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Controversy rekindled over when to name criminals, suspects
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Seoul transit pass for travelers to be available starting July
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Hybe-Ador CEO conflict gets messier
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Battery makers ramp up efforts to diversify graphite supply chain
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Prosecutors to summon pastor who allegedly gave Dior bag to first lady
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‘Monk’ DJ spreading Buddhism goes global
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[LLG] Unseen inheritance: Trauma of transnational adoption 'trickles down' to adoptees' children
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Court's ruling set to shape path of medical school expansion
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Loans of self-employed swell 50% in four years
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1 passenger dies after falling overboard on cruise ship
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Gwangju mayor’s office raided over forgery scandal
The prosecution on Thursday raided the office of Gwangju Mayor Kang Un-tae, who is alleged to have been involved in a forgery scandal that allowed the city to win a bid for an international sports event.The Gwangju City government has been under fire for fabricating signatures of then-Prime Minister Kim Hwang-sik and Culture Minister Choe Kwang-shik on bidding documents submitted to the governing body of the 2019 World Swimming Championships.The Gwangju District Prosecutors’ Office sent investig
Aug. 8, 2013
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Watchdog suspends sales of anti-diarrheal medications
South Korea‘s drug watchdog said Thursday that it has temporarily suspended sales of several dozen anti-diarrheal medications, the first such move in more than two decades.The move by the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety comes as Dongwha Pharm Co., one of major South Korean drugmakers, was found to have used a combination of two different strains of lactobacillus in making Lacteol than the one that was originally approved by the government in 1988.Lacteol is a brand name of lactobacillus acidoph
Aug. 8, 2013
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Gwangju mayor’s office raided over forgery scandal
The prosecution on Thursday raided the office of Gwangju Mayor Kang Un-tae, who is alleged to have been involved in a forgery scandal that allowed the city to win a bid for an international sports event.The Gwangju City government has been under fire for fabricating signatures of then-Prime Minister Kim Hwang-sik and Culture Minister Choe Kwang-shik on bidding documents submitted to the governing body of the 2019 World Swimming Championships.The Gwangju District Prosecutors’ Office sent investig
Aug. 8, 2013
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[Photo News][Photo News] Baduk battle
Aug. 7, 2013
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2 saving banks raided over Chun’s hidden assets
Prosecutors searching for former President Chun Doo-hwan’s hidden assets on Wednesday raided two savings banks that lent money to businesses owned by Chun’s family.A group of investigators searched the two banks for six hours and seized documents and computer hard drives. Officials did not disclose the names of the banks. One of the two, however, is thought to have lent money to a real estate development firm owned by Chun’s second son Jae-yong. The firm is known to have borrowed about 30 billio
Aug. 7, 2013
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13 face arrest over nuclear plant graft
State prosecutors said Wednesday they have requested court-issued warrants for 13 people to detain them for further questioning on charges that they forged quality warranties of components used in local nuclear reactors.The suspects allegedly supplied various critical plant equipment to Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power, the state-run operator of nuclear power plants, after doctoring their safety tests and certificates, the Supreme Prosecutors‘ Office said.Releasing a preliminary probe outcome into
Aug. 7, 2013
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Appeals court postpones sentencing for SK chief
A sentencing for the convicted chairman of one of the country’s largest conglomerates, SK Group, in an appeals trial has been postponed to Sept. 13, court officials said Wednesday.Chey Tae-won, 53, is currently undergoing appeals after being sentenced to four years behind bars by a lower court in January for embezzling nearly 50 billion won ($45 million) in company funds to make personal investments in stock futures and options.The Seoul High Court had originally planned to deliver the verdict o
Aug. 7, 2013
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Bereaved families, naval officers seek ban of Cheonan sinking film
It was a night like no other. The cold West Sea waters below deck continued their slow, steady rhythm while the 104 sailors on the South Korean naval corvette Cheonan were unaware their gray armored ship would sink, killing 46 of them.What should have sunk with the ship on that more-than-breezy night of March 26, 2010, did not, however: a divisive national debate as to who, or what had caused the debacle. Official statements from the South Korean government, a multinational investigation team an
Aug. 7, 2013
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Macquarie quitting Seoul subway’s line 9
Australia’s Macquarie Group and other large shareholders will withdraw from the subway business in Seoul after a year-long dispute over fares, city officials said Wednesday. Three Korean insurance companies, including a major life insurer, will take over the controversial Seoul Metro Line 9 Corp. owned by a consortium of Macquarie Korea Asset Management Co. and Hyundai Rotem. The potential investors are expected to inject around 700 billion won ($630 million) while not being directly involved in
Aug. 7, 2013
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BIS Canada pupils excel at British Columbia test
