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Korea enters full election mode
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Seoul bus drivers go on general strike, cause morning rush hour delays
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Immigrant woman stabbed to death by Korean husband
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Official campaigning kicks off for April 10 elections
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Lee Jong-sup resigns as envoy to Australia
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Yellow dust engulfs S. Korea, advisory alert issued
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S. Korea to boost support for single-parent families
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Court upholds jail term for man who attempted to murder ex-girlfriend
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Kia EV9 wins world car of year
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Korea misses out on global bond index boost
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Ministry to help Korean products gain U.S. FDA approval
The government is planning to support 41 health and cosmetics companies’ advancement into the U.S. market. The “Columbus Project,” to be funded by the ministry and other related agencies, aims to help Korean firms increase their share of the U.S. market from the current 1.1 percent to 3.4 percent by 2015, the Ministry of Health and Welfare said Thursday.The 41 companies include some household name
March 4, 2011
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Man confesses while high, regrets
A repeat drug offender was booked after turning himself in while under the influence of methamphetamines to “become a new man,” but regretted his decision after coming down from the drug.According to the police Thursday, the 34-year-old man identified by his family name Oh bought a gram of methamphetamines at a street value of 800,000 won ($710) moments after being released from a 14-month drug ab
March 4, 2011
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Air Force cuts flying hours as oil prices soar
A significant rise in oil prices has forced the Air Force to slash its authorized flying time and other military wings to take energy-saving steps, the Defense Ministry said Thursday. The measures are in line with a government-wide campaign as the price of Dubai crude, which makes up the bulk of South Korea’s imported oil, is hovering around $110 a barrel, following turmoil in the Middle East and
March 3, 2011
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Seoul unveils teachers’ guidelines on Dokdo
South Korean schools will systematically reinforce their students’ education regarding the nation’s easternmost islets of Dokdo under special teaching guidelines newly distributed by the Education Ministry, officials said Thursday.The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology sent comprehensive teaching guidelines to the municipal and provincial education authorities and schools across the nat
March 3, 2011
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Rights panel opposes proposal on corporal punishment
The government’s proposed alternatives to corporal punishment at schools could also be a violation of human rights if they cause students physical pain, South Korea’s rights watchdog said Thursday.The Education Ministry in January started taking steps to revise an enforcement ordinance for a related education law, aiming to ban corporal punishment and introduce various other forms of punishment, i
March 3, 2011
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GRE offered more frequently
The Graduate Record Examinations, the most widely accepted set of tests adopted by graduate schools, will now be offered up to twice every month in Korea, saving students a flight to Japan.Starting this August, a revised format of the GRE will be offered once or twice every month here in the form of computer-based testing, according to the Educational Testing Services and the Ministry of Science,
March 3, 2011
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SNU mulls in-house human rights panel
Move follows dismissal of professor for abusing studentsSeoul National University is considering establishing an in-house human rights watchdog to monitor abuses within the community including violence, corruption and embezzlement.Students will be encouraged to inform the school of their professors’ irregularities under a tight witness protection system and violence among students will be thorough
March 3, 2011
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Men sleep, women socialize on holidays
Last Saturday, 34-year-old office worker Lee Ik-je woke up around noon and spent the day lazing around. He’d had a dinner-turned-drinking party the previous day with colleagues and didn’t feel well. “I gave myself some time to recharge, lolling around the home and preparing for a hectic schedule next week,” he said. On the other hand, 30-year-old office worker Shin Jee-won met her friends downtown
March 3, 2011
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Judicial trainees protest gov't law school policy
A group of prospective judges, prosecutors and lawyers on Wednesday raised their voices against the government's recent decision to employ law school graduates as state prosecutors, refusing to take part in the admissions ceremony for the national judicial training center. Under the current judicial laws, after passing the national bar examination, some 1,000 prospective judges, prosecutors a
March 2, 2011
