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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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Opposition-led Assembly unilaterally passes bill to probe Marine's death
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[Music in drama] Rekindle a love that slipped through your fingers
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Inflation eases in April, continues bumpy ride
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Golden chance to liquidate babies’ gold rings?
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Seoul Metro to seek legal action against malicious complaints
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[New faces of Assembly] Architect behind ‘audacious initiative’ believes in denuclearized North Korea
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Illit, mired in controversy, remains on Billboard charts for 5th week
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On May Day, labor unions blast Yoon's foreign nanny proposal
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Teens join fight against tobacco industry
A group of teenagers became the latest campaigners against Korea’s cigarette industry on Friday, calling tobacco production unconstitutional. The students, members of an anti-smoking club at Handong International School in Pohang, North Gyeongsang Province, have begun an online movement to gather a million signatures. In the petition the middle school and high school students claim that the Tobacco Enterprise Law is “unconstitutional.”The club, Blue Jeans, is run by 10 students from the internat
April 3, 2012
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MBC fires two strike leaders
After being plagued by more than two months of labor union strikes, MBC has taken additional disciplinary measures against strike leaders, its union said Tuesday, escalating labor-management conflict at the public broadcaster.The union said MBC management fired labor union head Jung Young-ha and his deputy Kang Ki-woong and suspended five others for two to three months for masterminding an "illega
April 3, 2012
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MBC fires two strike leaders
After being plagued by more than two months of labor union strikes, MBC has taken additional disciplinary measures against strike leaders, its union said Tuesday, escalating labor-management conflict at the public broadcaster.The union said MBC management fired labor union head Jung Young-ha and his deputy Kang Ki-woong and suspended five others for two to three months for masterminding an “illegal” walkout.A total of 17 unionists have now been disciplined since the MBC strike began on Jan. 30.T
April 3, 2012
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S. Korean held for girlfriend’s ’live octopus‘ death
A South Korean has been arrested for allegedly killing his girlfriend who was initially believed to have accidentally suffocated while eating a live octopus, a prosecutor said Tuesday. After an investigation lasting many months the suspect identified only as Kim was formally arrested for murder last Friday, prosecutor Lee Geon-tae at Incheon city, west of Seoul, told AFP.Kim would be charged within the next 10 days, he said. “He’s still denying the charge... we believe enough evidence has been c
April 3, 2012
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Seven killed in shooting at U.S. religious college
Oakland Fire officials work outside of Oikos University after a school shooting in Oakland, California, Monday. (AP-Yonhap News)OAKLAND, California (AP) ― A 43-year-old former student of a small Christian university in California opened fire at the school, killing at least seven people and setting off an intense, chaotic manhunt that ended with his capture at a nearby shopping center, authorities
April 3, 2012
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Farm school opens for homeless
Seoul Metropolitan Government has opened a farm school for the homeless to help them stand on their own as farmers or farm hands. The Seoul Farm School, opened on Monday, is expected to offer agricultural education so that the homeless can support themselves and break free from life on the streets. “I want to start a new life at the farming school. I’ve been living on the streets and eat at homeless shelters, but I want to earn money that can support me in the future,” said Ki Un-chan, 52, one o
April 2, 2012
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Chinese motorbike import banned for CO emissions
The Korean government banned imports of a Chinese motorcycle brand because it breached limits on harmful emissions, officials said Monday. The Opera motorcycles, imported by local firm Hansom Bike, were found to emit 6.875 grams of carbon monoxide per kilometer, three times more the legally permitted 2 grams, the environment ministry said. A total of 96 units have been imported since October 2010 and some are believed to have been sold to customers, it added. The ministry said it will push for a
April 2, 2012
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Police documents make up most of Roh administration files
The majority of the cases outlined in newly revealed evidence concerning the Prime Minister’s Office placing civilians under illicit surveillance were compiled as part of legitimate police procedure during the previous administration, according to Cheong Wa Dae.About 80 percent of the documents were compiled during the Roh Moo-hyun administration, said the presidential office. In addition, the presidential office says that of the 420 or so cases conducted under the current administration, only a
April 2, 2012
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TB most prevalent in homeless
Tuberculosis is still strongly linked to poverty, the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Monday. In its study on 42,763 people with practically no income who visited public health centers and other medical facilities for TB checkups in 2008, about 80 were diagnosed with the pneumonic disease. The frequency rate could be translated into 187 out of every 100,000 people who fall sick to tuberculosis. Other studies have found the national average rate to be 91 in 100,000.Tuberculo
April 2, 2012
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Greenpeace officials denied entry on national interest
