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Controversy rekindled over when to name criminals, suspects
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Seoul transit pass for travelers to be available starting July
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Hybe-Ador CEO conflict gets messier
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Battery makers ramp up efforts to diversify graphite supply chain
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Prosecutors to summon pastor who allegedly gave Dior bag to first lady
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‘Monk’ DJ spreading Buddhism goes global
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[LLG] Unseen inheritance: Trauma of transnational adoption 'trickles down' to adoptees' children
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[KH Explains] Hyundai Motor’s plan for new landmark keeps hitting bumps
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Court's ruling set to shape path of medical school expansion
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Seoul vows action over Naver's Line, Yahoo dispute
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Seoul reduces cost of child vaccinations
The government announced Monday that it will cover most of the cost of 10 vaccinations for children.Inoculation fees will be set at 5,000 won ($4.20) a shot, down from the previous average of 15,000 won, according to the Ministry of Health and Welfare.The 10 vaccines are the BCG (against tuberculosis), DPaP (against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis), IPV (against polio), MMR (against mumps, measles and rubella), DTaP-IPV (against diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis and polio), Td (against tetanus an
Jan. 2, 2012
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Sex offenders barred from medical, home schooling services
SEOUL, Jan. 2 (Yonhap) -- Convicted sex offenders will be banned from working as health-care providers or home-study teachers from the second half of this year, the government said on Monday.The Ministry of Gender Equality and Family said convicted sex offenders will be barred from holding such jobs
Jan. 2, 2012
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Startup in spotlight for young graduates
Young college graduates facing a tight job market in Korea are staking it all on entrepreneurial start-ups, despite the greater job security offered by salaried and government employment.Recent government statistics showed that 28.7 percent of young job seekers under 29 would ideally like to work at a government organization, followed by large private companies and state enterprises at 21.6 percent and 15.6 percent, respectively.But enterprising young people such as Kim Young-min are following a
Jan. 1, 2012
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Vietnamese woman gets second chance at education
Korea was a land of opportunity for Vietnamese immigrant Ho Chi Wan, but little did she expect that opportunity would be education.Since coming here six years ago, Ho has found a loving husband and rediscovered her passion for education.Since 2007, Ho has graduated from elementary and middle school and is now a second year student in high school with hopes set on college and later becoming a teacher.“When I first came to Korea, I was unable to communicate with my husband so there were a lot of m
Jan. 1, 2012
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Police get tough on school violence
12,000 detectives to patrol schools, seek heavier punishmentsPolice will mobilize some 12,000 detectives to combat school violence, a measure that comes after a suicide note left by a Daegu 14-year-old increased media attention toward bullying.The National Police Agency warned it would detain young suspects in serious criminal cases, signaling a change from its customary restraint in doing so.Such moves come as recent student suicides have prompted public calls for tougher measures to deal with
Jan. 1, 2012
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4 newborns hail in 2012
The New Year has dawned with a number of “firsts” to mark its beginning.At exactly midnight Saturday four babies were born, becoming the first babies to be born this year, the year of the dragon according to the Chinese zodiac.At a hospital in central Seoul, a girl and two boys were born as the bell in the Bosingak in Seoul’s Jongno was rung to hail the New Year. At the same hour, another girl was born at a hospital in southern Seoul. New babies were not the only new arrivals to hail in 2012.On
Jan. 1, 2012
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Somali pirates threaten to kill Korean hostages
Jan. 1, 2012
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S. Korea to mobilize military planes to evacuate nationals from Japan
Jan. 1, 2012
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Former U.S. nurse convicted of advising suicide
Jan. 1, 2012
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Police to clamp down on school violence
12,000 detectives to patrol school areas, increase arrests Police will mobilize some 12,000 detectives to combat school violence, a measure that comes after a suicide note left by a Daegu 14-year-old increased media attention toward bullying.The National Police Agency warned it would detain you
Jan. 1, 2012
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Two teenagers arrested for bullying
