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Blinken calls on China to press N. Korea to end its 'dangerous' behavior
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New celebrity-endorsed therapy for face contouring requires only a pair of rubber bands
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Tensions heighten ahead of first president-opposition chief meeting
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[Weekender] How DDP emerged as an icon of Seoul
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Doctor group's incoming head renews call for govt. to scrap medical school quota hike for dialogue
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Seoul to provide housing subsidy to married couples with newborns
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Rapper jailed after public street fight with another rapper
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[Music in drama] An ode to childhood trauma
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'The Roundup: Punishment' becomes fastest 2024 film to top 2 mln admissions
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NewJeans pops out ‘Bubble Gum’ video amid troubles at agency
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Billions of won found at garlic farm
Police have dug out more than 8 billion won ($7.1 million) in cash from the soil of a garlic farm owned by an unemployed man in Gimje, North Jeolla Province, officials said Monday. The money is believed to be part of a slush fund raised by running an illegal gambling website, the officials said, adding the total amount of the illegal fund reached 11 billion won. According to the investigators, the
April 11, 2011
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Medical discount coupons ruled illegal
Downloading discount coupons from social commerce business websites for medical treatments is a violation of the Medical Law, the Ministry of Health and Welfare said Monday. However, it is not illegal for hospitals or medical facilities to offer price cuts directly to patients on services not covered by insurance, it said. The conclusion was reached upon request from Seoul Metropolitan Government,
April 11, 2011
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Korea may close old reactors
All nuclear power facilities to undergo safety inspectionThe Korean government will conduct a safety inspection on nuclear power plants in the country amid growing worries about the radiation leaks in Japan. Officials said they may shut down reactors if they fail to meet safety standards.In a nuclear power committee meeting Monday, presided over by Prime Minister Kim Hwang-sik, participants decide
April 11, 2011
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Professor of top science university found dead in apparent suicide
Police said Sunday a university professor was found hanged at his apartment, the latest suicide involving students and faculty of South Korea's top science university.The professor, identified only by his surname Park, hanged himself in the kitchen of his apartment in Daejeon, about 160 kilometers south of Seoul, when he was discovered by his wife on Sunday afternoon, police said.The 54-year-old P
April 11, 2011
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Korea reports radioactive materials in air
Traces of radioactive particles were detected in air samples from seven out of 12 test areas throughout South Korea but they posed no immediate health risks to humans, a state agency on nuclear safety said Saturday.Minuscule traces of iodine-131 were found in seven areas including Seoul, while traces of cesium-134 and cesium-137 were detected in five others, according to the Korea Institute of Nuc
April 10, 2011
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Korea to launch special committee on disasters
Korea is working to launch a committee that will deal exclusively with disasters and accidents caused by disasters, such as the radiation leak from a nuclear power plant in Japan, a government official said Saturday.The committee will be set up within the National Science and Technology Commission that governs policies on high-tech industries and investment, Lee Seok-rae, a commission official, sa
April 10, 2011
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KAIST president faces grilling over students’ suicides
KAIST president Suh Nam-pyo is to face questioning at the National Assembly and a board meeting over the suicides cases of four of his students, who have reportedly been under enormous stress stemming from his policies. While the 74-year-old former MIT professor defends his rules as a necessary procedure to improve the overall competitiveness of the school, calls for his resignation are mounting w
April 10, 2011
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High schoolers ditch 2nd foreign language
The number of Korean high school students choosing to study a second foreign language fell sharply last year, after education authorities decided it was no longer required, government data showed Sunday.According to data released by the state-run Korean Educational Development Institute, the number of high school students learning a second foreign language totaled 596,044 as of April 2010, marking
April 10, 2011
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Island of the ‘cursed’ becomes tourist magnet
Leprosy treatment facility on Sorok Island gets new lease of lifeSOROK ISLAND, South Jeolla Province ― Just decades ago, Hansen’s disease, more commonly known as leprosy, was considered a curse from nature, subject to prejudice and discrimination. The disease is now almost eliminated from the country and is controllable with proper medication and nutrition. Although there are 13,300 people nationw
