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No plan to let doctors with foreign licenses practice here anytime soon: PM
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Ador CEO's dismissal to be decided on last day of May
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[Graphic News] Beer the most favored alcoholic drink by Koreans
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Science Ministry expresses regret over Japan’s pressure on Naver
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Haeundae Beach to become sand art museum in late May
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Medical professors set to take day off amid protracted walkouts by junior doctors
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Hostilities get out of hand as YouTuber murders another outside courthouse
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Police officer jumps barefoot into drainage tunnel to save man
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Lee Sun-kyun's posthumuous film to hit theaters in August
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State-led adoption system to be established to ensure adoptees' well-being, minimize overseas adoption
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For 22 years, former military sex slaves rally for justice
There was a short skit followed by dancing and singing by high school students. The crowd that gathered at noon across the street from the Japanese Embassy in Junghak-dong, downtown Seoul, seemed not to mind the subzero temperature and the blistering wind. The weekly rally organized by The Korean Council for the Women Drafted for Military Sexual Slavery by Japan, known as the Wednesday Rally, had marked its 22nd anniversary the previous week, on Jan. 8, and the participants and the organizers ap
Jan. 27, 2014
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Park reproaches Hyun over data leak remarks
President Park Geun-hye warned officials on Monday that she would hold anyone responsible for making reckless remarks as public servants, in an apparent gesture to reprimand the finance minister for making controversial comments on the massive data leak in the financial industry.Finance Minister Hyun Oh-seok came under fire last week, shortly after he blamed credit card holders for not taking caution when providing their personal information. “(I feel) regret for public servants hurting the peop
Jan. 27, 2014
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Political schism festers on social media
Social media, once touted as a revolutionary new tool for approaching the public, is proving to be a double-edged sword for South Korean politicians. Local politicians have used Twitter, Facebook and other social networking services extensively in recent years, particularly during election campaigns to deliver their views to the public. However, SNS may have become a hard itch to scratch, particularly for the main opposition Democratic Party that continues to be plagued by discord among its fact
Jan. 27, 2014
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[Photo News] Representing the people
Jan. 27, 2014
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Saenuri floats new proposal on nominations
Cronies caught bribing party officials for candidacy in local elections should be expelled from political circles, the ruling Saenuri Party suggested on Sunday. With the June local elections approaching, the Saenuri Party proposed mending the current party-based nomination system instead of abolishing it altogether, while the opposition bloc continued to demand the Saenuri Party to repeal the system, as promised in 2012. The opposition parties claimed that the ruling party’s move was another exc
Jan. 27, 2014
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Korean parties demand new NHK chief resign
South Korea’s rival political parties demanded Monday that the new chairman of Japanese public broadcaster NHK resign for denying any wrongdoing in Japan’s recruitment of Korean women as sex slaves during World War II.The issue of the so-called “comfort women” has long been a thorn in relations between South Korea and Japan as Tokyo has snubbed Seoul’s demands for talks on compensating the aging Korean women.Historians say up to 200,000 women, mostly Koreans, were coerced into sexual slavery at
Jan. 27, 2014
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Park calls for Japanese politicians to get back on right path
South Korean President Park Geun-hye said Monday she hopes Japanese politicians will "get back on the right path," apparently calling for the government of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to face up to history and atone for colonial-era wrongdoings.Park made the remark during a lunch meeting with the wives' association of South Korean residents in Japan, saying it is because of politicians in Japan, not ordinary people, that relations between the two neighboring nations are strained."I think most Japa
Jan. 27, 2014
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S. Korea's rival parties demand resignation of new NHK chairman
South Korea's rival political parties demanded Monday that the new chairman of Japanese public broadcaster NHK resign for denying any wrongdoing in Japan's recruitment of Korean women as sex slaves during World War II.The issue of the so-called "comfort women" has long been a thorn in relations between South Korea and Japan as Tokyo has snubbed Seoul's demands for talks on compensating the aging Korean women.Historians say up to 200,000 women, mostly Koreans, were coerced into sexual slavery at
Jan. 27, 2014
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Korea’s balancing act in history dispute
With a shared sense of victimization and historical resentment toward Japan, South Korea and China have presented a united front against Tokyo’s hawkish security policy and refusal to repent for its past wrongdoings.But their collaboration, most recently symbolized by the establishment of a memorial in Harbin of a Korean who assassinated Japan’s first prime minister, is a double-edged sword for Seoul, experts say. Seoul should take caution not to inadvertently aid Beijing’s apparent strategy to
Jan. 26, 2014
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DP proposes parliamentary investigation into data leak
