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40 flights canceled on Jeju Island due to bad weather
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Pandemic left Korea more depressed than before: report
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N. Korea slams US, other countries for seeking alternative to UN sanctions monitoring panel
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Korean labor force to shrink by 10 million by 2044: report
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Gov't appears to shelve punitive measures against mass walkout by doctors
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[AtoZ Korean Mind] Does your job define who you are? Should it?
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Govt. asks hospitals to mitigate impact of medical professors' absence
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S. Korea's working-age population to dip nearly 10m by 2044 amid low births
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Doggy patrol team on the move to protect their cities
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Samsung mocks Apple over iPhone alarm glitch
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DP chooses ex-anchor as mayoral candidate
Park Young-sun to compete against Park Won-soon for sole liberal candidacy The main opposition Democratic Party selected its policy committee chief and former news anchorwoman Rep. Park Young-sun on Sunday as its candidate for the Oct. 26 Seoul mayoral by-election.In the selection process, split eve
Sept. 25, 2011
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Wealth under borrowed names reach 5 tril. won: lawmaker
Wealth hidden under borrowed names in South Korea has reached nearly 5 trillion won ($4.28 billion), a lawmaker said Saturday.Based on data provided by the National Tax Service (NTS), Rep. Lee Jong-koo of the ruling Grand National Party said that wealth held under borrowed names, including securitie
Sept. 24, 2011
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Lee, Gates discuss ways to help developing nations
South Korean President Lee Myung-bak met with Microsoft founder Bill Gates on Friday anddiscussed ways to help people in developing countries in Africa andother parts of the world, a focus of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The meeting took place as Lee stopped in Seattle on his way
Sept. 24, 2011
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Na throws hat in ring for Seoul mayor
Rep. Na Kyung-won of the ruling Grand National Party on Friday made her Seoul mayoral bid official, a month ahead of the by-election. Na, elected to one of the seven members of the GNP’s supreme council in July, is expected to vie against former minister of government legislation Lee Seog-yeon, who
Sept. 23, 2011
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KEPCO to introduce new bill to control power use in emergencies
SEOUL, Sept. 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's state-run power company said Friday it seeks to introduce a new bill to regulate power consumption during emergencies following widespread blackouts that affected homes and businesses across the country last week. South Korea reported a nationwide power outa
Sept. 23, 2011
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Lee arrives in Seattle on way home from New York
SEATTLE, Sept. 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Lee Myung-bak arrived in Seattle on Thursday on his way home from New York, where he attended this year's session of the U.N. General Assembly and a high-level meeting on nuclear safety.Later Thursday, Lee was to hold talks with Washington State G
Sept. 23, 2011
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Lee, five G20 leaders call for 'decisive action" to tackle global economic crisis
NEW YORK (Yonhap News) -- South Korean President Lee Myung-bak and five other leaders of the Group of 20 countries called Thursday for greater international cooperation to tackle the worsening global economic situation."For many advanced economies, the path out of the deep and prolonged recession wi
Sept. 23, 2011
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Leaders of Korea, Peru agree to further expand trade, investment
NEW YORK (Yonhap News) -- The leaders of South Korea and Peru agreed Thursday to further expand investment and trade between the two countries, building on progress made since their free trade agreement took effect last month, officials said.South Korean President Lee Myung-bak and Peru's new Presid
Sept. 22, 2011
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Lee makes case for atomic energy before global leaders
South Korean President Lee Myung-bak on Thursday made a pitch for atomic power before global leaders, saying its use is inevitable to meet growing energy needs and fight climate change and that accidents like Japan's nuclear disaster can be prevented with strengthened safety measures.Lee made the ca
Sept. 22, 2011
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Rep. Na to run for mayoral candidacy
Rep. Na Kyung-won of the ruling Grand National Party will officially enter the upcoming Seoul mayoral race Friday as the party’s frontrunner.“I expect the race to be very difficult,” Na said in the party’s Supreme Council meeting on Thursday. She also called for the party’s full support, hinting at
Sept. 22, 2011
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Lee, Japan's new PM agree to work together on N. Korea, bilateral relations
NEW YORK, Sept. 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Lee Myung-bak and Japan's new prime minister, Yoshihiko Noda, agreed Wednesday to cooperate closely in dealing with North Korea and moving relations between the two countries forward as they held their first face-to-face talks in New York."I expe
Sept. 22, 2011
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S. Korea ready to help N. Korea if it forsakes nuclear ambitions: Lee
NEW YORK (Yonhap News) -- South Korean President Lee Myung-bak urged North Korea Wednesday to break its self-imposed isolation and join the international community by forsaking its nuclear ambitions, declaring that Seoul is ready to help its impoverished neighbor if it makes the strategic decision.
Sept. 22, 2011
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Emerging economies should play greater roles in global financial turmoil: Lee
NEW YORK (Yonhap News) -- South Korean President Lee Myung-bak met a global economic leader in New York Wednesday, proposing that emerging economies should play greater roles in resolving the current world financial turmoil, his office said.The world financial crisis was a key topic when Lee met wit
Sept. 21, 2011
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Parliament approves Yang as chief justice
The National Assembly approved the long-stalled bill confirming former Supreme Court justice Yang Sung-tae as chief justice, narrowly avoiding the possible vacuum in the top bench.In the parliament’s general meeting held on Wednesday, the bill was passed with consent of 227 of 245 lawmakers present.
Sept. 21, 2011
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Activists launch mayoral candidacy
Park vows to scrap Han River canal project; Lee hints at joining GNP raceTwo non-partisan civic leaders announced their candidacy for the Oct. 26 Seoul mayoral by-election on Wednesday, drawing attention to whether they will unite with the ruling or main opposition parties.“I am a candidate embracea
Sept. 21, 2011
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Gov't to single out universities with poor int'l student program
SEOUL, Sept. 21 (Yonhap) -- The education ministry will accredit universities that do well in attracting and educating foreign students and screen low-performing colleges to limit visa approvals and other benefits, officials said Wednesday.The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology said it wi
Sept. 21, 2011
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Lee calls for N. Korea's denuclearization as key precondition for unification
NEW YORK, Sept. 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Lee Myung-bak urged North Korea on Tuesday to give up its nuclear programs, saying denuclearization is a key first step toward eventual unification of the two divided states.Lee made the appeal during a speech after receiving a global leadership
Sept. 21, 2011
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Lee to run as independent candidate
Lawyer Na most likely to win GNP ticket to Oct. 26 mayoral by-electionConservatives’ attempt to form a united front in the Seoul mayoral by-election hit a snag Tuesday, after Lee Seog-yeon, a lawyer backed by right-leaning civil groups, decided to run independently. Some 200 conservative civic activ
Sept. 20, 2011
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Prosecutors seek 4-year jail term for former PM
SEOUL, Sept. 19 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors on Monday requested a four-year jail term for a former prime minister under the previous administration on charges of pocketing illegal political funds. Prosecutors also sought a court order for Han Myeong-sook to forfeit 940 million won (US$827,464), the same
Sept. 20, 2011
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Seoul under fire over Cameroon diamond business
Controversy another setback in president’s ‘resources diplomacy’Government agencies deliberately exaggerated the amount of diamonds buried in Cameroon and sought to provide a large amount of aid to the African state, lawmakers said Monday, suspecting the government of inappropriate ties to the proje
Sept. 19, 2011