Students from BIS Canada have continued to excel on British Columbia’s provincial exam, the school announced.Located in Bundang, Gyeonggi Province, the BIS Canada School is the first school here certified by the British Columbia Ministry of Education in Canada.The examinations are held annually, and all grade 10-12 students who study the provincial curriculum participate in the examination session.The latest standardized test results show that a majority of BIS Canada’s 10th and 11th graders sco
Aug. 7, 2013
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An evangelist of science, humanities convergence
Samsung made headlines recently by recruiting more than 190 college graduates to train as software experts. All of them were liberal arts majors without computer programming knowledge. The rationale was that innovation sprouts from a broad understanding of humanism ― something biologist Choe Jae-chun emphasized eight years ago when he said in the coming years workers with a well-rounded education would be more favorable over ones with specialized knowledge. Choe’s talent crosses disciplines. The
Aug. 7, 2013
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Rival parties agree on witnesses for spy agency probe
Rival political parties on Wednesday agreed on a list of witnesses they will summon for a parliamentary probe into the state spy agency's alleged meddling in last year's presidential election.The agreement comes after weeks of wrangling between rival parties over who should stand as witnesses and how to ensure their appearance at the hearings.The probe, which began early last month, aims to uncover the truth behind allegations that the National Intelligence Service(NIS) conducted an online smear
Aug. 7, 2013
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Woongjin Group chief indicted over massive financial fraud
The chief of Woongjin Group, a troubled mid-size conglomerate, has been charged with fraudulently issuing commercial paper worth around 119.8 billion won ($107 million) to avoid bankruptcy, prosecutors said Wednesday.Yoon Seok-keum, the group‘s founder and chairman, allegedly orchestrated the commercial paper issuance worth 100 billion won under the name of the group’s parent company from July to August of last year even with prior knowledge that the group had lost its ability to pay back its de
Aug. 7, 2013
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SK chief's appeals sentencing postponed to next month
A sentencing for the convicted chairman of one of the country's largest conglomerates, SK Group, in an appeals trial has been postponed to Sept. 13, court officials said Wednesday.Chey Tae-won, 53, is currently undergoing appeals after being sentenced to four years behind bars by a lower court in January for embezzling nearly 50 billion won (US$45 million) in company funds to make personal investments in stock futures and options.The Seoul High Court had originally planned to deliver the verdict
Aug. 7, 2013
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Navy to seek injunction against documentary on Cheonan sinking
A group of Navy officers and families of fallen soldiers will seek a court injunction against a controversial documentary that casts doubts on a multinational team's conclusion that North Korea was responsible for the sinking of the Cheonan warship, a senior official said Wednesday."Project Cheonan Ship," which is directed by independent filmmaker Baek Seung-woo and produced by Chung Ji-young, challenges the South Korean government's claim that the North is responsible for torpedoing a navy vess
Aug. 7, 2013
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Ministry vows to stamp out unauthorized English camps
The government pledged Tuesday to take stern disciplinary measures against unlicensed English immersion camps run by private and state-run universities here.The Ministry of Education said it would check all schools across the country, close unregistered programs, and impose severe punishment against schools that keep breaking the rules.The announcement came amid a growing number of English-learning boarding camps that are emerging as alternatives for students who cannot afford to go overseas for
Aug. 6, 2013
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Chun claims to have inherited assets before presidency
Former President Chun Doo-hwan, who owes 220 billion won ($196.8 million) to state coffers, had inherited massive personal assets before taking office in the 1980s, a close aide claimed Tuesday.Chun was ordered by the nation‘s top court in 1997 to return the funds to the state coffers, which he was found to have illegally accumulated through bribery from big businesses during his military rule from 1980 to 1988.“Political funds played no role in increasing Chun’s assets, as he had inherited a lo
Aug. 6, 2013
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Korea seeks to nurture creative talent
The government announced a comprehensive package of measures Tuesday to cultivate creative manpower considered essential in realizing President Park Geun-hye’s “creative economy” vision.Under the measures announced jointly by the ministries of science, education and labor, the government will offer more career education at primary and secondary schools so students can discover their given talent to help decide which type of jobs they want to have in the future.The government will also build a sy
Aug. 6, 2013
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Court issues arrest warrant against Hankook Ilbo owner
The Seoul Central District Court on Monday issued an arrest warrant for the owner of the country‘s leading newspaper on charges of embezzlement and neglect of duty. Chang Jae-ku, chairman of the Hankook Ilbo, is suspected of having inflicted losses of 20 billion won ($17.94 million) and 10 billion won to the daily and its economic affiliate Seoul Economic Daily, respectively, and having taken 13 billion won from the economic paper’s coffer. It is the first time for a media owner to have been arr
Aug. 6, 2013
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Soda leading source of caffeine for kids: study
Children consume most of their caffeine intake from soda while adults consume the stimulant mostly from instant coffee mix, a study showed Tuesday.According to a report released by the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, soda topped the contribution level of caffeine in children aged 8 to 13 at 64 percent, followed by mixed drinks and ice cream, with 20 percent and 5 percent, respectively. The contribution level of caffeine in adults was 71 percent from coffee mixes, followed by coffee extracts se
Aug. 6, 2013