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Blinken calls on China to press N. Korea to end its 'dangerous' behavior
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New celebrity-endorsed therapy for face contouring requires only a pair of rubber bands
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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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[Weekender] How DDP emerged as an icon of Seoul
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Rapper jailed after public street fight with another rapper
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Doctor group's incoming head renews call for govt. to scrap medical school quota hike for dialogue
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Woman gets suspended term for injuring boyfriend with knife
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[KH Explains] No more 'Michael' at Kakao Games
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NewJeans pops out ‘Bubble Gum’ video amid troubles at agency
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HIV infections, AIDS deaths fall: U.N.
An end to the AIDS epidemic is now “feasible,” thanks to easier access to drugs that prevent and treat the human immunodeficiency virus that causes the deadly disease, the United Nations’ AIDS program said in its annual report.The number of people dying from AIDS sharply declined from a peak of 2.3 million in 2005 to 1.7 million last year. The number of new HIV infections last year was also 20 percent lower than in 2001.Africa, in particular, has seen tremendous progress in curing the disease, d
Nov. 22, 2012
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Prosecutors demand 4-year term for SK chairman
The prosecution on Thursday sought a four-year jail term for SK Group chairman Chey Tae-won for misappropriating group affiliates’ funds worth 50 billion won ($46.1 million).It also demanded a five-year term for his younger brother Jae-won on the same charges during the court hearing at the Seoul Central District Court.The two brothers are suspected of having colluded to embezzle part of the 280 billion won fund earmarked by 18 SK affiliates for investment purposes. Prosecutors suspected they mi
Nov. 22, 2012
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Baby boomers have highest crime rate among Koreans
Baby boomers have the highest crime rate in Korea by age group, which is unusual as in most countries the crime rate peaks among those in their late teens.Jeong Eun-gyeong, assistant professor for police administration in Youngsan University, said in her thesis that according to 2007 crime statistics, people in that generation had the highest crime rate regarding violence and property with over 30 percent more cases than teenagers.On the other hand, 18-year-olds had the highest crime rates in th
Nov. 22, 2012
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International forum discusses promotion of adult learning
DAEJEON ― Experts in education gathered together to discuss Thursday how to help people continue the learning process throughout their lives at an annual forum in Daejeon.More than 100 participants, including Gene Roth, emeritus professor of Northern Illinois University, and Luis Scasso, director of Lifelong Education of Organization of Ibero-American States, attended the International Conference on Lifelong Learning hosted by the state-run National Institute for Lifelong Education in Korea in c
Nov. 22, 2012
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SKC chairman named to United Way Worldwide leadership council
SKC said on Wednesday that its chairman, Choi Shin-won, has been appointed to the leadership council of the United Way Worldwide.The United Way Worldwide is a nonprofit volunteer organization that provides for communities through volunteering and donations. The leadership council consists of around 12 to 15 members all over the world. Choi would be the first council member from Asia.In order to be on the leadership council, a person has to have donated more than $100,000, be in a chair position
Nov. 22, 2012
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Philippines the most emotional nation
Singaporeans are the least likely to report experiencing emotions of any kind on a daily basis, while Filipinos were the most emotional, a survey indicates.Gallup measured daily emotions in more than 150 countries by asking residents whether they experienced five positive and five negative emotions a lot the previous day. Negative emotions included: anger, stress, sadness, physical pain and worry. Positive emotions included: feeling well-rested, being treated with respect, enjoyment, smiling and
Nov. 22, 2012
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Robber caught after five years
A thief who stole cash from a convenience store five years ago was caught Thursday, said Jungbu Police Station in Seoul. Police could arrest the man, thanks to advanced investigation technology.Lee, 32, threatened the 38-year-old female owner of the store with a knife, and took 290,000 won on Aug. 6, 2007. Police found fragments of his fingerprints on the cash register and a pack of cigarettes but the technology at that time could not identify the fingerprints. The fingerprints were recently ide
Nov. 22, 2012
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Buses back on roads after hour-long strike
Bus operators nationwide restarted operations after a strike that lasted around an hour on Thursday morning, causing minor inconvenience to commuters.The union of bus operators warned, however, of an indefinite strike if the National Assembly passes a revised bill that acknowledges taxis as public transport at the plenary session scheduled on Friday and Saturday. “The bus operators restarted operation from 6:30 a.m. on Thursday since we cannot ignore the massive inconvenience to the citizens,” s
Nov. 22, 2012
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Korean Premier Leaguer Ji Dong-won may be loaned to Germany: agency
South Korean footballer Ji Dong-won, currently confined to the bench in English Premier League, may join a first-division German club on loan, his agency said Wednesday.The agency, C2 Global, said the Sunderland player could be loaned to FC Augsburg in Bundesliga, Germany's top competition."Sunderland is in talks with Augsburg and several other teams regarding Ji's loan," the agency said, confirming recent rumors that some clubs were interested in the 21-year-old. "There have not been any specif
Nov. 21, 2012
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‘Education shouldn’t be stressful, but a joy’
