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Marine Corps commander summoned by CIO for questioning on alleged influence-peddling case
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Debate rages over ‘overly fatty’ samgyeopsal
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[Weekender] Korean psyche untangled: Musok
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40 flights canceled on Jeju Island due to bad weather
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[Eye Interview] 'If you live to 100, you might as well be happy,' says 88-year-old bestselling essayist
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From fake prostitution ring to nonexistent robber, prank calls hamper police
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N. Korea slams US, other countries for seeking alternative to UN sanctions monitoring panel
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Missing S. Korean traveler in Paris found safe after 2 weeks
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Defense chiefs of US, Australia, Japan decry NK-Russia military cooperation
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Pandemic left Korea more depressed than before: report
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N.K. celebrates late founder’s birthday
North Korea was busy reporting events related to the 99th birthday of the regime’s late founder Kim Il-sung Friday, momentarily abandoning its ongoing appeals for outside food aid. Hordes of North Koreans across the nation pledged their unchanging loyalty toward the late leader on the “Day of the Sun,” and a series of performances and events were held to honor his spirit, Pyongyang’s official medi
North KoreaApril 15, 2011
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Door-to-door health service ready for N.K. defectors
People who have fled North Korea will be able to receive door-to-door healthcare service in the South from fellow North Korean defectors from this month. They will also be able to receive tailored medical services at local public healthcare centers, the Ministry of Health and Welfare said Friday. The authorities have hired 10 North Korean defectors with counseling licenses here at public healthcar
Social AffairsApril 15, 2011
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Ministries at odds over IT for CSAT
The ministries of education and knowledge economy are at odds over the latter’s unilateral decision to make information technology one of the subjects for the College Scholastic Ability Test, a state-administered university admission examination. While the Knowledge Economy Ministry justifies the plan that IT education is essential for enhancing global competitiveness, the education authorities op
Social AffairsApril 15, 2011
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KAIST faculty asked to raise grades
Business majors at KAIST attend a meeting amid controversy over competition at the college in Daejeon on Tuesday. (The Korea Herald)Professor rubbishes reports of out of control competition at top science collegeA professor at Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology has rubbished claims that competition at the college is out of control, revealing that the then-dean of academic affairs s
Social AffairsApril 15, 2011
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KAIST memo asked professors to raise grades
Lecturer rubbishes reports of out of control competition at top science collegeA professor at Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology has rubbished claims that competition at the college is out of control, revealing that the then-dean of academic affairs sent a memo to lecturers last year asking them to bump up the average GPA of freshman.The memo, which was seen by The Korea Herald, wa
Social AffairsApril 15, 2011
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South Korean media stirs North Koreans to flee
The reality of “hallyu,” or the Korean wave, in North Korea has been revealed by a series of in-depth interviews with North Korean defectors. In “Hallyu, shaking North Korea,” a recently published book by Korea Institute for National Unification, researchers Kang Dong-wan and Park Jeong-ran analyze the changing perceptions of North Koreans due to their exposure to South Korean visual media. In in
North KoreaApril 15, 2011
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Man arrested for secretly recording women
(MCT)A 40-year-old man was arrested on charges of secretly videoing women over a period of six years, South Gyeongsang Province police said Thursday. Lee took pictures of 1,014 women in showers, bathrooms and changing rooms from 2005 to March this year around Gimhae and Busan, police said. He always carried a digital camera whenever he went outside, sometimes holding it under women’s skirts and re
Social AffairsApril 15, 2011
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S. Korean PM and Chinese president discuss closer ties
BEIJING/SANYA -- South Korean Prime Minister Kim Hwang-sik met with Chinese President Hu Jintao on a southern Chinese island Thursday for discussions on boosting their countries' bilateral relationship, Kim's office said.Kim, who arrived in Beijing on Tuesday, flew to Hainan Island to attend the Boao Forum for Asia, an annual regional economic forum that kicked off Thursday.During his meeting with
DefenseApril 14, 2011
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Korea toughens rules on Japan food
Seoul will call for the Japanese government to provide a safety certificate for food products manufactured from 13 regions near the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant, the Korea Food and Drug Administration said Thursday. The measure will be put into practice in May, officials said. The affected regions, including Tokyo and the prefectures of Miyagi, Yamagata, Niigata, Saitama, Kanagawa and Sh
Social AffairsApril 14, 2011
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Lee expected to change some ministers in May
President Lee Myung-bak is expected to carry out a minor Cabinet reshuffle early next month that could affect at least four ministers, which likely includes the agriculture minister, who was in charge of handling the recent foot-and-mouth disease crisis, an official said Thursday.The reorganization is expected to take place about one to two weeks after the April 27 by-elections, the official said.
