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Yoon apologizes for first lady Dior bag scandal, calls push for special probe ‘political’
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South Korea open to Indonesian proposal to cut KF-21 payments
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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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S. Korea to let doctors with foreign licenses practice
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Stray Kids hit with racism in Met Gala photo line
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Grenade found in Ewha Womans University
A grenade presumed to be from the Korean War was found on a university campus in Seoul, police officials said Sunday. The explosive was found Friday afternoon in one of the flowerbeds at Ewha Womans University, in Sinchon, central Seoul, by a member of the cleaning staff. It did not have a safety pin in it.Police, who arrived on the scene with a bomb squad, determined that it had been deactivated.
Social AffairsJuly 31, 2011
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Seocho may be declared disaster area
Seoul’s southern ward of Seocho, hit hard by heavy rains last week, may be declared a special disaster area, the home administration ministry said Sunday. If the cost of flood and landslide damage exceeds 9.5 billion won ($9 million) in Seocho, the Ministry of Public Administration and Security will approve the designation.The Seocho Ward Office puts the estimated damage at more than 100 million w
Social AffairsJuly 31, 2011
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Umyeon landslide victims to seek legal action
Claim local authorities’ neglect led to disaster which killed 18Residents of mountainside villages hit by multiple landslides from Mount Umyeon may sue local authorities, claiming that their neglect led to the calamity which claimed 18 lives. Kwak Chang-ho, who represents tenants of Raemian Art Hill Apartment in Bangbae-dong, in Seoul’s southern ward of Seocho, said Sunday that he will work to for
Social AffairsJuly 31, 2011
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Korean junior diplomat to work at U.S. State Dept. for first time
A Korean foreign service official is to work at the U.S. Department of State for the first time as part of a personnel exchange program between Korea and the U.S. The South Korean Foreign Ministry said Sunday that Kim Hye-jin, a 29-year-old female diplomat, has been chosen for the stint. Kim currently works at the ministry’s North Korean Nuclear Affairs Bureau. She will start in August, although t
PoliticsJuly 31, 2011
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Danish offshore wind seminar
The Danish Embassy, in association with Korean Wind Energy Industry Association, is arranging a seminar on Danish competencies in the offshore wind energy area on Oct. 20.Several Danish companies are already present on the Korean wind market.“But the opportunities are there for more to enter,” said Danish Ambassador Peter Lysholt Hansen. “The Danish track record in wind power is acclaimed in Korea
Foreign AffairsJuly 31, 2011
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East Asian art at new center
The Korea Foundation Cultural Center is holding an art exhibition focusing on East Asian artists.Titled “Nostalgia, East Asia Contemporary Art Exhibition,” the exhibition will run until Aug. 27 at the center’s new location. Contemporary East Asian art at Korea Foundation Cultural CenterUnder the theme of nostalgia, the exhibition presents the contemporary art of Korea, China and Japan, each of whi
Foreign AffairsJuly 31, 2011
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Finland at the Cheongju Biennale
The Cheongju International Craft Biennale has selected Finland to be the theme country for this year’s exhibition, exhibition, the Finnish Embassy announced.Hosted by Cheongju City, the Cheongju International Craft Biennale is one of the largest events in the field of contemporary craft. The biennale, started in 1999, has grown steadily to become an internationally well-known and diverse event. In
Foreign AffairsJuly 31, 2011
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Czech literary classics translated into Korean
A Czech literary anthology consisting of 19 short stories by some of the most well-known Czech classic writers from the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries has been published in the Korean language.“Short Stories by Czech Classics” was edited by Ivana Bozdechova and Czech Republic Ambassador Jaroslav Olsa, Jr.(Cover of “Short Stories by Czech Classics”)The book includes a thorough introduction abo
Foreign AffairsJuly 31, 2011
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U.S. Embassy reaches out through Facebook
The United States Embassy’s American Citizen Services Unit is now on Facebook.The embassy will use this page as a resource for U.S. citizens living in or visiting Korea.To page or post any questions about the embassy’s services, click the “like” button. From there, visitors to the site will get first-hand information about any changes to the embassy’s services anywhere in the country.In the event
Foreign AffairsJuly 31, 2011
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Vietnam pop star to push Korea tourism
