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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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On May Day, labor unions blast Yoon's foreign nanny proposal
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Seoul Metro to seek legal action against malicious complaints
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[KH Explains] Will alternative trading platform shake up Korean stock market?
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Illit, mired in controversy, remains on Billboard charts for 5th week
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S. Korea lowers COVID-19 warning level, lifts last-remaining antivirus mandates
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Busan Forum on Aid Effectiveness and ownership for development
In 2005, aid donors and recipient countries gathered in Paris for the Second High Level Forum on aid effectiveness. They endorsed the Paris Declaration, grounded in five implementation principles: ownership, alignment, harmonization, management for results, and mutual accountability. These principles were designed to make aid delivery more effective. Aid stakeholders then sought to achieve the Paris goals by 2010, and in 2011, they will discuss the results of the implementation of the Paris Decl
Nov. 28, 2011
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Prosecutors investigate ex-colleague for bribery
Busan prosecutors on Monday began an investigation into a former prosecutor on suspicion of soliciting case information from prosecutors for a local law firm in return for bribes including a Mercedes Benz. Investigators from Busan District Prosecutors’ Office are looking into the ex-prosecutor, surnamed Lee, on suspicion of receiving bribes in return for soliciting case information to a local law firm chief, surnamed Choi.According to prosecutors, they have secured text messages that suggest Lee
Nov. 28, 2011
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Police officer calls for TV debate with prosecutors
A frontline officer has suggested holding a televised debate with public prosecutors as police step up protests against the presidential decree on the enforcement of the Criminal Procedure Act. The officers argue that the decree gives them little right to investigate independently from prosecutors.According to the police agency, Yang Young-jin, chief of Jinhae Police Station’s investigation section, voiced the suggestion through the social network news service Wikitree and on the police intranet
Nov. 28, 2011
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Higher education degrees to be recognized in Asia Pacific
A student who completes a three-year undergraduate course in China or Australia will be recognized as a holder of a bachelor’s degree in Korea under a recently revised agreement on academic recognition in Asia-Pacific countries.The Education Ministry said Sunday that the UNESCO ministerial meeting in Tokyo on Nov. 25-26 adopted the revised UNESCO convention on the recognition of qualifications in higher education in Asia-Pacific region. The meeting drew delegates from 28 countries to discuss the
Nov. 27, 2011
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Man arrested for police officer assault
Police have in custody a man who allegedly assaulted chief of Jongno Police Station Park Geon-chan. According to the police, the assailant, identified by his surname Kim, assaulted Park on Sunday during a demonstration protesting against the Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement, resulting in injuries requiring three weeks of treatment to full recovery. Anti-FTA demonstrations flared up after the ruling Grand National Party ratified the deal unilaterally last Tuesday. Kim was identified from CCTV foot
Nov. 27, 2011
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Half of Seoul students fail to interact with foreign teachers
Half of students in elementary and secondary schools in Seoul fail to interact with foreign assistant teachers as most of them do not understand what the teachers say in English, a study showed on Sunday. The study was based on a survey by the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education on 43,742 students, parents, English teachers and foreign assistant teachers in elementary and secondary schools in Seoul.The survey found that about 50 percent of students have little interaction with foreign teacher
Nov. 27, 2011
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South Korean pastor jailed for adultery
A South Korean Christian pastor was jailed for 18 months for having a decade-long affair with a woman whose wedding he had officiated at, a court said Saturday.Adultery in South Korea is a criminal offense punishable by up to two years in prison but most offenders usually receive only suspended jail terms and imprisonment is quite rare.The 51-year-old pastor, whose name has been withheld for privacy, had a secret affair with the woman, 41, for more than 10 years after conducting her marriage cer
Nov. 27, 2011
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Kidnapped S. Koreans recovered in Philippines
ZAMBOANGA, Philippines (AFP) -- Two South Koreans kidnapped in the lawless southern Philippines were rescued by the military on Saturday, days after one of their compatriots was also recovered alive, an official said.The two were found in the same remote part of Mindanao island where the first South Korean was rescued on Thursday, said military spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Randolph Cabangbang.“They are now in the custody of the soldiers,” Cabangbang said in a brief statement from Mindanao.He ide
Nov. 27, 2011
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Students, parents, educators satisfied with foreign teachers
