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'Super Rich in Korea' will leave viewers appreciating Korea more: producers
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Probe of first lady on Dior bag allegations set to begin
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Top prosecutor pledges 'speedy, strict' probe into first lady's luxury bag allegations
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Korean battery makers heave sigh of relief over 2-year IRA reprieve
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Over 80,000 millionaires, 20 billionaires in Seoul: report
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Indonesia’s KF-21 fighter jet deal cut back -- what’s next?
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[KH Explains] Can tech firms' AI alliances take on Nvidia?
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Police seek arrest warrant for med student who killed girlfriend
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Local filmmakers criticize ‘The Roundup: Punishment’ monopoly of screens
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Young Korean doctors seek plan B: cosmetic dermatology or overseas
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Captain Seok put back on respirator
The injured South Korean captain shot by Somali pirates last month was put back on a respirator early on Friday with signs of pneumonia complications, hospital officials said, one day after regaining his consciousness.Seok Hae-kyun, the captain of the Korean freighter Samho Jewelry, sustained multiple gunshot wounds during a Jan. 21 rescue operation in the Arabian Sea and received surgery twice in
PoliticsFeb. 4, 2011
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U.S.-Egypt discuss Mubarak quitting
WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) -- The Obama administration is in talks with top Egyptian officials about the possible immediate resignation of President Hosni Mubarak and the formation of an interim government that could prepare the country for free and fair elections later this year, U.S. officials said. Creation of a military-backed caretaker government in Egypt is one of several ideas being discussed as
PoliticsFeb. 4, 2011
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No more smoking in Seoul main squares from March
Smokers in Seoul will no longer be able to light up in the city’s main squares under the toughened anti-cigarette ordinance taking effect next month, the city council said Friday. The smoking ban ordinance, which will come into effect on March 1, affects three main squares in downtown of the capital -- Seoul Plaza, Cheongyecheon Plaza and Gwanghwamun Plaza -- in a bid to reduce side effects of sec
Social AffairsFeb. 4, 2011
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Korea, U.S. to expand anti-WMD program in joint drills
South Korea and the United States plan to expand a program that simulates removing weapons of mass destruction in this year’s joint military drills to deter threats from North Korea, military sources here said Friday.Forces of the two countries have annually carried out joint war games, with last year’s 11-day Key Resolve and Foal Eagle exercise involving some 18,000 American troops and about 20,0
DefenseFeb. 4, 2011
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N. Korea's parliament calls for talks with S. Korea
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- North Korea's parliament has proposed holding talks with South Korea to ease tensions and improve relations between the two Koreas.The North's official Korean Central News Agency reported Thursday that the Supreme People's Assembly made the offer in a Wednesday letter to South Korea's National Assembly.The offer comes days after a North Korean committee proposed that law
North KoreaFeb. 3, 2011
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Australian coastal towns wind- and wave-battered
TULLY, Australia (AP) -- The most powerful storm in a century ripped across Australia's northeast coast early Thursday, blasting apart houses, laying waste to banana crops and leaving boats lying in the streets of wind- and wave-swept towns.Authorities said they were surprised to learn at daybreak that no one had been reported killed by Cyclone Yasi, but cautioned that bad news could eventually em
InternationalFeb. 3, 2011
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Rescued captain recovers consciousness
The captain of a rescued South Korean freight vessel has regained his consciousness and has begun to recognize some family members 13 days after he was wounded, his medical team said Thursday. Medical staff take care of Seok Hae-kyun, the wounded captain of a rescued South Korean freighter, at Ajou University Hospital in Suwon, Gyeonggi Province Wednesday. (Yonhap News)The 58-year-old captain, Seo
Social AffairsFeb. 3, 2011
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Bloody clashes rock Cairo as regime stands firm
CAIRO (AFP) - Partisans of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarakstormed the Cairo stronghold of anti-regime protesters on Wednesday, sparking bloody clashes in which the government said three people were killed.Anti-government protestors demonstrate in Egypt.(AP-Yonhap) Washington, which has called for restraint since demonstrations broke outnine days ago, deplored the violence against "peaceful protes
InternationalFeb. 3, 2011
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Bomb kills 9, wounds 20 in MW Pakistan
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) – A car bomb killed nine people close to the main northwestern city of Peshawar on Wednesday, the latest in a rash of attacks that are challenging recent police claims of progress against Islamist militants in the region.Twenty others were wounded in the blast on a main road leading to Pakistan's border area with Afghanistan, said government official Siraj Ahmed Khan. Three
