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[Weekender] Geeks have never been so chic in Korea
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N. Korea says it test-fired tactical ballistic missile with new guidance technology
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NewJeans members submit petitions over court injunction in Hybe-Ador conflict
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[News Focus] Mystery deepens after hundreds of cat deaths in S. Korea
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S. Korea's exports of instant noodles surpass $100m for 1st time in April: data
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[Herald Interview] Byun Yo-han's 'unlikable' character is result of calculated acting
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US military commander in S. Korea during Gwangju uprising dies
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[Photo News] Seoul seeks 'best sleeper'
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[KH Explains] Why Korea's so tough on short selling
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US expert says N. Korea might ignore Trump if he returns to White House
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Media firm chief acquitted of insulting Lee
A local court acquitted the chief of an online media firm Friday of charges of insulting and threatening President Lee Myung-bak in a hostile online posting.Shin Sang-cheol, head of online news outlet Surprise, was indicted on the charges in February after a conservative group sued him over his posting on the company's Web site that allegedly threatened the president with foul words.He told prosec
Sept. 7, 2012
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Mannam volunteer group denies recruiting for fringe church
Mannam charity denies recruiting for fringe churchBy John Power A volunteer organization for foreigners embroiled in controversy over its connections with a controversial church has denied that it is a recruiting tool for the religious institution. Mannam Volunteer Association, an organization that offers language and cooking classes to foreigners as well as recruits them for charitable activities, released a statement on Sunday addressing its connection to Shinchonji, a church founded in 1984,
Sept. 7, 2012
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College classmates embroiled in proxy presidential war
The confrontation between professor Ahn Cheol-soo and the ruling Saenuri Party is getting more personal following accusations made by his close ally against a party official.Questions are now arising about the relationship between Geum Tae-seop, a lawyer working with Ahn, and his friend Jeong Joon-gil, a former prosecutor and now member of Saenuri’s communications team.Geum claimed on Thursday that Jeong had threatened him in a phone call to disclose “bribery and woman problems” surrounding Ahn
Sept. 6, 2012
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Activists cry foul over blocked ...access to WCC
JEJU ― Local groups opposing the construction of a naval base on the island of Jeju denounced the government Thursday for denying them access to the IUCN World Conservation Congress, a major gathering of environmental professionals from around the world. Villagers of Gangjeong, a small village on the southern coast of Jeju chosen as the site for the planned base, had sought to set up a booth inside the Jeju Convention Center, where the conference will be held till Sept. 15, but to no avail. “Isn
Sept. 6, 2012
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Lee upholds green growth
JEJU ― President Lee Myung-bak on Thursday sought to promote the concept of green growth to participants of a major environmental meeting in Jeju. Speaking in front of thousands of environmental professionals, government policymakers and businessmen, he said that the country, which in 2008 set green growth as a new national development strategy, is taking efforts to a new level on the belief that “flourishing nature makes people happy.”“The slogan of the WCC is Nature+, which shares a common den
Sept. 6, 2012
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Giant water bugs: predators in the pond
Giant water bugs, once commonly found in rice fields and ponds throughout the country, are now rated as a second-class endangered species. Efforts to restore their population have been under way for years, led by private biodiversity research centers. In the latest of the efforts, Holoce Ecosystem Conservation Research Institution in Hoengseong, Gangwon Province, reintroduced 40 pairs of the rare insects, to a nearby pond last week. They were among about 400 entomologist Lee Gang-won bred in ca
Sept. 6, 2012
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Conservation forum discusses nature’s role
Over 8,000 gather in Jeju for world’s largest environmental eventJEJU ― The IUCN World Conservation Congress kicked off its 10-day run on Jeju Island on Thursday, with over 8,000 participants from around the world in attendance. Over 8,600 people have registered for the conference, the largest in history, said the organizer, the International Union for Conservation of Nature. Under the theme “Resilient Nature,” participants will hold discussions on 176 initiatives that include climate change, pr
Sept. 6, 2012
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Overseas Koreans return to serve their motherland
More than 1,000 Korean men living overseas have returned home to serve in the military over the past six years, according to the Korean Army Training Center. Ever since the Army began offering a pre-training program at a boot camp in Nonsan, South Chungcheong Province in 2007, 1,038 men with foreign residency have trained there. The one-week pre-training is designed to provide overseas Korean men with no experience here with basic instruction on Korean history and culture to help them adapt to t
Sept. 6, 2012
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Seoul City’s ‘rain tax’ plan in backlash
Seoul City’s plan to introduce a “rain tax” scheme to promote a better use of rainwater and improve flood control is stoking debate as civic groups and experts raise concerns about the additional burden on property owners. The envisioned tax, modeled on a German scheme, would be collected based on the area of impervious surface on a property that generates storm runoff directed to local drains. The greater the impervious area, the less landowners would be charged. The plan comes as part of the m
Sept. 6, 2012
