President Lee Myung-bak's arrived in Chicago on Friday to further economic ties with a state anxious to tap emerging markets in his homeland.Lee's first stop was a dinner hosted by Chicago Mayor Rahm
PoliticsOct. 15, 2011
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Lee, Obama make joint visit to Detroit auto plant to address FTA
CHICAGO/DETROIT, Oct. 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Lee Myung-bak visited an auto plant in Detroit, along with U.S.President Barack Obama on Friday, promising American auto workers that a free trade agreement between the two countries will help protect their jobs and create more work for Ame
PoliticsOct. 15, 2011
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S. Koreans hold 'Occupy Wall Street' protest in Seoul
SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Yonhap) -- A group of South Korean activists are set to occupy the streets of Seoul on Saturday to protest the greed of conglomerates and the widening income gap, joining the "Occupy Wall Street" movement that originated in the United States.The association of 30 local civic groups s
Social AffairsOct. 15, 2011