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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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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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Opposition-led Assembly unilaterally passes bill to probe Marine's death
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[KH Explains] Will alternative trading platform shake up Korean stock market?
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U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon ins Seoul Peace Prize
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon was named Tuesday the winner of this year’s Seoul Peace Prize for his campaigning for women, children, poor countries and Middle East democratization.He is the first Korean national to win the biennial prize since its establishment in 1990 in commemoration of the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.“After a rigorous and careful screening process, the screening committee decided to award the Seoul Peace Prize to U.N. Secretary-General Ban in recognition of his great d
June 12, 2012
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We are humans, not animals: Sex trafficking victim speaks out
She came to America with dreams, and was left with only nightmares.A young South Korean woman who was tricked into sexual slavery described the past six years of her life, which had virtually been a living hell.The victim -- who asked to be identified only as Soo -- said that she came to the U.S. looking for a job and paid her "recruiter" $7,000 (8 million won).But instead of a legitimate job, she was coerced to work as a prostitute in San Francisco, sometimes taking as many as 10 customers a d
June 12, 2012
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Families of chopper crash victims arrive in Peru
The families of four of the 14 people killed in a recent helicopter crash in Peru arrived in the South American country Monday as local police stepped up efforts to identify the bodies, including those of eight South Koreans.The bereaved family members of South Koreans Kim Hyo-jun, 48, and Woo Sang-dae, 39, flew into the southeastern city of Cusco, where the bodies lie in a morgue.The two men were
June 12, 2012
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IAEA gives green light to Kori nuclear reactor
The International Atomic Energy Agency gave on Monday a green light to the country’s oldest nuclear power reactor to continue operation after a week-long safety check. Civic groups protested the inspection result, calling for a permanent shut-down of the plant which suffered a blackout in early February.The U.N. nuclear watchdog announced that the Kori No.1 reactor in the northern part of Busan was satisfactory in a series of safety tests carried out by a team of international experts.“The Kori
June 11, 2012
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Police announce measures to fight internal corruption
The police agency said Monday it would set up internal investigations units and audit committees of outside experts to curb corruption within its ranks. National Police Agency Commissioner General Kim Ki-yong announced a set of measures to strengthen discipline after it was tarnished by a series of bribery cases and bungled responses to crimes in recent months.“External control of the agency will be increased and internal audit capabilities will be improved to conduct vigorous correction activit
June 11, 2012
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Police investigate newspaper hacking
Police are investigating a large-scale cyber attack on the JoongAng Ilbo that crippled its servers and website on Saturday.Some raised suspicions of North Korean involvement as the incident followed its threat to attack major media companies in the South. According to the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, the incident took place from around 6:30 p.m. on Saturday when one of the two main domains of the newspaper, www.joongang.co.kr, shut down. When accessed, a picture of a white cat grinning and
June 11, 2012
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Korea's rail, airport authorities top int'l competitiveness list: report
South Korea's public rail and airport authorities ranked top in terms of international competitiveness in 2011 for the service they offered to users, a government report showed Monday.The report by the finance ministry showed the country's KTX bullet trains outperformed overseas rivals in timely operations according to data published by International Railway Statistics. It said the KTX, run by Kor
June 11, 2012
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All bodies recovered from Peru chopper crash
Peruvian rescue officials said Sunday they have recovered the bodies of all 14 people killed in a helicopter crash last week, including those of eight South Koreans.The wreckage of the ill-fated helicopter was discovered Saturday on Mama Rosa mountain at about 4,950 meters above sea level near Coline in southern Peru.The chopper had gone missing Wednesday while returning from a trip to a potential
June 11, 2012
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Lee’s son cleared of charges on land purchase for retirement home
The prosecution said Sunday that it has decided not to press charges against President Lee Myung-bak’s son and others accused of irregularities in the process of purchasing Lee’s retirement residence. Concluding their five-month investigation, officials at the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office said they found no sign of illegality in the purchase of a 2,600-square-meter plot in Naegok-dong, southern Seoul. None of the seven accused, including Si-hyeong, Lee’s 34-year-old son, and Lim Ta
June 10, 2012
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How to end fraud in the lab
