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[Exclusive] Korean military set to ban iPhones over 'security' concerns
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Korean, Romanian leaders discuss defense tech, nuclear energy
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[Graphic News] 77% of young Koreans still financially dependent
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S. Korea calls on Japan to confront history amid Yasukuni Shrine visit
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Yoon’s jailed mother-in-law excluded from latest parole list
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Hybe and Min Hee-jin, CEO of Hybe sublabel Ador, lock horns
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[Pressure points] Leggings in public: Fashion statement or social faux pas?
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Yoo Jae-suk, Yoo Yeon-seok team up in 'Whenever Possible'
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Korea’s homegrown nanosatellite successfully launches into space
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Aging population to drive down Korea's housing prices from 2040: experts
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Life on wheels getting harder and tighter
Just over a year ago, Kim Young-gil’s wife gave birth to the couple’s first child, leading him to decide that after years of operating a room salon and working in bars, he needed to find a steadier way of earning a living. At age 34, he wrote his first resume and acquired a license to work as a taxi driver. He now drives for 12 hours a day ferrying passengers all over the Seoul area. His new career as a cabbie has brought with it a range of challenges, but little of the stability or respectabili
Nov. 13, 2012
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Counsel may charge President Lee’s son, aides
The independent counsel is considering charging President Lee Myung-bak’s son and several aides as the team wraps up its one-month inquiry into alleged irregularities in a canceled property deal.Lee Kwang-bum plans to announce the result of the investigation Wednesday after Lee refused extend the investigation period by an additional 15 days.Sources said Tuesday the special prosecutor is weighing indicting the president’s son Lee Si-hyung without detention. It may also file charges against sever
Nov. 13, 2012
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General appointed to lead UNC armistice panel
A South Korean major general was appointed to lead the United Nations Command’s military armistice commission, which supervises the implementation of the armistice of the 1950-53 Korean War, the Combined Forces Command (CFC) said Tuesday.Maj. Gen. Jang Kyung-wook will lead the UNC’s five-member military armistice commission team in the truce village of Panmunjom on the southern section of the demilitarized zone, which is co-supervised by five representatives on the northern side of the DMZ. With
Nov. 13, 2012
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Seoul mayor’s trip to Europe focuses on social enterprise, cooperatives
Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon on Monday met with leaders of social business and cooperatives in Barcelona, Spain, the first leg of his seven-day trip to Europe.He met with Sandro Rosell, chairman of FC Barcelona, a football club, and the club’s vice president Carles Vilarrubi to share management skills of the football club, which is run in the form of a cooperative. The football club, which Lionell Messi plays for, has more than 170,000 investors and is owned by 1,343 fan clubs. The chairman and the
Nov. 13, 2012
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Seoul to ban smoking in all indoor facilities by 2020
The Seoul government aims to make the capital a smoke-free city by 2020 in line with the World Health Organization’s policy encouraging its members to reduce smoking.The Seoul office plans to ban smoking in all public and multi-purpose facilities, in addition to bus stops, and restaurants and bars whose size exceeds 150 square meters, officials said.Seoul made the announcement with Dr. Susan Mercado, team leader of the tobacco free initiative for WHO Western Pacific Regional Office, and Domilyn
Nov. 13, 2012
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Police-prosecution feud reignites over corruption case
The long-standing feud between the prosecution and the police has burst to the forefront again ahead of the December presidential election.The two law enforcement agencies have been at odds for years over their respective powers.The government responded by implementing a new ordinance in January that allows the prosecutors to take over cases when they deem a police investigation problematic.In the lead up to the presidential election, police have protested the rule, which they claim to be an inf
Nov. 12, 2012
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WHO chief calls for global action to fight tobacco industry
The chief of the World Health Organization denounced the tobacco industry Sunday for maneuvering to undermine global efforts to fight smoking and protect the public health. Director-general Margaret Chan called for action by governments, civil societies and individuals against tobacco companies which have been lobbying consumer groups and hiding the facts that their products have taken millions of lives. “This is the industry that you should never trust because it has been hiding scientific info
Nov. 12, 2012
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Korean plans to set up university in Philippines
A Korean businessman who runs a four-year college in the Philippines is planning to set up a university in the country. “We’re now in talks with the authorities to upgrade our college as a full-scale university,” said Kim Nang-kyu, the chairman of Ebenezer International College in the Philippines.“We’re planning to open engineering and physical education courses next year. We’re also in talks with American schools to open an international law school here,” he added.The 58-year-old Kim, who emigr
Nov. 12, 2012
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From good to great: What’s next for Korean higher education
Over the last 30 years, Korea has experienced unmatched progress in higher education. The percentage of high-school graduates attending higher education institutions has steadily increased, with Korea now ranking first among 25 OECD countries in terms of the percentage of 25- to 34-year-olds who have tertiary degrees. This boom in higher education has led to an increasingly well-educated population. Much of this success is due to the firm foundation laid by K-12 education. Universities have four
Nov. 12, 2012
