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Tensions heighten ahead of first president-opposition chief meeting
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Seoul to provide housing subsidy to married couples with newborns
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[KH Explains] No more 'Michael' at Kakao Games
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Rapper jailed after public street fight with another rapper
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Woman gets suspended term for injuring boyfriend with knife
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Samsung chief bolsters ties with Germany’s Zeiss
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NewJeans pops out ‘Bubble Gum’ video amid troubles at agency
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Med schools expect 1,500+ new admission slots next year
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Nominee for chief of anti-corruption body pledges 'independence, effectiveness'
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KT launches new mobile plans for foreign residents
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Korea to introduce 5-day school week
The government will recommend that all primary and secondary schools adopt the five-day school week starting next year.Currently, local schools rest every second and fourth Saturday in a month. The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology said Tuesday that a pilot program will start at some schools in the second half this year as the new measure is likely to affect the pattern of family life
June 14, 2011
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‘Defoliants sprayed on DMZ in late ’50s’
Retired U.S. soldier: Without herbicide, troops in South vulnerable to N.K. snipersA former U.S. Forces Korea soldier claimed Tuesday that he had witnessed defoliants ― apparently containing toxic dioxin ― being hand-sprayed in the Demilitarized Zone regularly in the late 1950s.His claim comes amid continuing controversy over when the U.S. military sprayed Agent Orange over the DMZ to stop North K
June 14, 2011
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Illegal human egg brokers busted
The police on Tuesday sought arrest warrants for two people suspected of brokering illegal sales of human eggs and booked 13 ovum donors without detention. Seoul police on Tuesday sought arrest warrants for two people on charges of brokering in the illegal trade of human eggs via the Internet. (MCT)The ovum brokers identified only by their last names Koo and Chung ran a website where people shared
June 14, 2011
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Nepal worker found dead after losing job
A migrant worker from Nepal killed himself last Sunday, referring to apparent unfair treatment at work.According to the Daegu branch of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions, a worker whose name has not been released hanged himself at his colleague’s home.After arriving in Korea from Nepal with an employment visa nine months ago, he had been working at Seongso Industrial Complex until recently.
June 14, 2011
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National Assembly to act on college fee cuts
The National Assembly plans to vote on the controversial “half-priced tuition” policy during the plenary session in late June, the head of the parliamentary educational committee said Monday. “There is no difference between the ruling and opposition parties in discussing the half-tuition measures at the National Assembly. I’ll submit the issue for a vote at a general session,” said Rep. Byun Jae-i
June 13, 2011
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Smoking ban at Seoul squares effective
Seoul City’s anti-smoking campaign in downtown squares, which kicked off this month, is largely being obeyed, with the total number of violations standing at just 15 as of Monday. The city banned smoking at three plazas in central Seoul from June 1, imposing a fine of 100,000 won ($92) on smokers. The three squares ― Chunggye, Gwanghwamun and Seoul Plaza ― are frequented by about 30,000 people eve
June 13, 2011
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Ministry probes mystery disease
The government is keeping a close watch on three members of a family reportedly suffering from idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.The disease is thought to be similar to the mysterious virus which recently killed three pregnant women.According to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, an agency under the Ministry of Health and Welfare, a 32-year-old woman and her 6-year-old daughter, bot
June 13, 2011
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‘Average office worker enraged 3 times a day’
Over 90 percent of office workers regularly want to vent frustration at work, a new survey has found.According to the survey of 1,434 office workers by online recruiter SaramIn, 94.7 percent of those questioned felt the urge to express rage at their workplace. And they felt angry an average of 3.4 times a day. The biggest cause of indignation was having to take full responsibility for something th
June 13, 2011
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Last wishes of girl fighting cancer coming true
A British girl who has been fighting cancer for four years posted her wish list on a blog, bringing about sensation on the Internet.Alice Pyne wrote “I’m 15 and I have terminal cancer. I’ve created a bucket list because there are so many things I still want to do in my life … some are possible, some will remain a dream.”Most of her wishes were typical teenage desires, but her first wish was to “ma
