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Court refuses injunction on medical school expansion
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Jimin of BTS, actor Song Da-eun suspected to be dating, again
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S. Korea, Cambodia forge strategic partnership
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Police raid popera singer Kim Ho-joong's house over hit-and-run suspicions
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Trump may like to 'solve' N. Korean nuclear problem if reelected: ex-official
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Whale meat growing in popularity in Busan
BUSAN - Hunting them is illegal and considered cruel by animal rights activists, but whale meat has nevertheless long been a traditional delicacy. Its popularity here looks to be on the rise with a number of flourishing restaurants serving the dish. Steamed whale meat at a resturant in Haeundae, Busan. (The Korea Herald)Park, 56, who did not wish to give his first name, recently opened a whale mea
Social AffairsMarch 25, 2011
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Second son of Hanwha Group head booked with hit-and-run
South Korea's police said Thursday they booked the second son of Kim Seung-youn, chairman of Hanwha Group, after he was allegedly involved in a hit-and-run accident last month.According to Gangnam Police Station, Kim was suspected of hitting a car that was waiting to make a U-turn in the affluent southern part of Seoul on Feb. 27 and then fleeing the scene without reporting the accident to police.
Social AffairsMarch 25, 2011
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9 N. Koreans enter S. Korea on boat
South Korea's Coast Guard said Thursday that nine North Koreans have arrived in South Korea after crossing the Yellow Sea aboard a boat from China in an apparent bid to seek asylum."The Coast Guard is investigating nine North Koreans who claimed to be refugees. They arrived late Thursday at the port of Gunsan after crossing the Yellow Sea (from China)," an official said. The port lies 274 kilomete
North KoreaMarch 25, 2011
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9 N. Koreans enter S. Korea on boat
South Korea's Coast Guard said Thursday that nine North Koreans have arrived in South Korea after crossing the Yellow Sea aboard a boat from China in an apparent bid to seek asylum."The Coast Guard is investigating nine North Koreans who claimed to be refugees. They arrived late Thursday at the port of Gunsan after crossing the Yellow Sea (from China)," an official said. The port lies 274 kilomet
North KoreaMarch 24, 2011
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Former leaders of Ireland, Norway to travel with Carter to N. Korea: sources
Former Irish President Mary Robinson and former Norwegian Prime Minister Gro Harlem Brundtland are expected to travel to North Korea with former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, diplomatic sources said Thursday.Carter plans to visit the communist nation in about a month to broker rapprochement in relations between Washington and Pyongyang, according to a diplomatic source in Washington. Former U.N. Se
North KoreaMarch 24, 2011
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No need to worry over radiation in Korea: experts
About 10,000 more abortions than usual were carried out in Europe when the Chernobyl power plant exploded in 1986.“The decisions were made not because of their possible exposure to high levels of radiation, but because of the excessive atomic scare,” said Lee Jae-ki, nuclear engineering professor at Hanyang University and member of the International Commission on Radiological Protection.“There is
Social AffairsMarch 24, 2011
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S. Korea launches third Aegis-equipped destroyer
South Korea launched its third Aegis-equipped destroyer Thursday, which will become the centerpiece of its strategic mobile fleet aimed at enhancing capabilities to deter North Korean aggression and conduct broader-range operations. The 7,600-ton KDX-III destroyer, the Seoae Ryu Seong-ryong, was unveiled to the media during the launch ceremony at a shipyard of its builder, Hyundai Heavy Industries
DefenseMarch 24, 2011
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Police nab suspect in killing of activist’s mother
Seoul police on Thursday captured a 43-year-old man suspected of killing the mother of a senior member of a conservative civic group on Thursday.The murder case has drawn keen public interest as speculation has circulated that pro-North Korea terrorists might have killed her, as her son’s group has actively engaged in a series of activities against the communist country in recent years.The suspect
Social AffairsMarch 24, 2011
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Carter expected to visit Pyongyang next month
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter is expected to visit North Korea next month to thaw the frozen dialogue between the two sides, reports said Thursday, as Washington continues to snub holding two-way talks with the unpredictable state. “It is highly likely that ex-President Carter will travel to North Korea in about a month as the North Korean mission in New York has been arranging for the visit,
Foreign AffairsMarch 24, 2011
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S. Korea, Mongolia talk economic, civilian ties