InternationalFeb. 2, 2011
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Crew of hijacked ship arrives i n S.Korea
BUSAN (Yonhap News) – South Korean crew members of a ship hijacked by Somali pirates last month returned home Wednesday, 13 days after being rescued by the Navy.The seven crew members, including the ship's first officer, Lee Ki-yong, arrived at Gimhae International Airport, 450 kilometers south of Seoul, earlier in the day and plan to head for the local Coast Guard office to help in the ongoing in
PoliticsFeb. 2, 2011
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Hundreds of thousands mass for Egypt day of anger
CAIRO (AFP) - Several hundred thousand Egyptians massed Tuesday for the biggest outpouring of anger yet in their drive to oust President Hosni Mubarak, on day eight of a revolt in which an estimated 300 have died.Demonstrators flooded Cairo's Tahrir square protest epicentre from early morning for a "march of a million" set for the capital and second city Alexandria as foreign governments scrambled
InternationalFeb. 1, 2011
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Japan volcano erupts with big blast of ash, rocks
TOKYO (AP) -- A revived volcano in southern Japan erupted Tuesday with its biggest explosion yet, shooting out a huge plume of gas, boulders and ash and breaking windows 8 kilometers away.The danger zone around Shinmoedake volcano was widened to keep residents safe. The largest eruption since it burst back to life last week covered wide areas in ash, shot boulders onto distant roads, knocked down
InternationalFeb. 1, 2011
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Lee says summit with N.K. leader possible but calls for change
President suggests constitutional revision to meet needs of digital eraPresident Lee Myung-bak reiterated during a televised talk show Tuesday that an inter-Korean summit would be possible if Pyongyang shows a sincere change of attitude.“Six-party negotiations or inter-Korean talks can produce outcome only if North Korea changes its attitude,” Lee said, referring to the North’s past record of repe
PoliticsFeb. 1, 2011
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A successful charity venture, Beautiful Store inspires many
Founder Park says Koreans are not stingy but lack system for monitoring charitiesPark Won-soon, then a human rights lawyer, was surprised to drop in to an Oxfam charity shop in London back in 1991. In the early 1990s, Korea’s tradition of sharing had weakened over the years of rapid modernization and democratization. There was almost no culture of giving in Korea.For Park, who spent a year in the
Social AffairsFeb. 1, 2011
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Hundreds of Russians protest against Putin
Demonstrators call for ousting of prime minister, freedom of assemblyMOSCOW (AP) ― About 500 people demonstrated in a central Moscow square Monday to demand the ouster of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and his “rule of thieves.”The rally took place peacefully, but police detained a separate group of 20 opposition activists nearby. About 60 protesters also were detained in St. Petersburg, one of a n
InternationalFeb. 1, 2011
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Two Koreas agree on Feb. 8 military talks
The two Koreas have agreed to hold working-level military talks at the South-controlled Peace House in the inter-Korean border village of Panmunjeom on Feb. 8, Seoul’s Defense Ministry said Tuesday.The agreement to talk came after a string of proposals and counterproposals between the two sides. The North made a proposal last Saturday to hold the talks on Tuesday this week, which Seoul rejected, r
PoliticsFeb. 1, 2011
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Jobless insurance claims decline
The number of people seeking unemployment insurance claims has steadily declined for the past two months, possibly blueprinting a better job market for 2011, the Ministry of Employment and Labor said Tuesday. The number of new claimants for unemployment insurance stood at about 130,000 in January, down 6.5 percent from a year earlier. The figure was 82,000 in December, a 12.8 percent decrease from
Social AffairsFeb. 1, 2011
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Ex-official named Lee’s top aide for economic affairs
President Lee Myung-bak on Tuesday named former chief of Statistics Korea Kim Dae-ki as his new top aide for economic affairs.Kim will succeed Choi Joong-kyung, who was appointed minister of knowledge economy last week.Having been in charge of financial management at the Ministry of Budget and Planning, which was later merged into the Ministry of Strategy and Finance, Kim became the chief of Stati
PoliticsFeb. 1, 2011
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Rescued captain remains unconscious
The captain of a rescued South Korean freight vessel is expected to spend the Lunar New Year holidays lying unconscious in a hospital bed, as his medical team said Tuesday he remains in a critical condition. South Korea’s 11,500-ton chemical freighter Samho Jewelry and its 21 crew members were rescued on Jan. 21 by the Navy days after it was seized in waters between Oman and India.All crewmen were
PoliticsFeb. 1, 2011
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Foreign minister may add Libya to Mideast trip
South Korea’s foreign minister will meet his counterparts in the United Arab Emirates and Algeria next week, during which he is also seeking to visit Libya to patch up a months-long diplomatic row, the ministry here said.“We are currently discussing the details with the Libyan government so that the minister can visit the country upon his trip to the Middle East,” a ministry official said, asking
PoliticsFeb. 1, 2011