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Tensions heighten ahead of first president-opposition chief meeting
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Seoul to provide housing subsidy to married couples with newborns
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[KH Explains] No more 'Michael' at Kakao Games
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Rapper jailed after public street fight with another rapper
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Woman gets suspended term for injuring boyfriend with knife
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Samsung chief bolsters ties with Germany’s Zeiss
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Nominee for chief of anti-corruption body pledges 'independence, effectiveness'
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NewJeans pops out ‘Bubble Gum’ video amid troubles at agency
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Med schools expect 1,500+ new admission slots next year
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KT launches new mobile plans for foreign residents
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Seoul to announce results of probe into diplomats' sex scandal Friday
Seoul to announce results of probe into diplomats' sex scandal Friday South Korea will likely announce later this week the results of its investigation into a sex scandal involving some of the nation's diplomats and a Chinese woman, a government source said Tuesday. Multiple Korean diplomats at the consulate in Shanghai have been accused of having extramarital affairs with the 33-year-old Chin
March 23, 2011
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Lee says water too cheap in Korea
President Lee Myung-bak said Tuesday that Koreans appeared to be wasting water because it is “too cheap.”Lee made the remarks as he met with representatives of the International Water Association to exchange views on sustainable use of water resources and how to successfully host a biennial water congress in Busan in September.They also discussed the latest developments in the global water industr
March 22, 2011
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Shin hints ex-P.M. Chung courted her
In an autobiography, the scandal-hit woman discloses her side of the story and mentions high-prifile figures involvedShin Jeong-ah speaks during a press conference on Tuesday. (Yonhap News)The woman at the center of one of South Korea’s biggest scandals returned with an autobiography that includes accounts of her meetings with former Prime Minister Chung Un-chan and former President Roh Moo-hyun.
March 22, 2011
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Pain lingers on for families of Cheonan fallen
Deceased sailor’s father wants to bring ‘leader of main enemy’ to justiceThis is the second of a two-part series to mark the first anniversary of the sinking of the corvette Cheonan. ― Ed.One year after the sinking of the corvette Cheonan, survivors and bereaved families still cannot believe they can meet their loved ones only in dreams occasionally, never in the flesh.To get on with their lives,
March 22, 2011
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S. Korean FM to visit China next week
South Korean Foreign Minister Kim Sung-hwan will visit China next week for talks with his counterpart and other senior officials, the ministry said Tuesday, as the twocountries differ over how to deal with North Korea's uranium enrichment program.During the March 28-30 trip, Kim will hold talks with Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi and pay a visit to Premier Wen Jiabao, the ministry said in a statemen
March 22, 2011
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Chung confronts top officials over policy
Hint at resignation from shared growth body may be attempt to distance self from ruling blocFormer Prime Minister Chung Un-chan, sought by the ruling party as a potential candidate for next month’s by-elections, hinted that he would resign from heading an economic policy panel over criticism of his plan for “profit sharing” between conglomerates and their subcontractors.Regarding Knowledge Economy
March 21, 2011
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Ex-leader Roh’s loyalist becomes minority party chief
Rhyu Si-min, a loyal supporter of the late President Roh Moo-hyun and one of the nation’s most influential liberal politicians, was elected chief of a minority left-leaning party over the weekend, taking a step toward his likely goal to become president in 2012. Rhyu, who served as welfare minister under Roh and is especially popular among the progressive younger generation here, will likely seek
March 20, 2011
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Battle to recognize fishermen’s sacrifice continues
On April 2 of last year, a week after the sinking of the South Korean warship Cheonan, a small fishing boat collided with a Cambodian cargo ship and sank in the West Sea. Nine fishermen, who were aboard the ill-fated private trawler “Geumyang 98” ― mobilized by the government to assist in the search for the missing sailors of the sunken warship ― never returned to their families. Only two bodies w
March 20, 2011
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Road cleared for Choi See-joong's reappointment as KCC chairman
The National Assembly on Friday gave the green light to the reappointment of Choi See-joong as chairman of Korea Communications Commission despite fierce denunciation from the opposition parties. The parliamentary committee on culture, broadcasting and telecommunications adopted the ruling Grand National Party's confirmation hearing report on Choi during a meeting which the main opposition Democr
