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Yoon vetoes bill for special probe into young Marine's death
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SNU alums nabbed for digital sex crimes
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Dog days are over? Popular dog trainer embroiled in workplace bullying dispute
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[Exclusive] LACMA admits it needs further research on donated Korean paintings
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AI Seoul Summit adopts declaration on safe, innovative, inclusive AI
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[H.eco Forum] H.eco Forum calls for transition to clean, carbon-free energy
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Samsung replaces semiconductor chief amid heightened AI race
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Russia likely offering N. Korea technology aid to expand threats to US, others: Pentagon official
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[Up close in Yeouido] Trump hinting at US troop removal in South Korea ‘election-time talk’
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[Bridge to Africa] Africa-Korea partnership: Why it matters for future
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Half of new lawyers still out of work
Lawy has always been regarded as one of the most prestigious occupations in Korea but the legal market has already turned into a red ocean and nearly half of new attorneys remain unemployed. Of the 970 people who completed a two-year mandatory training program Wednesday at the Judicial Research and Training Institute after passing the bar exam, 343 have yet to be employed, with 189 to join the mil
Jan. 12, 2011
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Legal adult age reduced to 19
The age of legal adulthood is to be lowered from the current 20 to 19 under a revised civil law bill, officials said Wednesday.The bill, which was passed by the parliamentary Legislation and Judiciary Committee last month, is expected to be approved at a plenary session of the National Assembly next month, they said.When the revision takes effect in July 2013, young adults the age of 19 will be ab
Jan. 12, 2011
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Arrest sought for ex-police chief
The prosecution Wednesday requested an arrest warrant for former National Police Agency Commissioner-General Kang Hee-rak for receiving kickbacks from a contractor in exchange for influence-peddling. The investigators summoned former Korea Coast Guard head Lee Gil-bum on similar suspicions which allegedly involve several high-ranking police officials and politicians. According to officials at the
Jan. 12, 2011
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S. Korea to lower legal adult age to 19
The South Korean legislature is expected to pass a bill next month that would lower the legal adult age from the current 20 to 19 to reflect rapid social changes and global trends, parliamentary and judicial officials said Wednesday.The bill, set to become effective as of July 1, 2013, will allow Koreans to engage in legally binding activities without parental consent when they reach 19 years of a
Jan. 12, 2011
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Korea gives $100,000 of cholera drugs to Haiti
The government has donated medicines to fight cholera to the Ministry of Public Health and Population of Haiti, officials said. The delivery ― worth $100,000 ― which was made on Dec. 28 via the Korea International Cooperation Agency is expected to fight the epidemic in the Caribbean state. “The cooperation between South Korea and Republic of Haiti is a cooperation model between both states. This n
Jan. 11, 2011
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4-year term sought for environment activist Choi
The prosecution has requested that a local court sentence Choi Yul of the Korea Green Foundation to four years in prison and an 130 million won ($113,000) fine for his alleged embezzlement.Officers of the Seoul Central Prosecutors’ Office told Judge Kim Woo-jin of Seoul Central District Court at a trial that the case is serious because Choi leads one of the most influential civic groups. “Civic ac
Jan. 11, 2011
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Humans could reach their upper athletic limits within 10 years
The human body is capable of running 100 meters in 9.51 seconds, about 0.07 seconds faster than the current world record held by Olympic gold medalist Usain Bolt, Korean researchers have suggested. It could take up to 10.55 years for humans to reach this estimated upper limit, after which the chances of performance improvement is extremely low, said professor Chang Yu-sang of KDI School of Public
Jan. 11, 2011
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Military pension contributions rise, payouts frozen
The Defense Ministry is seeking to make a revision to a law governing the military pension system that would eventually increase pay-ins while keeping payouts at the current level, officials said Tuesday.The revision is aimed at repairing the military pension system as it struggles with chronic deficits because more money is needed to meet payouts for a growing number of retired military officers
Jan. 11, 2011
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Brain changes explain why teens have no fear
WASHINGTON (AFP) -- The brain undergoes changes in adolescence that suppress fearful experiences learned in childhood, said a study released Monday that could explain why teenagers act so brashly at times. Scientists studied the fear responses of mice for clues about how adolescents would react to situations that resembled prior experiences that involved pairing of electric shocks and tonal n