DAEGU (Yonhap) -- Two middle school students were arrested on charges of bullying their classmate, police here said Saturday, 11 days after the bullied teenager committed suicide.On Dec. 20, the 14-year-old jumped off an apartment building in Daegu, some 300 kilometers southeast of Seoul, to hi
Dec. 31, 2011
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The new year brings hopes with a little worry
A new year brings a sense of hope and a hint of worry, and the same goes for Koreans and expatriates facing 2012. For most, the topic of family comes up when thinking about their hopes and worries about the future, whether it be starting a new one, or adding to the old.For Jang Sou-ie, a recent graduate student, starting her own family next year is a hope she wants to realize.“Every year my New Year’s resolution is to get married,” said 28-year-old Jang.“I don’t have to get married next year, as
Dec. 30, 2011
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Changes in 2012 in welfare, environment
The New Year sees a wide range of changes in social welfare, immigration and other branches of government. Most of the changes to take effect were drawn up with priority on welfare expansion and environmental protection.Immigration1. Fingerprinting for foreigners: All foreigners entering Korea will be obliged to leave their fingerprints and have their photo taken at the immigration desk. Those exempt include minors under 17 years old, diplomats and those waivered by the central administration. F
Dec. 30, 2011
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N. Korea issues stamps with image of Kim Jong-un
North Korea said Friday it has issued stamps with the image of Kim Jong-un, as the communist nation steps up efforts to build a cult of personality around the new leader.The new stamps were released one day after the official mourning period ended for the country's late leader and father of Kim Jong-un, Kim Jong-il. The senior Kim died of heart failure on Dec. 17, according to North Korean media.One type of stamp shows an image of Kim Jong-un with his father during a field inspection against the
Dec. 30, 2011
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Bullied student commits suicide in Gwangju
A 14-year-old student at a middle school in the southwestern city of Gwangju apparently killed himself after being bullied by his peers, adding to the recent spate of bullying-related suicides.The Gwangju Police said Friday that the boy was found hanging from a corridor railing in his apartment building on Thursday morning. They found no suicide note. The police investigation took statements from his friends and father that he had been harassed by one of his classmates. Two of his friends told p
Dec. 30, 2011
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4 out of 5 foreign teenagers out of school system
Four out of five foreign teenagers who come to Korea to live with their foreign mothers or fathers when they remarry Korean spouses are not attending school, according to research by a think tank on Friday. There are a total of 875 foreign teenagers living in Seoul, but their school attendance rate is only 21.7 percent, the Seoul Foundation of Women and Family said in a report. The number of foreigners under the age of 21 registered with the immigration office is 5,726, and 34 percent of them ar
Dec. 30, 2011
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Speaker’s aide arrested for cyber attack on election watchdog
Prosecutors on Thursday arrested a former secretary of National Assembly Speaker Park Hee-tae for involvement in a cyber attack against the National Election Commission website on Oct. 26.The former secretary, identified by his family name Kim, is suspected of having masterminded the attack with Gong, a former aide of ruling Grand National Party lawmaker Choi Gu-sik. According to investigators, Kim had dinner with a low-ranking Chong Wa Dae official and former aide of another GNP lawmaker, Chung
Dec. 30, 2011
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Changes in 2012 in welfare, environment
The New Year sees a wide range of changes in social welfare, immigration and other branches of government. Most of the changes to take effect were drawn up with priority on welfare expansion and environmental protection.Immigration1. Fingerprinting for foreigners: All foreigners entering Korea will be obliged to leave their fingerprints and have their photo taken at the immigration desk. Those exempt include minors under 17 years old, diplomats and those waivered by the central administration. F
Dec. 30, 2011
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The New Year brings hopes with a little worry
A new year brings a sense of hope and a hint of worry, and the same goes for Koreans and expatriates facing 2012. For most, the topic of family comes up when thinking about their hopes and worries about the future, whether it be starting a new one, or adding to the old.For Jang Sou-ie, a recent graduate student, starting her own family next year is a hope she wants to realize.“Every year my New Year’s resolution is to get married,” said 28-year-old Jang.“I don’t have to get married next year, as
Dec. 30, 2011
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Wedding and baby boom expected for ‘black dragon year’
Many couples-to-be and mothers-to-be believe 2012 will be lucky Planning to wed sometime next winter, 27-year-old Jeon Hye-seong said that she would choose December 2012 rather than wait until 2013. “I heard that 2012 is supposed to be lucky, being the black dragon year. Given that I get to ch
Dec. 30, 2011