Vietnamese pop singer My Linh has been appointed an honorary ambassador for tourism to South Korea, reported Asia News Network.The singer was named an honorary ambassador by the South Korea embassy in Vietnam in Hanoi on Wednesday. The ceremony was held in conjunction with an event to promote Vietnam’s Ha Long Bay and South Korea’s Jeju Island in their bid to be named among the New Seven Wonders o
Foreign AffairsJuly 31, 2011
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Argentina decorates local envoy
State decorations are one of the best ways a country can show appreciation to an individual who has improved ties between two countries.Last week, former Korean Ambassador to Buenos Aires Choe Yang-boo was awarded the Order of Mayo (May) in the rank of Grand Cross in recognition for his “outstanding services in strengthening the traditional ties of friendship between the two countries,” said Argen
Foreign AffairsJuly 31, 2011
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Britain launches one year countdown to Olympics
To mark one year until the greatest show on earth ― the 2012 Olympics and Paralympics ― the British Embassy and the Korea Sports Promotion Foundation held an event July 27 in the Olympic Park in Seoul to countdown to the London Games. British Charge d’Affaires Andrew Dalgleish, unveiled a One Year to Go Omega countdown clock in the Seoul Olympic Museum. Lee Dae-hoon, Korean taekwondo athlete, and
Foreign AffairsJuly 31, 2011
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ECB official stresses eurozone soundness on Korea visit
Investors can be confident that fears of a debt contagion “bonfire” across the eurozone were without grounds and that the bloc’s economic future is bright, a senior member of the European Central Bank said on a visit to Korea on Wednesday.Central Bank of Luxembourg governor Yves Mersch was in Seoul to meet with Bank of Korea head Kim Choong-soo and senior figures in investment, banking and insuran
Foreign AffairsJuly 31, 2011
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New Zealand’s model for food security
‘Food innovation key to feeding global population’With a rapidly growing world population, ensuring food security and safety for future generations is a crucial challenge. New Zealand has a key role in meeting the task, according to the general manager of a renowned food science institute and an official from the country’s economic development agency. “Riddet Institute is really interested in unde
Foreign AffairsJuly 31, 2011
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Victims of Umyeon landslides to seek legal action
Residents of mountainside villages hit by multiple landslides from Mount Umyeon may sue local authorities, claiming that their neglect led to the calamity which claimed the lives of 18. Kwak Chang-ho, who represents tenants of Raemian Art Hill Apartment in Bangbae-dong, in Seoul’s southern ward of Seocho, said Sunday that he will work to form an emergency committee of tenants in order to prepare f
Social AffairsJuly 31, 2011
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Three Japanese lawmakers vow to visit island near Dokdo
TOKYO (Yonhap News) -- Three Japanese lawmakers vowed Saturday they will go ahead with their trip to a Korean island next week, a day after Seoul formally informed Tokyo that it will bar them from entry.Korea quickly reaffirmed its stance on Saturday that immigration officials will deny entry to the lawmakers upon their planned arrival at an airport on Monday and send them back to Japan.The loomin
PoliticsJuly 31, 2011
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One injured in explosion near border with North Korea
YEONCHEON (Yonhap News) -- A Korean worker was slightly injured Saturday after an unidentified explosive device went off near the heavily fortified border with North Korea, military officials said.The accident happened around 9:40 a.m. when the 40-year-old, identified only by his family name Cho, was overseeing excavation work near a military base.Cho is currently being treated for debris injuries
Social AffairsJuly 31, 2011
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Prosecution detains 5 Koreans on espionage charges
Korea's prosecution said Friday that it detained five Koreans on charges of spying for North Korea by forming an underground anti-state organization.The Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office said five locals were imprisoned on suspicions of violating the country's national security law as they allegedly set up an anti-state organization, ordered by North Korea's ruling Workers' Party.A 48-yea
Social AffairsJuly 31, 2011
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Floods wash parts of N.Korean landmines into S.Korea
Parts of North Korean landmines apparently churned up by torrential rains have washed up across the border in South Korea, prompting a search by the military for more mines, the defence ministry said.Two wooden shells of North Korean landmines were found Thursday in a water-harvesting cistern near Hantan River at Cheolwon County, just south of the inter-Korean border, it said."They were just empty
North KoreaJuly 30, 2011
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A week later, Norway mourns 77 victims of massacre
OSLO, Norway (AP) — Norway began burying the dead on Friday, a week after an anti-immigrant extremist killed 77 people in a bombing and shooting rampage.Mourners of all ages vowed they would not let the massacre threaten their nation's openness and democracy.An 18-year-old Muslim girl was the first victim to be laid to rest since the gunman opened fire at a political youth camp and bombed the gove
InternationalJuly 30, 2011