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Medical profs at top hospitals suspend surgeries, clinics
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Samsung chip business back on track, logs W1.9tr operating profit in Q1
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Shinsegae faces showdown with investors over SSG.com's delayed IPO
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Hopes rise for possible Gaza truce deal
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Exports to US reach all-time high, widen gap with China
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Ex-pro baseball player who killed debtor appeals sentence
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S. Korea discussed possible participation in AUKUS Pillar 2 with Australia: defense minister
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S. Korea to issue travel ban on Haiti amid intensifying gang violence
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Trump rekindles criticism: US forces defending 'wealthy' S. Korea 'free of charge'
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Leaders of S. Korea, Angola agree to boost economic, trade cooperation
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Mexico highlights its colonial past
The best way to attract visitors and business to one’s country is to entice them with the beauty a country has to offer.The Mexican Embassy is running a photo exhibition featuring one of the country’s most picturesque colonial cities.“Guanajuato is one of my favorite cities in Mexico,” said Mexican Ambassador Martha Ortiz de Rosas to The Korea Herald.“It’s very rich in colonial architecture and ve
Foreign AffairsJuly 10, 2011
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Minister, defector enjoy special night
This year’s batch of Chevening scholarship recipients got a special treat all the way from London.The Minister of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office Jeremy Browne awarded this year’s scholarships to successful South Korean recipients.But there was one person in the crowd that stood out over the rest, North Korean defector Oh Se-hyek who is planning to further his studies in the United Ki
Foreign AffairsJuly 10, 2011
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Emerging out of Greece’s dark days
Deputy foreign minister say his country will not fall into financial chaosThe light at the end of the tunnel for the Hellenic state seems very far away, but throughout its long history, the land that has given us some of the most important free thinkers has overcome some of its darkest periods.That is the message that Deputy Foreign Minister Demetri Dollis had during an exclusive interview with Th
Foreign AffairsJuly 10, 2011
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Girl kills herself to donate organs to family
A 12-year-old girl killed herself in to donate her organs to her father and brother, but she was cremated before her family discovered her intentions.Mumpy Sarkar, from West Bengal of India, drank pesticides in order to share her kidney to brother and eyes to father.Soon after consuming poison, she ran to her father and explained that someone forced her to do so. Although her father, Mridul Sarkar
Social AffairsJuly 10, 2011
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Koreans deceived by fake Obama prize
A Korean volunteering group was caught for allegedly selling fake prizes in the name of U.S. President Barack Obama, police said.Twenty-nine people including lawyers, businessmen and students were swindled, according to Seoul Metropolitan Police AgencyThe international division of police booked the 52-year-old leader surnamed Park and six other members. Park told police that he planned the fraudul
Social AffairsJuly 10, 2011
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S. Korea's budget carriers come under fire for string of mishaps
SEOUL, July 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's budget carriers are coming under fire for a string of mishaps that have raised concerns about the safety of the airlines and the quality of flight crews, local industry sources said Saturday.Sources said the discoveries of a Eastar Jet Co. pilot trying to fly a plane while still being under the influence of alcohol last month and the failure of a Jeju Air Co
Social AffairsJuly 10, 2011
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Lee sprays disinfectant at alleys, toilets as part of volunteer work in Ethiopia
ADDIS ABABA, July 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Lee Myung-bak sprayed disinfectant at alleys and toilets in Ethiopia on Saturday as he engaged in volunteer work at a poverty-stricken village in a symbolic gesture of returning the African nation's help during the Korean War.Lee's visit to Kebena Village, one of four major poverty areas in this Ethiopian capital, was one of a series of activi
PoliticsJuly 10, 2011
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U.S. nuclear-powered submarine makes port call in S. Korea
The U.S. nuclear-powered submarine USS Texas made a port call in South Korea on Saturday as part of a regular deployment to the Pacific area, the U.S. military in the South said. The Texas, based in Hawaii, arrived at South Korea's southeastern port city of Busan with more than 130 crew members, according to officials at the U.S. Forces Korea. The 7,800-ton Texas is a Virginia-class attack s
DefenseJuly 9, 2011
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Ruling party chief agrees to block more tax cuts for big companies
The head of South Korea's ruling party said Saturday that he agreed to ditch a plan to further cut taxes for big companies, as the conservative party looks to regain votes from the poor ahead of next year's elections. "It is inconsistent for the government to continue to cut taxes for big companies, which are said to put some 100 trillion won(US$94.6 billion) in banks and block the money from
