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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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Seoul to provide housing subsidy to married couples with newborns
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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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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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Man dies in bomb blast at Busan apartment building
(A man set off an unspecified explosive at an apartment in Busan early Sunday, killing himself and wounding two police officers. Yonhap News) BUSAN -- A man set off an unspecified explosive at an apartment in this southern port city of Busan early Sunday, killing himself and wounding two police officers, police said. The 51-year-old, only identified by his surname Song, detonated the explos
April 3, 2011
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S. Korea to expand bullet train network
South Korea plans to expand its bullet train network across the country in an effort to accelerate cross-country transportation and promote balanced regional development, the transportation ministry said Sunday. Under the plans, major cities will be connected by the Korea Train Express (KTX) by 2020, making it possible for people to travel anywhere on the South Korean peninsula within one and a
April 3, 2011
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S. Korean educational spending slightly rises in 2010: report
Educational spending in South Korea increased at the slowest pace in more than a decade last year due to large debts owed by households and high inflation, a report said Sunday. According to the report compiled by Statistics Korea, households in the country spent 34.6 trillion won ($31.71 billion) on education last year, up 0.5 percent from a year earlier. The increase is the lowest since 1
April 3, 2011
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Minister visits Dokdo with radiation monitor
Amid ongoing concerns over radiation leaks and territorial disputes, Education, Science and Technology Minister Lee Ju-ho visited Dokdo on Friday to install an automated radiation monitor.“We intend to protect our people from any potential effects of environmental radiation,” said Lee on one of the East Sea islets.The monitor is to start operating on Saturday, after a day of system testing, accord
April 1, 2011
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SNU head hassled over school reform plan
The president of South Korea’s leading university was trapped in his office almost overnight on Friday when a group of staff and students staged a protest outside his door to demand a role in the school’s process of gaining independence from state control.Some 400 staff and students at Seoul National University sat in the hallway outside President Oh Yeon-cheon’s office for almost 12 hours until 3
April 1, 2011
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Rights watchdog opposes U.S.-style plea bargaining
South Korea’s human rights watchdog said Friday it is against the government’s move to adopt a U.S.-style plea bargain system.The proposed system would allow prosecutors to either drop an indictment or give a lenient sentence to a suspect in return for his admission of wrongdoing and testimony.The decision by the National Human Rights Commission came after the Justice Ministry in December asked th
April 1, 2011
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Fines help cut April Fool’s prank emergency calls
The penalty system has cut the number of false fire alarm calls made on April Fool’s Day, according to the National Emergency Management Agency.A total of 98 prank calls were made on last year’s April Fool’s Day, down from 475 in 2004, showed the agency’s data submitted to Rep. Yoon Seok-yong of the parliamentary health and welfare committee.The Fire Services Act was revised in 2004 to impose a ma
April 1, 2011
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Korea pension fund to expand portfolio
Minister Chin says that fund will also seek long-term partnership with companiesThe investment of the 340-trillion-won ($300 billion) national pension fund will be diversified into emerging markets, green industries and overseas bonds over the next three years, Health and Welfare Minister Chin Soo-hee announced Friday. Overseas investment will rise to 20 percent of the total from the current 12.6
April 1, 2011
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25% of Seoul households single-person
Almost one in four households in Seoul consisted of just one person last year, the city’s census found Thursday. Single-person households jumped from 4.5 percent in 1980 to 23.8 percent in 2010, according to the Seoul Metropolitan Government.Their number increased more than 10-fold between 1980 and 2010, while the total population of Seoul nearly doubled in the same period. “A growing number of si
April 1, 2011
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‘Gangwon Province residents smoke, drink the most’
Adult males in Gangwon Province showed the highest smoking and drinking rates while those in the Jeolla provinces stayed the most sober and smoke-free, the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday. The more stable a region’s economy, the more likely its residents will refrain from an unhealthy lifestyle, the institute said.According to its research based on data collected fro
