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Exports to US reach all-time high, widen gap with China
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Trump rekindles criticism: US forces defending 'wealthy' S. Korea 'free of charge'
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[Music in drama] Rekindle a love that slipped through your fingers
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S. Korea discussed possible participation in AUKUS Pillar 2 with Australia: defense minister
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[New faces of Assembly] Architect behind ‘audacious initiative’ believes in denuclearized North Korea
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Opposition-led Assembly unilaterally passes bill to probe Marine's death
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Seoul Metro to seek legal action against malicious complaints
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On May Day, labor unions blast Yoon's foreign nanny proposal
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Illit, mired in controversy, remains on Billboard charts for 5th week
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[KH Explains] Will alternative trading platform shake up Korean stock market?
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Canadian receives jail term for killing girlfriend
A lower court sentenced a Canadian national to five years in prison Thursday for killing his girlfriend in 2009. The 39-year-old man confessed earlier this year to drowning his girlfriend, surnamed Kim, then 21, in 2009 while they were taking a walk along the bank of the Han River in Yongsan. He had initially told police that Kim drowned while trying to get a tennis ball from the river. The police then closed the case. The man turned himself in in January saying to police that he had killed her
Oct. 4, 2012
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Public anger rises over Gumi acid leak damage
An acid leak at a chemicals factory that exploded last week in Gumi, North Gyeongsang Province, is seriously affecting residents, crops and livestock in the neighborhood.The explosion claimed five lives with 18 wounded. About 400 were treated for headaches and breathing difficulties, according to the Gumi government and the Korean Federation for Environmental Movement.Gumi has set up a task force to counter the rapid spread of the leak that has affected some 100 households, and their crops and l
Oct. 4, 2012
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Great Barrier Reef coral halved in past 27 years: study
SYDNEY (AFP) ― Australia’s Great Barrier Reef has lost more than half its coral cover in the past 27 years due to storms, predatory starfish and bleaching linked to climate change, a study found Tuesday.The research by scientists from the Australian Institute of Marine Sciences and the University of Wollongong warned that coral cover on the heritage-listed reef ― the world’s largest ― could halve again by 2022 if trends continued.Intense tropical cyclones ― 34 in total since 1985 ― were responsi
Oct. 4, 2012
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Bhutan aims to be first 100 percent organic nation
NEW DELHI (AFP) ― The Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan, famed for seeking “happiness” for its citizens, is aiming to become the first nation in the world to turn its home-grown food and farmers 100 percent organic.The tiny Buddhist-majority nation wedged between China and India has an unusual and some say enviable approach to economic development, centred on protecting the environment and focusing on mental well-being.Its development model measuring “Gross National Happiness” instead of Gross Domesti
Oct. 4, 2012
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‘Songdo ready to become mecca of global green efforts’
Incheon mayor vows full support for U.N. green fundIncheon Mayor Song Young-gil is confident that Songdo, the city’s newly developed urban district, has all that U.N. officials seek for the location of its new, ambitious Green Climate Fund. On top of its excellent IT and financial infrastructure, the area is designed as a model town that embodies the country’s vision of “low-carbon, green growth.” “Songdo is a model of low-carbon green cities which the United Nations Framework Convention on Clim
Oct. 4, 2012
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Global warming will make fish smaller: study
PARIS (AFP) ― A hearty fillet of fish, already a rare treat because of over-trawled oceans, will become even more infrequent in the future when global warming starts to reduce fish size, scientists said on Sunday.Researchers looked at computer models to see how warmer, and thus less oxygenated, seas affected more than 600 species of fish.Compared to 2000, the maximum attainable body weight of these fish declined by between 14 and 24 percent by 2050.Fish inhabiting the Indian Ocean were the most
Oct. 4, 2012
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What is Green Climate Fund?