The chief of the main opposition Democratic Party proposed Sunday that the National Assembly form a special committee and launch an investigation into the massive leak of customers’ personal and financial data from credit card companies.DP leader Kim Han-gil made the proposal amid a public uproar over revelations that some 20 million bank clients’ personal and financial data were leaked from credit card firms KB Kookmin, Nonghyup and Lotte. Customer fears have grown further following news report
Jan. 26, 2014
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Opposition chief proposes special parliamentary committee, probe into data leak
The chief of the main opposition Democratic Party proposed Sunday that the National Assembly form a special committee and launch an investigation into the massive leak of customers' personal and financial data from credit card companies.DP leader Kim Han-gil made the proposal amid a public uproar over revelations that some 20 million bank clients' personal and financial data were leaked from credit card firms KB Kookmin, Nonghyup and Lotte. Customer fears have grown further following news report
Jan. 26, 2014
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Ahn, Kim confirm stance on nomination
Democratic Party chairman Rep. Kim Han-gil and independent Rep. Ahn Cheol-soo held an undisclosed meeting on Friday, but merely reaffirmed their previous stances, shedding no fresh light on their possible joint strategies for the forthcoming local elections.At the meeting, Kim and Ahn were said to have agreed to cooperate in launching a special counsel investigation into the alleged election meddling by the country’s spy agency, and in abolishing the candidate nomination system in local election
Jan. 24, 2014
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Hiddink seeks to build futsal stadium in N. Korea
A former head coach of South Korea’s national football team appears to be seeking to build a futsal stadium in North Korea, an official said Friday.Guus Hiddink, who guided South Korea to the semifinals of the 2002 World Cup, proposed the idea to the South Korean government between late 2013 and early this year, unification ministry spokesman Kim Eui-do said in a regular briefing.Hiddink has also expressed hope that he can send materials needed for the stadium through the heavily fortified borde
Jan. 24, 2014
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DP concentrates fire on president over candidate nomination rules
The main opposition Democratic Party on Thursday intensified the barrage against the ruling Saenuri Party and President Park Geun-hye over the disputed candidate nomination system. Citing a statement Park made during her election campaign that the “worst kind of politics is that which does not keep promises to the people,” the DP concentrated its attack on the president. “The president and the Saenuri Party are trying to scrap the promise of political reform, the pledge to abolish the party nomi
Jan. 23, 2014
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Courts overturn, send back rulings on 3 lawmakers
Cases against three lawmakers were dropped or returned to lower courts on Thursday, enabling the representatives to maintain their parliamentary seats. Of the three, Rep. Sim Hag-bong of the ruling Saenuri Party was acquitted of election law violations by the Daegu High Court, overturning the earlier ruling that fined Sim 3 million won ($2,800) for allegedly violating the Public Official Election Act. In two separate rulings, the Supreme Court returned cases concerning ruling party’s Rep. Ahn Du
Jan. 23, 2014
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Park's office denies report of resignation by presidential chief of staff
The presidential office on Thursday denied a local media report that President Park Geun-hye's chief of staff has offered to resign due to "personal reasons."According to the Seoul Shinmun newspaper, Kim Ki-choon tendered his resignation before setting off on Park's state visits to India and Switzerland last week. Kim cited "personal reasons," suggesting they could be related to his son's health, the paper said.Park and Kim are scheduled to return from the trip later in the day."Chief of staff K
Jan. 23, 2014
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DP, Ahn to form united front on candidate nomination rules
Democratic Party chairman Rep. Kim Han-gil and independent Rep. Ahn Cheol-soo will meet on Friday to discuss ways to cooperate on outstanding political issues.According to reports, the two will hold a one-on-one meeting to form a united front against the ruling Saenuri Party over its stance on the candidate nomination system for local elections.Despite the measure being a critical part of President Park Geun-hye’s political reform pledges, the ruling party has since moved in the opposite directi
Jan. 22, 2014
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Park promotes corporate Korea in Davos
President Park Geun-hye pitched her sales diplomacy as part of efforts to lure foreign investment in the Swiss ski resort of Davos, where an annual gathering of international political and business leaders opened on Wednesday. The president arrived in Davos on Tuesday after a four-day state visit to Bern. Park is the second South Korean president to attend the World Economic Forum after her predecessor, Lee Myung-bak, in 2010. Her visit to Davos is aimed at building investor relations for the Ko
Jan. 22, 2014
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Ahn to launch party in March, sounds horn for local elections
Independent Rep. Ahn Cheol-soo is set to launch his party in March and field candidates for all major posts in the June 4 local elections.Speaking at a forum in Jeju on Tuesday, Ahn announced that he will launch his own party to put an end to politics that “deceives the public and breaks promises.”“The new party will root out the decades-long illness in Korean politics and bring about big changes,” Ahn said. Saying that his “new politics” committee felt the public’s distrust of established parti
Jan. 21, 2014
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Presidential secretary ordered political postings: lawmaker
The presidential secretary for national defense ordered the cyber warfare command to post political comments online while serving as chief of the command, an opposition lawmaker claimed Tuesday.Yeon Jae-wook, who headed the command for about two years until October, received daily briefings from one of his subordinates on the top issues dominating Internet sites and social networking services, according to Rep. Jeon Hae-cheol of the main opposition Democratic Party.The subordinate, then-chief of
Jan. 21, 2014