April 1, 2011
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Ministry to help foreign spouses find work
The Ministry of Employment and Labor will help foreign spouses here find jobs through a set of programs in April. During the month, the candidates can receive subsidies for job training fees up to 3 million won ($2,600) and tailored job consultations. Successful candidates will then be able to work at social enterprises, as care-givers, factory workers and more.The applicants should visit their lo
March 31, 2011
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Student suicides call KAIST competitive policy into question
A student of KAIST was found dead Tuesday in a suspected suicide, the third this year at the nation’s top university in science and technology, raising questions about the competitive environment there.According to police, a 25-year-old KAIST senior surnamed Jang was found in a parking lot of an apartment complex in Jamwon-dong, southern Seoul. He appeared to have fallen from the building. He was
March 31, 2011
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Buckle up or pay up on expressways
Starting in April, all vehicle passengers on expressways here will be required to wear seatbelts, said the National Police Agency on Thursday.Under a revised traffic law, drivers on expressways including Olympic and Gangbyeon Expressway risk being fined 30,000 won ($27) when carrying passengers not buckled in.The law originally stated that only front-seat passengers of private vehicles and all pas
March 31, 2011
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Court upholds ban on gays in military
The Constitutional Court ruled the law which penalizes homosexual relations in the army as being in accord with the Constitution.“The corresponding clause may be regarded neither ambiguous, nor unnecessarily discriminative against homosexual individuals,” said the court in its ruling on Thursday.“Anyone with common sense may judge what the clause signifies by ‘homosexual relations and other sexual
March 31, 2011
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Heliport renovation on Dokdo under way to counter Japan's territorial claims: sources
South Korea has already begun work to renovate a heliport on its easternmost islets of Dokdo in an effort to reinforce the country's sovereignty over the territory amid Japan's continued attempts to lay claims to the islets, officials said Thursday."It is difficult to make a public announcement on this, given the issue's sensitivity, but the heliport repair work has already been launched and is qu
March 31, 2011
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Is your smartphone bad for your relationship?
(iPhone 4 /Yonhap News)Smartphones, with more than 10 millions users in South Korea, are changing the dating culture of people in their 20s and 30s, a survey conducted by marriage consulting agency Duo showed. Duo asked 294 unmarried people aged between 20 and 39 years old how smartphones affected their relationship with their boyfriend or girlfriend. A whopping 79.6 percent of those surveyed said
March 31, 2011
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All passengers on motorways required to wear seat belts
A compulsory seat belt-wearing law for all passengers on motorways nationwide will take effect on Friday, the National Police Agency (NPA) said Thursday. Under the new law, all passengers of vehicles, including those sitting in the back seats, must put on seat belts when they are on a motorway, a measure aimed to reduce casualties in traffic accidents, said the NPA. NPA officials said offen
March 31, 2011
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English contest offers Asians scholarships
Cambridge University’s English language department has launched a competition to find the best young Cambridge English speaker in Asia. Open to 18- to 25-year-olds, winning candidates will be awarded with prizes including an MBA scholarship in London.All those studying Cambridge English programs in Korea, China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and India are eligible to ap
March 30, 2011
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Civic groups slam Japanese textbooks
Civic groups Wednesday expressed disappointment with Japan’s adoption of textbooks that claim its sovereignty over Korea’s easternmost islets of Dokdo.“Educating young students would be the important aspect of Japan’s strategy to seize Dokdo,” said Koh Chang-keun, head of Dokdo Network. “The young people who will lead Japanese society in 20 to 30 years would understand that Dokdo is currently domi
March 30, 2011
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Treating demons and diseases of defectors
Counseling facility offers N.K. refugees a place free from judgment and prejudiceIt is nearly 10 minutes until new-patient registration closes, but people continue to file into the counseling center.The patrons, quiet and reserved at first, engage in small talk with their neighbors. Their faces, hardened moments before, light up the tiny medical office.At first glance, they could be good friends k
March 30, 2011