By Lee Woo-young Students, parents and teachers in Seoul show high satisfaction with foreign English teachers, believing they contribute to improving students’ English proficiency and confidence, a study showed. The study was based on a survey by the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education on 43,742 students, parents, English teachers and foreign assistant teachers in elementary and secondary schools in Seoul. The survey showed that 54.2 percent of parents said English classes conducted by native
Nov. 27, 2011
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Police probe Maple Story hacking
Nexon says hacker accessed 13.2 million online game users’ informationThe police are investigating the hacking of 13.2 million users of Nexon’s massively multiplayer online role-playing game Maple Story.On Thursday, Nexon found that Maple Story’s backup server had been hacked, and personal information of 13.2 million of the 18 million registered users stolen.The company reported the incident to the Korea Communications Commission at about 5 p.m. on Friday and requested the police to investigate
Nov. 27, 2011
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Dazzling lights illuminate Cheongdam Fashion Street
Lights are on to dazzle visitors looking for glamour at Cheongdam Fashion Street, the traditional high-end luxury street between Cheongdam crossroads to Galleria’s Department Store in Gangnam District. The 1.3 kilometer street, dotted with splendid stores of luxury brands and art galleries, is transformed into a street of lights in the winter, becoming the perfect place for seasonal outings for couples, families and tourists. Despite the emergence of Garosu-gil and Dosan Park as new fashion stre
Nov. 27, 2011
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Police defiance grows over new rules on investigative rights
Police officers step up protests; P.M. Office’s plans draw fire from politicians Criticism of the modified presidential decree on the criminal investigation procedure, which has caused friction between prosecutors and police over probe rights, is spreading as police officers take drastic measures demonstrating their opposition.In protest of the planned changes, some police officers have taken part in an event returning handcuffs while a growing number of officers are giving up their posts in inv
Nov. 27, 2011
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Higher degrees to be recognized in Asia-Pacific regions
By Lee Woo-young Higher education degrees will be recognized in Asia-Pacific countries including Korea, Japan, China, Australia and Southeast Asian countries like the Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand and Cambodia, the Education Ministry said Sunday. The UNESCO ministerial-level meeting on Nov. 25-26 with delegations from 28 countries attending in Tokyo has adopted the revised legal agreement of the UNESCO’s convention on the recognition of qualification in higher education in Asia-Pacific region
Nov. 27, 2011
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Head of Seoul district police station assaulted by FTA protesters
(Yonhap News)Police have in custody a man who allegedly assaulted chief of Jongno Police Station Park Geon-chan. According to the police, the assailant, identified by his surname Kim, assaulted Park on Sunday during a demonstration protesting against the Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement, resulting in
Nov. 27, 2011
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Pastor jailed for 18 months for adultery
A South Korean Christian pastor was jailed for 18 months for having a decade-long affair with a woman whose wedding he had officiated at, a court said Saturday.Adultery in South Korea is a criminal offence punishable by up to two years in prison but most offenders usually receive only suspended jail
Nov. 26, 2011
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Activists send leaflets, socks to N. Korea via air
A small group of South Korean activists on Saturday sent balloons carrying propaganda leaflets into North Korea, an activity labeled by the North as an attempt to topple its communist regime.Also carried by the large balloons flown from the northern border city of Paju were 1,500 pairs of winter soc
Nov. 26, 2011
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S. Korea seizes 5 Chinese boats over illegal fishing
Maritime police in the southwestern port city of Mokpo said Saturday they have seized five Chinese fishing boats on suspicions of poaching in South Korean waters.Mokpo maritime police seized the five boats in waters some 25 kilometers southwest of the island of Gageo, off the country's southwestern
Nov. 26, 2011
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Nexon says data of MapleStory's overseas members safe
Nexon Korea Corp. said Saturday that no data of MapleStory overseas members was leaked in the recent security breach that compromised private details of 13.2 million Korean online game players.The massive private data leakage hit gamers of the internationally popular online game earlier this week, a
Nov. 26, 2011
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Sexual harassment recognized as work-related injury for first time
A state agency on workers' welfare has decided to compensate a female worker who suffered from repeated sexual harassment at her workplace, the agency said Saturday, acknowledging her sufferings as workplace injuries.This is the first time the Korea Workers' Compensation and Welfare Services acknowl
Nov. 26, 2011
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Police officers take group action against probe rules
More than 2,700 turn in handcuffs in symbolic protestThousands of police officers plan to turn in their handcuffs to the government as a symbolic gesture to protest a proposed change in criminal investigation procedures. “We will use the symbolic act of turning in our handcuffs to the Prime Minister’s Office and the Justice Ministry to demonstrate how seriously we take the case,” said one police official Friday, declining to be named.So far, 2,747 officers have expressed their intent to join the
Nov. 25, 2011