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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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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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Young Korean doctors seek plan B: cosmetic dermatology or overseas
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Indonesia’s KF-21 fighter jet deal cut back -- what’s next?
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South Korea open to Indonesian proposal to cut KF-21 payments
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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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Seoul rolls out job creation plan
The government said Tuesday it aims to create more than 2.38 million jobs by 2017 through flexible hiring, reduced work hours, job sharing and more positions for youth, women and the elderly. The Prime Minister’s Office announced a road map to deliver President Park Geun-hye’s pledge to raise the employment rate to 70 percent. The percentage stood at 64.2 percent last year.The plan involving 13 ministries and agencies came as Park, marking her 100th day in office, is accelerating her policy driv
June 4, 2013
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S. Korea, China agree to boost military cooperation
South Korea and China on Tuesday agreed to enhance bilateral defense cooperation to help secure denuclearization and peace on the Korean Peninsula in line with their strategic partnership signed in 2008.During their talks in Beijing, Seoul’s Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Jung Seung-jo and Chinese People’s Liberation Army’s Chief of General Staff Gen. Fang Fenghui agreed to set a telephone communication system for regular top-level dialogue.They also agreed to bolster their cooperation in g
June 4, 2013
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[Newsmaker] Park turns to last resort for PR chief
It was like deja vu on Monday when President Park Geun-hye turned to her long-time troubleshooter Lee Jung-hyun to fix the public relations mess at Cheong Wa Dae. Lee, 56, chief presidential political secretary, was named as her top public affairs aide, replacing Lee Nam-ki, who resigned last month to take responsibility for the sexual assault case involving then-spokesman Yoon Chang-jung.The move was to contain criticism toward the presidential office’s communications team, particularly over th
June 4, 2013
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Korea, Mozambique to boost resources, development cooperation
President Park Geun-hye on Tuesday held talks with visiting President Armando Guebuza of Mozambique as part of her energy diplomacy and discussed ways to expand resources development cooperation by offering Korea’s economic development expertise. This was her second meeting in two weeks with the leaders from the resources-rich continent following her meeting with Ugandan president last week.Trade, investment, and energy and human resources topped the agenda of the summit, during which they also
June 4, 2013
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‘Saber-rattling increases talk of N.K. demise’
North Korea’s recent bouts of saber-rattling have prompted a “qualitatively different” conversation over the need to accelerate the demise of its regime, according to a renowned U.S. scholar.In an interview with The Korea Herald last week, John Ikenberry, a political scientist from Princeton University, stressed that Asia needed to do more to build a multilateral security mechanism to better handle regional challenges such as North Korea and arms control.The international relations expert also e
June 4, 2013
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[Photo News] Nuclear talks
June 3, 2013
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Park receives mixed reviews for first 100 days in office
President Park Geun-hye marks her 100th day in office Tuesday, as the North Korea standoff and a series of appointment blunders continue to overshadow her main agenda of boosting welfare and creating a “fair” economy. Various polls showed her approval ratings rebounding to more than 50 percent, with majorities praising her North Korea policies but criticizing her communication skills and personnel management style. During the first few months considered crucial for picking up the momentum to plo
June 3, 2013
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Tax haven report could give new boost for collecting Chun’s fines
The revelation that the eldest son of Chun Doo-hwan holds a ghost company in the British Virgin Islands could give new impetus to efforts to collect outstanding fines from the former military dictator.On Monday, Korea Center for Investigative Journalism revealed that the former president’s eldest son Chun Jae-kook has been operating a ghost company named Blue Adonis Corp. in the West Indies’ tax haven since 2004.The son is also the chief executive of Seoul-based publishing company Sigongsa, the
June 3, 2013
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Park names key aide as chief PR secretary
President Park Geun-hye on Monday named senior secretary for political affairs Lee Jung-hyun as senior secretary for public relations.Lee replaces Lee Nam-ki, who resigned last month to take responsibility over the sexual assault case involving then-presidential spokesman Yoon Chang-jung.“I understand that (Lee) was named because the most important role of senior secretary for public relations is in directly communicating with the president,” spokeswoman Kim Haing said during a press briefing.Le
June 3, 2013
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Democrats losing ground to Ahn in key stronghold