PoliticsJuly 9, 2011
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Defense chief orders inspection of military discipline after rampage
Defense Minister Kim Kwan-jin has ordered military commanders to inspect the standards of discipline and irregularities, following a shooting rampage earlier this week by a marine that killed four colleagues on a front-line unit, a source said Saturday. Questions over discipline have been raised since the 19-year-old marine corporal, only identified by his surname Kim, opened fire on Monday at
DefenseJuly 9, 2011
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Lee pledges active support for Ethiopia's economic development
ADDIS ABABA -- South Korean President Lee Myung-bak agreed Friday to provide active support for Ethiopia's economic development, pledging to significantly boost relations with the African nation that helped save the South from North Korea's invasion 60 years ago. In summit talks with Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, Lee expressed gratitude for Ethiopia's participation in the 1950-53 Korean War, a
PoliticsJuly 9, 2011
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Lee arrives in Ethiopia for economic cooperation talks
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia – South Korean President Lee Myung-bak arrived in Ethiopia on Friday for a three-day visit that includes economic cooperation talks with Prime Minister Meles Zenawi and a series of activities paying tribute to Ethiopia's participation in the Korean War.Ethiopia is one of the 16 nations that sent combat troops as part of U.N. forces to help South Korea repel invading North Kor
PoliticsJuly 8, 2011
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Drum-like objects detected in probe for Agent Orange
Korea-U.S. investigation team finds suspicious spots in Camp CarrollCHILGOK, North Gyeongsang Province ― A joint Korea-U.S. investigation team found signs that metallic objects, shaped like drums, may be buried underground at one of the U.S. military camps in Korea, team officials said Friday. The team will now take samples of soil from as far as 10 meters deep to verify a claim by U.S. veteran St
Social AffairsJuly 8, 2011
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Ganghwa Marine suicide revealed
A soldier had killed himself at the Marine Corps Second Division near Seoul just a day before Monday’s shooting rampage at his division, military officials said Friday, as investigations continued into the case that killed four soldiers. Authorities said they are investigating whether habitual bullying was rampant among marines at the division in Ganghwa, Gyeonggi Province, leading to the two trag
DefenseJuly 8, 2011
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Is Korea too soft on sex crimes?
Assailants given light penalties while victims fight trauma, prejudiceOn May 21, a group of Korea University medical school students went on a trip to suburban Seoul. It should have been fun and refreshing.However, for one 24-year-old female student, it turned into a nightmare. During a party at a retreat, three male classmates induced her into drinking drugged liquor, until she became unconscious
Social AffairsJuly 8, 2011
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Expat offenders accused of heavy crimes show increase
The number of foreigners accused of serious crimes such as violence and gambling is increasing, according to National Police Agency.In the last 3 months, about 8,311 expats were arrested with 341 of them being taken into custody. The figure is marks a more than 26 percent increase from the same period last year. Accusations of five major crimes of murder, robbery, rape, theft, and violence showed
Social AffairsJuly 8, 2011
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Ground broken for N.K. defectors’ center
Officials clap during the ground-breaking ceremony for Hanawon, a new settlement training facility for North Korean defectors, in Hwacheon, Gangwon Province, Thursday. (Yonhap News)A new resettlement facility for North Korean defectors will open late next year, Seoul’s Unification Ministry said Thursday, as ground was broken for the additional building to accommodate and train thousands of North K
North KoreaJuly 7, 2011
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Defense budget focuses on combat training
The Ministry of National Defense has drawn up a 33.48 trillion won ($32.43 billion) budget plan for next year with a focus on making the military “truly combat-ready.”The ministry submitted its budget proposal to the Finance Ministry on June 30. The planned budget is 6.6 percent higher than the 2011 budget of 31.4 trillion won.“In broad terms, we can say that we have significantly increased the bu
DefenseJuly 7, 2011
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Lee, Congo leader talk energy, development
(From left)Lee Myung-bak, Joseph KabilaLeaders issue joint communique; Korean president to visit Ethiopia on FridayPresident Lee Myung-bak on Thursday arrived in Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, for summit talks with his Congolese counterpart Joseph Kabila, marking the first visit by a Korean president to the central African country.Lee made the trip in return for Kabila
PoliticsJuly 7, 2011
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Ethiopia trying to benchmark S. Korea, P.M. Zenawi says
Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Meles Zenawi (Yonhap News)ADDIS ABABA (Yonhap News) ― Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Meles Zenawi said Thursday that his government is seeking to attract more investments from South Korean businesses in a bid to create jobs for youth and industrialize the nation’s agriculture-based economy.In an exclusive interview with Yonhap News Agency days before President Lee Myung-bak ar
Foreign AffairsJuly 7, 2011