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10-man S. Korea lose to Indonesia to miss out on Paris Olympic football qualification
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Hybe-Ador feud should have limited effect on Hybe's overall performance: analysts
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Second Gimpo civil servant found dead, after apologizing for not finishing work
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DP leader says he will meet Yoon without conditions
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First-ever meeting of president, opposition chief set to finally happen
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NewJeans' singles, Japanese debut to proceed as planned, despite Hybe-Ador feud
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Blinken calls on China to press N. Korea to end its 'dangerous' behavior
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Experts raise concerns about Japan putting pressure on Naver over Line
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Samsung mobile chief, Google device head meet in Seoul
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Ship linked to NK arms shipments to Russia is moored in China: State Dept.
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Defense Ministry promotes generals, senior officers
The Defense Ministry promoted nearly 120 colonel- and general-grade officers Wednesday in a routine shake-up that also affected the chief of the Capital Defense Command and the deputy chiefs of the Army and the Navy.Five Army major generals were promoted to lieutenant generals, including Lt. Gen. Shin won-sik, who was also appointed to head the Capital Defense Command, and Lt. Gen. Hwang In-moo, who was named the deputy Army chief of staff, the ministry said.In the Navy, Vice Admiral Sohn Jung-m
Oct. 31, 2012
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Seoul to bring home remains of wartime forced laborers
The South Korean government will disclose the list of the remains of about 4,500 unidentified Koreans, who were forced into overseas labor and died in foreign lands during Japan’s colonial rule, as part of efforts to bring them home, a committee dealing with the matter said Wednesday.The Commission on Verification and Support for the Victims of Forced Mobilization under Japanese Colonialism in Korea, a subcommittee of the Prime Minister’s Office, said they will make the list public for the first
Oct. 31, 2012
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Daeungjeon of Naejangsa, burned out
Fire broke out at Naejang Temple in North Jeolla Province on Wednesday morning.The entire part of Daeungjeon, one statue, an iron bell and three pictures are entirely lost. 165 square meter of the near mountain, Naejangsan also took fire. Even so, no one was injured since all the people in the temple were sleeping far away from the spot. The fire in Daewoongjeon was discovered at about 2 a.m. by an officer of the temple who got an emergent call from security company. The fire was brought under c
Oct. 31, 2012
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Three teenage girls die after fall from building
Three teenage girls who were allegedly distressed over family affairs and other issues died on Tuesday in what appears to be a joint suicide.According to police, two 17-year-olds and a 19-year-old were found dead on top of a shopping complex in Gwangan-dong in Busan. Their belongings were found at the rooftop of a nearby apartment building, along with three bottles of soju.“I heard some noise so I went up to the rooftop with a security guard, but the door was locked. All of a sudden I heard a ‘t
Oct. 31, 2012
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Two killed, nine injured in shipyard blast
A gas explosion at a shipyard here in the southwestern part of the country killed at least two and injured nine on Wednesday, local police said.The explosion, whose cause has not yet been determined, occurred at 8:09 a.m. at the shipyard inside the Daebul Industrial Complex in Yeongam, about 400 kilometers south of Seoul, police added.They said two unidentified workers were killed and nine others sustained injuries. Rescue workers said a dozen workers were inside a ship for block assembly work a
Oct. 31, 2012
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Greenland, Jeju break ground for medical tourism site
SEOGWIPO, Jeju -- China’s Greenland Group broke ground with the Jeju Free International City Development Center to construct a healthcare town on Tuesday.Greenland’s 778,000-square-meter site will consist of condominiums, a mall, a restaurant serving mainly healthy dishes and a medical research and development center. They aim to complete the construction by 2015.The state-run Chinese real-estate enterprise signed an agreement with Jeju Center, part of Korea’s Ministry of Land, Transport and Mar
Oct. 30, 2012
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‘Green efforts make Seoul more competitive’
Seoul City’s investment in environment-friendly projects will improve its competitiveness and growth potential, Roland Busch, CEO of Siemens’ Infrastructure & Cities Sector, said. The leading expert in infrastructure and urban development urged the capital to further promote citizens and businesses’ engagement to make its green efforts more effective and sustainable.Megacities around the world are competing to attract capital, companies and talented workers. In order to draw them, the government
Oct. 30, 2012
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Jeju sets eyes on international education
SEOGWIPO, Jeju Island ― Jeju Island has long been the gem of Korean tourism with its natural wonders, mild weather and convenient access from neighboring countries. It was the center of Korea’s plans to turn the nation’s cities into Northeast Asian hubs for various businesses in the early 2000s when the volcanic southern island was designated a free international city with no-visa entry, tax-free shopping and a range of advantages for tourists and businesses.Jeju is now sseeking to rival Hong K
Oct. 30, 2012
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Min to head Korean UNESCO commission
Min Dong-seok, former vice minister of foreign affairs and trade, was named Tuesday secretary general of the Korean National Commission for UNESCO.Min passed the foreign service examination in 1979 and served as first secretary of the Permanent Mission of Korea to the U.N. Secretariat and International Organizations in Geneva, first secretary of the diplomatic mission in the United States, and worked at the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific.Min also worked as
Oct. 30, 2012