Research fraud cases and allegations raise doubts over Korean labs’ ethical standardsA series of research fabrication scandals have sparked a round of soul-searching in Korea’s scientific community on whether their competitive zeal for accomplishment may have gone overboard. The country last month caught the science world’s attention with a new research fraud case, just seven years after the fall of Hwang Woo-suk ― once Korea’s national hero and the world’s most renowned cloning expert ― for a
June 10, 2012
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Missing girl ‘found’ at grandma’s home
(Twitter)A missing girl, who was speculated to have been kidnapped and caused a racket on the Internet, turned out to be a simple runaway, according to police.Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency said Sunday that 19-year-old Kim was staying in her grandmother’s home. Kim reportedly ran away from her home because of her "family issues," although full details of the case have not yet been released.The s
June 10, 2012
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Missing Koreans presumed dead in chopper crash: officials
Eight South Koreans who went missing after their helicopter crashed into a mountain in Peru last week are presumed to have been killed, officials said Saturday. The Peruvian military and police conducted an aerial search and discovered the wreckage of the helicopter at about 4,950 meters above sea level near Coline in southern Peru, according to an official at the South Korean Embassy in Lima.All
June 10, 2012
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Peru to send air, ground rescue to find missing helicopter with 8 Koreans
MEXICO CITY -- The Peruvian military and police are ready to send in rescue teams to find a helicopter carrying eight South Koreans that went missing earlier in the week, a diplomatic source said Friday.The South Korean Embassy source in Lima said a 21-person air rescue team is on standby so they can be sent in by helicopter to the Hualla Hualla region where the ill-fated S-58 chopper may have cra
June 9, 2012
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Eight Koreans on ill-fated copter in Peru
LIMA (AP) ― Snow and fog impeded efforts Thursday to locate a helicopter that went missing in Peru’s highlands with 14 people aboard, including eight South Koreans and three Europeans. Authorities said the aircraft’s emergency beacon indicated it was on rugged terrain.The last communication with the helicopter owned by Cuzco-based Helicusco was late Wednesday afternoon as it headed for Cuzco from the town of Mazuco in neighboring Madre de Dios state, said police Gen. Hector Dulanto.The helicopte
June 8, 2012
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Six restaurants found to sell U.S. beef under false labels
Six restaurants have been selling U.S. beef falsely labeled as Australian beef, the Chungnam judicial police said Friday after a month-long investigation into 562 different restaurants.Also, 48 out of 933 different public eateries including school cafeterias were found to have sold U.S. beef under false labels. Seventeen of these facilities were suspended and thirty fined.The police have forwarded the case to the prosecutor’s office and are awaiting the results.Should the allegations be confirme
June 8, 2012
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Peru officials detect rough location of missing helicopter carrying 8 Koreans
The Peruvian air force has detected with satellite signals the rough location of a missing local helicopter carrying 14 people, including eight South Koreans, a South Korean diplomat in Lima said Thursday.The helicopter was located between the cities of Mazuco and Cusco in southeastern Peru at a latitude of 13 degrees and 27 minutes south and a longitude of 71 degrees and seven minutes west, Kim
June 8, 2012
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Fines set for watching DMB while driving
The government plans to impose fines for watching in-car TVs while driving after a deadly accident two months ago. The penalty is likely to range from 30,000 won ($26) up to 70,000 won, official said Thursday. The proposal was approved during an economic policy meeting presided over by President Lee Myung-bak. It will add new clauses to the traffic law, including imposing a 15-point penalty for watching digital multimedia broadcasting. A driver’s license is canceled if a driver gets 121 points i
June 7, 2012
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Seoul English camps recruit students
Seoul City Government said on Thursday its three English immersion camps will aim to recruit 4,192 elementary and middle school students during the summer vacation. The city’s Pungnap, Suyu and Gwanak camps will provide 14 vacation programs starting July 22.The students will stay at dormitories during the 10 to 13-day camps, which are themed “Olympics Story, English in Sports” in celebration of the 2012 London Olympics.The participating children will have an opportunity to learn English from nat
June 7, 2012
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Toxic gas leak at polysilicon factory poisons 42 in Yeosu
YEOSU (Yonhap News) ― A gas leak accident occurred Thursday afternoon at a polysilicon factory based in Yeosu, a port city 455 kilometers south of Seoul, poisoning more than 40 workers, fire authorities said.A total of 42 affected employees of Hankook Silicon Co. were taken to several nearby hospitals, with 41 of them experiencing bouts of nausea, the fire authorities said, but no casualties were reported.The company had been conducting test operations after it built an additional factory in the
June 7, 2012
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Toxic gas leak at polysilicon factory poisons 42
A gas leak accident occurred Thursday afternoon at a polysilicon factory based in Yeosu, a port city 455 kilometers south of Seoul, poisoning more than 40 workers, fire authorities said.A total of 42 affected employees of Hankook Silicon Co. were taken to several nearby hospitals, with 41 of them experiencing bouts of nausea, the fire authorities said, but no casualties were reported.The company h
June 7, 2012