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Hybe-Ador feud should have limited effect on Hybe's overall performance: analysts
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First-ever meeting of president, opposition chief set to finally happen
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Blinken calls on China to press N. Korea to end its 'dangerous' behavior
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NewJeans' singles, Japanese debut to proceed as planned, despite Hybe-Ador feud
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Experts raise concerns about Japan putting pressure on Naver over Line
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Samsung mobile chief, Google device head meet in Seoul
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South Korea to launch space security center under spy agency
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More med professors to take day off each week while govt. urges them to stay
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Hybe refutes Ador CEO Min's denial of breach of trust
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S. Korea, Japan could consider simplified entry agreement: Seoul official
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Balloon launch due in Seoul to promote N.K. rights
WASHINGTON (Yonhap News) ― A human rights body here said Saturday it will launch balloons deep into North Korea and hold other events in Seoul next month to call international attention to the human rights situation in the reclusive communist state.“It is now reported that as many as 60 percent of North Koreans now have access to outside information and they are increasingly doubting the regime’s
North KoreaMarch 13, 2011
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Koreans offer support for quake victims
Koreans have offered their condolences for the deaths and damage caused by the recent earthquakes in Japan. Internet users have distributed the latest news online, shared information about the safety of their families and friends in Japan and expressed their grief over the tragedy. “I would like to offer my condolences to disaster-stricken Japan. I feel sorry for the Japanese people. Let’s hope no
Social AffairsMarch 13, 2011
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French writer communicates at lecture
Informing is not communicating ― not only the title of Dominique Wolton’s latest work, but also the subject of his lecture Friday.Organized by the French Institute, the cultural wing of the embassy, the lecture will examine the author’s theories concerning the building blocks of communication.The book, “Informer n’est pas Communiquer (Informing is not Communicating),” is available in Korean.The ta
Foreign AffairsMarch 13, 2011
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Canadian editors wanted for embassy blog
Inside Canada, the Canadian Embassy’s Korean-language blog, is looking for five Canadians residing in Korea to volunteer as contributing editors. The embassy is looking for interesting stories about Canadians living and working in South Korea aimed toward the local young generation in a section called “Korea is my second home,” to be launched in April. The stories, one a month for a six-month term
Foreign AffairsMarch 13, 2011
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Exchanges solidify German-Busan ties
Busan City and the Korean-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at attracting more investments by German companies to the port city.Signed on March 8 by Busan Mayor Hur Nam-sik and Juergen Woehler, secretary general of KGCCI, the agreement seeks to resolve the challenges German companies face while operating in Busan.“With more than 500 members, KGCCI i
Foreign AffairsMarch 13, 2011
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British consular office’s new hours for month
The consular section at the British Embassy will be closed for 90 minutes every Wednesday this month for staff training.The office will be closed from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. on March 16, 23 and 30.The office is open from Monday to Friday, from 9:30 a.m. to noon to accept notarial applications, birth registrations, and to service pre-booked appointments such as marriage, notarial and citizenship cerem
Foreign AffairsMarch 13, 2011
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Colombia requests aid for rain, flood victims
A second wave of heavy rainfall is currently hammering Colombia and with it are appeals to the international community for assistance.In Seoul, the small Colombian Embassy recently held a charity drive at the Seoul Club to not only raise funds but to announce donations from local companies.“The Korean government donated $200,000, but I thought it wasn’t enough so my objective at this charity drive
Foreign AffairsMarch 13, 2011
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It takes two to tango to improve French-Korean business ties
After two decades of living in Korea, Philippe Li is going back to his home in Paris, but that does not mean he is finished with Korea.Li, the outgoing French Korean Chamber of Commerce and Industry president, will be representing his ethnic home on a wider scale to the body that brings together and supports the development of the 114 French chambers abroad.“When I was elected as a member of the b
Foreign AffairsMarch 13, 2011
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Big year for Ireland at home, abroad
St. Patrick’s Day kicks off a promising year for Ireland’s futureLater this week, South Korea and the world will be tickled green when St. Patrick’s Day comes marching.In Seoul, one of the city’s most popular and widely participated events will happen on March 19 when the Irish community will tickle everyone’s green bone with Irish culture such as music, dancing and other popular events.The Irish
Foreign AffairsMarch 13, 2011
