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[AtoZ into Korean mind] Humor in Korea: Navigating the line between what's funny and not
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[Exclusive] Korean military set to ban iPhones over 'security' concerns
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Yoon seeks rebound, taps 5-term lawmaker as chief of staff
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Medical standoff deepens as doctors reject new med school plan, talks
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[Graphic News] 77% of young Koreans still financially dependent
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Korean, Romanian leaders discuss defense tech, nuclear energy
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[Herald Interview] Why Toss invited hackers to penetrate its system
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S. Korean envoys convene to navigate strategy amid Middle East tensions
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North Korea fires several short-range ballistic missiles into sea: JCS
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Samsung, SK hynix investors dump shares on Nvidia crash
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Korean teens least happy in OECD
Kim Min-joo, an 18-year-old student, feels extremely exhausted at the end of each day, swamped with a slew of things to study. She finds little time or energy to share even small talk with her family and friends.She is one of many final-year high school students undergoing one of the most grueling periods in their lives to survive the fierce competition for entry into universities. In Korea, admis
May 4, 2011
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Man dies in Easter ‘crucifixion’
A taxi driver said to have had fanatical religious beliefs was found dead Sunday on a wooden cross in Mungyeong, North Gyeongsang Province, police said.In an apparent emulation of the crucifixion of Jesus, his hands and feet were found nailed to a cross in an abandoned quarry mine. The 58-year-old man surnamed Kim wore something similar to a crown of thorns on his head. He was wearing only underpa
May 4, 2011
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Domestic adoption slows
The government’s efforts to facilitate domestic adoption are not paying off as the number of cases has failedto increase strongly. The number of adoptions was 1,462 in 2010, compared to 1,314 in 2009, 1,306 in 2008 and 1,388 in 2007, according to the Ministry of Health and Welfare.The ministry has offered several perks to adoptive families including special days off for civil servant-parents, exem
May 4, 2011
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Man dead in Easter ‘crucifixion’
This captured image from SBS News on Tuesday shows a computer simulated image of the men who died on a cross in Mungyeong, North Gyeongsang Province. (SBS)A taxi driver said to have had fanatical religious beliefs was found dead Sunday on a wooden cross in Mungyeong, North Gyeongsang Province, police said.In an apparent emulation of the crucifixion of Jesus, his hands and feet were found nailed to
May 4, 2011
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Happiness index for Korean teenagers lowest among OECD states
The happiness index for Korean teenagers was the lowest among the 23 OECD member states for the third consecutive year, according to a survey released on Wednesday by two civilian institutes.The “subjective well-being index” for Korean students between the ages of 10 and 18 was 65.98, far lower than the OECD average of 100, the survey showed. The index for Spanish teenagers was the highest with 11
May 4, 2011
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Police raid Google Korea, Daum
Police on Tuesday raided the headquarters of Google Korea in southern Seoul over allegations that the multinational Internet giant’s subsidiary collected location data of smartphone users without consent.Investigators from the cyber crime unit of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency searched the office of Google Korea in Yeoksam-dong in the morning and confiscated hard discs and other computer fil
May 3, 2011
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N.K. behind cyber attack on Nonghyup
Prosecutors say North’s intelligence body involved in system breakdown North Korea masterminded the April 12 cyber attack that paralyzed the banking system of the National Agricultural Cooperative Federation, or Nonghyup, for several weeks, prosecutors said Tuesday.The nation’s worst-ever banking network crash prompted calls for stronger measures to safeguard key financial institutions in the Sout
May 3, 2011
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Chong Kun Dang chief suspected of engaging in stock price rigging
Prosecutors sought an arrest warrant for Rhee Jang-han, chairman of Chong Kun Dang Pharmaceutical Corp., on charges that he raked in exorbitant profits by rigging stock prices in the process of selling one of the firm’s affiliates in 2007, officials said Tuesday.Investigators at the prosecutors’ office in Suwon, Gyeonggi Province have found a “circumstantial clue” indicating that he gained billion
May 3, 2011
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Suicide leading cause of youth deaths in S. Korea
Suicide remains the No. 1 cause of death among young people in South Korea in 2009, a report showed Tuesday, indicating they are under heavy stress from a competitive education environment and toughened job market conditions.According to the report by Statistics Korea, 15.3 out of every 100,000 people aged between 15 and 24 committed suicide in 2009, the highest ratio among all causes of death rep
May 3, 2011
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Changgyeong-Jongmyo link to get wider
Changgyeong Palace and Jongmyo, a shrine dedicated to memorial services for the kings and queens of the Joseon dynasty (1392-1910), will be linked again after being separated for 80 years,According to the Seoul Metropolitan Government, the restoration work will begin with the destruction of the Yulgok Road that divides them. The road, which was a small passage to link the two places, was expanded
May 3, 2011
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Ministry, firms to address birthrate
Korea’s low birthrate is not just a problem for policymakers worried about declining tax revenue but for businesses looking to secure a stable supply of manpower and a large market. Twenty-three companies, including household names, pledged Tuesday to promote procreation at an event hosted by the Ministry of Health and Welfare to induce their cooperation in tackling the issue.Officials from POSCO,
May 3, 2011
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Police raid Google Korea personal location data
Police raid Google Korea over personal location dataPolice on Tuesday raided the office of Google Korea in southern Seoul over allegations that its subsidiary collected personal location data without consent.Investigators from the cyber crime unit of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency searched the headquarters of Google Korea in Yeoksam-dong early in the morning and confiscated hard disks and ot
May 3, 2011
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Which dreams are good for lottery?