Georges Haddad, a high-profile director at UNESCO, stresses that education in the 21st century is becoming more challenging and more stressful for families in many countries.“It’s so sad to see many students are intensively stressed by education, and when they fail they lose their confidence, lose self-respect to commit suicide,” he said.“We don’t want education stress, but it should remain a joy.”Since 2010, Haddad has been leading UNESCO’s Education Research and Foresight.He was at the World I
Nov. 21, 2012
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Children’s education is society’s future
DOHA, Qatar ― For many, the meaning of education is simply going to school and earning a degree. But for Suad Shariff Mohammed, from the Kakuma refugee camp, education is a hope and life.Suad grew up and became a teacher at the refugee camp in northern Kenya, which is currently home to more than 100,000 people fleeing from war in Sudan, Congo and Somalia as well as a handful of other African nations.“I’ve been living in Kakuma more than 10 years. I studied there, went to college on a scholarship
Nov. 21, 2012
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Experts to explore future of lifelong learning
Practitioners, academics and policy planners in lifelong learning will gather at an international forum in Daejeon on Thursday to share their experiences and discuss future challenges. The fourth annual International Conference on Lifelong Learning is drawing over 120 experts from home and abroad to a debate under the theme of “Learning Unlimited: Learning and the World of Work.”It is organized by the state-run National Institute for Lifelong Education in Korea in cooperation with The Korea Hera
Nov. 21, 2012
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Korea-America Friendship Award goes to ex-diplomat
The Korea America Friendship Society awarded Hyeon Hong-ju, a corporate lawyer at Kim & Chang Law Firm, the Korea America Friendship Award on Tuesday at the “2012 Korea America Friendship Night,” which was held at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Hannam-dong, Seoul.Hyeon was awarded for fostering Korea-U.S. relations in parliament, administration and academia through his work as ambassador to the United States in 1991. He was also recognized for his involvement in the Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement eff
Nov. 21, 2012
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Man belatedly charged for killing wife
A man whose wife died in a gas explosion four years ago is being tried for murder, after police reopened the case on suspicion he caused the blast.Daejeon Metropolitan Police Agency indicted the suspect after it reinvestigated the gas explosion that took place in March of 2008 and left the 27-year-old woman dead. The decision was prompted by the victim’s father who said that he was suspicious of the fact his son-in-law had bought so many life insurance policies under his daughter’s name shortly
Nov. 21, 2012
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Nation braces for bus strike
With a nationwide bus strike looming, officials in Seoul and other cities were striving Wednesday to prepare charter buses, extra taxis and subways in a bid to minimize the impact on commuters. Bus operators across the country are to halt operations of more than 50,000 buses from early Thursday in protest against a bill to redefine taxis as mass transit. That includes more than 7,500 buses running on more than 350 routes throughout Seoul, carrying approximately 5 million passengers a day. "As de
Nov. 21, 2012
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Korean man sentenced for retweeting N.K. posts
A South Korean man has received a suspended 10-month prison term for retweeting North Korean propaganda posts.The Suwon District Court cited the National Security Law in its ruling Wednesday against Park Jeong-geun. The law prohibits praising and glorifying North Korea. Park could have received seven years in prison.The court says it suspended the prison term partly because Park promised not to repeat his act. It says Twitter's widespread influence over society is the reason Park's actions threa
Nov. 21, 2012
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Bus companies to launch strike Thursday over taxi bill
Bus drivers nationwide will abandon their vehicles from Thursday in protest against a bill that redefines taxis as a mode of mass transit and offers them compensation for losses.The bill, which unanimously passed through the parliamentary committee on land, transport and maritime affairs last week, was also approved on Wednesday by the parliamentary Legislation and Judiciary Committee, paving the way for being finally dealt with during the plenary session scheduled for Friday.Expressing immediat
Nov. 21, 2012
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F1 Korean Grand Prix bleeds red for third straight year
The only annual Formula One (F1) auto racing event in South Korea has bled red for the third straight year, race organizers said Wednesday.The organizing committee for the F1 Korean Grand Prix said this year‘s event resulted in an operating loss of 39.4 billion won ($36.4 million).The race has been held annually in Yeongam, South Jeolla Province, about 400 kilometers south of Seoul, since 2010.The organizers said this year’s race cost them 74.5 billion won. They made 35.1 billion won from ticket
Nov. 21, 2012
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High court halves compensation for families of ‘Inhyeokdang’ victims
Compensation for families of a group of pro-democracy activists who were falsely convicted of violating the anti-communist security law and executed in the mid-1970s has been sharply reduced by an appellate court, officials said Wednesday.In 1975, 25 anti-government demonstrators were indicted, including eight who were executed, for trying to rebuild a disbanded pro-communist group called “Inhyeokdang,” in violation of the anti-communist National Security Law.Almost three decades later, the Trut
Nov. 21, 2012
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Activist group to provide ‘comfort women’ teaching manual
A Seoul civic group representing Korean women forced by Japan into sexual slavery during World War II said Wednesday it has developed guides for teachers to use for educating elementary school students on the subject of the wartime victims.According to the Korean Council for the Women Drafted for Military Sexual Slavery, copies of the teaching manuals along with DVDs will be distributed free of charge to those willing to use them to teach third to sixth graders about victims of the Japanese sexu
Nov. 21, 2012