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Climber Um to accompany Lee on Arctic trip
Um Hong-gil, a prominent South Korean climber who was the world’s first to scale the globe’s 16 tallest mountains, will accompany President Lee Myung-bak on his upcoming Arctic trip as a symbolic move to underscore the seriousness of climate change, officials said Thursday.Lee is scheduled to visit Greenland next week for talks with Premier Kuupik Kleist about green growth, resource development and other issues. Lee plans to travel to Ilulissat, a UNESCO World Heritage site known for its famous
Sept. 6, 2012
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Prominent climber, cartoon artist to accompany President Lee on Arctic trip
Um Hong-gil, a prominent South Korean climber who was the world’s first to scale the globe’s 16 tallest mountains, will accompany President Lee Myung-bak on his upcoming Arctic trip as a symbolic move to underscore the seriousness of climate change, officials said Thursday.Lee is scheduled to visit Greenland next week for talks with Premier Kuupik Kleist about green growth, resource development and other issues. Lee plans to travel to Ilulissat, a UNESCO World Heritage site known for its famous
Sept. 6, 2012
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Social media driving TV viewing habits
The television viewing behavior of young adults is being strongly influenced by social media interactions, a U.S. survey found.The study by Horowitz Associates found 24 percent of 18- to-34-year-old adults and 30 percent of 15- to-17-year-olds saying they have started watching a show on TV because of something they saw online or through social media.This compares to 16 percent when all adult viewers 18 years and older are considered, Media Daily News reported Wednesday.Social media are involved
Sept. 6, 2012
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Unification Church's automaking venture chief returns to South
The head of the Unification Church's joint automaking venture said Wednesday that he received North Korea's condolence message over the death of its founder Rev. Sun Myung Moon, but did not confirm the North's dispatch of adelegation to the funeral."I received the message of condolence (over the death of Rev. Moon) from North Korea," said Pyeonghwa Motors President Park Sang-kwon, a U.S. national,
Sept. 5, 2012
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Proposed law to ban alcohol on campuses
The sale and consumption of alcohol may be banned on university campuses, while new graphic health warnings may appear on cigarette packages. Also, cigarette labels with “light,” “mild” or “low tar” may be banned, along with any TV advertisements featuring models consuming alcoholic beverages. These are the highlights of a proposed law unveiled by the Health Ministry on Thursday. The agency, unveiling the draft amendment of the National Health Promotion Law, said it aims to toughen the country’s
Sept. 5, 2012
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World moves toward ending death penalty
Debate over capital punishment has been rekindled in Korea in the wake of a series of murders, rapes and other heinous crimes.The country, which has not carried out any executions for the last 15 years, has been defined as “abortionist in practice” by Amnesty International. The number of death row inmates here stands at around 60.The country is in tandem with the global trend toward abolishing capital punishment. According to AI, at least 20 countries were known to have carried out executions in
Sept. 5, 2012
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Conservation forum opens on Jeju
Thousands of environmental activists, policymakers and representatives of the business world are gathering on the southern resort island of Jeju for a meeting on nature conservation. The 2012 IUCN World Conservation Congress will open Thursday at Jeju International Convention Center. Under the theme “Resilient Nature,” participants will hold discussions on 176 initiatives that range from climate change, protection of endangered species and a green economy. Over 8,600 people have registered for
Sept. 5, 2012
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Two arrested for selling phones with forged foreigner identities
Police said on Wednesday that they have arrested two men for registering more than 8,000 mobile phones using forged identities of foreigners.The suspects are believed to have sold the mobile phones to a 50-year-old surnamed Lee as well as to other brokers who used them for illegal activities, such as fraud and phone scams. According to the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, a 38-year-old suspect surnamed Ban allegedly signed contracts on more than 4,000 mobile phones between February and July by
Sept. 5, 2012
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Seoul to have just two workers to support one elderly person by 2039
An average of two Seoul citizens would have to work to support one elderly by 2039 amid the falling birth rate and rising life expectancy, statistics showed Wednesday.Statistics data from the Seoul Metropolitan Government predicts that in 27 years, the working-age population between 15 and 64 would drop 26 percent to 5.99 million and senior citizens aged 65 and over are expected to grow 172 percent to 2.95 million. Currently an average of 7.4 working people support each senior citizen.The demogr
Sept. 5, 2012
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Seoul City to create free pass for foreign travelers
Seoul City will introduce a “Free Pass” subway ticket for foreign travelers as early as this month.The city will set up a special ticket service that allows foreigners to travel on the subway for one to three days without having to purchase extra tickets.The city collected ideas from citizens to improve subway services and accepted around 370 out of 850 suggestions.Accepted ideas include the correction of wrong signs and an energy-efficient lighting policy, which will be implemented in September
Sept. 5, 2012
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Teenager gets prison term for bullying classmate until suicide
(123rf)A 15-year-old student received a prison term on Wednesday for habitually bullying a classmate until he jumped to his death.A 15-year-old victim, surnamed Kim, leapt to his death from an apartment building in Daegu, some 300 kilometers southeast of Seoul, in early June after enduring months of beatings and extortion.Shortly before his suicide, the bullied student wrote that he might take his
Sept. 5, 2012