The Green Climate Fund is a new international financial institution dedicated to the fight against climate change. The idea behind it is simple: Rich countries put money into the fund ― they have pledged to raise $100 billion a year by 2020 ― which will then be directed to poor countries to support their climate adaptation and mitigation plans. The GCF officially launched at the 2011 U.N. Climate Change Conference in Durban, South Africa, and is currently governed by a board of 24 members and an
Oct. 4, 2012
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Incheon in final pitch to host climate fund
Decision on location of Green Climate Fund secretariat due mid-Oct.The countdown has begun for the selection of the host city of a U.N.-operated fund, envisioned to be the single largest source of financing for global efforts to fight climate change. About two weeks from now, the board of Green Climate Fund will meet in Incheon to decide which of the six bidding cities, including Incheon, is the best location for its secretariat. The other five in the race are Bonn in Germany, Mexico City, Windh
Oct. 4, 2012
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Late Roh's brother to be cleared of latest bribery suspicion
CHANGWON (Yonhap News) -- An elder brother of the late former President Roh Moo-hyun is expected to be cleared of suspicions that he is related to tens of billions of won (tens of millions of U.S. dollars) in a businessman's bank account, prosecution sources said Thursday.In May, prosecutors said they had discovered several tens of billions of won in the bank account owned by Roh Geon-pyeong's clo
Oct. 4, 2012
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Ex-hedge fund bosses convicted in U.S. trading case
Two former hedge fund managers were convicted Monday of insider trading charges, including allegations that one of them had made as much as $50 million on a single tip about Dell Inc. earnings in 2008.Todd Newman and Anthony Chiasson were convicted in federal court in Manhattan after a five-week trial that included testimony from two analysts for the men. The jury reached its verdict after two days of deliberations.Newman is a former portfolio manager with Stamford, Connecticut-based Diamondback
Oct. 4, 2012
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Korean universities improve in global ranking
Korean universities have gained ground in a recent global ranking due largely to increased funding, In the latest edition of the Times Higher Education World University rankings published Thursday (Korea time), Pohang University of Science and Technology rose to 50th place from 53rd last year. Seoul National University soared to 59th from 124th and Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technolog
Oct. 4, 2012
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Ministry to inspect foreign schools for admission scam
The government announced on Wednesday it will strengthen the monitoring of international schools for Koreans, following a string of admission scams involving several conglomerate and elite families.This month, local authorities will conduct on-the-spot checks on all 51 foreign schools focusing on the admission process and students’ nationality, according to the Ministry of Education and Science and Technology.Under the current law, only children with a parent with foreign citizenship or who have
Oct. 3, 2012
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U.S. dispatches aircraft carriers to West Pacific
Two U.S. Navy aircraft carrier battle groups and a Marine Corps air-ground task force have reportedly begun operating in the Western Pacific.The move is aimed at inflicting psychological pressure on China in its territorial disputes over East China Sea islands which China calls Diaoyu and Japan calls Senkaku, according to reports on Wednesday.Tensions have risen in recent months over the islands, which lie in rich fishing grounds and on key shipping lanes. The seabed in the area is also believed
Oct. 3, 2012
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2nd random stabbing strikes town in week
Police detained a man who attacked a woman in front of a church in Chilgok, North Gyeongsang Province, on Wednesday in the second random stabbing in less than a week in the town. The 24-year-old man with a developmental disorder stabbed the 54-year-old woman in the left arm and right hand.The suspect, identified by his last name Kim, was caught by other church visitors while trying to flee the scene. Police will issue an arrest warrant after investigating his motives and mental history.On Monday
Oct. 3, 2012
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Family trouble biggest cause of student suicides: data
Family trouble was the biggest cause of suicides among students in elementary through high school at 37.5 percent in the first seven months of this year, data showed Tuesday.According to data submitted by the education ministry to Rep. Kim Tae-won of the ruling Saenuri Party, a total of 88 students in grades one through 12 committed suicide in the period, of which 33 students, or 37.5 percent, took their own lives due to family trouble.Depression or pessimism was the next biggest reason at 15.9
Oct. 3, 2012
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Costco faces protest for ignoring small business protection measures
Costco Wholesale Korea is facing increasing heat from non-governmental organizations for ignoring local regulations imposing mandatory closure for two days a month.A coalition of 520 civic groups campaigning for economic democratization announced Wednesday that it will hold a demonstration every two weeks outside the company’s branch in Yeongdeungpo in western Seoul in protest of Costco stores operating on days when they are required to close by order of local governments. The group contains som
Oct. 3, 2012
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Claims of woman’s falsified adoption may be false: report
A story of a Korean maternity home faking an infant’s death and arranging an illegal adoption to an Australian family may not be true, according to Korean news reports.Last month, Australia’s Special Broadcasting Service reported the story of “Emily Will,” who recently found her biological parents and was told that they were tricked into giving her up. The parents told Will that a midwife who helped with Will’s delivery lied about Wills because she sought adoption fees.But the Korean adoption ag
Oct. 3, 2012
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First-time child porn offenders face indictment
The prosecution has decided to indict even first-time violators of the law banning the possession and distribution of child pornography as part of the government’s war against sex crimes, officials said on Wednesday.It is illegal to possess child porn in Korea, but only a few perpetrators have been punished for it. In particular, those caught sharing and downloading the obscene material for the first time were often suspended of indictment.The Supreme Prosecutors’ Office said it will apply “zero
Oct. 3, 2012
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U.S. urges N.K. to join chemical arms convention
WASHINGTON (Yonhap News) ― A top U.S. diplomat in charge of arms control and nonproliferation demanded Tuesday that North Korea and seven other nations immediately join the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC).“Eight states including Syria have chosen to remain outside of the Chemical Weapons Convention, and the United States calls upon all of them to join the Convention without delay,” Rose E. Gottemoeller, acting under secretary of state for arms control and international security, said in a stat
Oct. 3, 2012
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Prosecution pledges 'no mercy' on child pornography
The top prosecution pledged no leniency Wednesday on the possession and distribution of child pornography in the wake of a recent spate of sex crimes against children. The Supreme Prosecutors' Office said it will make it a rule to detain for investigation anyone suspected of having made or distributed pornography featuring minors or introduced minors for the production of such porn. Those who
Oct. 3, 2012