Greenpeace East Asia executive director Mario Damato and another employee were denied entry into the country on Monday.Mario Damato was accompanying Greenpeace International executive director Kumi Naidoo into the country on Monday when they were denied entry at Incheon International Airport at roughly 2 p.m. on Monday.Naidoo was allowed entry.According to a Korea Immigration Service officer, they received a request to deny entry to Greenpeace officials from a government branch. The officer, on
April 2, 2012
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U.S. teacher arrested over suspected child molestation
A U.S. language instructor who fled South Korea after being suspected of child molestation was recently arrested in his native country and extradited to the South, police here said Monday.The 56-year-old teacher, whose identity was withheld, is accused of five counts of molestation of four boys between June and July 2010, the police said.The suspect allegedly forced the boys into areas at an eleme
April 2, 2012
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Lee: Gov't to convert existing school loans into lower-interest ones
The government plans to convert existing school loans into lower-interest ones beginning next month as part of efforts to expand the financial support system for young people, President Lee Myung-bak said Monday.The government will utilize 50 billion won (US$44 million) contributed by local banks as a guaranty fund for the interest-lowering measure, Lee said during his biweekly radio address. "As
April 2, 2012
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Bulimia 19 times more common in women than men, ...survey finds
There were about 19 times more cases of bulimia in women as in men over the past five years, a survey has found.Bulimia is a type of eating disorder that involves eating large amounts of food and getting rid of the calories in an unhealthy way, such as vomiting or excessive exercise. According to a survey by the National Health Insurance Corp., released on Sunday, women bulimia patients outnumbered men 2,002 to 100 in 2007, 1,711 to 91 in 2008, 1,939 to 93 in 2009, 2,150 to 112 in 2010, and 2,12
April 1, 2012
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Conflict looms over national university reform
Professors pass nonbinding no-confidence motion against education ministerPublic universities are facing unprecedented government pressure to reform their leadership structures and staff evaluations.The Education Ministry seeks to abolish professors’ direct election of university presidents and replace seniority-based professor evaluation with a merit-based system. It argues that direct presidential election has caused election irregularities and that merit-base evaluation is needed to foster ac
April 1, 2012
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IDEA offers ODA courses for beginners and experts
The International Development Education Academy in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province, aims to nurture experts in the field of official development assistance.The academy, run by Korea International Cooperation Agency, offers courses for all levels from elementary courses such as “Understanding International Development Cooperation,” to advanced courses including “Understanding Public-Private Partnerships.” Understanding International Development CooperationThe entry-level course offered at the academy
April 1, 2012
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KOICA on mission to educate public on ODA
As South Korea recovered from the Korean War to become the first country to go from aid recipient to donor, the government is educating the public about the importance of official development assistance.Shortly after Korea joined the OECD’s Development Assistance Committee, government officials decided that the country was in need of more ODA expertise and policy and project reform. So the Korea International Cooperation Agency, a state-run organization for overseas assistance and humanitarian a
April 1, 2012
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KOICA-certified assistance expert eyes Africa
Hwang Yae-ji one of first six accredited by aid agencyThis is the third installment of a series of articles introducing programs and activities of the Korea International Cooperation Agency, a state-run organization for overseas assistance and humanitarian aid. -- Ed.Hwang Yae-ji was well on her way to starting a career in law, until she discovered a new program on international assistance.The 24-year-old has one of the highest scores for a test on official development assistance administered by
April 1, 2012
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Ahead of polls, Myanmar activist wary of hasty optimism, investment
Myanmar’s first internationally monitored elections this Sunday could help prove the new government’s dedication to democracy. The polls anticipated to bring Aung San Suu Kyi to parliament for the first time could help inspire other countries to lift sanctions imposed against the pariah regime. The opposition leader has warned elections will be neither free nor fair because of irregularities including intimidation of candidates, but is pressing on with her bid. And another of the country’s democ
March 30, 2012
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P.M.’s office had more than 2,600 people under surveillance
New evidence suggests prosecutors aware of wider case in 2010New evidence surfaced on Thursday suggesting that the surveillance scheme operated by the ethics division of the Prime Minister’s Office targeted more than 2,600 people.While the controversy surrounding the ethics division’s surveillance scheme grew former presidential secretary for employment and labor Lee Young-ho did not appear for questioning, saying that he needed time to prepare, and that he will make himself available on April 2
March 30, 2012
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Sookmyung Women’s University president allowed to keep office
Sookmyung Women’s University president Han Young-sil will stay in office for the time being, according to a court ruling released Friday.According to the Seoul Western District Court, officials decided to put a temporary hold on Han dismissal, which came after an emergency board meeting earlier this month.Han had applied for an injunction regarding the decision which was made during an impromptu meeting in a Kimpo Airport caf at 7 a.m. on March 22, held by university board head Lee Yong-tae.Shor
March 30, 2012