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Hybe-Ador feud should have limited effect on Hybe's overall performance: analysts
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Second Gimpo civil servant found dead, after apologizing for not finishing work
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First-ever meeting of president, opposition chief set to finally happen
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Blinken calls on China to press N. Korea to end its 'dangerous' behavior
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NewJeans' singles, Japanese debut to proceed as planned, despite Hybe-Ador feud
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Experts raise concerns about Japan putting pressure on Naver over Line
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Samsung mobile chief, Google device head meet in Seoul
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More med professors to take day off each week while govt. urges them to stay
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South Korea to launch space security center under spy agency
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Hybe refutes Ador CEO Min's denial of breach of trust
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100 civil servants to be disciplined for gambling while on duty
One hundred public officials will be disciplined en masse for habitually gambling at a local casino during work hours, state auditors said on Wednesday.The Board of Audit and Inspection has recently conducted an intensive audit into 465 accounting and safety management officials who have visited Kan
Social AffairsOct. 5, 2011
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Support from popular figures key in Seoul race
Securing big-name backers is becoming increasingly important in the battle between the two main candidates for the Seoul mayoral by-election.While Rep. Park Geun-hye of the ruling Grand National Party is yet to confirm her support for Na Kyung-won, entrepreneur-turned-professor Ahn Chul-soo is backi
PoliticsOct. 5, 2011
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New U.S. Navy chief visits S. Korea
Adm. Jonathan W. Greenert, the new U.S. chief of naval operations, is in Seoul this week for talks with local military officials, a military source here said Wednesday."Adm. Greenert paid a courtesy call to Defense Minister Kim Kwang-jin and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Han Min-koo today," the sou
DefenseOct. 5, 2011
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Japan’s role in six-party nuclear talks uncertain
North Korea has met with both the U.S. and South Korea on the resumption of the six-party talks aimed at its denuclearization. China and Russia have already spoken forcefully in favor of the talks’ resumption. But what role Japan is willing to take should they resume is unclear. This question is sig
North KoreaOct. 5, 2011
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Drive to help women in Busan
A donation drive to gather goods for people living at women’s shelters in Busan is going on throughout October. The last drive in May collected more than 50 boxes of toiletries and 230,000 won, which was used to buy food and more useful items. ATEK Volunteer group reported that Saegil Women’s Shelte
Oct. 5, 2011
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Government increases welfare budget 6.4% to W92 trillion
The government has increased its welfare budget for next year by 6.4 percent from this year to 92 trillion won ($76.6 billion).Its welfare budget amounts to 28.2 percent of total expenditure, taking the largest portion for the second consecutive year. The increase stems from expanded benefits for th
PoliticsOct. 5, 2011
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Seoul names new Russian ambassador, nuclear envoy
South Korea named a former senior diplomat to China its new chief nuclear negotiator, apparently noting the growing importance of Beijing in restarting the multinational effort to disarm North Korea. Lim Sung-nam, formerly minister at the Korean Embassy in China, will officially take over the new po
Foreign AffairsOct. 5, 2011
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Inquiry on faculty sex offenses underway
Criminal background checks for sex offenses will be released for all faculty members of education facilities to better protect the nation’s students, government officials said Wednesday.According to the Education Ministry, a first round inquiry took place between May and July of this year, surveying
Social AffairsOct. 5, 2011
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S. Korea to hold live-fire drills off western frontline islands
South Korea’s military will conduct maritime live-fire drills off Bangnyeong and Yeonpyeong Islands near the tense inter-Korean sea border on Thursday as part of the regular training schedule, the Joint Chiefs of Staff said Wednesday.The command dedicated to protecting the northwestern border island
DefenseOct. 5, 2011
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Lee celebrates completion of KTX tracks to Yeosu
President Lee Myung-bak on Wednesday traveled to the southern coastal city of Yeosu to celebrate the opening of a double-track electric railway that will enable the high-speed KTX trains to reach the host city of next year’s World Expo.The 180-kilometer railway extended the electric tracks for KTX t
PoliticsOct. 5, 2011
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English is fun for BGV students
The Busan Global Village has gained recognition from Koreans here over the last two years for its high-quality, low-cost English language education programs. A total of 115,800 people have visited the village over that period and experienced effective ways of learning English. For Choi Young-suk, a
Social AffairsOct. 5, 2011
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Busan Global Village offers exciting fall programs
English speech contest, flea market and Halloween party set to liven up autumnBusan Global Village, a leading English education center in Busan, offers a variety of English immersion programs from October to November for students and citizens of all ages.BGV is to hold an English speech contest as t
Social AffairsOct. 5, 2011
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N.K. defector claims father sent spies here
One defector used mobile phone to talk with relatives in SouthOne of the nine North Korean defectors who came here via Japan on Tuesday claimed that his father led the task of abducting South Koreans and sending them back to the South on espionage missions, a Japanese daily reported on We
North KoreaOct. 5, 2011
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Seoul names new chief nuclear envoy
South Korea named a former senior diplomat to China as its new chief nuclear negotiator, apparently noting the growing importance of Beijing in restarting multinational effort on disarming North Korea. Lim Sung-nam, formerly minister at the Korean Embassy in China, will officially take the new post
Foreign AffairsOct. 5, 2011
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‘Ordinary life in N.K. appears busy, active’
Based on the limited aspects of North Korea seen from his recent trip, the North Korean public appears to be leading busy lives with active exchanges of foodstuffs in state markets, a U.S. expert said Wednesday. “The Tongil (unification) Market felt like Seoul,” John Delury, professor at Yonsei Univ
North KoreaOct. 5, 2011
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Parties urged to ratify FTA bill soon
GNP pledges to pass bill this month; DP keeps demanding renegotiationThe government and the ruling party are preparing to push ahead with the Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement bill as early as within the month, despite backlash from opposition parties, as the U.S. Congress looks set to ratify its part
PoliticsOct. 5, 2011
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Criminal background checks for all teachers
Criminal background checks for sex offenses will be released for all faculty members of education facilities, to better protect the nation’s students, officials said Wednesday.According to the Education Ministry, a first round census took place between May and July, surveying 189,759 nurseries, scho
Social AffairsOct. 5, 2011
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Park and Ahn become key factors in mayoral race
Securing big-name backers is becoming an increasing issue in the battle between the two main candidates for the Seoul mayoral by-election.While Rep. Park Geun-hye of the ruling Grand National Party is yet to confirm her support for Na, entrepreneur-turned-professor Ahn Cheol-soo is backing Park.Ahn
PoliticsOct. 5, 2011
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Seoul urges China to stop deporting N.K. defectors
South Korea is pressuring China to stop the deportation of a group of alleged defectors from North Korea back to their home country, officials said Wednesday.The move comes days after a South Korean humanitarian group, the Commission to Help North Korean Refugees (CNKR), claimed that a total of 35 N
North KoreaOct. 5, 2011
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N. Korea urges South to repatriate 2 N. Koreans
Pyongyang has called on Seoul to repatriate two North Korean men who are in South Korean custody after crossing the eastern sea border earlier this week, an official said Wednesday.The North made the request in a message to South Korea via a Red Cross channel at the truce village of Panmunjom, which
North KoreaOct. 5, 2011