April 10, 2011
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More students in Australia choose Korean as school subject
The Korean Education Center, based in Sydney, said Friday that 5,758 students in Australia are learning Korean language as their school subject.Only 3,030 students were learning Korean in 2009 but in just two years the number increased by 90 percent. In New South Wales, where most Korean expats live, the number doubled during the same period. But it is apparently not due to more Korean expats stud
April 10, 2011
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KAIST rocked by student suicides
{Suh Nam-pyo}(A student in the KAIST campus in Daejeon walks past a hand-written poster protesting the school president’s policies that stir competition, including a unique system under which students pay different amounts of tuition based on their grades. Park Hyun-koo/The Korea Herald)“KAIST is facing the biggest crisis since its opening,” the president of the Korea Advanced Institute of Science
April 8, 2011
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Fourth KAIST student commits suicide
Another student at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, one of the nation’s most distinguished academic institutions, committed suicide, the police said on Thursday. The student identified by his surname Park was the fourth at the school to take his own life this year. The police said the 18-year-old was found by a passer-by in front of an apartment building in Incheon at around
April 8, 2011
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Another S. Korean confirmed dead in Japanese quake
Another South Korean has been confirmed dead in the aftermath of Japan's devastating earthquake and tsunami, Seoul's foreign ministry said Thursday, bringing South Korea's death toll to five. The ministry identified the victim as a 67-year-old surnamed Bae. No further personal details were given. The quake struck Japan on March 11, unleashing a gigantic tsunami that swept ships, cars and homes
April 7, 2011
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Koreans wary of radioactive rain
Officials say no hazard expected from crippled Japan nuclear plantThe government’s safety assurances over radioactive rainfalls on Thursday could not relieve the concerns of citizens, especially parents of young children.Some schools suspended classes Thursday as seasonal rainfalls scattered across the nation, while vehicles of worried parents crowded the entrances of schools that did open. Lee So
April 7, 2011
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Foreigners prefer teokbokki on streets
Teokbokki, a rice cake snack marinated with red pepper paste, was selected as the favorite street food among foreigners. According to a survey by Kyung Hee University’s Institute of International Education of 455 foreigners from 62 countries residing in Korea, teokbokki topped the list with 31.1 percent. It was followed by dakkochi, skewered chicken; sundae, blood sausage; and tempura, deep-fried
April 7, 2011
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One-third under serious stress: study
One out of every three adults here is under a serious level of stress, a group of doctors said Thursday. Workplaces and financial issues were the main causes of stress, the Korean NeuroPsychiatric Association said. According to its survey conducted of 1,006 people over 19 years old nationwide, about 23.9 percent said they were under some level of stress while 26.2 percent said the pressure was sev
April 7, 2011
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No possibility of radioactive rain: officials
Seoul to set up task force to handle Tokyo’s release of radioactive waterHeavy rains, expected to fall Thursday, will not contain radioactive materials released directly from the crippled Japanese nuclear plant, Korea’s weather agency said Wednesday.Citizens here have expressed concerns over “radioactive rainfall” that would continue for a prolonged period following the widening nuclear crisis in
April 7, 2011
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Seoul’s elderly population exceeds 1 million
Number of seniors tops 1m in SeoulBy Bae Ji-sookThe number of people in Seoul older than 65 has surpassed 1 million, the Seoul Metropolitan Government said Wednesday. The number of infants and youths, on the other hand, declined. According to its report, the number of senior citizens marked 1,002,770 as of Dec. 31 last year, a 6.3 percent jump from the previous year’s 942,946. Over-65s now make up
April 7, 2011
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Virginia State exempts Korean license holders from driving test
WASHINGTON (Yonhap News) ― South Korean Ambassador Han Duck-soo on Tuesday exchanged a memorandum of understanding with Gov. Bob McDonnell of Virginia that will exempt holders of a South Korean drivers license from taking tests.The “Driver’s License Reciprocity Arrangement” will allow holders of a South Korean drivers license to get a Virginia license without taking a written and driving test.Unde
April 6, 2011
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Lunchtime music in Seoul
Seoul City will be holding a bimonthly lunchtime garden concert in English to help promote its English study cafe, according to officials.The concert, to be held every second and fourth Wednesday of the month, kicks off with music by an Ecuadorian band and will be followed by live folk music from various countries including Russia, Mongolia, Mexico and others, officials said.The performances will
April 6, 2011