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Song appointed VP of Boeing defense unit
Boeing has named Joseph Song vice president and managing director for its defense, space and security business in Korea to further strengthen customer relationships and establish new in-country partnerships.Song will be based in Seoul and focus on ensuring that the best of Boeing and industry are brought to support Korea’s national security needs.“Joseph’s new assignment demonstrates our commitment to a lasting, positive relationship with the Korean government and with a growing number of in-cou
Oct. 30, 2012
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Narcotics just a click away
A sprawling, easily accessible online narcotics market overseas has become a new concern for police officers here trying to keep the country safe from illegal drugs. According to the National Police Agency on Monday, 994 Koreans have been caught purchasing illegal drugs from overseas through the Internet since 2008. Most of the orders were shipped via post mail and came from countries like the United States, the U.K., New Zealand, Hungary and Taiwan, officials said. More than 90 percent of those
Oct. 29, 2012
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[Newsmaker] Key questions surround president’s eldest brother
Lee Sang-eun, President Lee Myung-bak’s eldest brother, will be summoned by special investigators on Wednesday in a widening investigation into a property scandal surrounding the first family. On Wednesday morning, the 79-year-old chairman of automotive seat maker DAS will become the second member of Lee’s family to be questioned by the independent counsel over alleged irregularities in connection with the president’s now-scrapped retirement home project. Lee’s son Si-hyung was grilled on Thursd
Oct. 29, 2012
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Korea has lowest proportion of centenarians among OECD states
The proportion of centenarians in Korea is the lowest among the members of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, a report showed Monday. The number of elderly aged 100 and over in Korea was two per 100,000, the lowest in the survey of 18 OECD nations, according to the report. The survey conducted by Professor Kim Jong-in of Wonkwang University was published in the Ageing International journal.France topped the list with 36 centenarians per 100,000 people, followed by Japan a
Oct. 29, 2012
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‘NIS confirms it has summit minutes’
A ruling Saenuri Party lawmaker said Monday the National Intelligence Service confirmed the existence of the minutes from the 2007 inter-Korean summit. The party has alleged that late former President Roh Moo-hyun disavowed the Northern Limit Line, a de facto sea border between the two Koreas, during his meeting with then North Korean leader Kim Jong-il in Pyongyang.“The NIS admitted that the record exists but refused to disclose it out of concern that it could damage inter-Korean ties,” Yoon Sa
Oct. 29, 2012
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Military pushes to upgrade PAC-2 missile software
South Korea’s Defense Ministry said Monday it is considering upgrading the software of the Patriot Advanced Capability (PAC)-2 system to improve its accurasy so as to better cope with North Korean missile and nuclear threats.PAC-2s have been deployed to counter increasing threats from the North’s low-flying, short and medium-range missiles, as part of Seoul’s plan to build an independent theater missile defense shield, dubbed the Korean Air and Missile Defense (KAMD) network system.But calls for
Oct. 29, 2012
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Posters of Korean sex slaves put up at Japanese universities
A group of Korean students led by a professor have hung posters calling for a sincere apology for Korean sex slaves during World War II on the walls of major universities in Japan. Seo Kyoung-duk, a professor in Sungshin Women’s University in Korea, and Korean students studying in Japan hung the posters in about 40 universities including Tokyo University, Kyoto University and Osaka University. They hung 10,000 posters over three weeks, Seo said. There are two different kinds of poster. One says
Oct. 29, 2012
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Police officers sue state over unpaid wages
Thousands of police officers across the country have filed a class-action suit against the state, claiming that they were due back wages for overtime work, a leading plaintiff said Monday.In the lawsuit filed with the Seoul Central District Court, the plaintiffs sought one million won (US$912) in compensation for each person for unpaid overtime wages from the past three years.Oh Seung-wook, the police inspector of the Gusan Police Station in North Jeolla Province who is leading the legal action,
Oct. 29, 2012
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N.K. defector arrivals fall to 7-year low
The number of North Koreans defecting to the South is expected to be the lowest in seven years, the Unification Ministry said SundayThe number reached 1,086 until the end of September and is expected to stand around 1,440 for the whole year. It would be the first time since 2006 that the number is below 2,000. The ministry attributed the decrease to the North’s tightened border security as it seeks to stabilize the new government under Kim Jong-un and China seeks to avoid international criticism
Oct. 28, 2012
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Korea renames Dokdo peaks to symbolize sovereignty
South Korea said Sunday that it has selected new official names for peaks on Dokdo, a group of its easternmost islets in the East Sea, in an apparent bid to better symbolize its sovereignty over the territory frequently claimed by its neighbor Japan.Dokdo, which lies closer to South Korea in the body of water between the Korean Peninsula and Japan, has long been a thorn in relations between the two countries. South Korea keeps a small police detachment on the islets ― consisting mainly of Dongdo
Oct. 28, 2012
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SNU may check Ahn’s papers for plagiarism
Seoul National University may check academic papers of independent presidential candidate Ahn Cheol-soo after his foes raised suspicions of plagiarism. A research ethics committee will convene Wednesday, where members will discuss whether or not to launch an investigation to verify the claims against Ahn, its former professor, the Seoul-based university said Sunday. The move comes after lawmakers of the ruling Saenuri Party urged SNU to step in during a parliamentary audit of the state-run unive
Oct. 28, 2012