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Yoon apologizes for first lady Dior bag scandal, calls push for special probe ‘political’
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Korea forecast to overtake Taiwan in chip production by 2032: report
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Girl hanging on bridge, police trying to rescue her both fall off; rescued immediately
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[K-pop’s dilemma] Can K-pop break free from ‘fandom’ model?
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YouTuber fatally stabbed on livestream by another YouTuber in Busan
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Yoon rebuffs opposition's call for special probe into wife
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Arrest warrant issued for medical student for allegedly killing girlfriend after breakup
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Stray Kids hit with racism in Met Gala photo line
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[News Analysis] Yoon's first 2 years marked by intense confrontations, lack of leadership
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Yoon apologizes for wife's 'unwise conduct'
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Vietnamese wife booked for attempting to poison mother-in-law
GWANGJU, Aug. 9 (Yonhap) -- Police said Tuesday that a Vietnamese woman married to a South Korean man has been booked without detention on charges of attempting to poison her mother-in-law.Last week, the 23-year-old suspect, whose name is withheld, allegedly put poison in food she had prepared for h
Social AffairsAug. 9, 2011
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KTX train forced to stop
CHEONAN (Yonhap) -- A home-made high-speed train stopped abruptly on its way from Seoul to a southeastern town Monday due to unspecified technical problems, the train's operator said.A locally-built KTX-Sancheon train was forced to pull over near Cheonan-Asan Station, 92 kilometers south of Seoul, a
Social AffairsAug. 8, 2011
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Lee vows to revamp disaster prevention, raise safety bars
President Lee Myung-bak on Monday vowed to revamp the national disaster prevention system and tighten safety standards, noting that last month’s deadly downpours could be repeated next year due to climate change.“The government’s priorities include comprehensive reexamination of existing disaster-pr
PoliticsAug. 8, 2011
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Justice minister-nominee pledges neutrality
Justice-minister nominee Kwon Jae-jin faced a parliamentary grilling, particularly over whether he would maintain political neutrality in next year’s elections despite his close ties to the president.“I will by all means defend the prosecution’s political neutrality and independence,” Kwon said at t
PoliticsAug. 8, 2011
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U.N. chief to visit S. Korea this week
Chief of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon is due in his home country Tuesday for talks with President Lee Myung-bak and senior officials over Korea’s U.N.-related activities and pending issues regarding the Korean peninsula, according to Seoul’s Foreign Ministry.Secretary-General Ban’s visit to South
Foreign AffairsAug. 8, 2011
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Seoul protests U.S. agency’s sea name
S. Korea steps up effort for concurrent naming of East Sea/Sea of JapanSouth Korea has lodged an official complaint with the U.S. after one of its agencies backed Japan’s name for the waters between the Korean Peninsula and Japan, and will maintain efforts for concurrent naming to resolve internatio
Foreign AffairsAug. 8, 2011
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Women still stereotyped in TV commercials: report
While society moves toward the diversification of gender roles, TV commercials’ portrayals of women are still bound by stereotypes, the National Human Rights Commission said Monday. In its report on 2,046 TV commercials aired in 2010, it found that men were flexibly depicted, moving away from fixed
Social AffairsAug. 8, 2011
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Airfield link probed in military secrets case
Prosecutors are investigating whether a private airfield owned by a former South Korean air force official is connected with his indictment on charges of leaking military secrets to a U.S. defense conglomerate.According to Seoul Central District Prosecutors Office on Monday, Kim Sang-tae owns a 40,0
Social AffairsAug. 8, 2011
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Korean scientists discover stress-resistant plant genes
Korean scientists have found the genes that enable plants to grow in harsh environments in a discovery that could help to produce plants resistant to natural disasters. Knowing the genes that help plants grow even when affected by saline, cold or arid habitats could offer a way to tackle global food
Social AffairsAug. 8, 2011
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Giving boomers a new social role
Head of retirees’ associationstresses new approach to retirementAs 7.1 million baby boomers in Korea near retirement, the whole nation seems to be growing nervous. But retirement itself is not a social problem. It is a celebrated phase in one’s life and should be more so for the Korean boomers, who
Social AffairsAug. 8, 2011
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Baby boomers caught between tradition, future
Communication with family members necessary to avoid problems in retired life To mark the 58th anniversary of its establishment on Aug. 15, The Korea Herald is publishing a series of articles on the looming retirement of Korean baby boomers and its socioeconomic impact on the nation. The follow
Social AffairsAug. 8, 2011
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Typhoon Muifa batters nation
A sailor is about to jump from a barge to safety with the help of resucers along the rocky coast of a southern island of Jeju after the ship was set loose from a dock by strong winds and tidal waves form Typhoon Muifa (Yonhap News) Typhoon Muifa shatters an abalone farm in South Korea's southern isl
NationalAug. 8, 2011
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Attempted murder suspect caught running hagwon
A Korean-American wanted for two counts of attempted homicide in the United States was captured in Seoul after running an English-language academy under a false identity.According to the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency on Monday, the 33-year-old fugitive, identified by his surname Kim, has been wan
Social AffairsAug. 8, 2011
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S. Korea protests U.S. agency's name for East Sea
South Korea has lodged an informal protest against a U.S. government-funded agency's decision to use Japan's name for the body of water between Seoul and Tokyo, a diplomatic source said Monday.Seoul and Tokyo have tussled for decades over the name of the sea between the Korean Peninsula and Japan. S
InternationalAug. 8, 2011
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Typhoon spreads chaos through the nation
Typhoon Muifa left much of the west coast in ruins, with extreme winds and more torrential rains taking four lives as it made its way north, said the state’s weather agency.(Yonhap News)According to the Korea Meteorological Administration on Monday afternoon, the downgraded typhoon was heading
Social AffairsAug. 8, 2011
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Typhoon Muifa pounds west coast cities as it nears Seoul
Typhoon Muifa pounded South Korea's west coast, leaving at least one dead and two others missing as it proceeded northward to reach the capital of Seoul Monday morning, the meteorological office and the emergency control agency said.As of 6:00 a.m., Muifa, the ninth typhoon of the year spawned in th
Social AffairsAug. 7, 2011
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Retirement of baby boomers looms
Iconic generation behind Korea’s growth set to exit workforce unpreparedTo mark the 58th anniversary of its establishment on Aug. 15, The Korea Herald is publishing a series of articles on the looming retirement of Korean baby boomers and its socioeconomic impact on the nation. The following is the
Social AffairsAug. 7, 2011
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N. Korea, U.S. agree on family mail exchanges
North Korea agreed three months ago to allow 10 Korean-Americans to exchange mail with their kin in the communist country, a South Korean Red Cross official said.The U.S. Red Cross and North Korea’s U.N. diplomatic mission agreed in New York in May on the trial mail exchanges through the Red Cross a
North KoreaAug. 7, 2011
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S. Korea, U.S. to stage drill for WMD removal
South Korea and the U.S. will form a joint taskforce to practice detecting and eliminating North Korea’s weapons of mass destruction during the upcoming annual joint military exercise later this month, a government official said Sunday.“The allies will form the joint taskforce and conduct virtual an
DefenseAug. 7, 2011
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Controversy over Jeju naval base mounts
Opponents call for halt to plan; ministry vows to push for its constructionControversy over the ongoing project to build a strategic naval base on Jeju Island is escalating as opponents vehemently call for its suspension while the Defense Ministry vows to push ahead with its construction.Since Gangj
DefenseAug. 7, 2011