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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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S. Korea's Marine Corps to kick off landing drill in May
(Yonhap) -- South Korea's Marine Corps said Friday that it will launch a large-scale landing drill next month as part of efforts to sharpen its combat capabilities against North Korea. About 3,000 marines and an unidentified number of troops from the Army, Navy and Air Force will be mobilized for the drill set to take place in Pohang, 374 kilometers southeast of Seoul, in late May, it said. "
DefenseApril 15, 2011
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10 S. Korean tourists injured in Vietnam in car accident
(Yonhap) -- A tourist bus overturned in Vietnam Friday, leaving 10 South Korean tourists injured, Seoul's foreign ministry said. The accident took place in Uongbi, Quang Ninh Province, in the northeastern region of Vietnam at around 2:30 p.m. (local time), according to the ministry. The injured tourists were moved to nearby hospitals and are not in life-threatening condition, it said. South
Social AffairsApril 15, 2011
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S. Korea, U.S. conduct joint study on missile defense system
(Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States are conducting a joint study on Seoul's own missile defense system amid high tensions following North Korea's two deadly attacks last year, sources said Friday. South Korea is aiming to complete the building its own missile defense system by 2015 that is designed to intercept ballistic missiles from North Korea. South Korea, which has ruled out joi
PoliticsApril 15, 2011
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Board won’t discuss chief’s fate
Board directors of the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology on Friday chose not to discuss sacking president Suh Nam-pyo despite the controversy over his policies triggered by the recent suicides of four students.The 16-person board received a report from KAIST on the latest suicide cases and the school’s plans to go back to providing scholarships to all of its students and to reduce
Social AffairsApril 15, 2011
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KAIST faculty asked to raise grades
Professor dismisses reports of out of control competition at top science collegeA professor at Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology has dismissed claims that competition at the college is out of control, revealing that the then-dean of academic affairs sent a memo to professors last year asking them to bump up the average GPA of freshman.The memo, which was seen by The Korea Herald,
Social AffairsApril 15, 2011
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Assembly panel fails to pass EU FTA
A South Korean parliamentary subpanel failed to pass the country’s free trade pact with the European Union on Friday, discouraging the conservative Lee Myung-bak administration’s hopes of expanding exchanges with the world’s biggest economic bloc at an early date. The European Parliament ratified the bilateral trade pact by an overwhelming majority in February, leaving the Seoul government impatient to have the deal take effect by July 1 as previously agreed by the two governments.Minister of Tr
PoliticsApril 15, 2011
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‘N.K. military may eliminate Kim, son in case of uprising’
The North Korean military may eliminate the country’s leader Kim Jong-il and his heir Jong-un in case of a mass uprising, a researcher at a South Korean state-funded think tank said Friday.“If a commotion breaks out in North Korea, Kim Jong-il and Jong-un are likely to be the main target of public anger,” Park Hyeong-jung, senior research fellow at the Korea Institute for National Unification, sai
North KoreaApril 15, 2011
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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