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Lee expresses condolences to quake-hit Japan in phone talks with Kan
ABU DHABI -- South Korean President Lee Myung-bak had a phone conversation with Japaneses Prime Minister Naoto Kan to deliver a message of condolence to the Japanese people reeling from unprecedented damage caused by a powerful earthquake and tsunami, according to Lee's aides. The 8.9-magnitude quake devastated Japan's northeastern region and was followed by a tsunami on Friday, with Japanese
Foreign AffairsMarch 13, 2011
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S. Korean team to head for Shanghai to investigate sex scandal
SHANGHAI (Yonhap) -- A team of South Korean officials arrived in Shanghai on Sunday to investigate an alleged sex-for-influence scandal involving a Chinese woman and several South Korean diplomats. (Courtesy from Seoul Shinmum)South Korean officials said the previous day that the team of officials from the Prime Minister's Office and foreign ministry plans to make the on-site investigation at the
Social AffairsMarch 13, 2011
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Lee says S. Korean troops in UAE crucial for bilateral ties
ABU DHABI -- South Korean President Lee Myung-bak stressed that the role of South Korean troops in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is important not only for the ties between the two sides but also for South Korea's long-term national interests.(Yonhap News) He said that in that sense, each of the soldiers is like an "ambassador." "The UAE is a special country (for South Korea). South Korea a
PoliticsMarch 13, 2011
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60 Korean nationals remain unaccounted for after Japan earthquake: ministry
In the wake of Japan's biggest recorded earthquake two days ago, the South Korean government grappled Sunday with searching for missing nationals and supporting relief efforts in the disaster-hit northeastern region, Seoul'sforeign ministry said. Local people are out on a street to inspect the aftermath of a massive tsunami triggered by March 11 earthquake, in Tagajo, near Sendai, northern Japan,
PoliticsMarch 13, 2011
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Balloon launch, other events due in Seoul to promote human rights situation in N. Korea: NGO
WASHINGTON (Yonhap) -- A human rights body here said Saturday it will launch balloons deep into North Korea and hold other events in Seoul next month to call international attention to the human rights situation in the reclusive communist state. "It is now reported that as many as 60 percent of North Koreans now have access to outside information and they are increasingly doubting the regime's relentless propaganda," Suzanne Scholte, chairwoman of the North Korea Freedom Coalition, said in
North KoreaMarch 13, 2011
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Eight out of 10 South Korean buildings fragile to earthquakes: report
Over 80 percent of South Korea's buildings remain vulnerable to earthquakes because they were not constructed following seismic design codes, a report by the state disaster agency said Sunday.The report comes as concerns grow that the country may no longer be free from quakes as an 8.9 magnitude earthquake hit neighboring Japan on Friday, sending a high tsunami that ripped through towns and cities
Social AffairsMarch 13, 2011
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Top state auditor Yang takes office
South Korea on Friday filled the post of chief state auditor that had been vacant for more than five months amid political setbacks and the disgraceful exit of a former nominee.President Lee Myung-bak gave a letter of appointment to Yang Kun to lead the Board of Audit and Inspection. Lee earlier emphasized the agency’s role in his “fair society” campaign and drive to fight corruption and moral haz
PoliticsMarch 11, 2011
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S. Korea to send rescue team to quake-hit Japan
Korean government officials discuss countermeasures after a huge quake hit Japan on Friday. (Yonhap News)South Korea will send a rescue team to help Japan in the aftermath of a massive earthquake, Seoul’s Foreign Ministry said Friday. Although no South Korean casualties have been reported so far, more than 9,000 Koreans live near the region where the 8.8-magnitude quake struck Friday, sparking con
Foreign AffairsMarch 11, 2011
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Judicial reform plan faces uphill battle
By Kim So-hyunPlans to launch a special agency to probe crimes committed by prosecutors and judges face a rough ride in the National Assembly amid a vehement backlash from the prosecution and judiciary circles.The judicial reform package passed a six-person parliamentary subcommittee Thursday. It calls for abolishing the controversial central investigation unit at the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office t
PoliticsMarch 11, 2011
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Campbell due in Seoul today on N.K. nuke
Kurt Campbell, Washington’s top diplomat for the Asia-Pacific region, was to meet senior South Korean officials to discuss North Korea and other regional concerns Saturday.Meeting Seoul’s chief nuclear envoy Wi Sung-lac and Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Kim Jae-shin, Campbell was expected to talk about Pyongyang’s new uranium enrichment program and the stalled six-nation talks on i
Foreign AffairsMarch 11, 2011
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Panel to judge medical disputes
The government will establish a committee dedicated to verifying faults in medical accidents to help settle disputes under a law passed by the National Assembly on Friday. The body will help citizens less knowledgeable of the sophisticated field confront their doctors with the help of a professional third party, the Ministry of Health and Welfare said, welcoming the passage of the medical arbitrat
Social AffairsMarch 11, 2011