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Teenager jailed for rape blackmail

Social affairsAug 5, 2011

A teenager who had been charged of extorting money from victims deceived by his rape swindle was sentenced up to 15 months, Suwon District Court announced. The 18-year-old convict, identified as Jun...
Flowing water on Mars sparks new hunt for life traces

ScienceAug 5, 2011

WASHINGTON, Aug 4, 2011 (AFP) - Scientists have found evidence of flowing salt water on steep Martian slopes, which if confirmed would be the first discovery of active liquid water on the red planet,...
Lockheed denies involvement in espionage case

DefenseAug 5, 2011

After a former South Korean air force chief was indicted on charges of leaking military secrets to Lockheed Martin, the U.S. defense firm Thursday denied any illicit activity on its side. South Kore...
Operator of hacked Web sites face damage suit

Social affairsAug 4, 2011

SEOUL, Aug, 4 (Yonhap) -- The operator of two popular Web sites was sued Thursday over the leak of personal information of millions of its users following a massive hacking attack last week. A man, ...
Controversy rekindled over airport sale

PoliticsAug 4, 2011

Ruling camp pushes to sell 15 percent stake to low-income earners The government’s plan to sell a stake in Incheon International Airport Corp. has reignited a years-old controversy as to why the wel...
GNP pushes for means-tested tuition fee cuts

PoliticsAug 4, 2011

Plans up to 21% cut for those outside the top 30% of earners The government and the ruling party have set out a plan to drastically slash fees for most of the country’s university students. “The go...
Chief prosecutor nominee denies evading tax, military duty

PoliticsAug 4, 2011

Chief prosecutor nominee Han Sang-dae was grilled by lawmakers on Thursday concerning allegations that he evaded military service, dodged taxes through a false contract and registered a false address...
No Agent Orange found at former U.S. base in Bucheon

PoliticsAug 4, 2011

A joint investigation team said Thursday that no traces of Agent Orange were found at a former U.S. base in Bucheon, Gyeonggi Province, where toxic chemicals were allegedly dumped in the 1960s, offic...
Seoul cautious over U.S.-N.K. Geumgang deal

North KoreaAug 4, 2011

S. Korean operator Hyundai Asan heads to resort hoping to resume cross-border tourism South Korea will take any measure necessary to protect the property rights of its people, but does not feel the ...
Seoul City foreign interns learn how capital tackles challenges

Social affairsAug 4, 2011

Liu Lixiu has just finished her master’s in Korea, but didn’t go back to Singapore right away. She wanted to take the internship opportunity offered by the Seoul City Government. Lixiu is now workin...
Deluged cars may flood the market

Social affairsAug 4, 2011

New concerns of cars, fundamentally damaged from being waterlogged, filling the used-car market have potential buyers wary of buying second-hand, a consequence of July’s record downpour. Although wa...
NGO chief says won’t give up on N.K. rights

North KoreaAug 4, 2011

Prepares for conference in Geneva to highlight political prisons and abduction issues Countless North Koreans cross the river border to China even at this moment, and only a fraction of them make it...
Ex-prosecutor passes U.S. bar exam

Social affairsAug 4, 2011

A 67-year-old former South Korean prosecutor has passed a bar exam in Washington D.C., giving hope to those dreaming of becoming a lawyer in the United States. Chu Kwang-il, who formerly headed the ...
Chief prosecutor nominee denies suspected wrongdoing at hearing

PoliticsAug 4, 2011

The chief prosecutor nominee faced tough questions at a confirmation hearing on Thursday over his ethical qualifications for the job, including allegations that he dodged the mandatory military servi...
Police say N. Korean hackers involved in S. Korean online crime

North KoreaAug 4, 2011

More than 30 North Korean hackers are suspected of having helped a South Korean criminal gang attain money by breaking into online game programs and transferring part of their payments to their home ...