The main opposition Democratic Party is losing ground in its key stronghold of North Jeolla Province to the specter of a new party led by Ahn Cheol-soo, a recent poll suggested.The liberal party’s approval rating stood at 38.4 percent, according to the poll published Sunday by local newspaper Jeonbuk Ilbo.The figure is in sharp contrast with its results in the presidential election in December and parliamentary elections in April 2012, in which the party respectively won 86.3 percent and 51.1 pe
June 3, 2013
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Prosecution set to seek arrest warrant for ex-spy chief
Prosecutors said Monday they will decide sometime this week whether to seek an arrest warrant against a former intelligence chief accused of meddling in last year's presidential election.Won Sei-hoon, who headed the National Intelligence Service (NIS) for about four years until early this year, is suspected of ordering agents to post a slew of politically sensitive comments on the Internet in order to sway public opinion in favor of the ruling party candidate prior to the Dec. 19 election."A dec
June 3, 2013
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Park names key aide as chief PR secretary
President Park Geun-hye on Monday named senior secretary for political affairs Lee Jung-hyun as senior secretary for public relations.Lee replaces Lee Nam-ki, who resigned last month to take responsibility over the sexual assault case involving then-presidential spokesman Yoon Chang-jung.“I understand that (Lee) was named because the most important role of senior secretary for public relations is in directly communicating with the president,” spokeswoman Kim Haing said during a press briefing.Le
June 3, 2013
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‘Korea, Australia have key roles as middle powers’
Korea and Australia have crucial roles as middle-power states to address regional and global issues by forging coalitions of like-minded countries, a former Australian minister said.Gareth Evans, now chancellor of the Australian National University, said the two could capitalize on their diplomatic status to build the mood for regional cooperation, hampered by nationalism, security competition and historical and territorial disputes.He described a middle power as a country with sufficient credib
June 2, 2013
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Ahn stirs up progressive bloc
Speculation about independent lawmaker Rep. Ahn Cheol-soo’s future moves is pushing opposition parties to jockey for position within the progressive bloc. The Democratic Party has been wary of Ahn ever since last year’s presidential election, with senior members offering him a place within the party, and then warning the former academic of the limitations he will face without the backing of a party. Since last year, the DP’s support rate has declined rapidly and recent surveys indicate that a pa
June 2, 2013
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Park urges unity in dealing with Gaeseong gridlock
President Park Geun-hye said Friday the focus should be on demanding North Korea talk on the government-level to break the inter-Korean deadlock, in an apparent message to the opposition criticizing the Seoul government for spurning Pyongyang’s civic-level overture.“(The political circle and civic groups) should lend full support to the government and urge (the North) to talk government-to-government in order to build trust between the two Koreas, including on the matter of the Gaeseong industri
May 31, 2013
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[Photo News] Korea-Uganda summit
May 30, 2013
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Part-time job plans draw doubts, criticism
President Park Geun-hye’s plans to raise the country’s employment rate by increasing part-time jobs face mixed reactions from businesses, labor organizations and political parties. The hard-line Korea Confederation of Trade Unions criticized that the president should focus on improving labor conditions instead of looking to obtain her employment rate goal with “bad jobs.” The umbrella union group also honed in on the president’s comments regarding the need to change public opinion regarding temp
May 30, 2013
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Korea, Uganda agree to boost economic ties in summit
President Park Geun-hye held summit talks with visiting Ugandan President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni and agreed on closer economic cooperation in a move to step up Korea’s advances into the continent with abundant resources. It was Park’s first summit talks at home since her inauguration.Museveni arrived in Seoul on Wednesday for a three-day visit aimed to bolster bilateral cooperation and with particular interest in adopting Korea’s Saemaul Undong, a movement in the 1970s for rural revival initiate
May 30, 2013
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Scholars, politicians call for regional unity
JEJU ― Leading scholars and politicians on Thursday urged Asian states to step up efforts to overcome mutual distrust and enhance cooperation to cope with common challenges including nuclear threats from North Korea.Prime Minister Chung Hong-won, and other former leaders of the region made opening addresses at the 8th Jeju Forum for Peace & Prosperity, pointing to deepening territorial, historical animosities in the region.Under the main theme of “New Waves in Asia,” the three-day conference beg
May 30, 2013
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S. Korea's finance minister calls for debate on 'orderly exit strategy'
South Korea's finance minister has expressed concerns over the negative impact of quantitative easing by advanced countries and called for debate about an "orderly exit strategy" from such expansionary monetary policy, his office here said Thursday.Hyun Oh-seok made the remarks during a discussion session at the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development in Paris. The session on economic outlook is part of the OECD Ministerial Council Meeting held in Paris, the highest decision-making
May 30, 2013