PoliticsApril 14, 2011
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Stream refurbishment project faces backlash
Criticism is mounting over the government’s plan to pour another 20 trillion won ($19 billion) into redeveloping more than 3,000 tributaries of the country’s four major rivers. While the announcement was perceived by opposition lawmakers and environmentalists as an admission of failure of the original 22.2 trillion won four-river refurbishment plan, some expressed concerns over how to finance the
Social AffairsApril 14, 2011
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Lee names Park Geun-hye as special envoy to Europe
President Lee Myung-bak will send his political archrival Rep. Park Geun-hye as his special envoy to the Netherlands, Portugal and Greece later this month, Cheong Wa Dae said Thursday.Park, a factional leader of the ruling Grand National Party who had competed against Lee for the party’s presidential ticket in the 2007 elections, is so far the GNP’s strongest contender for the presidential race ne
PoliticsApril 14, 2011
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S. Korea to spend $500m to aid Afghanistan
South Korea will be spending $500 million within the next five-year period to increase its contribution to ongoing international peacekeeping efforts in Afghanistan, Seoul’s Foreign Ministry announced Friday following the meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Berlin. Revamping its Afghan strategy, Washington has been broadening the mission to include pressure on neighboring Pakistan in a bid to roo
Foreign AffairsApril 14, 2011
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N.K. prepares to greet late founder’s birthday
A line of people carrying armfuls of symbolic red flowers was formed in front of a giant statue of North Korean President Kim Il-sung, official media in the isolated country said Thursday, a day before the 99th birthday of the communist state’s late founder. Following the series of performances and events prepared to greet the “Day of the Sun,” referring to the April 15 birth date of the late Kim,
North KoreaApril 14, 2011
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By-election campaigning begins
Outcome likely to be used as barometer of next year’s key electionsWith the official campaign for the April 27 by-elections kicking off Thursday, parties are scurrying to survive what may be the prelude to next year’s parliamentary and presidential elections.The ruling Grand National Party stresses its capacity as the ruling party to realize its pledges, whereas the main opposition Democratic Part
PoliticsApril 14, 2011
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Prosecutors to summon Kumho Petrochemical chief in slush fund probe
Prosecutors will summon the president of Korea Kumho Petrochemical Co., the petrochemical unit of Kumho Asiana Group, sometime next week for questioning over allegations that his company raised billions of won in slush funds through illicit transactions, officials said Thursday.Park Chan-koo, a younger brother of Kumho Asiana Group Chairman Park Sam-koo, is suspected of having created the slush fu
Social AffairsApril 14, 2011
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Seoul City councilors propose parents’ vote on free meals
Democrats in the Seoul City Council proposed that parents of elementary school children vote on whether schools should provide free meals to all students, reigniting a two-year-old political controversy.The suggestion came as civic groups opposing the across-the-board complimentary meals staged a signing campaign for a referendum on the issue.Forty-two Democrats in the city council submitted a pro
Social AffairsApril 14, 2011
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Seoul City housing policy to focus on preservation
Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon on Thursday declared a “paradigm shift” in the city’s housing development strategy, which has seen standardized apartment complexes dominate the city over the past 40 years.“Seoul City will discontinue its ‘new town projects,’ in which existing buildings are demolished to build new apartment complexes. Instead, we will adopt a new development style that puts more emphasis on
Social AffairsApril 14, 2011
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Gangnam strives to lead medical tourism
District displays advanced capabilities at Medical Korea 2011 exhibitionThis is the second of a three-part series on medical tourism in Gangnam-gu, southern Seoul. ― Ed. On Wednesday morning, people from various countries bustled into the COEX Hall in southern Seoul for Medical Korea 2011, the largest convention-exhibition dedicated to boosting medical tourism here. From giant hospitals such as Se
Social AffairsApril 14, 2011
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Anti-corruption watchdog outlines year’s policies
ACRC implements code of conduct for local council membersThe head of the state’s anti-corruption watchdog explained its continual efforts to battle corruption to foreign corporation representatives here, introducing the year’s new policies, in Seoul on Thursday.Kim Young-ran, chairperson of the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission, welcomed the chiefs from global corporations including Patr
Social AffairsApril 14, 2011