March 18, 2011
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Seoul ready to send planes, ships to evacuate its citizens from Japan
Korea to send blankets, water; Lee orders check on Korean nuclear plantsSouth Korea plans to mobilize “all possible means” including military aircraft and Coast Guard vessels to pull its citizens out of Japan should the nuclear crisis in the northeast coast escalate to a dangerous level, the vice foreign minister said Friday.The Seoul government has also advised South Koreans ― even those further
March 18, 2011
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Opposition defiant over KCC chairman’s reappointment
The ruling Grand National Party and opposition parties on Friday grappled over adopting a confirmation hearing report for Choi See-joong, chairman of the Korea Communications Commission.The GNP supports reappointment of Choi, but opposition parties are determined to remove him from his position accusing him for “politicizing the independent organization” during his three-year tenure, which ends Fr
March 18, 2011
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Seoul to accept N.K. offer for talks on Baekdu volcano
The Seoul government said Friday it was reviewing North Korea’s proposal to hold talks on possible volcanic activity at Mount Baekdu amid reports that an eruption was near. The North said in a letter addressed to South’s weather agency Thursday that the two Koreas should discuss conducting joint research, on-site surveys and symposiums on the volcano. “It is our understanding that the North sugges
March 18, 2011
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Japanese cabinet secretary’s pic highlights stress of crisis
A recent picture of Japan’s chief cabinet secretary Yukio Edano has brought sympathy from people online. Two pictures of him, one before the 9.0 earthquake and tsunami hit Japan and the other after the quake show how much he has been struggling in the wake of the natural disaster and nuclear crisis. The second picture, taken at a televised briefing, shows his physical fatigue and the effects of th
March 18, 2011
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NK proposes inter-Korean talks on possible Mt. Baekdu volcano
North Korea on Thursday proposed holding talks with South Korea on possible volcanic activities at its landmark mountain, Seoul's Unification Ministry said, amid reports of a looming eruption there that could affect the entire peninsula. Mount Paekdu, North Korea's highest mountain on the border with China, last erupted in 1903, but experts have warned that it may have an active core, citing top
March 17, 2011
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Seoul advises citizens to keep away from Fukushima plant
South Korea is advising its citizens in Japan to evacuate to safe areas outside a radius of 80 kilometers from the quake-stricken Fukushima nuclear power plant, Foreign Minister Kim Sung-hwan said Thursday.It had previously told Korean nationals to stay at least 30 kilometers away from the troubled plant. However, it has increased the safety distance as concerns over rising radiation levels are mo
March 17, 2011
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Lee calls for customized aid to Japan
President reaffirms safety of Korean nuclear power facilitiesPresident Lee Myung-bak on Thursday said that Korea should provide customized assistance to Japan as the neighboring country reels from its worst-ever recorded earthquake and tsunami.“Because we are close, we can send what Japan needs in the shortest period of time,” Lee told ruling Grand National Party chairman Ahn Sang-soo at the begin
March 17, 2011
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Bae becomes U.S. academy vice rep.
A South Korean Air Force cadet receiving commissioned education at the U.S. Air Force Academy has become “vice wing commander,” the second highest cadet leadership position, since January, officials here said Thursday.Bae Jae-jin, 24, was given the honorable post on Jan. 2 for the first time as a foreign cadet in the 63-year history of the prestigious academy located in Colorado Springs, Colorado,
March 17, 2011
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Seoul to offer record aid to Japan
Korea sends drinking water, donations to quake-stricken neighborThe South Korean government is expected to provide its biggest-ever overseas disaster relief to Japan as the neighboring country suffers from the worst earthquake and tsunami in its recorded history.Including the aid supplies, the amount of Seoul’s relief for Japan is likely to exceed the $12.5 million provided to quake-stricken Haiti
March 16, 2011
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Financial regulator, police, stock exchange probe radiation leak rumors
The state financial regulator has launched an inquiry into rumors about the possible effects of radioactive leakage from Japan on Korean soil, which apparently contributed to Tuesday’s plunge in Korean shares, officials said Wednesday.In tandem with the police and Korea Exchange Inc., the Financial Supervisory Service is investigating allegations that some people were trying to manipulate stock pr
March 16, 2011
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Lee orders check on nuclear facilities
From news reportsPresident Lee Myung-bak instructed his government Wednesday to painstakingly check the safety of local nuclear reactors, a move aimed at easing public anxiety here amid news of Japan’s nuclear crisis.The president sent Lee Ju-ho, minister for education, science and technology, to a major nuclear power facility in the southeastern region of Gori for an on-site inspection, they adde
March 16, 2011