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Microsoft to help N.K. defectors
The South Korean unit of U.S. computer software maker Microsoft will sign an agreement with the Unification Ministry to provide support for Seoul’s efforts to educate North Korean defectors on information technology, the ministry said Monday.Graig Shank, the general manager for Microsoft’s international affairs team, will meet with Minister Yu Woo-ik on Tuesday to sign the deal, according to the ministry.Under the agreement, the software maker will provide 100 million won ($91,869) worth of PCs,
Nov. 12, 2012
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Elite education not a surefire path to success
To parents who want their children to excel in school and have successful careers, she might be the perfect role model. Yoon Seon-joo graduated from the prestigious Seoul National University and worked as a producer at SBS, one of the country’s three major broadcasters. She then studied at Harvard Law School and Harvard Kennedy School, and worked as a lawyer with an international law firm.However, she doesn’t believe Korea’s elite education was a surefire path to success.“I don’t think I’m a per
Nov. 12, 2012
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Special counsel team begins raid on presidential office at third-party place
A team led by special counsel Lee Kwang-bum raided Cheong Wa Dae's Presidential Security Service (PSS) at a third-party place in connection with the presidential retirement home deal that critics say misused taxpayer money, officials said Monday.At a training institute of the country's financial regulator located near the presidential office in central Seoul, five members of the special counsel team began at 2:00 p.m. to search and seize relevant data and proof randomly submitted by the PSS, the
Nov. 12, 2012
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Next president should prioritize economic stimulus: poll
More than a third of South Korean companies think that the country‘s next president should put the top priority of his or her economic policy on revitalizing the flagging economy, a poll showed Monday.The survey of 500 companies conducted by the Korean Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) found that 35.6 percent of the respondents said that the next president should make “economic stimulus” a top priority.Economic stimulus was followed by price stabilization with 27.6 percent, job creation wi
Nov. 12, 2012
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Prosecutors, police clash over investigation rights
The prosecution and police are on a collision course over the right to investigate a senior prosecutor accused of taking bribes from a con artist and a business group. An ad hoc team at the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office on Sunday raided the homes and offices of the official, Eugene Group and others involved.“Five groups of investigators including forensic experts began the search at 10 a.m.,” Kim Su-chang, chief of the special investigation team, told reporters. The team, consisting of 10 prosecut
Nov. 11, 2012
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Court rejects naturalization of ‘misbehaving’ Chinese woman
A Seoul court has rejected the naturalization of a Chinese woman, citing her record of “misbehavior,” court records showed Sunday.The Seoul High Court recently overturned a lower court’s ruling, which had ordered the Justice Ministry to cancel its decision to deny the 38-year-old Chinese woman a chance to become a naturalized South Korean citizen. She does not meet naturalization requirements, as her sham marriage and an illegal entry into the country are not in accordance with the naturalizatio
Nov. 11, 2012
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Dodgers bid $25.7m for Hanwha’s Ryu
The Los Angeles Dodgers submitted a $25.7 million bid to sign Korean pitcher Ryu Hyun-jin of the Hanwha Eagles, Major League Baseball announced Saturday.Ryu, 25, is a seven-time All-Star for the Eagles and one of the most dominant starters in the Korean Baseball Organization, the country’s pro baseball league.The Eagles announced Saturday they had accepted the Dodgers’ bid. The Dodgers now have an exclusive 30-day window to negotiate a contract with the left-handed pitcher and his agent, Scott B
Nov. 11, 2012
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Parliament ups budget against Japan’s claim over Dokdo
South Korea’s parliament approved a sharply increased budget to be used to guard against Japan’s claims over Korea’s easternmost islets, the foreign ministry said Sunday.The decision came as diplomatic tensions with Japan remain high following Tokyo’s reinforced actions to lay claim to Dokdo, which lies closer to South Korea in the body of water between the Korean Peninsula and Japan. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade said that the National Assembly’s committee for foreign affairs gave t
Nov. 11, 2012
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International community to adopt Seoul protocol on illegal tobacco trade
Representatives of governments and the international community are set to sign a landmark agreement in Seoul this week aiming to protect public health. The Seoul Protocol, to be adopted during the meeting of the World Health Organization’s Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, will pave the way for the global community to fight against illegal trade of tobacco around the world.Smuggling, illicit manufacturing and counterfeiting are blamed for the rise in smoking consumption particularly among
Nov. 11, 2012
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Europe’s heads in a spin over urban cycling
COPENHAGEN (AP) ― Cycling through the heart of some European cities can be a terrifying experience as you jostle for space with cars, trucks and scooters that whizz by with only inches to spare. Thankfully for bicycle enthusiasts, a movement is afoot to create more room for cycling in the urban infrastructure. From London’s “cycle superhighways” to popular bike-sharing programs in Paris and Barcelona, growing numbers of European cities are embracing cycling as a safe, clean, healthy, inexpensive
Nov. 11, 2012
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Commerce that cares at Beautiful Store
College student Kim Min-kyong, 21, is known as “Miss Donation” in her neighborhood. Since 2006, she has collected and donated more than 100,000 items to Beautiful Store, one in a pioneering chain of secondhand shops that raise money for charities in Korea and overseas. Starting with her own things, her collection grew bigger and bigger as people in her neighborhood come to her whenever they had things to give away. She is not a millionaire donor. However, in recognition of her hard work and pass
Nov. 9, 2012