Prime ministers and foreign ministers of South Korea and Mongolia held talks here Thursday, discussing how to improve their economic ties and better cooperate in easing tensions on the peninsula, the Seoul government said. Meeting with his South Korean counterpart Kim Hwang-sik, Mongolian Prime Minister Sukhbaatar Batbold expressed “solid support” about Seoul’s planned investment in developing min
PoliticsMarch 24, 2011
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Seoul won’t stop N.K. leaflet drop
Pyongyang renews threat to strike South’s psychological warfare ‘facilities’Seoul’s Unification Ministry said Thursday that it would not intervene in a plan by North Korean defectors here to fly anti-Pyongyang leaflets to the North, a day after the communist state renewed its threat to strike South Korea’s propaganda apparatus.“There is nothing special the government can say about the activities b
PoliticsMarch 24, 2011
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Minor quake hits central Korea
The state’s geological survey recorded a small quake in central Korea on Thursday, causing alarm among citizens amid quake fears.According to the Daejeon Regional Meteorological Administration, a 2.8-magnitude quake struck 23 kilometers west of Okcheon County at 4:35 a.m.Although the Korean Meteorological Administration received no reports of damage, they have received reports of citizens feeling
Social AffairsMarch 24, 2011
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Rival parties brace for by-elections
The main opposition Democratic Party is racked by internal bickering over whether chairman Sohn Hak-kyu, one of its presidential hopefuls, should run in the by-election next month, while the ruling Grand National Party is concentrating its resources on winning the governorship in Gangwon Province.An aide to Sohn criticized a group of DP legislators calling on the party chairman to run in the by-el
PoliticsMarch 24, 2011
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Mando fined for paying union staff
Mando, the nation’s largest automobile parts maker, has been fined 25 million won ($28,000) for paying extra wages to fulltime unionists, officials said Thursday.The Suwon District Court slapped fines of 15 million won and 10 million won on the company president and another executive in charge of labor affairs, for breaking the “time off” system adopted by the Ministry of Employment and Labor last
Social AffairsMarch 24, 2011
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Amnesty slams Egypt for forced 'virginity tests'
CAIRO (AFP) - Amnesty International on Wednesday condemned the "shocking" treatment of women protesters in Egypt after serious allegations that the army subjected them to torture and forced "virginity tests".The London-based rights group said that army officers violently cleared Cairo's Tahrir Square, the focus of the uprising that forced Hosni Mubarak to resign last month, and held at least 18 wo
DefenseMarch 24, 2011
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Man gets jail term for abusing children refusing to call him 'mom'
A transgender father of four has been given a two-year jail term for abusing his children who refused to call him "mom," a local court here said Wednesday.The 31-year-old man, identified only by his last name Oh, was charged with starving and beating up his four children -- one born to his first ex-girlfriend and three to the second one, whom he lived with from 2006 until last year. His second ex-
Social AffairsMarch 24, 2011
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North Korea embraces more foreign English teachers
South Korea has hired tens of thousands of foreign English teachers to meet the increasing demand for English education. Little is known, however, about North Korea’s interest in the subject.But news reports say that North Korea recently requested that a Canadian relief agency send English teachers. The Mennonite Central Committee will select two English teachers and send them to North Korea to te
North KoreaMarch 24, 2011
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S. Korea to clamp down on illegal Chinese fishing
South Korea will take tougher steps to deal with illegal Chinese fishing activities in its exclusive economic zone (EEZ) to better preserve the country's marine resources, the government said Thursday. The Ministry for Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries said more boats and personnel will be assigned to cope with illegal fishing in the Yellow Sea up until the end of April, when Chinese b
Foreign AffairsMarch 24, 2011
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Carter due in Pyongyang on U.S.-N. Korean ties: source
WASHINGTON -- Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter will likely visit North Korea next month to broker rapprochement in U.S. relations with the reclusive communist state, which have chilled over the North's nuclear and missile programs and other provocations, a diplomatic source here said Wednesday. "It is highly likely that ex-President Carter will travel to North Korea in about a month as the
North KoreaMarch 24, 2011
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N. Korea threatens fire over S. Korean propaganda leaflets
North Korea warned Wednesday it is ready to launch fire over a plan by South Korean activists later this week to send anti-Pyongyang leaflets across the border from a western border island.Speaking to a reporter of the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), an unidentified North Korean commander denounced such psychological warfare against his communist regime as "an act of war," warning that
North KoreaMarch 24, 2011