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Marine Corps commander summoned by CIO for questioning on alleged influence-peddling case
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Debate rages over ‘overly fatty’ samgyeopsal
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40 flights canceled on Jeju Island due to bad weather
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[Weekender] Korean psyche untangled: Musok
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N. Korea slams US, other countries for seeking alternative to UN sanctions monitoring panel
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Pandemic left Korea more depressed than before: report
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Gov't appears to shelve punitive measures against mass walkout by doctors
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[Eye Interview] 'If you live to 100, you might as well be happy,' says 88-year-old bestselling essayist
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From fake prostitution ring to nonexistent robber, prank calls hamper police
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Missing S. Korean traveler in Paris found safe after 2 weeks
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Lee agrees to cooperate with Japan's new PM on bilateral relations, N. Korea
South Korean President Lee Myung-bak and Japan's new Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda spoke by phone Tuesday and agreed to work closely together in improving relations between the two countries and dealing with North Korea, an official said. During a 15-minute conversation, Lee said t
Sept. 6, 2011
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Lee names vice ministers of finance, home affairs
President Lee Myung-bak on Tuesday shuffled three senior finance officials to fill an empty post a week after promoting first vice minister of finance Lim Jong-ryong to minister of the Prime Minister’s Office.Shin Je-yoon, vice chairman of the Financial Services Commission, will succeed Lim, preside
Sept. 6, 2011
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Ahn won’t run, supports Park for Seoul mayoral by-election
Popular professor, civic activist agree on latter’s candidacyAfter days of speculation, Professor Ahn Cheol-soo ended his dalliance with candidacy for Seoul mayor on Tuesday, giving an endorsement to lawyer-turned-civil activist Park Won-soon.“Park has long dedicated himself to promoting civil right
Sept. 6, 2011
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Ahn-Park alliance to sway election
Park’s unified candidacy keeps both ruling, opposition parties waryThe weeklong media hype over Ahn Cheol-soo’s hint at running for Seoul mayor ended up as a litmus test of his popularity and the prevailing dissatisfaction with existing political parties.Some even say that the 49-year-old entreprene
Sept. 6, 2011
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To cut or not to cut
Budget planners, politicians in head-on clash over tax cuts for the rich, corporationsBillionaire investor Warren Buffett’s recent call for higher taxes on the U.S.’s super rich drew much attention from Koreans.Korean media also reported moves by wealthy Europeans to follow Buffett’s lead by offerin
Sept. 6, 2011
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[URGENT] Ahn gives up Seoul mayor candidacy
Popular professor, civic activist agree on latter’s candidacyAfter days of speculation, Professor Ahn Cheol-soo ended his dalliance with candidacy for Seoul mayor on Tuesday, giving an endorsement to lawyer-turned-civil activist Park Won-soon.“Park has long dedicated himself to promoting civil right
Sept. 6, 2011
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Cabinet passes bill to extend paternity leave to 5 days
Male workers will be able to have up to five days off for paternity leave when their wives give birth under a revision bill that passed the Cabinet meeting Tuesday, the government said.Workers can currently get three days of unpaid leave when their spouses give birth. The bill, which awaits parliame
Sept. 6, 2011
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Ahn’s overwhelming popularity raises speculation of new party
With entrepreneur-turned-professor Ahn Cheol-soo tipped to enter the Seoul mayoral race, there is speculation that he might start a new political party.Yoon Yeo-joon, a former Grand National Party lawmaker and election strategist, offered Sunday to take charge of Ahn’s election campaign. He also pre
Sept. 5, 2011
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Opinion polls show overwhelming support for Ahnlab founder as
Ahn Cheol-soo, a potential dark-horse candidate for Seoul mayor, is far ahead of other possible contenders from both the ruling and opposition parties, multiple surveys showed Monday.Ahn Cheol-soo (Yonhap News)Ahn, a former doctor, rose to fame in the 1990s after establishing Ahnlab Inc., one
Sept. 5, 2011
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Ahn’s hint at mayoral bid stirs up parties
By Kim So-hyunThe rise of venture entrepreneur-turned-professor Ahn Cheol-soo as a prospective independent candidate in the Seoul mayoral election has added to the disquiet in political parties struggling to keep support ratings from falling further.Ahn, who has long been wooed by both sides, said F
Sept. 4, 2011
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Panel to hold first audit of overseas offices
The parliamentary state affairs committee, which supervises key state financial bodies, is to audit the overseas branches of its affiliated organs for the first time in the upcoming state inspection.It is thus to be the first parliamentary committee, besides foreign affairs, to include overseas offi
Sept. 4, 2011
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Seoul seeks protection for Korean sailors on foreign ships
The Seoul government is striving to strengthen measures to ensure the safety of South Korean sailors aboard foreign ships as Somali piracy targeting its citizens continues, a government official said Sunday.Following a recent series of piracy cases involving its nationals, it has toughened security
Sept. 4, 2011
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Sohn struggles to overcome setbacks
DP leader’s handling of scandals and divisions seen as test of presidential potentialRep. Sohn Hak-kyu, leader of the main opposition Democratic Party, is grappling with a spate of political setbacks including an bribery scandal involving Seoul’s liberal education superintendent.Observers said that
Sept. 4, 2011
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Cornered Kwak faces probe Monday
By Bae Hyun-jungThe prosecution is set to question Seoul education chief Kwak No-hyun on Monday over allegations that he bought his rival out of the race in last year’s election, after investigators rounded off their preliminary probe on key aides over the weekend.Kwak admitted on Aug. 28 that he ha
Sept. 4, 2011
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U.S. sends aid to flood-stricken N. Korea
(AP) -- The United States sent a plane loaded with a small but symbolic shipment of emergency aid that was due to arrive in flood-stricken North Korea on Saturday, in the latest sign of a thaw in relations between the countries. A cargo plane departed Friday from the U.S. packed with $90
Sept. 3, 2011
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Korea expands job opportunities for high school graduates
The government should set a quota for the recruitment of high school graduates when hiring new employees, President Lee Myung-bak said Friday. Presiding over a meeting on his “fair society” campaign, he strongly challenged the deep-rooted workplace practice of favoring employees by school diploma ra
Sept. 3, 2011
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Ahn may run for Seoul mayor
Ahn Cheol-soo, a venture entrepreneur-turned-professor revered by many young Koreans, said Friday that he was considering running for Seoul mayor as an independent candidate in next month’s by-elections. Ahn Cheol-soo“I have not yet made up my mind,” Ahn told reporters in Seoul, denying a news
Sept. 2, 2011
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GNP chief hints at good news on inter-Korean ties
The two Koreas may announce a new agreement as they inch toward better ties after months-long tensions, the leader of Seoul’s ruling party said Friday.The agreement “may be disclosed as early as” the Sep. 11-13 Chuseok holiday, Grand National Party chairman Hong Joon-pyo told reporters without elabo
Sept. 2, 2011
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Ahn mulling run for Seoul mayor
Ahn Cheol-soo, a venture entrepreneur-turned professor revered by many young Koreans, said Friday that he was considering running for Seoul mayor as an independent candidate in next month’s by-elections. (Yonhap News)“I have not yet made up my mind,” Ahn told reporters in Seoul, denying a news repor
Sept. 2, 2011
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Gov't to expand benefits for high school graduates
The government said Friday it will expand benefits for those who have only graduated from high school as they serve in the military or seek employment in an effort to break discrimination against those without college diplomas and to promote the perception that merits matter more than academic backg
Sept. 2, 2011