Jan. 11, 2011
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Three-year-old girl beats breast cancer
(captured from Daily Mail)The youngest person ever to be diagnosed with breast cancer has made a full recovery at the age of three, reported the Daily Mail on Sunday. When Melanie Hunter found a little lump on her daughter Aleisha’s chest, she thought it was a harmless cyst. “It was a tiny little hard lump, the size of a pea,” Melanie told the Daily Mail. After hospital tests, Melanie was told it
Jan. 11, 2011
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Man indicted for pro-NK postings on Twitter
Prosecutors pressed charges on Monday against a South Korean man accused of posting Internet messages praising North Korea in what is possibly the first occurrence of such postings through social networking sites. The 54-year-old man under arrest, identified only by his last name Cho, is suspected of posting about 100 counts of online messages and video clips from 2009 to October of last year on
Jan. 10, 2011
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Auditor nominee likely to resign under pressure
Ruling party demands Chung give up post over ethical issuesThe ruling Grand National Party on Monday called for Chung Tong-ki, nominee for chairman of the Board of Audit and Inspection, to resign from his position. The GNP’s demand was an apparent bid to soothe public antipathy toward the former prosecutor, who has made 100 million won ($87,000) a month since stepping down as a prosecutor, alleged
Jan. 10, 2011
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Ex-police chief faces arrest in bribery case
A bribery scandal involving construction site catering contracts is spreading from police chiefs and executives of large construction firms to senior government officials, politicians and presidential aides.Prosecutors on Monday questioned former National Police Agency Commissioner Kang Hee-rak over suspicions that he received kickbacks from a canteen operator and broker surnamed Yoo. The Seoul Ea
Jan. 10, 2011
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Crimes up but arrests down in 2010
The number of violent crimes went up here last year, with arrests going down, compared to previous years, according to police officials Monday.The data from the National Police Agency showed the number of violent crimes, including assault and robbery, increased by 10 percent to 579,751 last year from the five-year average from 2005 to 2009.Rape went up 28 percent, theft by 25 percent and murder by
Jan. 10, 2011
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Military service to benefit jobseekers
As early as April, people who have served in the military will get extra credits when they apply for jobs in public sectors, the Ministry of National Defense said Monday. The measure is expected to benefit mainly men, who spend 21 to 24 months in military camps as their compulsory military duty. However, the plan is likely to trigger resistance from women’s rights groups and others who claim the e
Jan. 10, 2011
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Opposition to grill top auditor-nominee
The main opposition Democratic Party has vowed to grill the nominee for Board of Audit and Inspection chairman over his “unusually rapid” accumulation of wealth at the parliamentary confirmation hearing slated for Jan. 19-20. DP lawmakers are also urging President Lee Myung-bak to withdraw the nomination of former prosecutor Chung Tong-ki for the position. Their indignant stance, taken on Sunday,
Jan. 9, 2011
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Korea toughens regulations on anchor babies, citizenship
The government has decided to grant dual citizenship to the children of women who have studied or worked overseas for more than six months and given birth while abroad.Those who fail to meet the standard will be considered “anchor babies” from “birth tourists” and will be excluded from the system, said the Ministry of Justice on Sunday. Korean males who gain dual citizenship will still be mandated
Jan. 9, 2011
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Suffering wife to talent show winner
Filipino woman abused by Korean husband finds new hope“I felt like I was singing for my one moment in time,” said Marinel Cuid.For the Filipino native, winning a national talent show here signaled a fresh start for her and her children, away from her abusive Korean husband.“I cried all night (after winning the talent show) because I couldn’t believe it,” said Cuid.The 35-year-old single mother of
Jan. 9, 2011
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Probe into construction site catering bribes spreads
Civil service marred by ethical problemsDozens of government officials and lawmakers could have been involved in bribery related to construction site catering contracts, prosecutors said.Prosecutors began investigating the potentially explosive scandal last month, suspecting former National Police Agency chief Kang Hee-rak and ex-commissioner general of the National Coast Guard Lee Gil-beom of rec
Jan. 9, 2011
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S. Korea confirms additional FMD cases near Seoul
South Korea confirmed additional cases of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) Saturday at three pig farms in cities just outside of Seoul, indicating a failure of nationwide quarantine efforts to contain the highly contagious animal disease.The additional cases now brought to 102 the number of confirmed FMD cases in the country that reported the first confirmed case in the latest outbreak on Nov. 29.The
Jan. 8, 2011