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Defector groups continue to send anti-North leaflets despite threats
Defector groups Wednesday pledged to continue flying propaganda leaflets across the border despite North Korea’s recent threat of “direct firing” at the South’s psychological warfare sites.“The empty threats from the North have repeated over the past four years. There is nothing special this time as well,” said Park Sang-hak, a North Korean defector and head of the Fighters for Free North Korea. “
March 2, 2011
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Yoo takes office as Herald Media CEO
Yoo Byung-chang took office as the new chief executive officer and publisher of Herald Media in a ceremony at the company’s headquarters in Seoul on Wednesday.Yoo, 61, former president of POSCO ICT, succeeded Park Haeng-hwan, who retired after three years in the post.The new CEO vowed to strengthen growth businesses of the future, including digital media and broadcasting. Herald Media CEO and Publ
March 2, 2011
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80% of Seoul’s elderly living alone are women
Most see families less than once a weekAlmost eight out of 10 elderly people living alone in Seoul are women, the Seoul Metropolitan Government said Tuesday.The city conducted a census on senior citizens aged 65 or older who lived alone without family over the past three months, aimed at assessing their welfare needs.According to the survey on 214,506 citizens registered as single family household
March 2, 2011
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Seoul highly vulnerable to earthquakes: report
In light of the recent quake that New Zealand is calling its worst natural disaster to date, South Korea could face over 100,000 casualties should a 6.5 magnitude earthquake occur in the middle of Seoul, according to government data.A report recently submitted by the National Emergency Management Agency to a ruling party lawmaker estimated that in the event of such a quake, Seoul and metropolitan
March 2, 2011
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Prosecutors obtain painting at center of graft scandal: official
Seoul prosecutors have secured a high-priced painting at the center of a graft scandal involving two former national tax chiefs, a prosecution official said Tuesday.The official said the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office has obtained the painting titled "Hakdong Village" by the late abstract artist Choi Wook-kyung. Han Sang-ryule, a former head of the National Tax Service, is accused of p
March 1, 2011
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S. Korea to send two ships to Libya
South Korea will send two chartered ships to strife-torn Libya to bring home citizens and foreign workers at South Korean construction firms there, an official said Tuesday.The ships chartered from Greece can each carry up to 1,800 passengers, a Transportation Ministry official said.“We have prepared ships capable of evacuating a far larger number of people than before,” the official said without
March 1, 2011
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Expats to promote Gangnam district
Gangnam-gu Office has selected a group of foreign nationals as honorary publicity ambassadors to promote the district around the world, officials said Tuesday.The 29 expats from 14 countries, including the U.S., Canada, Britain, the Philippines and Thailand, will introduce Gangnam’s tourist attractions to their home countries using social media such as Twitter and Facebook. They will also contribu
March 1, 2011
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Wounded ship captain says 'thank you' after completely regaining consciousness
The captain of a South Korean freighter, who was shot during a rescue operation against Somali pirates, completely regained consciousness Monday and expressed thanks for the support that South Koreans have rallied for him.The health of Seok Hae-kyun, the captain of the 11,500-ton Samho Jewelry, has drawn wide national attention since South Korean naval special forces on Jan. 21 stormed the ship se
March 1, 2011
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Seoul National University fires music professor accused of violence against students
Seoul National University decided Monday to sack a music professor accused of habitually using violence against her students and other alleged misconduct,officials said. Seoul National University decided to sack Professor Kim In-hye accused of habitually beating and taking high-priced gifts from her students. (Yonhap News)The top South Korean university has looked into allegations raised late last
March 1, 2011
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Court to review ban on teachers’ political activity
A group of unionized teachers have asked the Constitutional Court to review the law that bans teachers from joining political activities, court officials said Monday, challenging the long debated law that causes any teacher who wages an anti-government campaign to face disciplinary action. The Seoul Administrative Court has accepted the appeal by three teachers, affiliated with the liberal Korean
Feb. 28, 2011
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Korea may raise retirement age to 60: report
The government is reportedly considering raising the average retirement age to 60 from the current average of 57 to lessen the impact of the retirement of 7.1 million baby boomers born between 1955 and 1963. However, the plan is expected to face fierce opposition from both employers and employees.The “Baby Boomer Committee,” an affiliate of the Economic and Social Development Commission, a group r
Feb. 28, 2011