Many Korean lottery winners dreamt of their ancestors before their purchase, according to a survey.Lottery Commission of the Ministry of Strategy and Finance conducted the research to analyze the luckiest people in Korea.Out of 291 winners last year, 147 participated. According to the survey, 43 percent said they bought lottery tickets just for fun. About 17 percent said they purchased tickets bec
May 3, 2011
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Yonsei offers scholarship to top foreign students
Yonsei University is to expand its scholarship program for outstanding foreign students in Korea.The new scholarship system, revamped last September, took effect from this year’s spring semester to offer a full four-year scholarship to a maximum of 10 foreign students, according to school officials.“Unlike many other schools in Korea, we have refrained from giving out scholarship benefits just to
May 2, 2011
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Unification Church founder’s son sues mother
The third son of Moon Sun-myung, the founder and leader of the controversial Unification Church, has filed a lawsuit against his mother to get back his company’s money allegedly sent to her missionary group without his consent, court officials said Monday.Moon Hyun-jin, 42, chairman of the Unification Church International, the parent company of Washington Times Aviation Inc., demanded 23.8 billion
May 2, 2011
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Prosecutors probe man on charges of leaking military secrets
A Korean man has been under investigation on charges of stealing military secrets after being employed by a company developing and managing computer programs for the government, prosecutors said Monday.The 43-year-old man was previously convicted of violating the National Security Law banning pro-North Korea activities.But it is unclear whether the man, identified only by the initial K of his surn
May 2, 2011
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Millionaire lottery winner still wants one-bed apartment
A British man who won about $30 million last month in the lottery reportedly has not spent a cent.Matthew Breach has not bought a luxurious car or house, unlike typical lottery winners. Breach, who used to get up at 4 a.m. or 5 a.m. daily, said his hobby now was sleeping. The ex-truck driver reportedly purchased the lottery ticket while buying a pint of milk.When asked about his plan for a new hom
May 2, 2011
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New labor group to shake up unions
For decades, labor movements in Korea were orchestrated by two umbrella groups, whose views often led to politicized activities rather than efforts for actual labor rights.Feeling the need for a new labor culture, some of their member unions are moving to create a “third labor alliance” that they say will focus less on politics and more on labor issues. Taking the lead, the Seoul Metro labor union
May 1, 2011
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Savings bank withdrawal probe spreads to customers
The prosecution is focusing its probe of allegedly illicit withdrawal from suspended savings banks on a small group of major customers and their potential accomplices within the lenders.The Supreme Prosecutor’s Office drew up a list of 22 customers who withdrew massive deposits from their accounts just a day before the savings banks were suspended, officials said Sunday.These affluent customers fa
May 1, 2011
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Year’s worst yellow dust chokes Korea
The worst yellow dust storm this year covered the Korean Peninsula on Sunday as winds blew a thick layer of the dust from deserts in northeastern China.The weather agency issued a yellow dust watch for five northwestern islands, Daejeon, Daegu, Busan, Ulsan, Gwangju, and Chuncheong, Gyeongsang and Jeolla provinces. It posted yellow dust advisories for the afternoon in Seoul, Gyeonggi and Gangwon p
May 1, 2011