June 13, 2011
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Ex-minister under graft probe dies in apparent suicide
Former Agriculture Minister Im Sang-gyu was found dead in his car in the southern city of Suncheon, in what appears to be a suicide, police said Monday. He was 62. Im, president of Sunchon National University since July, was under two separate criminal investigations led by prosecutors ― one regarding a bribery scandal over construction-site catering contracts and the other, the unfolding savings
June 13, 2011
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Chief justices of Asia-Pacific nations meet in Seoul
The chief justices of 30 Asia-Pacific nations launched a five-day conference in Seoul on Sunday to discuss the present and future of the region's judiciaries.More than 100 people from 33 countries took part in the 14th Conference of Chief Justices of Asia and the Pacific, starting with a welcome reception at the Grand Hyatt Seoul.South Korea's Supreme Court is hosting the biennial conference for t
June 12, 2011
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Public concern over military medical system
Parents call for better disease control and prevention measuresA series of recent cases in which young military trainees have been infected with or even died from a serious disease have sparked public concerns here over the “sloppy” military medical system.Some argue that the military appears to have attempted to conceal the cases to avoid criticism, particularly from parents who have sent their s
June 12, 2011
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Private universities hint at tuition cuts, urging subsidies
Private universities are discussing cutting tuition fees by 10 to 15 percent on condition that the government shares the financing of scholarships at individual schools, the head of a private university presidents’ council said Sunday.Park Chul, head of the Association of Private University Presidents, said in an interview that the group is gathering opinions of member schools about a trade-off be
June 12, 2011
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Oh blasts populist welfare policies
Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon blasted political parties for their proposed welfare policies Sunday, calling them populist ploys ahead of elections.He also warned against unconditional welfare policies, saying that they would erode the growth potential of the country. “Expanded welfare would cause tax hikes, and then ordinary people will suffer,” he said in an interview with the Yonhap news agency. “The p
June 12, 2011
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Institute to train civil servants on international negotiation
The Central Officials Training Institute will start a two-week program on international negotiation Monday.Twenty four public servants from 19 government agencies will participate in the English-only course, titled “the Multinational English Immersion Program.”This year, eight foreign participants have been invited to the program, which has involved only Korean civil servants since 2008. The forei
June 12, 2011
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Local governments move to open Agent Orange probes
Civic group urges investigation of all U.S. basesProvincial governments are moving to verify whether areas near U.S. military facilities are contaminated amid heightened public worries over the alleged burial of Agent Orange at Camp Carroll in Waegwan, North Gyeongsang Province.Some environmentalists and activists criticized the U.S. military for being overly “slow and careful” in conducting its i
June 12, 2011
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Border island to get Apache choppers
South Korea is considering deploying large attack helicopters on one of its western sea border islands in preparation against surprise infiltrations of North Korea’s air-cushioned vessels, a defense source said Sunday.“A helicopter hangar under construction on Baengnyeong Island is capable of accommodating large-sized attack helicopters. Some Apache-class attack helicopters to be imported next yea
June 12, 2011
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Bangladesh police arrest ‘Robin Hood’ burglar
DHAKA (AFP) – A “benevolent burglar” hailed as a modern-day Robin Hood for donating his ill-gotten gains to local orphanages has been arrested in southeastern Bangladesh, police said.Badiul Haq Nasir, 45, who had earned millions in well-planned heists, was revered in dozens of villages for making large donations to orphanages and mosques, local police chief Babul Akhter told AFP.“The villagers say
June 12, 2011
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Hyundai Motor settles talks with labor union
Hyundai Motor Co. and its labor union said Saturday they reached an agreement to resume operations at one of its plants, 39 hours after unionized workers walked off their jobs because of a colleague's death. Assembly workers at the top automaker's plant in Asan, about 100 kilometers southwest of Seoul, had laid down their tools on Thursday, claiming that a union worker committed suicide due to t
June 11, 2011
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Thousands rally for college tuition cuts
Twenty-four years ago, tens of thousands of college students protested in Seoul, calling for democracy. But thousands of students gathered Friday at Chonggye Square, calling for the government to cut their tuition fees.“Half-price tuition, half-price,” shouted the crowd sitting on the ground, holding a candle in each hand. Student protesters shout slogans, calling for the government to cut their t
June 10, 2011